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JenniferD
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Ambidextrous Ragamuffin. Bookish.
Silly for dogs. Introvert. Awkward.
Over-thinker. Disabled.

Canadian. She/Her
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Hang on, when did reading become so performative?

(I get it, this actually IS performative in the movie 🤣, but Hepburn was a noted bookworm!)
image from the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. Characters Holly and Paul are in a library, sitting at a table. Holly wears dark sunglasses and is reading a book. There are many books strewn across the table. Paul holds a book in his right hand and has a puzzled look on his face. Behind them are shelves of books, a cabinet, with a bust on it, and what looks like a framed map on the wall.
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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This guy!
I think his blinking is an attempt to send a message.
Image of a man in a blue suit, white shirt, light blue tie. His hands are clasped in front of him. He has a very blank expression on his face, and looks a little... trapped? Disassociated? Awkward. Out of the shot, to his left, Kash Patel is speaking at a lectern. In the video, this man is blinking. A lot.
October 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Stats say I solved Wordle in 1 guess 3 times. For the life of me, I cannot remember what the other was - today's, last year's 'Pious', and 🤷‍♀️ no clue.

I'd love to be getting more in the 2-guess category - that's be fun!

Those panicked #6 guesses suck. LOL! Been a long time since I blanked though
Screen grab showing my Wordle stats. At the top is a white star in a green box, under which it says, "Congratulations!" 1210 games played 99% win percentage 341 current streak 341 Max streak "Wordle in 1" badge earned Guess distribution: 1: 3 2: 66 3: 312 4: 447 5: 272 6: 95
October 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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That's right, satan. 🤣
Screenshot of storage used graphic. Image of small cloud, top-left, with the word 'Storage' to its right. Below that, a storage space line, showing a small amount of storage used. Below that it reads, '666.6 MB of 15GB used'.
October 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Just thought I'd share that you are experiencing an 'invalid handle' issue - on both your profile, and posts. Examples:
Screengrab showing 'invalid handle' alert beside The New Statesman's account name. Screengrab of The New Statesman's Bluesky profile, showing 'invalid handle' alert under their name,
September 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana or Pearl Jam.

The ones I practically wore out:
Album cover for The Tragically Hip's Road Apples. A darker red background, with a white framed photograph in the centre, showing a speckled horse in a field, with a trailer park and mountains behind. The band name is above the photo, and the album name below. The letters are Scrabble tile-like. Album cover of Soundgarden's Superunknown. Black background, band name in white on the top. Bottom-third has a black and white and grey image of an upside down treeline. this image is kinda grungy. In shades of orange, yellow, and red is a very blurry screaming figure, from the shoulders up, facing right. Album cover for R.E.M.'s Monster. Orange background. Album title in red block letters top-left; band name in blue block letters, top-right. Image is of a large animal head - bear-like. It is in black ink, with lots of negative space where the orange background shows through. The bear has very wide-opened eyes. Album cover of Sinéad O'Connor's 'I do not want what I haven't got.' Black background. Artist's name in gold printed font (with lowercase letters), top-left. Album title across the bottom in matching gold printed font. Photograph of a close-up of O'Connor's face, she is looking to the right. Light shines across her eyes, the upper and lower part of her face are in various states of shadows, from light to dark on her chin and neck.
September 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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As seen on the Lego Canada website just now:
Screenshot from a page on the Lego Canda website. It reads, "Standard service paused: In the US & Canada, Standard pieces are temporarily unavailable. You can still shop our Bestseller range which includes thousands of the most popular bricks and pieces ready to order."
August 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you

I'm putting a lot of faith in Crab Man here. 🤣
Image of the cast from the TV Series My Name is Earl. The characters are in the restaurant where Crab Man works, and where hey often hang out. From left to right: Randy, Joy, Darnell (aka Crab Man), Earl, and Catalina. Earl and Randy are sitting at a table. Joy and Darnell stand in the middle-back, and Catalina is back-right. Joy is holding a pool cue. Behind them is a pool table, and two pinball machines.
August 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Tangentially, I often think people used to look so much older than they do today (cosmetic surgery aside). I don't know if this is an accurate thought, but then... case in point, Nathan Cohen is 40-years-old in this photograph. He died at age 47, in 1971. This picture was taken in 1964. That was 40.
Black and white photograph of Toronto arts critic Nathan Cohen sitting in what looks like an office cubicle. The photo was taken in 1964. He is wearing a suit, sitting at a desk. His right hand is on a typewriter, his left hand holds a lit cigarette. Credit: Norman James/Toronto Star/Getty Images
August 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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It's fine.
Image shows a weather map of the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States, from The Weather Network, of temperatures, represented by colours ranging from yellow to very red. It is grossly hot. The map represents the area from West, Wisconsin and Minnesota, east to Bangor Maine. Southern-most point shown is Indianapolis, northern-most point is past Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
August 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Sometimes they sleep weirdly and we don't know how they breathe.
Photo shows a calico cat sleeping on her totally on her face. She is on top of a blanket, on a bed. She is mostly grey, with orange and cream throughout her coat. Photo shoes two mostly grey calico cats sleeping curled into each other. The lower cat has her face jammed up into the armpit of the upper cat. Upper cat has her head resting on the back of the neck of the lower cat. The cats have their 4 paws intertwined. They are lying on a grey blanket, and a green blanket, and are on a bed. A human bed. LOL!
August 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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I have just been made aware it is International Cat Day.

