Patricia "Grandma" X2
@msvugraduate.bsky.social
Kayaks and sunsets
My cat Desiree
Social justice
Not necessarily in that order
Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki (HRM, NS)
My cat Desiree
Social justice
Not necessarily in that order
Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki (HRM, NS)
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I saw a neighbor loading a very small child on the back of their bike this morning and now I want to befriend that neighbor on the basis of "I saw them on a bike once."
Isn't this pretty much how #BikeHFX got started?
And nobody has ever wanted to befriend someone because "I saw them drive a car once."
And nobody has ever wanted to befriend someone because "I saw them drive a car once."
Who wants pancakes?
It’s time for the annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper! Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Hosted by the 36th Halifax Scout Troop and Saint Andrew’s United Church
Tickets at the door:
Individual Adult (12+) $10.00
Youth under 12 $5.00
Children under 5 Free
Families $25.00
Hosted by the 36th Halifax Scout Troop and Saint Andrew’s United Church
Tickets at the door:
Individual Adult (12+) $10.00
Youth under 12 $5.00
Children under 5 Free
Families $25.00
February 16, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Who wants pancakes?
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Join us on Wednesday at 6:00pm for our Ash Wednesday service. This will be at the time of our regular contemplative service.
#halifax #halifaxchurch #ashwednesday
#halifax #halifaxchurch #ashwednesday
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Join us on Wednesday at 6:00pm for our Ash Wednesday service. This will be at the time of our regular contemplative service.
#halifax #halifaxchurch #ashwednesday
#halifax #halifaxchurch #ashwednesday
Europe gets it right.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Europe gets it right.
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HRM Call to Action! ☎️ 💻📨 Phone/email script below ⬇️
Andy Fillmore wants to take away dedicated bus lanes by opening them up to “high occupancy vehicles” (HOV).
That’s any vehicle with just 2+ people! 🚗🛻🚚🚙🚗🛻🚚💨
globalnews.ca/news/1166132...
Whether you drive, bike, or use transit, this is bad news.
Andy Fillmore wants to take away dedicated bus lanes by opening them up to “high occupancy vehicles” (HOV).
That’s any vehicle with just 2+ people! 🚗🛻🚚🚙🚗🛻🚚💨
globalnews.ca/news/1166132...
Whether you drive, bike, or use transit, this is bad news.
Halifax councillors considering carpool lanes to help ease traffic congestion - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
The mayor said he believes moving ahead with high-occupancy (HOV) lanes could help the municipality take control of its own roadways and planning.
globalnews.ca
February 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM
HRM Call to Action! ☎️ 💻📨 Phone/email script below ⬇️
Andy Fillmore wants to take away dedicated bus lanes by opening them up to “high occupancy vehicles” (HOV).
That’s any vehicle with just 2+ people! 🚗🛻🚚🚙🚗🛻🚚💨
globalnews.ca/news/1166132...
Whether you drive, bike, or use transit, this is bad news.
Andy Fillmore wants to take away dedicated bus lanes by opening them up to “high occupancy vehicles” (HOV).
That’s any vehicle with just 2+ people! 🚗🛻🚚🚙🚗🛻🚚💨
globalnews.ca/news/1166132...
Whether you drive, bike, or use transit, this is bad news.
So much stigma and families often feel they can't talk about it as they will be judged.
Families do everything they can but pain and addiction are hard to overcome.
Families do everything they can but pain and addiction are hard to overcome.
So beautifully written and the truth it surfaces sets us all free to show kindness and grace.
This week I read another obituary from the same area - for someone with the same addiction who died young too - and it doesn’t mention their pain at all.
This week I read another obituary from the same area - for someone with the same addiction who died young too - and it doesn’t mention their pain at all.
February 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
So much stigma and families often feel they can't talk about it as they will be judged.
Families do everything they can but pain and addiction are hard to overcome.
Families do everything they can but pain and addiction are hard to overcome.
You must read this obituary.
There are so many similar stories in our city.
Be kind to people. You don't know their story.
There are so many similar stories in our city.
Be kind to people. You don't know their story.
Obituary information for Erica Joy Axent Hilton
View Erica Joy Axent Hilton's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.
www.eastcoastmemorial.ca
February 14, 2026 at 1:18 PM
You must read this obituary.
There are so many similar stories in our city.
Be kind to people. You don't know their story.
There are so many similar stories in our city.
Be kind to people. You don't know their story.
