Peter Oram

Descendant of European invaders, living on Gubbi Gubbi land (Australia).
Poof.
Singer.
Social worker.
Atheist.
Stoic prokopton.
Skeptic.
Husband. Father. Brother. Son. Uncle. Great-uncle.
Most posts get deleted after 1 month.

#Stoicism #Stoic #philosophy #StoicPhilosophy
#Queensland #SunshineCoast
#languages #linguistics #grammar #vocabulary
#gay #lgbt #SocialWork #journalling
#AppleScript #AppleShortcuts

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Location: [#SunshineCoast](https://bne.social/tags/SunshineCoast ) [#Queensland](https://bne.social/tags/Queensland ) Australia

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Last Notes

2026-06-16 06:26:20 UTC

Stopped on my way home for a walk in nature. Ben Bennett Bushland Park, #Caloundra #Queensland
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2026-06-08 19:59:37 UTC

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Imagine how hot it sounds to someone who doesn’t understand Fahrenheit! 😆 (Not a jibe. I can work it out roughly.)

2026-06-04 19:54:10 UTC

Thank-you to the Bureau of Meteorology and Apple for providing me with the enormously helpful (and unlikely) alert of “Severe weather”. Maybe it’s because Sunshine Coast folk think that a daily maximum below 20°C (68°F) is severe weather. 😆
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2026-05-30 23:56:12 UTC

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It’s not just you. The Wikipedia article about the encyclical says “David Streitfeld, writing for The New York Times, analyzed the text as representing the contrast between traditional religions and a growing tendency in Silicon Valley to speak of artificial intelligence in quasi-religious tones.”

2026-05-13 19:25:50 UTC

What is the worse flavour to add to chocolate and why is it mint?

2026-04-18 09:58:43 UTC

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Deuteronomy 11:24
וְעַד֙ הַיָּ֣ם מִן־ הַנָּהָ֣ר
“from the river to the sea”

2026-02-24 07:52:32 UTC

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We conceptualise seasons starting at the beginning of a month, not at a solstice or equinox. Summer is 1 December to 28 February, and so on. The season names are mostly just tags anyway, at least for those of us not living in temperate zones. I have to recite “spring, summer, autumn, winter” to know if I’m in spring or autumn, as these aren’t meaningful to me. Honestly for me in the subtropics I feel like summer is from October to April; May and September are shoulder seasons; June to August is a lovely mild winter!

2026-01-27 08:57:44 UTC

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How about the bit that implies that the value of π is 3:
“He also made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, and five cubits high. A cord of thirty cubits measured its circumference.” 1 Kings 7:23

2026-01-27 08:13:34 UTC

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I think the book of Esther doesn’t mention god. And the book of Ruth barely mentions god (and is much more lovely than the book of Esther).

2025-12-30 08:22:48 UTC

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- Making the Internet Better
- De-enshittifying the Internet

2025-12-17 21:43:38 UTC

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Loved it! Maybe I should revisit it.

2025-11-28 21:50:58 UTC

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Maybe try telling it that it’s only November so it’s too early for Christmas stuff.

2025-11-24 07:25:08 UTC

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I’m sort-of obsessed about not eating meat that’s “dry”, which for me really means “not fatty enough”. I can eat chicken breast if there’s enough fat in the accompaniments but if I only had to think of myself I would never choose chicken breast or other dry meats.

2025-11-19 07:06:56 UTC

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“If” the bubble bursts?

2025-10-30 07:41:58 UTC

@npub1m0e…mqsy Did you create/share a thing to help a person decide which followers to relocate/dislodge?

2025-10-22 20:04:04 UTC

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It look a bit odd seeing a kangaroo in that sort of garden.

2025-10-13 07:36:48 UTC

I’m lying down instead of preparing something for dinner because, although there is plenty of food in the house, I don’t have a clear idea of what to make. And if one of you kindly gave me a clear idea, I might swear (in a friendly manner) because the lack of a clear idea is really just a convenient excuse.

2025-10-03 06:02:15 UTC

Home for one night, then to Melbourne. It seems a lot of effort to sort-of unpack and then half to pack again.

2025-09-26 04:26:58 UTC

What’s the opposite of misanthropic? I’m feeling that right now. (Philanthropic isn’t quite right.)

