Jeff Nachtigall
@dirklancer.bsky.social
Endurance performance artist.
Poet.
Beards. Words. Midlife Crisis.
Thinks Edmonton should be known as the city with the most weather.
Multiple award winner
ADHD Dad
Once I was owned by a tiny bakery.
"Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly." - Ernest Hemingway
Poet.
Beards. Words. Midlife Crisis.
Thinks Edmonton should be known as the city with the most weather.
Multiple award winner
ADHD Dad
Once I was owned by a tiny bakery.
"Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly." - Ernest Hemingway
Pinned
Jeff Nachtigall
@dirklancer.bsky.social
· Dec 29
Re-intro time:
Hi! I’m Jeff; an unconventional poet/Dad from the Canadian prairies. I have 2 adult kids, 2 rescue dogs, & have been madly in love w/ the same lowkey juggernaut since the 1900s.
I'm owned by a tiny bakery & I lived w/ ADHD 45yrs before discovering it. I'm probably bad at hide-&-seek.
Hi! I’m Jeff; an unconventional poet/Dad from the Canadian prairies. I have 2 adult kids, 2 rescue dogs, & have been madly in love w/ the same lowkey juggernaut since the 1900s.
I'm owned by a tiny bakery & I lived w/ ADHD 45yrs before discovering it. I'm probably bad at hide-&-seek.
December 28, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I cried in Costco today.
December 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I cried in Costco today.
If you liked my "Santa Suit" crossword, stay tuned for its "Christmas Carol" partner!
I've attempted to publish my latest crossword through Crosshare! I'm very new to this, and there are a lot of settings and options, so some things might look a little rough or odd, but if you want to spend part of your Boxing Day doing a crossword puzzle, have a go!
crosshare.org/crosswords/E...
crosshare.org/crosswords/E...
The Man in the Santa Suit...
Merry Christmas! I've made a couple of very context-specific puzzles for family gatherings and co-authored a puzzle with Brandon Cathcart at YEGWords, but this ...
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December 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
If you liked my "Santa Suit" crossword, stay tuned for its "Christmas Carol" partner!
60 hours in soft pants.
Had to switch to hard pants to shovel snow. (I added theat last word for my international followers)
Had to switch to hard pants to shovel snow. (I added theat last word for my international followers)
December 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
60 hours in soft pants.
Had to switch to hard pants to shovel snow. (I added theat last word for my international followers)
Had to switch to hard pants to shovel snow. (I added theat last word for my international followers)
I've attempted to publish my latest crossword through Crosshare! I'm very new to this, and there are a lot of settings and options, so some things might look a little rough or odd, but if you want to spend part of your Boxing Day doing a crossword puzzle, have a go!
crosshare.org/crosswords/E...
crosshare.org/crosswords/E...
The Man in the Santa Suit...
Merry Christmas! I've made a couple of very context-specific puzzles for family gatherings and co-authored a puzzle with Brandon Cathcart at YEGWords, but this ...
crosshare.org
December 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I've attempted to publish my latest crossword through Crosshare! I'm very new to this, and there are a lot of settings and options, so some things might look a little rough or odd, but if you want to spend part of your Boxing Day doing a crossword puzzle, have a go!
crosshare.org/crosswords/E...
crosshare.org/crosswords/E...
"C'mon people, lower your standards already. You did it for Walmart when all your small appliances became short life plastic shit land fillers, why can't you do it for the show me the money fuck your standards tech bros?? Huh?
Shut up and pay your subscription fees, you cowards."
Shut up and pay your subscription fees, you cowards."
December 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"C'mon people, lower your standards already. You did it for Walmart when all your small appliances became short life plastic shit land fillers, why can't you do it for the show me the money fuck your standards tech bros?? Huh?
Shut up and pay your subscription fees, you cowards."
Shut up and pay your subscription fees, you cowards."
Leaving "/day" off of 4 & 5 is a crazy choice.
December 25, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Leaving "/day" off of 4 & 5 is a crazy choice.
Change takes time.
Unless it does you quickly.
Unless it does you quickly.
December 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Change takes time.
Unless it does you quickly.
Unless it does you quickly.
I solved Brandon Cathcart's puzzle "Darn - Just About Had It!" in 9:13! crosshare.org/crosswords/P...
Darn - Just About Had It!
Shaggy hair cuts; Tear to shreds, as the shirt for my pirate costume when I was 8; An odd rhyming scheme; Woodwinds member of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra; "Just doing my best"; Fine distinction, a...
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December 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I solved Brandon Cathcart's puzzle "Darn - Just About Had It!" in 9:13! crosshare.org/crosswords/P...
I solved yesterday's Taproot Mini in 32s! crosshare.org/crosswords/V...
