Karen Douglas 🇨🇦
@karenbdc.bsky.social
Hoping for 🎶nothing but blue skies from now on🎶
I post boring bits of my life & anything I find interesting.
If you followed me from the old place because of hockey; don't bother. I stopped watching hockey a few years ago.
Pronouns: she /her
I post boring bits of my life & anything I find interesting.
If you followed me from the old place because of hockey; don't bother. I stopped watching hockey a few years ago.
Pronouns: she /her
My Surprise Songs piano snowglobe is out for delivery today! Seems appropriate to get a snowglobe on a snowy day. Interesting because I ordered the TTPD snowglobe the day before and it hasn't shipped yet. They were READY on the Surprise Songs piano.
Also ... merch drop today? I think so ...
Also ... merch drop today? I think so ...
November 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My Surprise Songs piano snowglobe is out for delivery today! Seems appropriate to get a snowglobe on a snowy day. Interesting because I ordered the TTPD snowglobe the day before and it hasn't shipped yet. They were READY on the Surprise Songs piano.
Also ... merch drop today? I think so ...
Also ... merch drop today? I think so ...
Another fraud story. What do you need to learn from this? You cannot obtain adequate segregation of duties when people are related. This situation should never have been allowed. If you are a business owner or a board member, learn that now.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Mom and daughter team stole thousands from first-responder charity, lawsuit alleges | CBC News
A charity for Canadian first responders and their families is suing its former CEO and treasurer, alleging massive fraud and misappropriation of donor funds. CBC News has learned that the Hamilton-bas...
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Another fraud story. What do you need to learn from this? You cannot obtain adequate segregation of duties when people are related. This situation should never have been allowed. If you are a business owner or a board member, learn that now.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Okay, black Friday sales in Canada are dumb. It is even dumber When the sales are already on. It isn't Friday yet. However, I just got a grey hoodie for $18 at Marks and since the deal was so great, I also bought a gray one.
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Okay, black Friday sales in Canada are dumb. It is even dumber When the sales are already on. It isn't Friday yet. However, I just got a grey hoodie for $18 at Marks and since the deal was so great, I also bought a gray one.
The very kind building maintenance man just agreed with my self-assessment that I am very clean, but also very messy 😀
He's here to replace my stove and commented on how clean my stove and microwave are but he also saw how much stuff I had to move out of the way to make room for him
He's here to replace my stove and commented on how clean my stove and microwave are but he also saw how much stuff I had to move out of the way to make room for him
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The very kind building maintenance man just agreed with my self-assessment that I am very clean, but also very messy 😀
He's here to replace my stove and commented on how clean my stove and microwave are but he also saw how much stuff I had to move out of the way to make room for him
He's here to replace my stove and commented on how clean my stove and microwave are but he also saw how much stuff I had to move out of the way to make room for him
I love dogs and sticks. This is great
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I love dogs and sticks. This is great
This is fascinating. Also, it is about damn time that this started happening. At the last place I worked, we compared salaries after we worked there. Crazy discrepancies some of which appeared to be sexism /ageism (pay older workers less).
An Ontario provincial government win? I don’t know how to process the Ford government doing something that’s good for Ontarians.
Woah!
Ontario passed a law starting Jan 2026 that it is illegal for companies to ghost you.
If you have interviewed for a job they are legally required to inform you if they hire someone else or close the position.
The law also requires salary transparency on listings and disclosing use of AI
Ontario passed a law starting Jan 2026 that it is illegal for companies to ghost you.
If you have interviewed for a job they are legally required to inform you if they hire someone else or close the position.
The law also requires salary transparency on listings and disclosing use of AI
November 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This is fascinating. Also, it is about damn time that this started happening. At the last place I worked, we compared salaries after we worked there. Crazy discrepancies some of which appeared to be sexism /ageism (pay older workers less).
Ok fellow Swifties ... will our wallets be safe today? We'll find out soon!
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Ok fellow Swifties ... will our wallets be safe today? We'll find out soon!
It is me! Today, I was deliberating whether or not to keep a whole bunch of old cables. Because, you just never know.