We have a couple of ding-dongs. 🤣 They are 18-years-old. My partner has had them since they were 7-8 weeks old. I've only been in their lives for 3 1/2 years but they let me in and allow me to stay. I joke, but they are very good girls! 💕
Photograph of a calico cat - she is mostly grey, with orange and cream colours mixed through her coat. She is giving me stink-eye, but is mostyl a very sweet girl. Photograph of a calico cat, sister to the cat in the previous photo. She is mostly grey, with orange and cream colours throughout her coat. She has a paler patch on the inside of her left eye/bridge of her nose, and a paler patch on the left side of her chin, just under her mouth.
August 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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A two-page infographic provided by RAPP, showing the statistics around caregivers/caregiving in Canada.

PDF download available at this link: vanierinstitute.ca/resource/rap...

#CdnPoli #Healthcare
Screenshot shows page 1 of a 2-page PDF from Research on Aging Policies and Practices titled, "Value of Family Caregiving in Canada", from February 2022. The inforgraphic shows 1 in 4 Canadians aged 15+ were caregivers in 2018 (7.8 million people), provided 5.7 billios hours of unpaid care. This has an estimated economic value of $97.1 billion. 2.8 million full-time equivalent workers would be required to replace the 5.7 billion unpaid hours that family caregivers provide. Caregivers contribute 4.2% of gross domestic product; 32.2% of national expenditures on health care; and have more than 3 times the national expenditures on home, community, and long-term care. Page 2 of the infographic from Research on Aging Policies and Practices (RAPP). A chart shows the 'Caregivers' aggregate time and value by province'. Chart columns are: Province; % of population who are caregivers; Total Time (hours/year); Economic Value. The methodology of the study is also provided, based on analysis from Statistics Canada's 2018 General Social Survey.
August 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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The lithium/Alheimer's news is HUGE!

Also appreciate that, in the brief clip shared, the value of unpaid care is being highlighted.

So many people work incredibly hard, without pay, caring for loved ones who, often, do not have financial means to afford professional health care supports.
August 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Drop an old person that you're going to turn into in the future.

(I wish!) Frankie-era Lily Tomlin is aging goals! 🤣
Image is a still shot from the TV series Grace and Frankie. In the picture, Grace - played by Lily Tomlin - is sitting at a booth in a restaurant. She has both arms, bent at the elbows, raised with her hands in fists. She has a smile on her face, like she's escited and saying 'YES!'. In front of her on the table is a margarita with a lime slice on the rim.
August 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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We don't have a lot of money, but we made a small donation this morning. There are a lot of costs associated with wildlife rehab and Shades of Hope is a registered Canadian charity.

So ends the tale of our two wee orphaned mice. It's rough out there, but with hope you find the helpers.
Image is a scree grab showing confirmation of a charitable donation. The organization is Shades of Hope Wildlife Rescue. Their logo is a black oval, within which are silhouettes of animals and birds against an orange, yellow and red sunny sky backdrop. The caption reads, 'Thank you for your donation!' Website: https://www.shadesofhope.ca/
August 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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A thing about me is that wildlife in need find me. Tonight, we found 2 baby rodents, eyes not even open yet, in the backyard, about 2 feet apart. No idea how long they'd been there. They are now warm and covered, in a shoe box with air holes. We will be making a long drive to a rescue centre. 1/2
Photo shows a tiny rodent on the ground. It is a baby and it's eyes are not even open yet. There are green leaves and dried plant debris around. Photo shows a 2nd tiny rodent, also on the ground with green leaves and dried plant debris around them on the ground. Photo shows the two rodents in a shoe box. They are on a white towel, which has is being warmed underneath by heated rices in a small bag - as directed by the wildlife rescue centre.
August 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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No cheating. Your last saved celebrity photo is your therapist. Who is it?

