Adam Zinatelli
@aztrumpet.bsky.social
Principal Trumpet, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Host, Notes from the Stage Podcast
Yamaha Artist
I like books, bikes, and gardens.
http://www.adamzinatelli.com
Host, Notes from the Stage Podcast
Yamaha Artist
I like books, bikes, and gardens.
http://www.adamzinatelli.com
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I'm currently working on a novel and at the end of an average day, I'm wiped out. The sheer amount of analysis, synthesis, making of connections, layering of prose, deepening of characterization, supplemental research... all the mental work is intense and exhilarating. Which is just to say, fuck AI.
December 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I'm currently working on a novel and at the end of an average day, I'm wiped out. The sheer amount of analysis, synthesis, making of connections, layering of prose, deepening of characterization, supplemental research... all the mental work is intense and exhilarating. Which is just to say, fuck AI.
'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas' should be required annual reading.
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas' should be required annual reading.
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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Vote the UCP out of office.
If a Government uses the NWC is there any remedy available ?
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FAR be it from me to be hyperbolic, but at this point what's the point of Alberta having a fucking Charter at all
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December 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Vote the UCP out of office.
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When you invite your neighbours over for a wintertide potluck…
December 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
When you invite your neighbours over for a wintertide potluck…
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Complete insanity.
And they're only talking about payments, no mention of rising insurance costs, fuel, and all the other costs associated with automobile ownership.
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
And they're only talking about payments, no mention of rising insurance costs, fuel, and all the other costs associated with automobile ownership.
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
With monthly payments over $1,000, auto loans are increasingly like car mortgages
Even with amortization periods as long as seven years, car payments are eating up a bigger chunk of household budgets
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Complete insanity.
And they're only talking about payments, no mention of rising insurance costs, fuel, and all the other costs associated with automobile ownership.
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
And they're only talking about payments, no mention of rising insurance costs, fuel, and all the other costs associated with automobile ownership.
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
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Ok, sure, let’s call it a shared responsibility, but let’s apportion that responsibility proportional to how much capacity for destruction each party in the equation has.
When a pedestrian is not paying attention and walks into something, no one dies. When a driver is not paying attention and drives into something people are often injured/killed. How long will it fucking take for society to STOP EQUATING THE TWO?
Cllr Atkinson asks about educating public re: pedestrian injuries/deaths. Deputy Chief O'Brien says peds + drivers both need education. People are being hit in crosswalks + jaywalking. Drivers not paying attention. "We’re trying to target everybody because it is a shared responsibility." #yyccc
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Ok, sure, let’s call it a shared responsibility, but let’s apportion that responsibility proportional to how much capacity for destruction each party in the equation has.
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Slower speed limits, but also smaller cars, fewer cars.
How do we move away from a culture where the default mode of transportation is a giant murder machine?
How do we move away from a culture where the default mode of transportation is a giant murder machine?
Another horrendous, yet completely preventable tragedy. Spoke to #yyccc about this. Yes, traffic lights. But also slower speed limits are needed.
Family of two girls hit by minivan calling for change to northwest Calgary intersection
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Slower speed limits, but also smaller cars, fewer cars.
How do we move away from a culture where the default mode of transportation is a giant murder machine?
How do we move away from a culture where the default mode of transportation is a giant murder machine?
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My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
Trans rights are human rights. This isn't complicated.
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Trans rights are human rights. This isn't complicated.
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Sometimes a quiet night conspires with half-remembered fragments of Telemann and Copland and just starts… singing.
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Sometimes a quiet night conspires with half-remembered fragments of Telemann and Copland and just starts… singing.
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Underrated how exhausting it is simply to watch this lesson reinforced every day, everywhere: do ill and prosper, or try to do good and struggle forever.
Even if it's not *you*, that wears on you.
Even if it's not *you*, that wears on you.
November 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Underrated how exhausting it is simply to watch this lesson reinforced every day, everywhere: do ill and prosper, or try to do good and struggle forever.
Even if it's not *you*, that wears on you.
Even if it's not *you*, that wears on you.
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Are we sending out kids to school in red tomorrow?
October 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Are we sending out kids to school in red tomorrow?
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Thei wante us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe, and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to sell us hell and have us pay for it.
October 24, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Thei wante us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe, and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to sell us hell and have us pay for it.
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Hallowe'en is just around the corner and it is one of the most dangerous days for children. Here are some safety tips:
1) Avoid hitting children with your pickup truck, SUV or other motor vehicle. It is technically against the law to harm or kill a child with your vehicle and you could be charged.
1) Avoid hitting children with your pickup truck, SUV or other motor vehicle. It is technically against the law to harm or kill a child with your vehicle and you could be charged.
October 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hallowe'en is just around the corner and it is one of the most dangerous days for children. Here are some safety tips:
1) Avoid hitting children with your pickup truck, SUV or other motor vehicle. It is technically against the law to harm or kill a child with your vehicle and you could be charged.
1) Avoid hitting children with your pickup truck, SUV or other motor vehicle. It is technically against the law to harm or kill a child with your vehicle and you could be charged.
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Voter turnout in today's municipal election will be historically low because everyone will be spending the entire day trying to get through on the phone line to book our children's Covid vaccines...
October 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Voter turnout in today's municipal election will be historically low because everyone will be spending the entire day trying to get through on the phone line to book our children's Covid vaccines...
Bach every Sunday.
October 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Bach every Sunday.
Man, the last chord of Madama Butterfly is a real banger.
October 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Man, the last chord of Madama Butterfly is a real banger.
I always love playing this Britten, glad to have a go at it this week.
October 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I always love playing this Britten, glad to have a go at it this week.
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The bike rack in front of the TD Bank on 10 St NW had some interesting signage on it yesterday… not sure if it’s still up. 🤔
Clearly some have taken issue with zoning decisions by TW.
Clearly some have taken issue with zoning decisions by TW.
October 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The bike rack in front of the TD Bank on 10 St NW had some interesting signage on it yesterday… not sure if it’s still up. 🤔
Clearly some have taken issue with zoning decisions by TW.
Clearly some have taken issue with zoning decisions by TW.
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“Generally, the larger your dwelling and the further you drive day-to-day, the greater your carbon footprint. Suburban and exurban areas tend to have larger homes, are more car-dependent, and residents tend to work further away from where they live.”
The Venn diagram of urban density and average household GHG emissions is pretty much a circle. Interesting study on “Mapping household GHG emissions in the Greater Golden Horseshoe” from the University of Toronto School of Cities schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/mapping-hous...
October 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“Generally, the larger your dwelling and the further you drive day-to-day, the greater your carbon footprint. Suburban and exurban areas tend to have larger homes, are more car-dependent, and residents tend to work further away from where they live.”
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It’s better than nothing, true! But when it comes to getting around the city, it’s not really the thought that counts.
October 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It’s better than nothing, true! But when it comes to getting around the city, it’s not really the thought that counts.
Sometimes it's easier to spot problems when someone's standing next to you than trying to spot them in yourself. Here I used the power of technology to watch the mirrored video feed live as I was taping to iron out this very specific scale that I'm performing in a couple of weeks.
October 2, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Sometimes it's easier to spot problems when someone's standing next to you than trying to spot them in yourself. Here I used the power of technology to watch the mirrored video feed live as I was taping to iron out this very specific scale that I'm performing in a couple of weeks.
Preparing to play this with Calgary Civic Symphony on December 7th is an oasis of calm in these hectic days.
October 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Preparing to play this with Calgary Civic Symphony on December 7th is an oasis of calm in these hectic days.
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