Steve Perlstein
@steveperlstein
Milwaukeean by birth, Kiwi by choice, progressive always. Believer in the power of the editorial cartoon. I used to chef. Now I hang out with my wife, play punk rock guitar, umpire New Zealand baseball, and play with my deaf dog.
No cheating post your lock screen. The dog is deaf, but he loves to sit and watch me play guitar nonetheless.
I'm not an expert in NZ politics (yet), but I don't see what National's path is back to government if trends continue and they rule out TOP. Also, he's NOT very good at this. Also, leaders debates can be interesting, even if they seat you looking at the back of Luxon's head.
Can we just take a moment to note that Stuff felt it necessary to have an online poll to gauge which coalition statement was the *MORE* offensive?
Not anymore it doesn’t. But the government wants to build an offshore LNG terminal to ship gas in through THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ so we have a predictable supply of energy. Too bad there’s no sun or wind here. (My house, right this second.)
@mlb.com This is some serious bullshit right here. MLB app tells me I can only watch on AppleTV. No problem, I have an AppleTV subscription. Except I live in New Zealand, where MLB is not available on that service. So I pay for two subscriptions, neither of which I can use to watch this game.
But the Bucks still sell this hoodie, and I enthusiastically wear it all across Auckland. Cheeseheads are loyal even when no one else is.
We're smack in the middle of winter here in New Zealand. Solar's working great. Charging both EVs as we speak.
Well, yesterday I watched Jacob Misierowski dismantle the Cards, 103mph at a time, in 2:29 and it was amazing. I now live in a country where people (including me) love a sport where matches can take FIVE DAYS, so it’s a welcome contrast. When you have to stand like this the whole game, it helps.
@foxsports.com.web.brid.gy Why do you guys even bother with a strike zone box? Nearly impossible to see.
Do I owe her royalties for my band name? She can file a claim with the weaponization fund.
Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport is way ahead of you.
@slate.com @dahlialithwick.bsky.social @saraburningham.bsky.social I ask for very little in this world, but my bonus Amicus is one of those things. Put it in my feed and in my veins, please.
This dude stopped in to where I work last week. He wasn’t thrilled to hear I’d be voting Greens because I’m looking forward to them pulling Labour to the left when they’re in coalition together next year. And not the point, but I’m 5-foot-6. I didn’t realise he’s so short.
Good luck finding a turkey in New Zealand. I’ve only found them at a high-end gourmet grocery, and then a 13 lb turkey is NZ$125 (about US$70).
Hey @bsky.app @support.bsky.team I’m having an ongoing issue on my iPhone. When I try to watch a video, it almost always freezes part way through. Sometimes it’ll unfreeze, sometimes I can’t even go back to the original post and I need to quit the app and restart. On both wifi and 5G. Help?
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
I mean, that's fine, but these were the croissants at the BP station in Warkworth, New Zealand, yesterday. Your fancy schmancy Soho croissants are one thing, but these clearly are something very different.
To be fair, I got this case for my pedal board from Temu, and it's fine. I'm sure Winnie got free shipping as well.
@gtconway.bsky.social Real talk: What's that guitar in the middle that's hiding behind you?
Here's a tip for garlic: Buy a pound of peeled garlic (reasonably easy to find). Pop it in the food processor and pulse until it gets to how fine you'd like it. Scoop it onto a parchment-lined sheet and freeze for a couple of hours. Pop them into a Ziploc and grab them out as needed.
Look, one of these is real, the other is not. There's really no way to tell which is which.
Just two dudes, hanging out by the fire on a Tuesday morning, scrolling through @bsky.app