Mike Ali
@mikealisee.bsky.social
Mostly maple syrup content. #ottbike
Autumn interrupted.
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Autumn interrupted.
Reposted by Mike Ali
Canadians: “We the north! I love hockey, skiing, and taking my kids sledding. Did you hear about a light dusting of snow shutting down some southern US city?”
Canadians, when you suggest
it’s possible to bike past September: “but what if I get… cold?”
Canadians, when you suggest
it’s possible to bike past September: “but what if I get… cold?”
October 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Canadians: “We the north! I love hockey, skiing, and taking my kids sledding. Did you hear about a light dusting of snow shutting down some southern US city?”
Canadians, when you suggest
it’s possible to bike past September: “but what if I get… cold?”
Canadians, when you suggest
it’s possible to bike past September: “but what if I get… cold?”
Reposted by Mike Ali
SAVE THE DATE
We’re organising a rally to protest against Bill 60. Details:
Marion Dewar Plaza
City Hall
Thursday, November 13
8:30am
More info here:
bikeottawa.ca/2025/11/09/r...
We’re organising a rally to protest against Bill 60. Details:
Marion Dewar Plaza
City Hall
Thursday, November 13
8:30am
More info here:
bikeottawa.ca/2025/11/09/r...
Rally to protest Bill 60
Dear residents, Next Thursday, Bike Ottawa is organising a rally to protest Bill 60 that, among other things, will ban any new bike lanes involving road reconfiguration. Whether you bike, walk, rol…
bikeottawa.ca
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
SAVE THE DATE
We’re organising a rally to protest against Bill 60. Details:
Marion Dewar Plaza
City Hall
Thursday, November 13
8:30am
More info here:
bikeottawa.ca/2025/11/09/r...
We’re organising a rally to protest against Bill 60. Details:
Marion Dewar Plaza
City Hall
Thursday, November 13
8:30am
More info here:
bikeottawa.ca/2025/11/09/r...
Atletico Ottawa’s ”icicle kick” is showing up on my #ottbike feed and let me be the first to say: we love winter bicycling in #Ottawa in all its forms. 😅
youtu.be/8aOamKPz7GE?...
youtu.be/8aOamKPz7GE?...
Atlético Ottawa’s ‘icicle kick’ lights up blizzard-hit Canadian Premier League final
YouTube video by Guardian Football
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Atletico Ottawa’s ”icicle kick” is showing up on my #ottbike feed and let me be the first to say: we love winter bicycling in #Ottawa in all its forms. 😅
youtu.be/8aOamKPz7GE?...
youtu.be/8aOamKPz7GE?...
So in this light, I say, let’s goooo Trump! Win the Supreme Court! Win the Government Shutdown! Win the Tariff Wars! Win the Economy!
(There, I’ve done my part.)
(There, I’ve done my part.)
November 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
So in this light, I say, let’s goooo Trump! Win the Supreme Court! Win the Government Shutdown! Win the Tariff Wars! Win the Economy!
(There, I’ve done my part.)
(There, I’ve done my part.)
Reposted by Mike Ali
The Elgin and Laurier intersection is finally getting fixed. It should have happened years ago, after a cyclist was killed in 2019. And just this summer, Saloni Aitawadekar died after being hit by a pickup truck driver while she was crossing the street.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Work to begin on Laurier Avenue and Elgin Street bike lane redesign
Commuters can expect traffic disruptions at the intersection of Laurier Avenue and Elgin Street starting Tuesday as the city begins work to improve cycling and pedestrian safety at the intersection.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The Elgin and Laurier intersection is finally getting fixed. It should have happened years ago, after a cyclist was killed in 2019. And just this summer, Saloni Aitawadekar died after being hit by a pickup truck driver while she was crossing the street.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Detoxing/processing my #bluejays grief after the #worldseries by watching A League of Their Own. Tom Hanks puts it all in perspective…
youtu.be/I-pqM9ejAgc
youtu.be/I-pqM9ejAgc
There's no crying in baseball! A League of Their Own (1992)
YouTube video by Philosopher Jim K Wall
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Detoxing/processing my #bluejays grief after the #worldseries by watching A League of Their Own. Tom Hanks puts it all in perspective…
youtu.be/I-pqM9ejAgc
youtu.be/I-pqM9ejAgc
Ooh, it’s a Northerm Mudskipper Cone, sitting on her eggs! *writes in notebook*
Scenes from a #bike ride today in #Ottawa. This is a look at the #Ottawa Traffic Cone Festival at the bottom of the now-drained #RideauCanal.