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So the government of Nova Scotia has mandated that anyone working from home must return to the office by April 20th. Businesses downtown are crying because a couple of thousand people aren’t clogging up the city. Traffic in the HRM is about to get crazy again. Good luck!
February 14, 2026 at 12:46 AM
So the government of Nova Scotia has mandated that anyone working from home must return to the office by April 20th. Businesses downtown are crying because a couple of thousand people aren’t clogging up the city. Traffic in the HRM is about to get crazy again. Good luck!
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Sigh. I’m looking for buddies in my area, Colchester County, NS. (Stewiake to Truro ) I’d love to have a few friends to discuss books, politics, history etc. I cannot exist solely on Muscato and which scent of Mr Clean is my favourite and how to untangle a dead raccoon from a gear box.
February 12, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Sigh. I’m looking for buddies in my area, Colchester County, NS. (Stewiake to Truro ) I’d love to have a few friends to discuss books, politics, history etc. I cannot exist solely on Muscato and which scent of Mr Clean is my favourite and how to untangle a dead raccoon from a gear box.
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My deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the students, teachers, parents, community members, and anyone, really, who was affected by the Tumbler Ridge tragedy. Take care of each other, and the rest of us will keep you in our thoughts.
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
My deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the students, teachers, parents, community members, and anyone, really, who was affected by the Tumbler Ridge tragedy. Take care of each other, and the rest of us will keep you in our thoughts.
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We are holding the Tumbler Ridge community in our thoughts following yesterday’s tragic loss of lives.
Our schools remain caring, supportive spaces, and help is available.
More resources here:
bit.ly/4qzpGTB
Our schools remain caring, supportive spaces, and help is available.
More resources here:
bit.ly/4qzpGTB
February 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
We are holding the Tumbler Ridge community in our thoughts following yesterday’s tragic loss of lives.
Our schools remain caring, supportive spaces, and help is available.
More resources here:
bit.ly/4qzpGTB
Our schools remain caring, supportive spaces, and help is available.
More resources here:
bit.ly/4qzpGTB
It's pretty outside, if you can watch from indoors or go for a walk.
Don't drive if you can avoid it.
It's not pretty for driving right now.
Don't drive if you can avoid it.
It's not pretty for driving right now.
February 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
It's pretty outside, if you can watch from indoors or go for a walk.
Don't drive if you can avoid it.
It's not pretty for driving right now.
Don't drive if you can avoid it.
It's not pretty for driving right now.
You might want to contact your councilor and let them know that people with disabilities deserve good transit and this ain't it.
Rip access a bus expansion, first casualty of low taxes this year (can still be added back)
February 11, 2026 at 8:06 PM
You might want to contact your councilor and let them know that people with disabilities deserve good transit and this ain't it.
Do not blame the entire trans community for the actions of one.
Why has there never been a headline "Straight, cisgender, white man commits crime"?
Why has there never been a headline "Straight, cisgender, white man commits crime"?
February 11, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Do not blame the entire trans community for the actions of one.
Why has there never been a headline "Straight, cisgender, white man commits crime"?
Why has there never been a headline "Straight, cisgender, white man commits crime"?
Drafts! We have drafts!
February 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Drafts! We have drafts!
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My superb owl Sunday pic: remembering the ruru someone was kind enough to point out to me in Zealandia, in Aotearoa, New Zealand, a few years ago. #SuperbOwl #birds
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
My superb owl Sunday pic: remembering the ruru someone was kind enough to point out to me in Zealandia, in Aotearoa, New Zealand, a few years ago. #SuperbOwl #birds
Today I am officially "I don't have a pocket so I shoved some kleenex up my sleeve" years old.
I assume it's all downhill from here.
I assume it's all downhill from here.
February 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Today I am officially "I don't have a pocket so I shoved some kleenex up my sleeve" years old.
I assume it's all downhill from here.
I assume it's all downhill from here.
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Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work ...
"It's not in the budget but we need it so go ahead, I'll explain it to the board"
"It's not in the budget but we need it so go ahead, I'll explain it to the board"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work ...
"Thanks for your time"
"Thanks for your time"
Without naming you job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Are there any other possible fathers for this child?”
“Are there any other possible fathers for this child?”
February 8, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work ...
"It's not in the budget but we need it so go ahead, I'll explain it to the board"
"It's not in the budget but we need it so go ahead, I'll explain it to the board"
Speaking of betting, you know the expression dollars to donuts?
