@simonstlaurent.bsky.social
Artist, cat-lover, and avid reader. Former film/tv tech, now customer service. Military brat, always! RCAF Station St. Hubert (QC), CFB Greenwood (NS), CFB Baden-Soellingen (Germany), CFB Borden (ON). Now living in Toronto. https://www.simonstlaurent.ca/
My website post today:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/03/flye...
Flyer Card: Dr Danielle Martin of University-Rosedale
"Slipped inside my door yesterday was the above card. Dr Danielle Martin will be looking for a win in this Liberal fortress."
Conservative Attack Ads are Lame (Ineffectual)
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2019/09/cons...
... from September 17, 2019, but evergreen it would seem.
My latest website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/03/flye...
Flyer Card: Dr Danielle Martin of University-Rosedale
"Slipped inside my door yesterday was the above card. Dr Danielle Martin will be looking for a win in this Liberal fortress."
Donald Trump and his sweeties are demanding that television news companies say *only* positive things about him.
It's "Lyndon Johnson vs CBS News/Morley Safer" all over again... although, President Johnson never threatened to remove licensing.
My website post yesterday:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/03/quot...
Quote: Raymond Carver on Relaxing and Reading
I hear you, brother. While I couldn't lie in bed all day, I'd have to get up and at it, your greater point sits well with me.
Lyndon Johnson vs CBS/Morley Safer all over again.
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/03/quot...
Quote: Raymond Carver on Relaxing and Reading
I hear you, brother. While I couldn't lie in bed all day, I'd have to get up and at it, your greater point sits well with me.
I loved flying on the Herc... as a 'flip'. At the 1978 Borden Armed Forces Day airshow there were two Voodoos. I swear they had afterburners on during a lazy pass. The noise!!
My website post yesterday:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/03/rcaf...
RCAF Aircraft: CF-104 Starfighter
"... memories about RCAF Station/CFB Baden-Soellingen (4 Wing), in then West Germany, that might be of interest to former, or current, military brats, and perhaps a few 'civilians'."
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/03/rcaf...
RCAF Aircraft: CF-104 Starfighter
"... my 'brat' past; memories about RCAF Station/CFB Baden-Soellingen (4 Wing), in then West Germany, that might be of interest to former, or current, military brats, and perhaps a few 'civilians'."
My website post today:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/03/quot...
Quote: Me on Conservatives
#quote #quotes #humour #humor
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/03/quot...
Quote: Me on Conservatives
#quote #quotes #humour #humor
So, 'Nunavut' MP Lori Idlout crossed the floor to the Liberals.
What we know:
* Pierre Poilievre and the CPC are toxic.
* The federal NDP party is finished (for the time being).
* Cons are furious (except when it benefits them).
Congratulations to Ms Idlout, and the LPC.
My latest website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/03/pict...
Picturing: Alan Outside the Spadina Subway Entrance
"Before ducking into that (TTC) station's west-side entrance, Al decided to take in some city art."
My latest website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/03/sund...
Sunday Fun: Strolling Bloor Street West of Spadina
A view looking north from the south side of Bloor Street West, Toronto.
From this evening's Washington Post:
"For You: Russia is providing Iran [with] intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say"
It wants to 'activate' its (dimwitted) faithful.
From this morning's Washington Post:
"Housing is so expensive that people earning $200,000 qualify for help"
These strikes may accomplish something tactically, but rarely, if ever, change anything strategically.
It's the same old story.
My website post (2 of 2) today:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/02/pict...
Picturing: A Powerful Canadian Button Message
"When I boarded a TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) subway train car this afternoon and took my seat, I found I had a seat partner."
My website post (1 of 2) today:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/02/fun-...
Fun Fact: A Matter of Feline Linguistics
Yes, cats... and language.
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/02/pict...
Picturing: A Powerful Canadian Button Message
"When I boarded a TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) subway train car this afternoon and took my seat, I found I had a seat partner."
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/02/fun-...
Fun Fact: A Matter of Feline Linguistics
Yes, cats... and language.
The Conservative Party of Canada should just stop wasting time and open its seacocks. It's sinking, anyway. Speed up the process!
Poilievre's drunk, no surprise... passed out in steerage. It's a good place for him.
LOL
Article: Chuck the Security Guard (The All-Night Show)
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/03/arti...
"To oblige he would stand, take on a professional security guard pose, point, and yell 'Hey, you!'. Chuck's always welcomed call of 'Hey, you!' quickly became the signature piece...."
Notes from a Brat: The Military Base Boot
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/03/note...
"Though I lived in a German town, two actually, for a few years, my other 'postings' had me a denizen of Canadian military bases: RCAF Station St. Hubert; CFB Greenwood; CFB Borden."
Humour: The Creative Writing Class
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/03/humo...
"At the end of the year Mr. Kelly organized an 'Academy Awards' for best writing in various categories. Over the course of a week or so we were to go through our classmates' writing files, which were open for all...."
A Story: The Dyte Hall Gang Strikes Out!
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/03/a-st...
"It's easier to come clean when fifty years have passed:"
Screening: The Funnel at TIFF Theatre 4
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/03/scre...
"Held in TIFF Theatre 4 and hosted by Mike Hoolboom and Chris Kennedy, 'Underground: The Funnel Experimental Film Co-op 1977-1988' was a trip back for this former Funnel patron. My visits fell into the 1984/85...."
An Honour: Lunch Date With a New Canadian
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/02/an-h...
"U.S. president Donald J. Trump is under the illusion, and delusion, that Canadians want to be Americans; more specifically, that Canadians want their great country to be a state of the Union."