Mike Leipe
@mleipe.bsky.social
"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is an absurd one." - Voltaire
Ottawa, Canada
Ottawa, Canada
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Mike Leipe
@mleipe.bsky.social
· May 5
"We're all different. Every day. That's the point."
- @gregghurwitzbooks.bsky.social, "The Last Orphan"
- @gregghurwitzbooks.bsky.social, "The Last Orphan"
Our cottage neighbours, on whose property this stands, think it's funny as hell. I think it belongs on the cover of a @stephenking.bsky.social novel.
#creepy
#creepy
September 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Our cottage neighbours, on whose property this stands, think it's funny as hell. I think it belongs on the cover of a @stephenking.bsky.social novel.
#creepy
#creepy
Got some book-loving friends here from Denmark and giving them my standard rant about my love of @johnvaillant.bsky.social's work - are any of them available in Danish, do you know?
September 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Got some book-loving friends here from Denmark and giving them my standard rant about my love of @johnvaillant.bsky.social's work - are any of them available in Danish, do you know?
5+ years into Stage IV colorectal cancer, I still get, "but you don't look like you have cancer!".
I continue to assert that cancer is not so much a battle as a grind, not something you fight but something you endure.
Thank you, @briannaabbott.bsky.social / @wsj.com.
www.wsj.com/health/termi...
I continue to assert that cancer is not so much a battle as a grind, not something you fight but something you endure.
Thank you, @briannaabbott.bsky.social / @wsj.com.
www.wsj.com/health/termi...
A New Reality for Terminal Cancer: Longer Lives, With Chronic Uncertainty
Stage-four cancer patients are living longer, challenging the idea of what it means to have and survive cancer. “The science just needs to stay a step ahead of me.”
www.wsj.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
5+ years into Stage IV colorectal cancer, I still get, "but you don't look like you have cancer!".
I continue to assert that cancer is not so much a battle as a grind, not something you fight but something you endure.
Thank you, @briannaabbott.bsky.social / @wsj.com.
www.wsj.com/health/termi...
I continue to assert that cancer is not so much a battle as a grind, not something you fight but something you endure.
Thank you, @briannaabbott.bsky.social / @wsj.com.
www.wsj.com/health/termi...
"A confident, precise prior that is contradicted by precise information from the world should result in a radically changed posterior probability" - @tomchivers.bsky.social, "Everything is Predictable"
One of those delightful books that will change how I live in this world. Thanks.
One of those delightful books that will change how I live in this world. Thanks.
July 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"A confident, precise prior that is contradicted by precise information from the world should result in a radically changed posterior probability" - @tomchivers.bsky.social, "Everything is Predictable"
One of those delightful books that will change how I live in this world. Thanks.
One of those delightful books that will change how I live in this world. Thanks.
If you're in the Ottawa area tomorrow and looking for musical Canada Day festivities, I'm playing with Rothwell & Moffatt at Gemmill Park in Almonte.
We're on from 4:30 - 5:15, but plan to arrive earlier and stay later to hear the other amazing acts, too.
www.mississippimills.ca/explore-and-...
We're on from 4:30 - 5:15, but plan to arrive earlier and stay later to hear the other amazing acts, too.
www.mississippimills.ca/explore-and-...
Canada Day | Mississippi Mills
www.mississippimills.ca
June 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
If you're in the Ottawa area tomorrow and looking for musical Canada Day festivities, I'm playing with Rothwell & Moffatt at Gemmill Park in Almonte.
We're on from 4:30 - 5:15, but plan to arrive earlier and stay later to hear the other amazing acts, too.
www.mississippimills.ca/explore-and-...
We're on from 4:30 - 5:15, but plan to arrive earlier and stay later to hear the other amazing acts, too.
www.mississippimills.ca/explore-and-...
The view from my workspace last evening. Some jobs are worth commuting to.
June 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The view from my workspace last evening. Some jobs are worth commuting to.
I met @damedenisemina.bsky.social once and as I recall she didn't look anything like Raymond Chandler. It turns out, however, that she can absolutely write like he did. Loving "The Second Murderer", thanks for writing it.
June 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I met @damedenisemina.bsky.social once and as I recall she didn't look anything like Raymond Chandler. It turns out, however, that she can absolutely write like he did. Loving "The Second Murderer", thanks for writing it.
Brian Wilson RIP.
Few human minds have held as much talent, or put it to such joyous use.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdt0...
Few human minds have held as much talent, or put it to such joyous use.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdt0...
GOOD VIBRATIONS (HD) THE BEACH BOYS
YouTube video by PhilGoodFactor1
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June 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Brian Wilson RIP.
Few human minds have held as much talent, or put it to such joyous use.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdt0...
Few human minds have held as much talent, or put it to such joyous use.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdt0...
"We're all different. Every day. That's the point."
