Josh Gemmell

I feel like the lesson we've learned is that corruption is totally okay if you get away with it.

New and noteworthy. Journalism remains strong.

Awesome movie concept: The Piscopope! Through a series of crazy mix-ups, Joe Piscopo becomes the Pope

But here's the real zinger: it's not a comedy!

Did you know? Being a shit photographer raises your chances of seeing a Sasquatch.

I assure you, Japanese car manufacturer, there is not a single living human in North America anywhere near as light as my full water bottle so can you please stop bing-bonging at me while it rests on the passenger seat.

Yoroshiku onegai.

Complaints about remakes aren't what they used to be.

And to be much more fair, they simply don't believe the term is accurate any more than I believe "titmouse."

We need to re-normalize "every" and "day" as two separate words unless they're being thrust together adjectivally. Give them some space, people.

Most slurs from the right boil down to "thing I hate because a liberal likes it."

Whatever happened to "politically correct?" Has it been replaced entirely by "woke?" Will we see another term taken from one community and transformed into a mostly useless rhetorical bludgeon?

Thing A isn't working, so I look for a fix. Help is out there! First, do Thing B. Thing B doesn't work, so... #linux

I thought I would give Linux a try again after a number of years and while I admit there is definitely more lipstick on this pig, it's still unpleasant. Unless you're someone who enjoys cascades of failure. #linux

Thought of the day: if it wasn't for the need to rhyme, ABBA's dancing queen probably wouldn't have felt the beat of a tambourine.

Turns out if I want 1/4 cup of oats I need to use 625/1111 of water... Where is that 625/1111 measuring cup? It's never around when I need it.

Dear Quaker Oats, I am having a hard time finding a way to forgive you for making me do math with fractions - using text too small for me to see - this early in the morning. And all for just some porridge.

The #WalMart app makes it simple and easy to... have to flag down an actual human employee to tell them I'm here to pick up my order. #GoodJob

I want to know who Meta designs their products for, just to make sure I never meet them. I doubt we can agree on anything regarding what is an enjoyable user experience.

I've only just discovered that Beck is singing Spanish, "soy el perdedor" in the chorus of Loser. All these years I thought he was saying "soiled from head to toe."

I like my version better.

One exciting new trend that I have been seeing on Instagram is companies that don't exist "sadly" or "with heavy hearts" closing their doors and selling off their "remaining inventory." Wait! Before you go, let me give you my money! #instagram #scams

I can't help thinking that now a certain nation to the south of the Great White North might be forced to "smoke the whole pack", figuratively speaking. 2/2

When I was young I would hear legends of parents who find their child smoking and as a punishment force them to smoke the whole pack. 1/2

Huh... How did I not notice the volume control was in the screen capture? If only the screen capture method was still long press the power button and not something so fiddly like power and volume down and pray...

I don't know if I should mock or admire this headline from the CBC.

"Pamela Anderson planned to make pickles at home in B.C. Then, she was offered the role of a lifetime"

Bonus points to Pamela for this quote in the article: "I come from a long line of pickles."

I thought I would give Pixelfed a try since I can only enjoy using Instagram for a few seconds before it annoys me. I bailed before I finished the signup process. I honestly believe that signing up should not feel like punishment. #Instagram #Pixelfed

The fact that there are only two comments but by default shows just one of them and makes you work to see the other is an example of the many small ways Meta puts effort into putting me off Meta products. #Instagram #Meta #balls

A bench overlooking where Kanaka Creek flows into the Fraser River.

A picnic table along the Fraser River in Maple Ridge.

It was a beautiful day where I live yesterday. We don't get a lot of those in January so I'm glad I had the opportunity to enjoy it. #KanakaCreek

Green cheek conure sitting on a perch

When I woke up today I heard what sounded to me like a sleepy bald eagle in the green belt behind our home. We've been seeing one relatively frequently lately. Maybe it likes to roost there.

The small bird that lives with me does not approve. #NIMBY #conure #baldeagle

This morning while stopped at a red light I saw a guy on a bike cross the intersection while holding his phone in front of his face. It was obviously stupid but it got me wondering how or if the laws apply to cyclists. #cycling #phones #distracted #darwin

In a fascinating inversion of the classic boob-related wardrobe malfunction (see: Janet Jackson*) here is a wardrobe-related boob malfunction.

* A little too much Janet Jackson was seen, apparently.

Someday someone will explain to me why (and how) they hang canoe paddles around their necks in Spain. #JeffSkunkBaxter #AndresSegovia #RickBeato #CanoePaddles #guitar