Jag Villani
@jagvillani.bsky.social
Settler residing on unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin land.
All-weather cyclist.
Possibly a squirrel. Against fascism and weak coffee.
Mask up for the health of your loved ones and your community.
Uphold José Mujica Thought.
Trans rights are non-negotiable.
All-weather cyclist.
Possibly a squirrel. Against fascism and weak coffee.
Mask up for the health of your loved ones and your community.
Uphold José Mujica Thought.
Trans rights are non-negotiable.
Tonight: Driver just comes to a dead stop on a green light when there's no traffic in front of him, nearly getting me hit by a turning taxi ... then they just continue driving up the street. I'm familiar with drivers being psychos, but was this one confused, "being polite" to the taxi, or just lost?
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Tonight: Driver just comes to a dead stop on a green light when there's no traffic in front of him, nearly getting me hit by a turning taxi ... then they just continue driving up the street. I'm familiar with drivers being psychos, but was this one confused, "being polite" to the taxi, or just lost?
Speaking of transit drivers; also tonight:
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Speaking of transit drivers; also tonight:
Honestly I don't even know why I have an UNCOUNTABLE number of lights on my bike: front, sides, spokes, rear, helmet, a whole string of blinky lights on the frame; when drivers still just do their thing right through a red light without noticing it or me! This close to serious injury tonight. 🙃
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Honestly I don't even know why I have an UNCOUNTABLE number of lights on my bike: front, sides, spokes, rear, helmet, a whole string of blinky lights on the frame; when drivers still just do their thing right through a red light without noticing it or me! This close to serious injury tonight. 🙃
Had a bit of an "oh deer!" 🦌 moment on this morning's #winterbike. Those creatures can really move fast when they want/need.
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Had a bit of an "oh deer!" 🦌 moment on this morning's #winterbike. Those creatures can really move fast when they want/need.
Okay #autowa, no more roads for you until you learn to use the ones you've got correctly. Tonight was several drivers in a row with their lights off after dark, jamming up an intersection that they can't clear, mistaking a two-way street for a one-way and driving right at me to get around a turner.
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Okay #autowa, no more roads for you until you learn to use the ones you've got correctly. Tonight was several drivers in a row with their lights off after dark, jamming up an intersection that they can't clear, mistaking a two-way street for a one-way and driving right at me to get around a turner.
What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
— Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons.
— Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons.
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
— Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons.
— Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons.
One of my clients recently demanded that the following clause be included in his contract or he would not sign ... and I said, yes, good, everyone should demand no less.
![Excerpt from a contract that reads: "4. Artificial intelligence tools. [Redacted] shall not allow the reproduction, ingestion or manipulation of any production listed in Appendix A by or through the use of any artificial intelligence tools of any kind."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p5zm3fkcpzbzu7cgc2wgl3r6/bafkreifdydwaquwc2gmdlg5dswprobcwyqsxeiog4gjnttpppqg4kq3jyu@jpeg)
October 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
One of my clients recently demanded that the following clause be included in his contract or he would not sign ... and I said, yes, good, everyone should demand no less.
So, uh ... funny story from this afternoon's ride about a car on the MUP ... specifically a Ville de Gatineau car on a NCC MUP section; was nearly a whole let less funny since I was coming around a blind corner.
October 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
So, uh ... funny story from this afternoon's ride about a car on the MUP ... specifically a Ville de Gatineau car on a NCC MUP section; was nearly a whole let less funny since I was coming around a blind corner.
Now you're thinking with portals!
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Now you're thinking with portals!
Crazy things can happen on Autowa MUPs.
October 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Crazy things can happen on Autowa MUPs.
Driver logic: if I don't block the intersection, someone else will block me out of it!
October 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Driver logic: if I don't block the intersection, someone else will block me out of it!
Don't forget to fail to make eye contact with the jerk of a pickup truck driver who has parked himself in the pedestrian crossing.
October 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Don't forget to fail to make eye contact with the jerk of a pickup truck driver who has parked himself in the pedestrian crossing.
Slower moving traffic should get out of the way (and bicycles deliver the freedom auto ads promise).
October 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Slower moving traffic should get out of the way (and bicycles deliver the freedom auto ads promise).
Back at the Preservation Centre today; lovely in the afternoon autumn sun.
October 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Back at the Preservation Centre today; lovely in the afternoon autumn sun.
Some sort of homemade front wheel drive e-bike ... kind of a neat idea, honestly. #BikesOfBluesky
October 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Some sort of homemade front wheel drive e-bike ... kind of a neat idea, honestly. #BikesOfBluesky
An unnecessary close pass followed by blasting down a one way street in the wrong direction? Must be Red Blacks game day on the QED. Thanks, CarMayor!
October 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
An unnecessary close pass followed by blasting down a one way street in the wrong direction? Must be Red Blacks game day on the QED. Thanks, CarMayor!
So I guess Ottawa Bylaw is unaware of the #Communauto Flex car sharing pilot parking rules.
October 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
So I guess Ottawa Bylaw is unaware of the #Communauto Flex car sharing pilot parking rules.
Back from the cottage; considering becoming an autumn-themed espresso influencer if my day job doesn't work out.
October 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Back from the cottage; considering becoming an autumn-themed espresso influencer if my day job doesn't work out.
Ottcity did the Spiderman meme with an attempt at a pedestrian detour!
October 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Ottcity did the Spiderman meme with an attempt at a pedestrian detour!
Blink and you'll miss 'em! (@paul-pothier.bsky.social, that is). I wish there was some sort of alert when you're about to pass by a mutual so you can make an impromptu group ride.
October 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Blink and you'll miss 'em! (@paul-pothier.bsky.social, that is). I wish there was some sort of alert when you're about to pass by a mutual so you can make an impromptu group ride.
Drivers cannot be expected to look for oncoming #ottbike traffic in two directions! Especially when going straight through O'Connor during signed prohibited hours! That's just unreasonable! At least she gave me the cute wave while doing a dangerous and illegal move!
October 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Drivers cannot be expected to look for oncoming #ottbike traffic in two directions! Especially when going straight through O'Connor during signed prohibited hours! That's just unreasonable! At least she gave me the cute wave while doing a dangerous and illegal move!
Did you know that drivers don't care and will just plow through flex posts and maybe people too because they're speeding and/or distracted?
September 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Did you know that drivers don't care and will just plow through flex posts and maybe people too because they're speeding and/or distracted?