Ben Thornton
@bcthornton.bsky.social
Dad & former widower. Man about town, civil servant, sometimes writer, among other things. In my spare time I run a theatre and a cemetery. Picton, Ontario.
Found out recently I have been awarded the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers from the Governor General of Canada.
Volunteering is the price of admission for being part of a community. Find something you believe in and give of your time and talent.
Volunteering is the price of admission for being part of a community. Find something you believe in and give of your time and talent.
December 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Found out recently I have been awarded the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers from the Governor General of Canada.
Volunteering is the price of admission for being part of a community. Find something you believe in and give of your time and talent.
Volunteering is the price of admission for being part of a community. Find something you believe in and give of your time and talent.
October 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
With the older two now off at university, this is what back-to-school feels like for the 8-year-old. Great Scott!
September 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
With the older two now off at university, this is what back-to-school feels like for the 8-year-old. Great Scott!
Raising hell in the local paper again. @pictongazette.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Raising hell in the local paper again. @pictongazette.bsky.social
Forget the Batmobile or Bond's Aston Martin - this is the coolest car in all of moviedom.
August 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Forget the Batmobile or Bond's Aston Martin - this is the coolest car in all of moviedom.
I think the Hudson's Bay Company should go back to its roots and just focus on beaver pelts. Nothing but beaver pelts. Just trapping and skinning thousands of beavers. It's worth a shot, isn't it? Elbows up!
May 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I think the Hudson's Bay Company should go back to its roots and just focus on beaver pelts. Nothing but beaver pelts. Just trapping and skinning thousands of beavers. It's worth a shot, isn't it? Elbows up!
Your Holiness, what name do you choose to use as our new Pope?
The new Pope:
The new Pope:
May 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Your Holiness, what name do you choose to use as our new Pope?
The new Pope:
The new Pope:
Remembering one of Gene Hackman's greatest roles. He's ladling the hot soup in God's lap now.
February 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Remembering one of Gene Hackman's greatest roles. He's ladling the hot soup in God's lap now.