And books, I hold them in my hand and decide whether or not I should keep them. I keep them
And books, I hold them in my hand and decide whether or not I should keep them. I keep them
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It is me! Today, I was deliberating whether or not to keep a whole bunch of old cables. Because, you just never know.
And books, I hold them in my hand and decide whether or not I should keep them. I keep them
And books, I hold them in my hand and decide whether or not I should keep them. I keep them
Perfect!
Were you a sleeper cell spy? In fifty years, will all this be declassified? And you'll confess why you did it and I'll say, "Good riddance" 'Cause it wasn't sexy once it wasn't forbidden. I would've died for your sins, instead, I just died inside. And you deserve prison, but you won't get time.
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Perfect!
It is time to once again publicly shame myself over my notebook hoarding . Nothing fancy (I donated those because they were empty). I need to stop buying notebooks when I see them on sale.
Yes, I have been cleaning my office space. I haven't even looked in the box where I keep my 'new' ones.
Yes, I have been cleaning my office space. I haven't even looked in the box where I keep my 'new' ones.
November 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It is time to once again publicly shame myself over my notebook hoarding . Nothing fancy (I donated those because they were empty). I need to stop buying notebooks when I see them on sale.
Yes, I have been cleaning my office space. I haven't even looked in the box where I keep my 'new' ones.
Yes, I have been cleaning my office space. I haven't even looked in the box where I keep my 'new' ones.
This is for you @lovemustwin.bsky.social
Ooo I just read this the other day; apparently there are many more than were expected.
www.projectsnowstorm.org/posts/in-wit...
www.projectsnowstorm.org/posts/in-wit...
In With a Bang - Project SNOWstorm
Sometimes it’s nice to be wrong. When the Project SNOWstorm team held its annual planning meeting in August, there had been no reports from the Arctic suggesting there’d been a significant snowy owl b...
www.projectsnowstorm.org
November 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
This is for you @lovemustwin.bsky.social
I have serious env y when I read these posts. Their dedication to clearing the bicycle paths is something other cities should aspire to
The real-time snow plowing & maintenance map for main bicycle paths in Oulu. Of course you shouldn't even need one, since you can always count on paths being maintained anyway, but it's still a nice little thing to have 👌
#Oulu #MeanwhileInOulu #Finland
#Oulu #MeanwhileInOulu #Finland
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I have serious env y when I read these posts. Their dedication to clearing the bicycle paths is something other cities should aspire to
I know that it is essential to eat as many vegetables as possible, but I draw the line at the kale leaf that was floating in my morning coffee. Kale does not belong in coffee.
To be fair, the kale leaf probably didn't want to be in the coffee. It probably fell off my hand (lunch prep).
To be fair, the kale leaf probably didn't want to be in the coffee. It probably fell off my hand (lunch prep).
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I know that it is essential to eat as many vegetables as possible, but I draw the line at the kale leaf that was floating in my morning coffee. Kale does not belong in coffee.
To be fair, the kale leaf probably didn't want to be in the coffee. It probably fell off my hand (lunch prep).
To be fair, the kale leaf probably didn't want to be in the coffee. It probably fell off my hand (lunch prep).
Marked safe from the cardigan drop. Still waiting on what is next
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Marked safe from the cardigan drop. Still waiting on what is next
My surprise song piano snowglobe has shipped!!!
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My surprise song piano snowglobe has shipped!!!
Wow - the email just arrived telling me that the new merch was available. Thank you to @dnfloyd.bsky.social who had posted about it, so I knew it was available. If I had waited for the official email - sold out
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Wow - the email just arrived telling me that the new merch was available. Thank you to @dnfloyd.bsky.social who had posted about it, so I knew it was available. If I had waited for the official email - sold out
The piano snowglobe is MINE!
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The piano snowglobe is MINE!
Yesterday the internet was stupid & I missed surprise songs merch because Canadian addresses wouldn't work in the CA store. However, tonight I saw that the TTPD Snowglobe was available! Missed it last year & regretted it. It is mine (or will be soon) along with the cleaning cart ornament!
