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Mandy

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Mandy
@mandysimpson Sep 19, 2018, 12:05 AM UTC

125 year anniversary of suffrage in New Zealand

On 19 September 1893, New Zealand passed the Electoral Reform Act 1893. As a result, 125 years ago today, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world in which all women had the r…

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@mandysimpson Sep 11, 2018, 11:17 PM UTC

Hangar One

Hangar One is located at the historic Naval Air Base at Moffett Field. The airfield and hangar are now owned by NASA, who took control of the area from the Navy in 1994. The hangar was originally bui…

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@mandysimpson Sep 7, 2018, 12:37 AM UTC

Living an alcohol free life

In April this year I stopped drinking alcohol. Over the past five years or so I’ve regularly participated in FebFast, or Dry July, and each time I’ve been left with this nagging feeling. I felt so mu…

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@mandysimpson Sep 5, 2018, 6:02 PM UTC

Bailey Tales: Like a cat

Ever since being just a little puppy, Bailey has demonstrated some definite cat-like tendencies. She loves to be up high, especially where she can see out of the windows. So she stands on top of her…

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@mandysimpson Aug 30, 2018, 10:02 AM UTC

Can you change your mind?

Image source: Unsplash One of my favourite podcasts is Freakonomics - the show that explores the "hidden side of everything". Host, Steven Dubner, regularly asks his guests this question: "What is so…

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@mandysimpson Aug 28, 2018, 11:45 PM UTC

Bailey Tales: Please turn the rain off

Bailey is my beagle puppy. She’ll be one year old in about a week and has brought much fun and craziness into my life since she arrived home with me in November last year. Arriving, as she did, into…

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@mandysimpson Aug 27, 2018, 11:31 PM UTC

Snippets of learning

Image source: Unsplash ### "I'd love to learn more but I just don't have time" When I ask people what new thing they've learned in the last day / week / month, one of the most frequent responses I ge…

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@mandysimpson Aug 23, 2018, 1:00 AM UTC

What did you learn today?

At 44 years old I am well past my formal school days. While I did ok academically, my memories of school aren’t that great. And I certainly don’t have much interest in sitting exams anymore. But I st…

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@mandysimpson Aug 20, 2018, 2:21 AM UTC

Kia ora from Wellington, New Zealand

Kia ora! I'm Mandy, a Steemit newbie, here to learn, share and have fun. I'm originally from the UK, but now living (and loving) the New Zealand lifestyle - I've been here since 2006. I live in Welli…

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