- @gregghurwitzbooks.bsky.social, "The Last Orphan"
- @gregghurwitzbooks.bsky.social, "The Last Orphan"
May 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"We're all different. Every day. That's the point."
- @gregghurwitzbooks.bsky.social, "The Last Orphan"
- @gregghurwitzbooks.bsky.social, "The Last Orphan"
April 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"[T]he problem with people who think they're above the basics is they're the ones who get the basics wrong" - @brookmyre.bsky.social, "The Cracked Mirror"
Stellar book so far, thanks for writing it.
Stellar book so far, thanks for writing it.
April 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"[T]he problem with people who think they're above the basics is they're the ones who get the basics wrong" - @brookmyre.bsky.social, "The Cracked Mirror"
Stellar book so far, thanks for writing it.
Stellar book so far, thanks for writing it.
Delighted to have Vera, Chuck, and Dave dropping by today, especially given that four years ago the odds of that visit happening were microscopic.
April 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Delighted to have Vera, Chuck, and Dave dropping by today, especially given that four years ago the odds of that visit happening were microscopic.
Travelling around my riding of Nepean this week I've seen signs for the Conservative candidate everywhere, but so far only one for @mark-carney.bsky.social. What's up with that, @liberalca.bsky.social?
March 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Travelling around my riding of Nepean this week I've seen signs for the Conservative candidate everywhere, but so far only one for @mark-carney.bsky.social. What's up with that, @liberalca.bsky.social?
"Karla's Choice" was a delightful opportunity to spend a few evenings rediscovering George Smiley and my all-time favourite literary world, something I'd not expected to experience again. Thank you, @harkaway.bsky.social, for this exceptional book - it felt like returning home after a long absence.
March 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
"Karla's Choice" was a delightful opportunity to spend a few evenings rediscovering George Smiley and my all-time favourite literary world, something I'd not expected to experience again. Thank you, @harkaway.bsky.social, for this exceptional book - it felt like returning home after a long absence.
How cool is finding a Rush reference in the funnies?
March 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
How cool is finding a Rush reference in the funnies?
It was a pleasure and an honour to join Gene, River, and Cassie at January's Ottawa Bike Minds event to talk about how we've all used cycling to help us overcome obstacles in our lives.
bikeminds.ca/2025/01/28/o...
bikeminds.ca/2025/01/28/o...
Overcoming Obstacles
After exactly five years since our last in-person event, BIKE MINDS returned to the physical stage on Tuesday January 28, 2025 in Ottawa, in the cozy, intimate setting of the Ottawa Bike Café. Here…
bikeminds.ca
March 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It was a pleasure and an honour to join Gene, River, and Cassie at January's Ottawa Bike Minds event to talk about how we've all used cycling to help us overcome obstacles in our lives.
bikeminds.ca/2025/01/28/o...
bikeminds.ca/2025/01/28/o...
February 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I know you're not supposed to play favourites with your kids, but the one who gave us a year of Disney+ for Christmas just might have moved up a notch in the will the moment I discovered that I can now watch @karinslaughter.com's "Will Trent". 😉
February 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I know you're not supposed to play favourites with your kids, but the one who gave us a year of Disney+ for Christmas just might have moved up a notch in the will the moment I discovered that I can now watch @karinslaughter.com's "Will Trent". 😉
Yet another perfect day on Ottawa's Rideau Canal Skateway.
February 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Yet another perfect day on Ottawa's Rideau Canal Skateway.
Almost finished @andrewrsorkin.bsky.social's "Too Big To Fail", about the 2008 financial crisis. Enjoying it, but I'm realizing that I have very little understanding of finance and financial markets.
Can anyone here recommend one or more layperson-level books that will enlighten me in this space?
Can anyone here recommend one or more layperson-level books that will enlighten me in this space?
February 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Almost finished @andrewrsorkin.bsky.social's "Too Big To Fail", about the 2008 financial crisis. Enjoying it, but I'm realizing that I have very little understanding of finance and financial markets.
Can anyone here recommend one or more layperson-level books that will enlighten me in this space?
Can anyone here recommend one or more layperson-level books that will enlighten me in this space?
February 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I'll never forget hearing "Broken English" for the first time at 18, that voice like she'd been gargling with broken glass sending a chill down my spine. Still one of my favourite albums. Such a tremendous talent.
January 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I'll never forget hearing "Broken English" for the first time at 18, that voice like she'd been gargling with broken glass sending a chill down my spine. Still one of my favourite albums. Such a tremendous talent.
The original plan was to hit the ski hill this morning but that's not going to happen... 🥶
January 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The original plan was to hit the ski hill this morning but that's not going to happen... 🥶
Such a treat to see this again, for the first time in almost three years.
January 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Such a treat to see this again, for the first time in almost three years.