November 20, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Yesterday the internet was stupid & I missed surprise songs merch because Canadian addresses wouldn't work in the CA store. However, tonight I saw that the TTPD Snowglobe was available! Missed it last year & regretted it. It is mine (or will be soon) along with the cleaning cart ornament!
Reposted by Karen Douglas 🇨🇦
Ok you all have to take 1 minute and watch Arianna Grande imitate her grandmother when Arianna's brother came out to the family.
Forward to 59:45 on the recording
youtu.be/sqF-GLIjzxk?...
Forward to 59:45 on the recording
youtu.be/sqF-GLIjzxk?...
November 19, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Ok you all have to take 1 minute and watch Arianna Grande imitate her grandmother when Arianna's brother came out to the family.
Forward to 59:45 on the recording
youtu.be/sqF-GLIjzxk?...
Forward to 59:45 on the recording
youtu.be/sqF-GLIjzxk?...
Winnipeg Jets doing it right (as always).
Loud cheers for JAD3, tonight's anthem singers as part of Filipino Heritage Night.
November 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Winnipeg Jets doing it right (as always).
One short video from Spatial Pull by Mile Zero Dance at City Hall today. My friend Theresa (my massage therapist) is the one closest to the bottom. This is not slow motion - they moved very slowly down the stairs. It took Theresa 34 minutes to be in her final position. Great performance by all
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
One short video from Spatial Pull by Mile Zero Dance at City Hall today. My friend Theresa (my massage therapist) is the one closest to the bottom. This is not slow motion - they moved very slowly down the stairs. It took Theresa 34 minutes to be in her final position. Great performance by all
I think we were supposed to ignore the large overlap between UCP donors & Better Edmonton voters. And, of course, there was the 'oh look, more out of touch middle-aged white men who want to go back to the good old days' factor (for me).
"I also think the party really missed just how much resentment exists in Edmonton toward the UCP government. ...
"Unfair or not, I think voters were left wondering if Better Edmonton could sufficiently offer strategic resistance to the province."
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
"Unfair or not, I think voters were left wondering if Better Edmonton could sufficiently offer strategic resistance to the province."
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Keith Gerein: Better Edmonton's political survival must start by bettering itself
All but one of the council incumbents were re-elected, many by significantly larger margins.
edmontonjournal.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I think we were supposed to ignore the large overlap between UCP donors & Better Edmonton voters. And, of course, there was the 'oh look, more out of touch middle-aged white men who want to go back to the good old days' factor (for me).
It is almost time for everyone (not just professionals) to post their art and for art lovers to admire it. The #ArtAdventCalendar is always fun (it started on the other site). Read through Jay's thread and decide what you are going to post. Or just make a note to enjoy it in December
Artists & Art lovers!
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
#ArtAdventCalendar
In its 11th year, #artadventcalendar participants post an original piece of art from Dec 1-24. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography. If it’s art and it beautifies th…
earthskyart.ca
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It is almost time for everyone (not just professionals) to post their art and for art lovers to admire it. The #ArtAdventCalendar is always fun (it started on the other site). Read through Jay's thread and decide what you are going to post. Or just make a note to enjoy it in December
Edmonton friends ... Mile Zero Dance is doing a free performance tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon at City Hall. It's choreographed specifically to take advantage of that great staircase. Apparently, they will be falling down it, or so I've been told.
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Spatial Pull - Mile Zero Dance
Mile Zero Dance presents: Spatial Pull An ensemble’s dream descent down the staircase Choreographed by Gerry Morita This performance will take place at Edmonton’s City Hall on November 18. Free […]
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November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Edmonton friends ... Mile Zero Dance is doing a free performance tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon at City Hall. It's choreographed specifically to take advantage of that great staircase. Apparently, they will be falling down it, or so I've been told.
share.google/nSnILb8Ho5jV...
share.google/nSnILb8Ho5jV...
Reposted by Karen Douglas 🇨🇦
This.
Deeply ashamed by the revelation of his actions ≠ deeply ashamed of his actions, and I’m sure a Harvard lawyer would understand the difference
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This.