The Taproot Mini - No. 118
Big name in nail polish; With 7-Across, "Thursday Night Improv" theatre; Wayne \_\_\_ (Batman's home); See 4-Across; WSW's opposite; Deliver a speech; Attribute to, as blame; How Victoria Golf Course ...
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December 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I solved yesterday's Taproot Mini in 32s! crosshare.org/crosswords/V...
I solved Thursday's Taproot Mini in 1:24! crosshare.org/crosswords/t...
The Taproot Mini - No. 117
The Blue \_\_\_ (Whyte Avenue during the 2006 Oilers playoff run); A bowl of Cheerios, in binary; Utopias, biblically; Dance that "takes two"; The Wolf and Prairie Fairy, for two; EPS award \_\_\_ of ...
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December 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I solved Thursday's Taproot Mini in 1:24! crosshare.org/crosswords/t...
I solved Wednesday's Taproot Mini in 1:17! crosshare.org/crosswords/C...
The Taproot Mini - No. 116
How many Wholesale Club items are sold, with "in"; Jira competitor; @ someone in a post again; Mandarin greeting; I can count my fingers to get me here; With 1-Across, where you can scoop as many Smar...
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December 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I solved Wednesday's Taproot Mini in 1:17! crosshare.org/crosswords/C...
Tuesday's Taproot Mini was tough! I solved it in 2:07... crosshare.org/crosswords/X...
The Taproot Mini - No. 115
They might hold edmonton.taproot.news, for example; People-like tokens found at Hexagon Board Game Cafe; Chef Beef sandwich location; Pluses, on a job posting; Spots; Relative to other clues in this p...
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December 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Tuesday's Taproot Mini was tough! I solved it in 2:07... crosshare.org/crosswords/X...
I solved Monday's Taproot Mini in 1:47! crosshare.org/crosswords/c...
The Taproot Mini - No. 114
Soviet spy org.; Canadians' version of "Cliff" in Cliff's Notes; It's good in a hot beverage or an iced treat; Bygone catalogue; Blue sq. on Jeopardy; Homeland of Hanjan's cuisine; Gather, as informat...
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December 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I solved Monday's Taproot Mini in 1:47! crosshare.org/crosswords/c...
When I see you complain about today's Wordle I feel as smug as one of the wisemen from that Christmas story.
December 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM
When I see you complain about today's Wordle I feel as smug as one of the wisemen from that Christmas story.
I saw a commercial this morning where a woman said, "I can't even afford to shop where I work," and I thought about how I couldn't afford to shop where I worked when I owned the business. Now that I'm unemployed, I can't afford to shop here either.
December 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I saw a commercial this morning where a woman said, "I can't even afford to shop where I work," and I thought about how I couldn't afford to shop where I worked when I owned the business. Now that I'm unemployed, I can't afford to shop here either.
Anyone else try out bitchat yet?
December 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Anyone else try out bitchat yet?
Yesterday's Costco trip fell into a GPS wormhole for a moment there.
December 19, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yesterday's Costco trip fell into a GPS wormhole for a moment there.
One day I'll write something about the last 6 months.
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 AM
One day I'll write something about the last 6 months.
Every dollar spent is a vote cast.
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Every dollar spent is a vote cast.
My favourite holiday tradition is 10 days before Christmas where the Dads start eating all of the chocolate they have in their house to make space for Christmas chocolates.
December 16, 2025 at 6:19 AM
My favourite holiday tradition is 10 days before Christmas where the Dads start eating all of the chocolate they have in their house to make space for Christmas chocolates.
If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using, without explanation.
December 16, 2025 at 6:15 AM
If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using, without explanation.
I solved yesterday's Taproot Mini in 29s! crosshare.org/crosswords/q...
The Taproot Mini - No. 113
CFL six-pointers; Brief units of time, briefly; \_\_\_ Giraffe, purveyor of locally made gifts; Green Gables girl; Oiler opponent out east: Abbr.; Meas. you might use at a Get Cooking class; Crème \_\...
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December 14, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I solved yesterday's Taproot Mini in 29s! crosshare.org/crosswords/q...
I solved Brandon Cathcart's puzzle "Context Needed" in 7:32! crosshare.org/crosswords/T...
Context Needed
Practice (lines in a play); Cost (you); Publish (a story); "I'll take that as \_\_\_"; Suffix with prop or meth; "The Last of Us" network; Popular arcade rhythm game, briefly; Some will put on 40-50 p...
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December 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I solved Brandon Cathcart's puzzle "Context Needed" in 7:32! crosshare.org/crosswords/T...
One really funny thing about me...
is how many Nicolas Cage movies I've seen.
is how many Nicolas Cage movies I've seen.
December 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
One really funny thing about me...
is how many Nicolas Cage movies I've seen.
is how many Nicolas Cage movies I've seen.