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Paul Badertscher

@paulbadertscher.bsky.social

Increasingly ticked-off Canadian. Straight but not narrow. Fascinated by astronomy, music, and our canine companions. Unhealthily obsessed with the Chicago Cubs. Pro Oxford Comma. He/him.

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By the time I finish reading, the event would be over…

22.02.2026 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

10/10 no notes.

21.02.2026 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s super interesting. Thanks!

20.02.2026 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s remarkable. Do you think there’s any lesson here about the relationship between melody and chords?

19.02.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sigh. Congrats to the USA. Both teams fought like hell, as always. They got it done at crunch time.

You’re still welcome up here anytime, Sarah. Come join 8,000 of your closest friends at a @pwhlcharge.bsky.social game.

19.02.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Guess all the Home Depot employees were supposed to bring their families to work...

17.02.2026 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for your work on this. As more people return to office more often, a well-functioning transit system is imperative.

11.02.2026 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Sermon on the Mount, by Beryl Lewis, before 1965, πŸ“Έ by @ScottStrazzante

09.02.2026 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 11956    πŸ” 2656    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 64

This is pretty much my take exactly.

09.02.2026 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OMG episode 5 is the absolute best.

09.02.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Aw, Sarah - you’re welcome up here anytime.

08.02.2026 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They’ll change it to Gosling but who cares? Jenner out there on the PP making life miserable for Mauer.

07.02.2026 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For me the big wild card of these games will be the officiating and the different standard from the PWHL. The calls against the Swiss were pretty weak (Canadian talking here.)

07.02.2026 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m at a break at choir practice right now and your post came by at JUST the right time.

Thank you.

07.02.2026 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

who called it Heated Rivalry and not Fuck Ice

06.02.2026 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5119    πŸ” 1033    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 27

To quote the great Chuck D.:

See how straight out racist the sucker was.
Simple and plain.

06.02.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. This. Bruce Cockburn tells of being in Central America with people fleeing unspeakable violence and asking them β€œdon’t you sometimes feel like giving up?” And basically being told that they didn’t have the luxury of thinking that way.

04.02.2026 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If I were Mayor of Ottawa, I would drive the @octranspo.com management team to Westboro, dump them on a random side street and give them 1 hour to get back to City Hall using only a Presto card

Whoever makes it back in time gets to keep their job

04.02.2026 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 13

Let the record reflect I posted that *before* I read your answerβ€¦πŸ™‚

Great minds think alike, etc. etc….

04.02.2026 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Off the top of my head, I’d go for β€œStanding Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand” - Primitive Radio Gods.

04.02.2026 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the correct answer.

04.02.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of those where both teams played well and you hated to see either team lose. Heartbreak for Lawes - but super happy for Einerson. Party in Gimli!

02.02.2026 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hang in there, Katie. Wednesday will be halfway from the solstice to the equinox. Sunlight and warmth are coming. (This is what I tell myself in frigid Ottawa).

31.01.2026 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No lies detected.

30.01.2026 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

SO COOL. Congrats!

29.01.2026 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LET’S GO CHARGE!!!!! (and Team Canada)

28.01.2026 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You're now an honourary Canadian! (with the extra "u") Welcome.

And you haven't lived until you finally finish the driveway just to have the plow come around...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EOQ...

27.01.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.

26.01.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4069    πŸ” 1024    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 46

I still believe in a place where they say β€œOpe”.

23.01.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is wrenching. I've known Steve since before Y2K...

22.01.2026 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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