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Also: thinking that nefariousness is postponed when the government is “shut down…” did they notice Chicago, Portland and boats with people on them being blown up in the Caribbean?

HHG is kind of unhinged but has such nuggets of deeply hinged that I appreciate. And I probably read it for the first time at the right age.

I think they may have had that on The House way back when.

A&W’s new Complicated Family Menu features Step-Mom Burger, Secret Cousin Burger NORTH VANCOUVER — A&W Canada announced their new Complicated Family Menu today, featuring old favourites like the Mama Burger and Papa Burger, plus an assortment of more modern offerings, including th...

Looking forward to the double-metamour burger with whisky barbecue sauce myself (and actually, better more modifiers and more pickles than just trying to act normal for the rest of our lives)… thebeaverton.com/2025/08/aws-...

Dép run!

Benefits of the tariff war: I paid a bit more for German sauerkraut and I’m not going back to the US stuff.

In a related note, have you listened to BIG|BRAVE? Their latest album, A Chaos of Flowers, is my jam and might scratch a similar itch for you. Vital from them is excellent too.

What should I listen to first from them?

Happy birthday @a-steinwand.bsky.social !

The world is more delightful with you in it ♥️

A ripped "KRYPTONITE" bike lock sticker on a white bathrooom surface that now reads "KRY TONITE."

Spotted in a Hintonburg bathroom. #ottbike, #superman and also kind of #grotto...

A sign in a shop window reading "FREE (Please leave table)" with empty sidewalk in front of it.

I get a distinct vibe of "down one table".

My arm with a pressure cuff and blood donation needle, holding a ball and on an armrest.

I'm not made of sugar, but I'm partly plasma. #givelife #hemaquebec

Yeah, don't take my em dashes from me — I've been using them since you needed to manually enter a character entity!

Your Morning Coffee, in a Bucket

Embrace the gratuitous: coffee in a one-litre bucket. Maybe with two straws… www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/s...

Stairs, curbs, jokes, qualitatively different spooning arrangements… height differences are fine and even fun :)

That intersection is vast and inhospitable (and near a lot of things people might want to walk to!) …I know this isn't the first person killed by a driver there, I hope it can be fixed before another person is struck.

I'm hoping we top out at two deft whacks… that humidity was plenty.

Also, the goose got tired of him and gave him a few fractures because geese gonna goose.

Good to know — I will be flying out of Halifax later in the summer and know I like that cheese 🙂

Can you take it on a plane?

Canada Nuclear Labs’ subcontracted US operators have ramped up the pressure and so should we … please sign on to press for good-faith negotiations and respect for nuclear scientists and engineers at Chalk River!

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(this with respect to Ben Dee's split language proficiency comment above)

I mean, that's almost the Canadian federal public service language levels (although there's a split between reading and writing in them)…

In Ottawa? Rally in front of Natural Resources Canada, 580 Booth, Thursday June 26 at noon. NRCan is responsible for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories even if they outsource running them to labor-unfriendly US companies.

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Chalk River professionals produce medical isotopes and clean energy as well as safely wind down old nuclear sites. Their health benefits haven't meaningfully improved in 25 years and they aren't being paid what they're worth. They're on strike and we should stand with them. #SolidaritywithCRPEG

Feeling more set up in the new place with the bulky things moved in. Oscar was my main lifting buddy!

Welp, I don't like mine. Although he's got patience. Sort of. static.wikia.nocookie.net/hitchhikers/...

I've been wanting to up my salad spinner game for a bit. A lot of basics in my supply runs yesterday but also hopefully a salad spinner that will last into retirement.

Mood for today: an eraser is a tool.
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I think I saw a bunch of attendees walking the Most Exciting Bridge of 2023 this week… glad it was a good conference and hope they were inspired by the Commanda!