Michael Carter
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Erstwhile academic, current Canadian resident, bringing captivating weather stories to a platform near you.
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· Mar 4
Lot No. 40 100% Pot Still Rye Whisky
Lot No. 40 is crafted in small batches using 100% rye grain in a single copper pot still. This concentrates the spicy rye notes, while retaining the fruity and floral notes from fermentation. The whis...
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Any Americans who would like to express solidarity are encouraged to send me a bottle of Ontario rye which I will enjoy on your behalf.
I don’t believe in astrology at all, but if you tell me what date you take down your Christmas decorations I’m confident that I can accurately describe every other detail of your personality.
December 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I don’t believe in astrology at all, but if you tell me what date you take down your Christmas decorations I’m confident that I can accurately describe every other detail of your personality.
My children have been taken by a Cookie Madness.
December 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
My children have been taken by a Cookie Madness.
Goodbye, candy thermometer. Sleep well, immersion circulator. I’ll miss you most of all, giant roasting pan.
December 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Goodbye, candy thermometer. Sleep well, immersion circulator. I’ll miss you most of all, giant roasting pan.
Hey, did you guys notice the days have started getting longer? We should celebrate that with some kind of holiday or festival.
December 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hey, did you guys notice the days have started getting longer? We should celebrate that with some kind of holiday or festival.
Bear down ye merry gentlemen
December 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Bear down ye merry gentlemen
As Archimedes said: give me a .csv and I shall move the world.
December 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
As Archimedes said: give me a .csv and I shall move the world.
We’re currently living through Peak Grinch.
December 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
We’re currently living through Peak Grinch.
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I hope one day somebody writes a cool song about how evil I am.
December 21, 2024 at 1:39 PM
I hope one day somebody writes a cool song about how evil I am.
Siri is terrible at Toronto street names, but decent at generating settings for a TTRPG.
December 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Siri is terrible at Toronto street names, but decent at generating settings for a TTRPG.
It’s hard to find media for kids that doesn’t make you as a parent want to forsake the shore and take up a life at sea.
So here‘s a very good holiday album:
So here‘s a very good holiday album:
Winterland by The Okee Dokee Brothers on Apple Music
Album · 2018 · 16 Songs
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December 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It’s hard to find media for kids that doesn’t make you as a parent want to forsake the shore and take up a life at sea.
So here‘s a very good holiday album:
So here‘s a very good holiday album:
Regarding the current mood in Oxford.
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Regarding the current mood in Oxford.
The Americans are all at Grandma’s house.
Post the Hip.
Post the Hip.
The Tragically Hip - Bobcaygeon (Official HD Video)
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November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The Americans are all at Grandma’s house.
Post the Hip.
Post the Hip.
I’m like what if Captain Janeway was also Bandit Heeler.
November 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I’m like what if Captain Janeway was also Bandit Heeler.
My wife and I both bought clementines on the way home from work, and so now our only option is to swim around in them like Scrooge McDuck.
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
My wife and I both bought clementines on the way home from work, and so now our only option is to swim around in them like Scrooge McDuck.
The Tenet score needed a little John Barry.
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The Tenet score needed a little John Barry.
Now we’re playing a video game.
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Now we’re playing a video game.
These have been responsible for the deaths of millions of colored pencils over the last quarter-century.
I first wrote and cron’d the script that makes these @NWSSPC upper air maps in November 1998. It’s been running and making the twice-daily UA maps for the past 27 years at this URL: www.spc.noaa.gov/obswx/maps/. That’s over 138,000 maps online and it’s still going!
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
These have been responsible for the deaths of millions of colored pencils over the last quarter-century.
Word on the street at my kid’s kindergarten is that because it snowed, tomorrow is Christmas. So good luck with your last minute shopping everyone.
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Word on the street at my kid’s kindergarten is that because it snowed, tomorrow is Christmas. So good luck with your last minute shopping everyone.
An early November snow day in Toronto.
November 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
An early November snow day in Toronto.
Well, I guess it’s finally time to figure out what Fëanor’s whole deal is.
Let's make it official:
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
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SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
bookshop.org/lists/shelve...
Shelved By Genre
These are books discussed on the podcast Shelved by Genre!
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November 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Well, I guess it’s finally time to figure out what Fëanor’s whole deal is.
A House of Dynamite is Love Actually if it was about a nuclear first strike.
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
A House of Dynamite is Love Actually if it was about a nuclear first strike.
I don’t watch cable news very often, and I’m learning about a lot of exciting new medications that may be right for me.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I don’t watch cable news very often, and I’m learning about a lot of exciting new medications that may be right for me.
The season for falling leaves and falling pressure.
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The season for falling leaves and falling pressure.
Four and a half billion years ago a nebula of rocks, gas, and dust condensed down into a primordial planetary system, retaining its angular momentum and ultimately setting the period for the Earth’s rotation and the day/night cycle.
But sure, do whatever you want with the clocks.
But sure, do whatever you want with the clocks.
November 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Four and a half billion years ago a nebula of rocks, gas, and dust condensed down into a primordial planetary system, retaining its angular momentum and ultimately setting the period for the Earth’s rotation and the day/night cycle.
But sure, do whatever you want with the clocks.
But sure, do whatever you want with the clocks.
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Shoutouts to everyone having a little mini Twix with their coffee this morning.
November 1, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Shoutouts to everyone having a little mini Twix with their coffee this morning.