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Live the adventure with @octranspo.com . Apparently assuming that a bus marked 61 Tunneys Pasture would actually go to Tunneys, and not instead kick everyone off at Lincoln Fields, was a mistake on my part.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Live the adventure with @octranspo.com . Apparently assuming that a bus marked 61 Tunneys Pasture would actually go to Tunneys, and not instead kick everyone off at Lincoln Fields, was a mistake on my part.
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On the West coast of the US you can frequently find Indian food "burritos" where they use naan as a wrapper and have rice and usually butter chicken or tikka masala inside and honestly they're pretty tasty.
December 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Writing tips for @scalzi.com and @johnrogers.bsky.social
I do have one authoring trick. Do not write too much or for too long. Set a modest time or page limit, and do not go beyond it. Do not become tired. Take breaks. Talk with friends on the phone. Take naps. Have snacks. Oh wait, that's not my approach to doing writing--that's about any sort of work.
December 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Writing tips for @scalzi.com and @johnrogers.bsky.social
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Residents have likely seen media coverage of some residents' objections to adding a second sidewalk when part of Athlone is re-built, and I've heard objections in the past weeks to other planned sidewalks in the ward. I've penned some thoughts on the subject at kitchissippiward.ca/2025/12/12/s...
December 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Residents have likely seen media coverage of some residents' objections to adding a second sidewalk when part of Athlone is re-built, and I've heard objections in the past weeks to other planned sidewalks in the ward. I've penned some thoughts on the subject at kitchissippiward.ca/2025/12/12/s...
Clearly a rejected @johnrogers.bsky.social story pitch for Leverage.
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Clearly a rejected @johnrogers.bsky.social story pitch for Leverage.
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It’s not always easy to be a dissenting voice at City Council, with no opposition bench to support you. But I vote with my heart and represent what my residents are telling me they need. Proud to do this with @jleiper.bsky.social right there beside me at the table.
December 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It’s not always easy to be a dissenting voice at City Council, with no opposition bench to support you. But I vote with my heart and represent what my residents are telling me they need. Proud to do this with @jleiper.bsky.social right there beside me at the table.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
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If you have time before puck drop, a little pre-game reading on lessons from a road trip.
My column on the Avalanche giving the Canadiens a peek at where they would like to be.
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
Todd: Was visit to Avalanche country a peek into Canadiens' future?
Wins over Utah and Vegas were a barometer of where the Habs are now, while the unmatched Avs showed them where they want to be in two years.
montrealgazette.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
If you have time before puck drop, a little pre-game reading on lessons from a road trip.
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A bit too soon, but blame CBC Ottawa Morning, lol!
So, I'm running for council in 2026 ...
Worst-kept secret in Kitchissippi ward, but then again, I wasn't trying to keep it secret
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A bit too soon, but blame CBC Ottawa Morning, lol!
Is this the first post to suggest that @jchianello.bsky.social might be running?
8/10
Leiper's candidacy opens doors for new contenders. Local watchers say former journalist J. Chianello can win Leiper's seat quite easily. Former MPPs Lisa McLeod & Joel Harden would split Mayor's & Leiper's votes respectively. What happens if Mathieu Fleury declares?
Leiper's candidacy opens doors for new contenders. Local watchers say former journalist J. Chianello can win Leiper's seat quite easily. Former MPPs Lisa McLeod & Joel Harden would split Mayor's & Leiper's votes respectively. What happens if Mathieu Fleury declares?
December 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Is this the first post to suggest that @jchianello.bsky.social might be running?
Am I the only one to notice that Joanne Chianello's candidacy for Kichessippi was announced on CBC this morning?
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Am I the only one to notice that Joanne Chianello's candidacy for Kichessippi was announced on CBC this morning?
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If this is not peak @gailsimone.bsky.social content it should be.
Makes up for Canada's lack of pickles.
Makes up for Canada's lack of pickles.
A rare photosynthesizing sea slug has been found off N.S. Here's why scientists are excited #NovaScotia
Researchers believe Elysia chlorotica holds promise for medical advances, but it's been too elusive to study
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Researchers believe Elysia chlorotica holds promise for medical advances, but it's been too elusive to study
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A rare photosynthesizing sea slug has been found off N.S. Here's why scientists are excited | CBC News
Researchers believe Elysia chlorotica holds promise for medical advances, but it's been too elusive to study.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
If this is not peak @gailsimone.bsky.social content it should be.
Makes up for Canada's lack of pickles.
Makes up for Canada's lack of pickles.
My 15:53 bus. Thank you, @octranspo.com @occtranspo.bsky.social
Waiting a half hour for the next one is a totally wonderful thing.
Waiting a half hour for the next one is a totally wonderful thing.
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
My 15:53 bus. Thank you, @octranspo.com @occtranspo.bsky.social
Waiting a half hour for the next one is a totally wonderful thing.
Waiting a half hour for the next one is a totally wonderful thing.
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Looks like the lady in line ahead of me at Albertsons is having a day:
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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My 16:24 bus. Thanks, OC Transpo. I chose a bus based on the app, and it didn't show.
@occtranspo.bsky.social
@occtranspo.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
My 16:24 bus. Thanks, OC Transpo. I chose a bus based on the app, and it didn't show.
@occtranspo.bsky.social
@occtranspo.bsky.social
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The intro to Councillor @shawnmenard.bsky.social's weekly newsletter offers a nice summation of the frustrations a lot of us are feeling right now. Leadership at city hall should be focused on Ottawa's mounting challenges, instead it is creating very expensive new problems. #ottawa #ottcity
November 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The intro to Councillor @shawnmenard.bsky.social's weekly newsletter offers a nice summation of the frustrations a lot of us are feeling right now. Leadership at city hall should be focused on Ottawa's mounting challenges, instead it is creating very expensive new problems. #ottawa #ottcity
This is the relationship Canada and the United States had, and in some ways still has. This is the relationship Trump has tried his absolute best to deliberately destroy.
boston sent vital assistance following the 1917 halifax harbor explosion (so awful it killed 1700 people), and as thanks, nova scotia has sent us a christmas tree every year. it’s a nice little tradition. this is the first time the boston mayor visited to retrieve it in person
November 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Somewhere @johnrogers.bsky.social is swearing about a network note complaining that something was too obvious.
New WSJ: After flying an FBI jet to see his girlfriend sing at a wrestling match, FBI director Kash Patel took the jet to a private Texas hunting resort called the Boondoggle Ranch. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Somewhere @johnrogers.bsky.social is swearing about a network note complaining that something was too obvious.
A cat with a guitar and an album called "Too Many Songs About Cats". All that's missing is a burrito for @scalzi.com perfection.
A big thanks to everyone who has listened to Too Many Songs About Cats so far.
To show my appreciation here is picture of Marcel just before laying down a smokin' guitar solo.
trevorstrong1.bandcamp.com/album/too-ma...
To show my appreciation here is picture of Marcel just before laying down a smokin' guitar solo.
trevorstrong1.bandcamp.com/album/too-ma...
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A cat with a guitar and an album called "Too Many Songs About Cats". All that's missing is a burrito for @scalzi.com perfection.