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@a.mckenty.me

Hockey (Jets), Football (Bombers & 49ers), technology, weather

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What could possibly go wrong?

21.10.2025 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"The preceding program contained course language. Viewer discretion would have been a good idea."

21.10.2025 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They been too busy watching the Jays game?

21.10.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

*sad Jets fan noises*

21.10.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I still can't believe Miller re-signed here

20.10.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

20.10.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My parents gave my 4 year old the Amazon Christmas Gift Book to look at the other day and it's the best distraction

16.10.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Keep it away from rakes

14.10.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't it be both?

10.10.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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OTD in Blue Bombers History Oct 10, 2005 and a forgettable season is suddenly made memorable on this Thanksgiving Day Monday by Milt Stegall. The 35 year old β€˜Turtle Man’ schooled BC Lions DB Tony Tiller hauling in 4 passes from Kevin Glenn for 234 yards and 4 TDs in 44-23 win

10.10.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is truly brilliant. Such a way to communicate,
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

09.10.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 768    πŸ” 426    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 25
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Duchamp Flies, by Carmen Cicero, 2009, πŸ“Έ by Frank Franklin II

08.10.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1641    πŸ” 293    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 10
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Tourist season is over. Now I make bortposts at work.

04.10.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Non-stop lightning in Winnipeg #mbstorm

04.10.2025 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I dont know that there's a Tyler Cowen that doesn't come across looking extraordinarily creepy for saying this, but a 63-year old economics professor might move beyond just being "extraordinary"

02.10.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a dog 's mouth with teeth showing Alt: a close up of a dog 's mouth with teeth showing

Cheers

26.09.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Football Canada Statement Regarding Canadian Football League Rule Changes - Football Canada Football Canada will be reviewing the changes announced this week by the Canadian Football League with our leadership and stakeholders

More important than the stupidity of the rule changes is the complete lack of communication with other Canadian Football institutions regarding massive changes to the CFL. If they had Football Canada and U Sports on board it would feel far more respectful

footballcanada.com/news/footbal...

26.09.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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SCE LifeWorks - Come Together Fundraiser Join thousands of community organizations - big and small - who raise more funds for their worthy causes with Rafflebox.

Want a chance to win 2 tix anywhere Westjet flies? Want to support employment inclusion for Manitobans with developmental disabilities? Buy a few tickets and support SCE LifeWorks!

26.09.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 1

"Additionally, we will be charging a 30% Tariff on Upholstered Furniture"

25.09.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5092    πŸ” 941    πŸ’¬ 162    πŸ“Œ 65
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Dutch late night TV has its take

19.09.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 21040    πŸ” 9023    πŸ’¬ 521    πŸ“Œ 2103

Brutal. My Dr's online appointment booking can only book same day appointments. Which are, of course, almost never available

19.09.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The frustrating part working for an area of the government that's already understaffed and didn't grow under the Trudeau government is that we're being asked to cut just as much as everybody else. Being punished for not bloating is so discouraging

15.09.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Statement of Resignation

Please see the following statement on behalf of ULFA Member Craig Coburn (Geography and Environment) regarding his resignation as representative on the UofL Board of Governors

www.ulethbridge.ca/directory/pe...

via www.facebook.com/ULFacultyAss...

#Alberta #abpoli

09.09.2025 04:51 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Narrator: They did not.

06.09.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please please please drive the fucking field and score here #bombers #ForTheW

06.09.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice job finding the open space to step up into as the pressure gets picked up. And then rewarded with the easiest throw of his life

29.08.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have you played Nova Drift?

28.08.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@greatesttrek.com @benjaminahr.mobi @cutfortime.bsky.social

28.08.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
pricedown
when i released pricedown on april 17th, 2000, i had no idea the journey this font would take. it all started as my modern interpretation of pinto flare, a display typeface from the early 1970s. i was aiming for that boxy, retro de- sign that captured the essence of "the price is right" logotype. little did i know, pricedown would become associated with something entirely different-- the grand theft auto video game series. it's funny because it wasn't even the first time this typeface was used in a game. back in the 1980s, it appeared in a wrestling game on the nes. now, here's where it gets interesting. when rockstar games used pricedown for grand theft auto, i was actually working for them--but in a different branch! i was an art director at rockstar to- ronto, while the main office in new york handled the graphic design. they used my free version of the font, not realizing i was an employee. talk about a small world, right? i had my own history with the gta series, working on grand theft auto london and testing grand theft auto 2. but i never worked on the game that made pricedown famous.
looking back, i'm amazed at how popular pricedown has become. but i'll be honest--i don't really feel like it's truly mine. it's essentially a copy of the font from "the price is right". there's not much of my own personality
in it. oh, and the name? it's a mashup of "price is right" and "showcase showdown".

pricedown when i released pricedown on april 17th, 2000, i had no idea the journey this font would take. it all started as my modern interpretation of pinto flare, a display typeface from the early 1970s. i was aiming for that boxy, retro de- sign that captured the essence of "the price is right" logotype. little did i know, pricedown would become associated with something entirely different-- the grand theft auto video game series. it's funny because it wasn't even the first time this typeface was used in a game. back in the 1980s, it appeared in a wrestling game on the nes. now, here's where it gets interesting. when rockstar games used pricedown for grand theft auto, i was actually working for them--but in a different branch! i was an art director at rockstar to- ronto, while the main office in new york handled the graphic design. they used my free version of the font, not realizing i was an employee. talk about a small world, right? i had my own history with the gta series, working on grand theft auto london and testing grand theft auto 2. but i never worked on the game that made pricedown famous. looking back, i'm amazed at how popular pricedown has become. but i'll be honest--i don't really feel like it's truly mine. it's essentially a copy of the font from "the price is right". there's not much of my own personality in it. oh, and the name? it's a mashup of "price is right" and "showcase showdown".

grand theft auto III title font in white with thick black outline

grand theft auto III title font in white with thick black outline

the history of the pricedown font (used for grand theft auto III and onwards) by ray larabie, former art director for rockstar's toronto studio (font released april 17th, 2000) mastodon.social/@jplebreton/... web.archive.org/web/20240811... gta.fandom.com/wiki/Fonts

09.03.2025 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 252    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4

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