2025-09-19 23:11:21 UTC

Joseph Andrew Oram 1964-2025
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2025-09-08 21:05:27 UTC

Okay. My mind is blown. The word “pinkie” for the little finger sounds so Anglo! But the Proto-Indo-European word for finger is reconstructed as *penkwe-ros, related to the word for 5: *penkwe (or *penqe). Coincidence? I think not.

2025-09-04 21:13:49 UTC

For any local folk, I’m doing karaoke with a couple of friends at North Shore Tavern tomorrow night (Saturday 6th) at 7:30 pm. Join us to sing/listen/drink/laugh!
698-706 David Low Way
Pacific Paradise QLD
#SunshineCoast #karaoke

2025-09-03 20:05:32 UTC

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I first noticed him in the film Miss Perigrew Lives For A Day with Amy Adams. Lovely film.

2025-08-23 04:53:02 UTC

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Could you help us by telling us what the IPCC reports say that is different to the original post?

2025-08-21 20:27:20 UTC

Some mornings it’s the kookaburras’ laughter that steals the show, but today it’s the persistent whip bird’s ringing.

2025-08-21 20:21:32 UTC

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[Warning; I’m a non-United-Statesian making comments as an outsider.]
There’s probably a few steps before Step 1, but it seems too late for the United States: improve the democratic processes, e.g. reduce gerrymandering, remove first-post-the-post voting, get rid of that weird electoral college system.
I don’t advocate violent revolution but is it even possible to stop authoritarianism by voting, when the voting happens within a system that isn’t very democratic?

2025-08-18 20:50:14 UTC

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I posted before reading the thread obvs.

2025-08-14 09:40:47 UTC

Surely not _everybody_ was kung-fu fighting!?

2025-08-09 00:31:05 UTC

Riddle: Which Peter am I?
My mother was Brigitte and her mother was blind.

2025-08-04 20:45:56 UTC

Have you ever heard someone refer to peanut butter as “peanut paste”? That was standard in Queensland when I was young, and I still do it when I forget to translate.

2025-08-01 02:34:15 UTC

Waiting at Nambour for the train to Rockhampton: about 520 km in 6 and a half hours. Lovely.

2025-07-28 09:35:49 UTC

I’m going to get ready for bed. 👋
(If you know what time zone I’m in: Shh! Don’t tell everyone that I’m keeping nursing-home hours.)

2025-07-15 09:54:43 UTC

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#sunset #SunshineCoast
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2025-07-13 23:23:06 UTC

I was so shocked at finding this in the glovebox of the car my son usually drives that I forgot what I was looking for!
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2025-07-09 20:25:03 UTC

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There are a few protest signs around the Sunshine Coast with the message “No high rises! No light rail! We don’t want to be another Gold Coast.” The light rail bit bemuses me. I love the light rail on the Gold Coast.

2025-06-12 09:27:10 UTC

I want to interact more here but apparently that means actually writing posts and comments.

2025-06-07 02:19:43 UTC

David Attenborough pronounces Asia with a “sh” sound rather than what I consider the standard “zh”. Age? Dentures? Some weird UK thing?

2025-05-08 15:20:58 UTC

I’m on a British Airways flight from Madrid to London, on an Airbus A320. Two hours with my knees pushing against the seat in front. Yikes.

2025-05-05 08:53:44 UTC

When I am emperor of the world I shall decree that every laundromat shall have a suitable eating and drinking venue within view of its entrance.
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2025-04-27 17:02:50 UTC

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35 km! I saw him again. He bloody-well gulped some of my lager, and he doesn’t normally drink beer! Judging from the winding queue for the train, I suspect I might miss the finish. #LondonMarathon
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2025-04-27 11:27:26 UTC

Success! I just saw my man at the 11-mile mark! (To be accurate: he spotted me.) I’m so proud of him. #LondonMarathon
Now to brave the Tube again.
And dang it - I forgot to take a photo.

2025-04-25 16:55:34 UTC

On stand the right!
Right the stand on!
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2025-04-25 08:51:56 UTC

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I always thought that @npub1scp…6zy8 would get this award, but London seemed easier than Brisbane.

