Andrew Staples
@acstaples405.bsky.social
Writer, picture-taker, lover of beagles. Ottawa-based (not that there is anything wrong with that), Atlantic Canadian adjacent. Quelqu'un qui aime les deux solitudes du Canada.
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I am reliably told that it is also very satisfying to swear in Italian. Napoli is good; Milani is better. Prego.
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I am reliably told that it is also very satisfying to swear in Italian. Napoli is good; Milani is better. Prego.
I think that hurting is a natural reaction, but - as you observe - the descent into helplessness that is a potential consequence of this hurt is one to be guarded against.
The problem is in part that there are so many things going wrong, that where to start can itself feel overwhelming.
YMMV.
The problem is in part that there are so many things going wrong, that where to start can itself feel overwhelming.
YMMV.
March 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I think that hurting is a natural reaction, but - as you observe - the descent into helplessness that is a potential consequence of this hurt is one to be guarded against.
The problem is in part that there are so many things going wrong, that where to start can itself feel overwhelming.
YMMV.
The problem is in part that there are so many things going wrong, that where to start can itself feel overwhelming.
YMMV.
E pluribus felicitam (out of many (things) happiness).
From my dimly remembered high school latin.
From my dimly remembered high school latin.
March 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
E pluribus felicitam (out of many (things) happiness).
From my dimly remembered high school latin.
From my dimly remembered high school latin.
The past is prolgue.
March 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The past is prolgue.
Prefer the posters about the space race. "IN THE NAME OF PEACE."
February 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Prefer the posters about the space race. "IN THE NAME OF PEACE."
Calling yourself a king doesn't make you a king. Wandering the streets of Kensington market in an oversized bomber jacket makes you a king.
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King of Kensington - Wikipedia
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February 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Calling yourself a king doesn't make you a king. Wandering the streets of Kensington market in an oversized bomber jacket makes you a king.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of...
Leaving this data is beautiful post on left-handedness here. For funsies.
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From the dataisbeautiful community on Reddit: History of Left-handedness [OC]
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February 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Leaving this data is beautiful post on left-handedness here. For funsies.
www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...
www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...
It is not the creation of a new community, but for those with the means to do so, a donation to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) would help them do their important legal work. They are going to be very busy over the next 4 years.
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January 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It is not the creation of a new community, but for those with the means to do so, a donation to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) would help them do their important legal work. They are going to be very busy over the next 4 years.
Donate to the ACLU | search.app/4gm9kAHWZ1zD...
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You don't say. I wonder why that would be?
January 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
You don't say. I wonder why that would be?
Stopped in Syracuse about 2 years ago at a pub in March; while they were primarily a burger joint, they had a special lent menu (including their version of filet o'fish) for the practicing Catholics.
Dominus vobiscum.
Dominus vobiscum.
January 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Stopped in Syracuse about 2 years ago at a pub in March; while they were primarily a burger joint, they had a special lent menu (including their version of filet o'fish) for the practicing Catholics.
Dominus vobiscum.
Dominus vobiscum.
A complicated man, then. Having been reading a lot about those recently.
January 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A complicated man, then. Having been reading a lot about those recently.
Even if I really want it to be true? This seems unfair, somehow.
January 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Even if I really want it to be true? This seems unfair, somehow.
For no particular reason, am sending this link to a study about the rise of mafia states done by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace more than a decade ago. Interesting use of emissaries.
Mafia States | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace search.app/4J6C7diBJBvn...
Mafia States | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace search.app/4J6C7diBJBvn...
Mafia States
An important obstacle to combating the spread of mafia states is a basic lack of awareness among ordinary citizens and policymakers about the extent of the phenomenon.
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January 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
For no particular reason, am sending this link to a study about the rise of mafia states done by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace more than a decade ago. Interesting use of emissaries.
Mafia States | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace search.app/4J6C7diBJBvn...
Mafia States | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace search.app/4J6C7diBJBvn...
This is my favorite Lawren Harris piece: North Shore, Lake Superior,1924. In the National Gallery of Canada.
January 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This is my favorite Lawren Harris piece: North Shore, Lake Superior,1924. In the National Gallery of Canada.
Wondering where to find them.
a man is standing in a field of sunflowers and dancing .
Alt: a man is standing in a field of sunflowers and dancing ; scene from the video for Little Pink Houses by John Cougar Mellencamp.
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January 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Wondering where to find them.
Thank you Adam. Pants deserves all the treats.
January 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Thank you Adam. Pants deserves all the treats.
Same. Name is Clark.
January 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Same. Name is Clark.
Ouch.
a mascot for the toronto maple leafs stands in a crowd
ALT: a mascot for the toronto maple leafs stands in a crowd
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December 31, 2024 at 4:02 AM
Ouch.
Pope hats are always appropriate, Ken.
Okay, maybe not for audiences with the (real) Pope.
But otherwise, sure.
Okay, maybe not for audiences with the (real) Pope.
But otherwise, sure.
a man in a yellow hat is holding a cross in front of a microphone with ewtn written on the bottom
Alt: The Pope in his ceremonial yellow hat is holding a cross in front of a microphone with ewtn written on the bottom
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December 31, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Pope hats are always appropriate, Ken.
Okay, maybe not for audiences with the (real) Pope.
But otherwise, sure.
Okay, maybe not for audiences with the (real) Pope.
But otherwise, sure.
In contrast with the expectation in Ottawa that the Prime Minister send their kids to public schools - a very good school, typically, but that is kind of the point. The current Prime Minister, his predecessor, their predecessors, back to the current PM's father.
A worthwhile Canadian tradition...
A worthwhile Canadian tradition...
a close up of a man 's face in a suit and tie
ALT: a close up of a man 's face in a suit and tie
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December 30, 2024 at 8:11 PM
In contrast with the expectation in Ottawa that the Prime Minister send their kids to public schools - a very good school, typically, but that is kind of the point. The current Prime Minister, his predecessor, their predecessors, back to the current PM's father.
A worthwhile Canadian tradition...
A worthwhile Canadian tradition...
pride comes before a fall - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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December 30, 2024 at 3:18 PM