Amanda

If you’re looking for something to watch, House of Guinness is quite good.

I often drive almost the full length of Sunningdale. A while ago, it briefly had a speed camera. Ever since—even though people know speed cameras aren’t always there—traffic speed is more reasonable and the street is much safer.

So, even if speed cameras are a cash grab, who cares? They work.

Maturing is realizing I would rather receive 1,000 texts than one email.

The Ontario NDP is calling on Premier Ford and PM Carney to uphold its obligations under international law to take meaningful steps to end the suffering of Palestinian civilians and provide greater supports for Palestinian refugees fleeing genocide in Gaza.
@maritstilesndp.bsky.social

‘Classic children’s stories told in the weirdest possible way’ is a surprisingly prolific YouTube genre.

I was just now years old when I realized it’s pains-taking, not pain-staking. It makes a lot more sense, but I hate it.

ANALYSIS: Ontario’s colleges and universities need a lifeline. It’s not in the budget | TVO Today The sector became reliant on foreign students. Now it’s struggling to stay afloat

"If Ontario’s colleges and universities sector was looking for a lifeline from the province to help stabilize its financial state, the 2025 Ontario budget doesn’t contain one." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social #onpoli

You say, “I’ve recently purchased an income property.”

I hear, “I don’t mind exploiting and perpetuating our housing crisis to make a little extra cash at the expense of others.”

These beliefs deny women, including cis women, their full individuality and put their lives and experiences under erasure. They are inherently anti-feminist.

There is no such thing as a TERF because those people are not feminists - just women with internalized misogyny who hate trans people.

There is no such thing as a TERF.

To be anti-trans, or at least anti-trans-woman, you have to believe

1) that there is a right and wrong way to exist as a woman, and

2) that there is a particular set of life experiences that define womanhood.

(1/2)

In my opinion, contrary to intentions, encouraging Additional Rental Units (aka granny suites) has contributed significantly to the missing middle housing problem in #LdnOnt and it would probably be a good idea to repeal/revise that bylaw now.

(I have no data to back this opinion up.)

I’m officially “Stop everything. There’s a blue jay in the yard” years old.

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I have no idea what you’re referencing, but that sounds about right to me.

I’m pretty sure I haven’t had any since we were there! Glad you’re still enjoying it!

LTC refuses to sign agreement for pilot project giving students free bus passes at Clarke Road S.S. The future is suddenly uncertain for a pilot project that would give free bus passes to certain students at Clarke Road Secondary School.

How terribly disappointing. I hope this will be resolved in time to roll out in September.

‘It’s heartbreaking’: Tears shed in Lucan as independent living home closes following funding cut Jake’s House closure has left 27 vulnerable people and their families scrambling for a new place to call home.

When you send everyone $200 to try to buy their vote, you got to make some cuts somewhere. #Ontario

One thing I like to do is consistently refer to a pile up on top of the ball as a cuddle puddle. It doesn’t really add to my enjoyment of the game, but a lot of men hate it, so that’s something. #SuperBowl

I’ve found crocheting helps me get past the feeling that I must always be productive. Or, I guess really it allows me to feel that I am always being productive, but the point is I don’t feel guilty for sitting down when I’m crocheting. And that’s a win.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but when you call a place, the person who answers the phone is not necessarily a receptionist.

Same. Had to leave at 5am. Brief mental note that it was a beautiful fluffy snow, but not even a photo. And normally I love the first snow—just wasn’t expecting it.

It’s funny how *after* an election, everyone understands humanity perfectly.

Thank you for this - for caring about the individuals impacted, and for taking the time to articulate it in a way that will help more people understand why it matters.

A couple of years ago, I started noticing a shift in how Tribunals in Ontario interacted with applicants. First, the obvious increasing backlog and years (no exaggeration) of no contact and delay. But also an increasingly aggressive approach. 🧵1

A beautiful, important read about one of London’s most misunderstood communities. #LdnOnt www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...

I forgot about Bluesky until everyone started talking about it. Travelling. Belfast, October 2024.

Travelling. Niagara-on-the-Lake. February 2024. #LakeZebo

Looking down at two feet in the sand with a frothy wave washing over them.

Travelling. (Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. March 2019.) #selfie

A small white wooden gazebo with dark shingles, at the end of an interlocking brick path, with flower bushes in the foreground and trees and sky in the background.

Travelling. Senoia, Georgia. November 2017.

A wide angle photo of a small lake surrounded by trees, and a slightly cloudy blue sky.

Travelling. (Site 2, Rain Lake, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. September 2023.)