Mark McGahey
marktmcgahey.bsky.social
Mark McGahey
@marktmcgahey.bsky.social
Retired military air navigator, part-time book editor, part-time small town bookstore employee. Fan of dogs and dog-eared paperbacks. I am fond of lakes surrounded by granite hills and riding my motorcycle on twisty back roads.
There are no wrong answers, but clearly lower case 'a' is the only right answer. A whole word, one keystroke. No need to even reposition your pinkie. It's perfect in its simplicity and efficiency. Spacebar, a, spacebar. Done. Now you can move on to the next word rested and with a clear mind.
October 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
All the generals uncomfortably looking everywhere but the stage. Every master sergeant's eyes are locked on the same point in that special master sergeant way that anybody with any brains, regardless of rank, should recognize as a sign that they should stop talking several minutes ago.
October 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I have always made sure to stop and take a stroll there every time I'm driving through, no matter how tired I am or anxious to get where I'm going. Magical spot.
September 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Ontario has the widest discretion of any province (approx. 25% over limit), and the lowest MV casualty rates of any Canadian province, by a significant margin. Hammering those who drive dangerously for the actual conditions *works* better than blind enforcement of arbitrary limits.
September 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
False dichotomy. Few people think there should be *no* limit. But safe speed varies with myriad conditions and any fixed limit is going to be arbitrary. Therefore it makes sense to give police the discretion to enforce when violations actually create an unsafe condition.
September 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
They're all bad, so maximize their costs while minimizing their reward: Patronize ONE streaming service at a time. Take advantage of intro offers, cancel immediately after subscribing, binge all their good content then move to the next when your month expires. Cycle through and repeat.
September 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
RIS: Redundant Initialism Syndrome. PIN is the only acronym in that group.
September 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Legend has it that they used Neil's bass foot to establish a reference for the GPS clock signal.
September 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The Canadian Federation of High School Boys has held the copyright on that word since 1957, although they do not enforce it.
September 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Not knowing how to spell defence is the defining feature of Canadian English. The uncertainty is grilled into us in kindergarten.
September 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Social media success has gone to your head; just phoning it in now.
September 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If he gets turfed it will be replace him with someone even worse. Until they recognize that Unite the Right has run its course and the moderates split off into a new PC party, the Reformers are just going to keep picking rage farmers with no platform or vision.
September 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
This is a talk you probably should have had five years ago. Who knows what nonsense he's picked up in the schoolyard about frozen food attitudes and choices?
September 1, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Venomous Lionfish(TM) isn't the species, it's the culinary dish. Which, since I invented it, I get to name. Watch for it and its variations Venomous Lionfish-Os and Venomous Lionfish alla Arrabbiata in local supermarkets this fall.
August 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We do this because speed limits are arbitrary. The safe speed on any patch of road varies by: vehicle, weather, traffic, driver ability and alertness, lighting, etc. That's why police and courts have discretion. Sometimes 20 over is safe, sometimes 20 under is dangerous.
August 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM