Mike Bowman
@mikebowman.dev
Toronto, Leafs, running, tech, cycling (both exercise and transport), guitar, Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
Reposted by Mike Bowman
Share if you love REAL rock music, where the guitarist is an old man dressed as a little schoolboy 🤘
November 27, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Share if you love REAL rock music, where the guitarist is an old man dressed as a little schoolboy 🤘
Tim Horton's opening soon at Queen and Spadina. They can't let McDonald's across the street hold the crown as the wildest fast food joint in Toronto. They're moving in. I predict fireworks
November 25, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Tim Horton's opening soon at Queen and Spadina. They can't let McDonald's across the street hold the crown as the wildest fast food joint in Toronto. They're moving in. I predict fireworks
Reposted by Mike Bowman
I have a sports metaphor story for this!
I have a younger brother who was a very competitive baseball player as a kid. Was on all the local travel & developmental squads.
One of his coaches had a very interesting and counterintuitive (to me) philosophy of the game, as it was played at that level.
I have a younger brother who was a very competitive baseball player as a kid. Was on all the local travel & developmental squads.
One of his coaches had a very interesting and counterintuitive (to me) philosophy of the game, as it was played at that level.
This does not mean “don’t worry about it,” or even that “it’s just a distraction.”
It means fight, delay, push back, express doubt, and do anything you can to remind anyone who’ll listen that Trump and Trumpers threaten all sorts of things and hope you’ll jump out of the way.
Don’t forfeit.
It means fight, delay, push back, express doubt, and do anything you can to remind anyone who’ll listen that Trump and Trumpers threaten all sorts of things and hope you’ll jump out of the way.
Don’t forfeit.
November 23, 2024 at 4:11 PM
I have a sports metaphor story for this!
I have a younger brother who was a very competitive baseball player as a kid. Was on all the local travel & developmental squads.
One of his coaches had a very interesting and counterintuitive (to me) philosophy of the game, as it was played at that level.
I have a younger brother who was a very competitive baseball player as a kid. Was on all the local travel & developmental squads.
One of his coaches had a very interesting and counterintuitive (to me) philosophy of the game, as it was played at that level.
Reposted by Mike Bowman
Ontario political dynamics in a paragraph
Don from Niagara on the Lake thinks he knows Toronto streets better than Torontonians who cycle on them everyday.
www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...
www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...
November 18, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Ontario political dynamics in a paragraph
Reposted by Mike Bowman
There's a story in the Star today on what happened with the Bloor bike lanes, and it's this attitude that has soured me towards the idea of localism. Its primary expression in Canadian politics is often a parochial mindset that just because *you* live somewhere, you get a veto over everything.
November 17, 2024 at 2:51 PM
There's a story in the Star today on what happened with the Bloor bike lanes, and it's this attitude that has soured me towards the idea of localism. Its primary expression in Canadian politics is often a parochial mindset that just because *you* live somewhere, you get a veto over everything.
Reposted by Mike Bowman
Jobs I've done
Swim teacher for toddlers
Summer camp counsellor
Campus bar "security"
Door to door cable/phone/internet sales (only lasted 2 days, so dunno if it counts)
Brewery helper/beer delivery driver
Sandwich maker (not at subway, so not sandwich artist)
Barista
Swim teacher for toddlers
Summer camp counsellor
Campus bar "security"
Door to door cable/phone/internet sales (only lasted 2 days, so dunno if it counts)
Brewery helper/beer delivery driver
Sandwich maker (not at subway, so not sandwich artist)
Barista
Jobs I did
Ski Technician
Sales Floor (target)
Dance Instructor
Video Editor ( for magazine )
Projectionist
Accountant
Ski Technician
Sales Floor (target)
Dance Instructor
Video Editor ( for magazine )
Projectionist
Accountant
Introduce yourself with some jobs you’ve done apart from what you do now:
Nanny
Ice cream scooper
Life guard
Swim lesson instructor
Graphic designer
2nd grade teacher
Nanny
Ice cream scooper
Life guard
Swim lesson instructor
Graphic designer
2nd grade teacher
November 11, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Jobs I've done
Swim teacher for toddlers
Summer camp counsellor
Campus bar "security"
Door to door cable/phone/internet sales (only lasted 2 days, so dunno if it counts)
Brewery helper/beer delivery driver
Sandwich maker (not at subway, so not sandwich artist)
Barista
Swim teacher for toddlers
Summer camp counsellor
Campus bar "security"
Door to door cable/phone/internet sales (only lasted 2 days, so dunno if it counts)
Brewery helper/beer delivery driver
Sandwich maker (not at subway, so not sandwich artist)
Barista
The ebikes in the Toronto Bike Share are a game changer. I think if more people tried them, it'd have a huge impact on people's transportation choices.
The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%. Via Treehugger
www.treehugger.com/e-bikers-rid...
www.treehugger.com/e-bikers-rid...
E-Bikers Ride Much Farther and More Frequently Than Regular Bikers
They are not 'cheating,' but are serious transportation.
www.treehugger.com
November 11, 2024 at 5:06 PM
The ebikes in the Toronto Bike Share are a game changer. I think if more people tried them, it'd have a huge impact on people's transportation choices.
Sports BlueSky! Quote Post with your favorite teams
MLB: Blue Jays :(
NBA: Raptors :)
NHL: Leafs :((((((
MLB: Blue Jays :(
NBA: Raptors :)
NHL: Leafs :((((((
November 10, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Sports BlueSky! Quote Post with your favorite teams
MLB: Blue Jays :(
NBA: Raptors :)
NHL: Leafs :((((((
MLB: Blue Jays :(
NBA: Raptors :)
NHL: Leafs :((((((
So aside from just trying to follow the same people as I do elsewhere, how do folks make this a pleasant and useful place to be?
November 7, 2024 at 3:50 AM
So aside from just trying to follow the same people as I do elsewhere, how do folks make this a pleasant and useful place to be?