You can't say that anymore. Donuts are more than a dollar each so the donut person is actually taking the bigger risk.
You can't say that anymore. Donuts are more than a dollar each so the donut person is actually taking the bigger risk.
a woman bites into a giant pink donut with sprinkles
Alt: a woman bites into a giant pink donut with sprinkles
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Speaking of betting, you know the expression dollars to donuts?
You can't say that anymore. Donuts are more than a dollar each so the donut person is actually taking the bigger risk.
You can't say that anymore. Donuts are more than a dollar each so the donut person is actually taking the bigger risk.
This morning in a news story they said Truro is northeast of Halifax.
I checked maps, they're right.
But it's on the way to NB which is definitely west of us.
No sense of direction. I was so confident that the reporter misspoke, I would have bet money on it.
I checked maps, they're right.
But it's on the way to NB which is definitely west of us.
No sense of direction. I was so confident that the reporter misspoke, I would have bet money on it.
This is a good time to mention, I have no sense of direction, and when I think of Nova Scotia, I think of it as pointing north and south lengthwise, when it is actually northeast and southwest. I'll be right about Yarmouth and CB, but everything in between is subject to my incorrect interpretation.
February 6, 2026 at 11:53 AM
This morning in a news story they said Truro is northeast of Halifax.
I checked maps, they're right.
But it's on the way to NB which is definitely west of us.
No sense of direction. I was so confident that the reporter misspoke, I would have bet money on it.
I checked maps, they're right.
But it's on the way to NB which is definitely west of us.
No sense of direction. I was so confident that the reporter misspoke, I would have bet money on it.
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It's sickening. The idea that children and women are property has done so much damage, and it's definitely not a Christ-like way of treating people.
February 3, 2026 at 1:25 PM
It's sickening. The idea that children and women are property has done so much damage, and it's definitely not a Christ-like way of treating people.
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Of course there’s someone walking around with shorts today
February 2, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Of course there’s someone walking around with shorts today
Again I ask:
We have science, equipment, computer modeling, trained professionals-why are we waking rodents from their slumber, to ask what the weather will be?
Also, if you toss out all of that and you want to go with shadows; humans cast shadows. Just look down. Leave the groundhog alone.
We have science, equipment, computer modeling, trained professionals-why are we waking rodents from their slumber, to ask what the weather will be?
Also, if you toss out all of that and you want to go with shadows; humans cast shadows. Just look down. Leave the groundhog alone.
February 2, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Again I ask:
We have science, equipment, computer modeling, trained professionals-why are we waking rodents from their slumber, to ask what the weather will be?
Also, if you toss out all of that and you want to go with shadows; humans cast shadows. Just look down. Leave the groundhog alone.
We have science, equipment, computer modeling, trained professionals-why are we waking rodents from their slumber, to ask what the weather will be?
Also, if you toss out all of that and you want to go with shadows; humans cast shadows. Just look down. Leave the groundhog alone.
Cue the Hinterland Who's Who music:
Urban husband spends his days at the office and his evenings and weekends sitting on the sofa with no lawn to mow. With no basement workshop to store tools he is unattractive to females of the species so can't procreate and is doomed to extinction.
Urban husband spends his days at the office and his evenings and weekends sitting on the sofa with no lawn to mow. With no basement workshop to store tools he is unattractive to females of the species so can't procreate and is doomed to extinction.
Side research find: did you know that living in an apartment as opposed to a suburban single family home causes fathers to lose their virility?
So claimed a York U sociology prof in this April 22, 1968 Globe and Mail article...
So claimed a York U sociology prof in this April 22, 1968 Globe and Mail article...
February 2, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Cue the Hinterland Who's Who music:
Urban husband spends his days at the office and his evenings and weekends sitting on the sofa with no lawn to mow. With no basement workshop to store tools he is unattractive to females of the species so can't procreate and is doomed to extinction.
Urban husband spends his days at the office and his evenings and weekends sitting on the sofa with no lawn to mow. With no basement workshop to store tools he is unattractive to females of the species so can't procreate and is doomed to extinction.
So the Kennedy Centre is going to be gaudy and gilded gold as 47 destroys another national treasure. 🤢
Kennedy Center will halt entertainment operations for two years, Trump says
DC arts venue, which has seen wave of canceled events after Trump’s takeover, will start renovations in July
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:35 AM
So the Kennedy Centre is going to be gaudy and gilded gold as 47 destroys another national treasure. 🤢