2025-04-25 08:50:31 UTC

Yesterday was a special day for me because I met a Mastodon friend In Real Life for the first time! Thank-you [@seanactual](https://mas.to/@seanactual ) for meeting up with me. Lovely to have a drink and a chat.
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2025-04-24 07:12:26 UTC

I’m so disappointed! Went to Oxford Circus and there were no monkeys or trapeze artists! Zero stars.
#PeteInEurope2025

2025-04-20 10:18:49 UTC

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A shopping centre in Singapore! @npub1scp…6zy8
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2025-04-20 07:20:44 UTC

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We just saw a big otter (or similar) in the Singapore River! Not what I expected in the tropics.

2025-04-17 22:48:56 UTC

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My new hobby: obsessively checking my son’s location while he drives from home to the airport to deliver my passport that I left behind. Current ETA is about 15 minutes before check-in closes.

2025-04-17 19:34:06 UTC

Singapore, London, Paris, Madrid, Bilbao. Not a random list but an itinerary!
#PeteInEurope2025 (Feel free to mute this hashtag.)

2025-04-04 22:01:51 UTC

My personal smartphone is an iPhone. I now have an Android for work. I noticed yesterday that my typing on the Android often produced incoherent text. Am I more careful when typing on my personal phone? Or does iOS correct more of my typos? Not sure yet.

2025-03-08 22:28:49 UTC

Josh has power again! 😝 @npub1m0e…mqsy @npub1scp…6zy8

2025-03-05 10:12:22 UTC

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There’s a sex act called cyclone Alfred‽

2025-02-27 20:59:21 UTC

Can you guess what I was singing without realising that I had bumped the Dictation key? (The swear word is one of the dictation errors!)
🎵 I’m gotta get up. Gotta get up. Gotta get home before the water. I got a big day. Gotta get home. Fucking got a big day. Sorry can’t stay.

2025-02-15 22:36:33 UTC

A calendar reminder just popped up on my phone about a bushwalk and coffee chat in an hour with my philosophy friend. Problem is that I don’t think I confirmed this with him and there’s nothing in our text messages about it, and he lives an hour’s drive away, and he won’t see the SMS I just sent if he’s driving. Sigh. I wish I were more organised.

2025-01-27 05:55:39 UTC

#TheArtOfLiving #Stoicism
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2025-01-20 08:18:50 UTC

It’s my birthday! Yes the 20th! If you feel like discussing my birthday in the same breath as any contemporary world events, I encourage you to keep that thought un-enacted-upon or alternatively choose something unrelated to the middle country of North America. Some examples from Wikipedia:
20 January 1265 – The first English parliament to include not only Lords but also representatives of the major towns holds its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster. Yay, democracy!
20 January 1788 – The third and main part of the First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay, beginning the British colonization of Australia. Boo, invasion!
20 January 2001 – President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent four-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Yay, nonviolence.

2025-01-11 22:13:21 UTC

1989 or 1990, Gold Coast Queensland. I was deliberately trying to look daggy but it wasn’t difficult to achieve. 😝
Edit after a comment from my husband: I had zero awareness that I might be attractive then.
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2025-01-11 05:53:15 UTC

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Is it used by MAGA people? 🧐

2025-01-11 03:27:17 UTC

I think maybe I look gay. The staff in this cheap suburban Chinese restaurant put music on only after I sat down. First song: YMCA by the Village People.

2025-01-10 04:08:42 UTC

Could a gay couple stay overnight in a hotel in Dubai, e.g. at or near the airport for a brief stopover? (Safely)

2025-01-09 07:14:27 UTC

Black swans!
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2025-01-05 04:16:15 UTC

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Not negative as such. (I thought it might be tragic.) But the plot wasn’t really coherent. Odd ending. 🤷‍♂️

2025-01-03 08:02:18 UTC

This profound tableau - entitled “Trolley and Give-Way Sign” invites a profound re-examination of societal norms and the infrastructure of modern life. The juxtaposition of regulatory order and mundane ubiquity not only defies the conventional expectations of function and form but also poignantly interrogates the hegemonic structures within urban environments.
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2024-12-29 00:37:20 UTC

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They can drink my urine. (Only for practical purposes: I am very vanilla.)

2024-12-29 00:33:33 UTC

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And I’m not going to spit in the collective coffee pot in order to make coffee.

2024-12-28 23:07:20 UTC

I’m ready to move to Arrakis.
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2024-12-22 10:45:07 UTC

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Yen? AUD? Dinars?

2024-12-07 08:02:40 UTC

We are about to see Wicked in the fancy cinema!
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