This may be of interest to @pylonograph.bsky.social and @joolzmadcat.bsky.social
I ❤️ #conefest
This may be of interest to @pylonograph.bsky.social and @joolzmadcat.bsky.social
I ❤️ #conefest
October 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Ooh, it’s a Northerm Mudskipper Cone, sitting on her eggs! *writes in notebook*
The best part of the otherwise ungodly long and late game was listening to the commentators get tired and wacky. Once they’re out of stats, they start riffing and you get to hear their personalities and deep thoughts.
October 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The best part of the otherwise ungodly long and late game was listening to the commentators get tired and wacky. Once they’re out of stats, they start riffing and you get to hear their personalities and deep thoughts.
Postscript: I can’t believe I watched the whole thing. 😳🥱
Terrified Jays fan still trapped inside Game 3
Terrified Jays fan still trapped inside Game 3
TORONTO - Following a World Series game against the LA Dodgers that went into multiple extra innings, local Blue Jays fan Mike Cortner reports that he appears to be trapped inside a metaphysical priso...
www.thebeaverton.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Postscript: I can’t believe I watched the whole thing. 😳🥱
The phone lines are open again.
October 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The phone lines are open again.
Reading the #Lansdowne 2.0 plan, I see so many red flags.
🚩 Unrealistic construction costs (unchanged since 2023)
🚩 Optimistic #ottcity revenue projections (for a place that has lost money every year, despite taking on new sports teams)
🚩 Reduced seating for events.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
🚩 Unrealistic construction costs (unchanged since 2023)
🚩 Optimistic #ottcity revenue projections (for a place that has lost money every year, despite taking on new sports teams)
🚩 Reduced seating for events.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Lansdowne 2.0 cost stays put at $419M as city reveals builder | CBC News
The City of Ottawa has named EBC Inc. as the successful bidder to build Lansdowne 2.0, as the project moves toward a final decision at council with a total cost that has barely budged in two years.
www.cbc.ca
October 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Reading the #Lansdowne 2.0 plan, I see so many red flags.
🚩 Unrealistic construction costs (unchanged since 2023)
🚩 Optimistic #ottcity revenue projections (for a place that has lost money every year, despite taking on new sports teams)
🚩 Reduced seating for events.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
🚩 Unrealistic construction costs (unchanged since 2023)
🚩 Optimistic #ottcity revenue projections (for a place that has lost money every year, despite taking on new sports teams)
🚩 Reduced seating for events.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
GEORGE SPRINGER 3-RUN HOMER SENDS TORONTO INTO A FRENZY
October 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Done. Thank you for your service.
Click on the list, then “subscribe”, then you will have the option to block all of the known US government.
So far over a quarter of a million people have already blocked though lists.
I've made a custom list so that I can keep it updated.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
So far over a quarter of a million people have already blocked though lists.
I've made a custom list so that I can keep it updated.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Done. Thank you for your service.
Reposted by Mike Ali
as a reminder: bluesky (the app) has a broad set of user interactions controls.
beyond blocking and block lists, we have features to control who can reply, mention, and quote-post accounts
beyond blocking and block lists, we have features to control who can reply, mention, and quote-post accounts
October 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
as a reminder: bluesky (the app) has a broad set of user interactions controls.
beyond blocking and block lists, we have features to control who can reply, mention, and quote-post accounts
beyond blocking and block lists, we have features to control who can reply, mention, and quote-post accounts
When you factor in uninterrupted travel on MUPs like along the rivers, this graph makes even more sense. #ottbike
(Also, another reason to ride a bike over a car. Or horse. Or *squinting at graph* … cow? Yeah, I’m reading that right.)
(Also, another reason to ride a bike over a car. Or horse. Or *squinting at graph* … cow? Yeah, I’m reading that right.)
Congratulations to bicyclists: you're one of the most efficient movers in the animal kingdom! 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
www.scientificamerican.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
When you factor in uninterrupted travel on MUPs like along the rivers, this graph makes even more sense. #ottbike
(Also, another reason to ride a bike over a car. Or horse. Or *squinting at graph* … cow? Yeah, I’m reading that right.)
(Also, another reason to ride a bike over a car. Or horse. Or *squinting at graph* … cow? Yeah, I’m reading that right.)
Seeing is believing. 😳
October 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Seeing is believing. 😳
Reposted by Mike Ali
Blue Jay
Ben Houstie ~ Heiltsuk
2024
Ben Houstie ~ Heiltsuk
2024
October 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Blue Jay
Ben Houstie ~ Heiltsuk
2024
Ben Houstie ~ Heiltsuk
2024
Reposted by Mike Ali
October 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
It would have been nice if this batting dominance lasted more than one pitch, but it was a helluva moment! #bluejays
George Springer, on the first damn pitch the #BlueJays see in the ALCS:
October 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It would have been nice if this batting dominance lasted more than one pitch, but it was a helluva moment! #bluejays