This works. 🤣
Image is From the TV Series Jessica Jones, starring Krysten Ritter. It is a close up of the character Jessica Jones. She is outside, in front of a red brick building. She has a couple of wounds on her forehead and cheekbone. She is staring ahead at something, looking very serious. She has black hair, just below shoulder-length, and is wearing a black leather jacket, and a big grey scarf.
August 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Not me over here crying over poetry again.
Via Poem of the Day from Poetry Foundation.
(A lovely pause in your inbox each day.)

#Booksky #Poetry
Image is a screen shot of a poem by Stanley Kunitz. It reads: The Layers BY Stanley Kunitz I have walked through many lives, some of them my own, and I am not who I was, though some principle of being abides, from which I struggle not to stray. When I look behind, as I am compelled to look before I can gather strength to proceed on my journey, I see the milestones dwindling toward the horizon and the slow fires trailing from the abandoned camp-sites, over which scavenger angels wheel on heavy wings. Oh, I have made myself a tribe out of my true affections, and my tribe is scattered! How shall the heart be reconciled to its feast of losses? In a rising wind the manic dust of my friends, those who fell along the way, bitterly stings my face. Yet I turn, I turn, exulting somewhat, with my will intact to go wherever I need to go, and every stone on the road precious to me. In my darkest night, when the moon was covered and I roamed through wreckage, a nimbus-clouded voice directed me: “Live in the layers, not on the litter.” Though I lack the art to decipher it, no doubt the next chapter in my book of transformations is already written. I am not done with my changes.
July 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Both my parents are big readers. My mum's current read: 'The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus', by Emma Knight. (She loves it!) My stepdad's current read: 'Sharp', by Therese Huston. (He loves it, but has become *very* preoccupied by "the inevitable decline and decay" of his brain.)

#Booksky
Image shows the book cover for the novel 'The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus', by Emma Knight. The design is an illustration and everything appears close-up. It is a very bright and busy cover. Blue background. Brown table in the foreground, with a table runner of yellow and brown pattern. On it, a white and blue patterned vase of bright flowers - yellow, orange, pink, ivory, purple, pale green. On the wall, an ornately framed portrait of a woman holding a reddish animal that is not totally visible. An ornate chandelier hangs from the ceiling. Image shows book cover for the nonfiction book 'Sharp. 14 Simple Ways to Improve Your Life with Brain Science', by Therese Huston, PH.D. The book cover is robin's egg blue. The title and author's name are in a solid, black font. The number '14' is circled. On the mid-right side of the book is a pencil. It is orange, with a pink eraser. The point of the lead is facing the top of the book.
July 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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"Who would want to sponsor the prize now? ....what organization with that kind of money wants to risk being drawn into this drama? Which financial institution wants people scouring its records for any connection to Israel, followed by angry taunts and tweets?"

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Image is a screen grab of this article. From the Globe and Mail, by journalist Marsha Lederman, published 18 July 2025. Headline reads: The Giller Prize was a rare success story. Now it might become a casualty of a foreign war. There is a photo, taken by Edward Lima for The Canadian Press, from the 2024 Giller Award Ceremony. In it, 3 protestors hold a large sign that reads 'BOYCOTT GILLER GALA"
July 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Post a book you love from the 1970s.
Image shows the book cover for the novel, The World According to Garp, by John Irving. It is the original 1978 edition. Cream coloured paper, with the author's name in red block letters, and the book title in red calligraphy-style lettering.
July 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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What I see when I see his face

#OnPoli
Image show an inflatable punching toy 'Bobo the Clown'. The clown has yellow curly hair sticking out from a too small red hat. It has a long blye jacket with yellow lapels, red pants with yellow polka dots, and too big red clown shoes.
July 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Looks okay!! Now to source them near me! 🤤
Ingredients label from Wholly Veggie! Black Bean Veggie Burger. Ingredients include: black beans, cooked brown rice, water, corn, sunflower oil, onion, pea protein, methylcellulose, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, spices, cane sugar, onion powder, lime juice concentrate, dehydrated cilantro, yeast extract, jalapeno pepper powder, paprika extract, spice extracts, natural flavour.
July 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Question: I am a bit confused (easily happens). I thought Kobo Plus gave unlimited access, but saw this indicating 1 audio credit is $12.99/month. I'm interested in the Kobo Plus Read & Listen, and hoping to move back to Kobo this year, if finances allow. Stupid money. LOL!! Sorry to bother you. ☺️
Image is a screen grab from the Kobo website, with details about a monthly audiobook subscription for $12.99, for 1 monthly credit.
June 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM