Oly Backstrom
@olybackstrom.bsky.social
Winnipegger.
Believer in people of all abilities.
He/Him
Believer in people of all abilities.
He/Him
Your anniversary read.
50 years on, mysteries of the sinking of SS Edmund Fitzgerald still persist. “Thirty know, 29 men and God. And nobody’s talking.” NYT gift article
In the Wake of the Edmund Fitzgerald
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Your anniversary read.
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was lost to Lake Superior 50 years ago today. 29 crew members perished.
“Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?”
Billy Strings covers the Gordon Lightfoot classic:
“Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?”
Billy Strings covers the Gordon Lightfoot classic:
Billy Strings - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald @ Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee 8/8/25
YouTube video by Sojahsey1
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was lost to Lake Superior 50 years ago today. 29 crew members perished.
“Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?”
Billy Strings covers the Gordon Lightfoot classic:
“Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?”
Billy Strings covers the Gordon Lightfoot classic:
Saturday playlist: local boy done good, Luke Doucet (Whitehorse; Sarah McLaughlan touring band) put this fab album out: Broken (and Other Rogue States)
Luke Doucet - Broken (and Other Rogue States) (Silver Series - Remastered 2025)
Listen to Broken (and Other Rogue States) (Silver Series - Remastered 2025) on TIDAL
tidal.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Saturday playlist: local boy done good, Luke Doucet (Whitehorse; Sarah McLaughlan touring band) put this fab album out: Broken (and Other Rogue States)
With the new Costco opening west side of Winnipeg, I was wondering if it’s technically still in Winnipeg. It is! Barely.
My next question: is it accessible via Winnipeg Transit. It’s important (and there will be more development there). As of now, there’d be a 26-31 minute walk. 1/2
My next question: is it accessible via Winnipeg Transit. It’s important (and there will be more development there). As of now, there’d be a 26-31 minute walk. 1/2
November 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
With the new Costco opening west side of Winnipeg, I was wondering if it’s technically still in Winnipeg. It is! Barely.
My next question: is it accessible via Winnipeg Transit. It’s important (and there will be more development there). As of now, there’d be a 26-31 minute walk. 1/2
My next question: is it accessible via Winnipeg Transit. It’s important (and there will be more development there). As of now, there’d be a 26-31 minute walk. 1/2
Fun ending at least. The Sharks are no joke.
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Fun ending at least. The Sharks are no joke.
Where's our Burton Cummings library card?
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Where's our Burton Cummings library card?
In Canada, significant gains in part time jobs in October, but drop off in full time jobs.
Globe and Mail gift article
Globe and Mail gift article
Canada’s job market surprisingly expands, unemployment falls in October
Economists polled by Reuters had expected the labour market to have lost 2,500 jobs
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
In Canada, significant gains in part time jobs in October, but drop off in full time jobs.
Globe and Mail gift article
Globe and Mail gift article
Our Westjet raffle is in 14 hours, and I'd be remiss if I didn’t draw this to your attention: right now, one ticket gives you one-in-270 chance of winning (think of the chances if you buy multiples!) Support employment inclusion here!
SCE LifeWorks - Come Together Fundraiser
Join thousands of community organizations - big and small - who raise more funds for their worthy causes with Rafflebox.
www.rafflebox.ca
November 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Our Westjet raffle is in 14 hours, and I'd be remiss if I didn’t draw this to your attention: right now, one ticket gives you one-in-270 chance of winning (think of the chances if you buy multiples!) Support employment inclusion here!
Reposted by Oly Backstrom
Spent a lot of today doubting myself and some decisions. Probably not done with that for a while.
But I did get to see the Northern Lights for the first time (ever) just now, and that’s not nothing.
It got even bigger and brighter after this.
But I did get to see the Northern Lights for the first time (ever) just now, and that’s not nothing.
It got even bigger and brighter after this.
November 6, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Spent a lot of today doubting myself and some decisions. Probably not done with that for a while.
But I did get to see the Northern Lights for the first time (ever) just now, and that’s not nothing.
It got even bigger and brighter after this.
But I did get to see the Northern Lights for the first time (ever) just now, and that’s not nothing.
It got even bigger and brighter after this.
“Social media is ultra-processed speech in the same way that Doritos are food. It’s designed to bypass the parts of your brain that keep you…from radicalizing yourself…they are designing these things in the lab to bypass our ability to collaborate and cooperate.”
- John Stewart
- John Stewart
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The New Yorker’s editor, David Remnick, presents interviews, profiles, and humor, in a co-production with WNYC Studios.
www.newyorker.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:39 AM
“Social media is ultra-processed speech in the same way that Doritos are food. It’s designed to bypass the parts of your brain that keep you…from radicalizing yourself…they are designing these things in the lab to bypass our ability to collaborate and cooperate.”
- John Stewart
- John Stewart
“…the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon. The sobering reality is that the United States has regressed, to different degrees, on all 12.”
NYT gift article
NYT gift article
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“…the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon. The sobering reality is that the United States has regressed, to different degrees, on all 12.”
NYT gift article
NYT gift article
Someday we'll say this was fun.
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Someday we'll say this was fun.
Another pretty fall sunset sky tonight.
November 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Another pretty fall sunset sky tonight.
Saturday (pre-games) playlist: punched up surf rock and spaghetti western vibes in Space Junk, a new release from Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives.
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives - Space Junk
Listen to Space Junk on TIDAL
tidal.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Saturday (pre-games) playlist: punched up surf rock and spaghetti western vibes in Space Junk, a new release from Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives.
@dejankovacevic.bsky.social welcome to Winnipeg! Sorry we didn’t have winter waiting for you.
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
@dejankovacevic.bsky.social welcome to Winnipeg! Sorry we didn’t have winter waiting for you.
There's nothing like November baseball.
November 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
There's nothing like November baseball.
Barger barged too far.
November 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Barger barged too far.
What a sports day in Winnipeg tomorrow.
November 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
What a sports day in Winnipeg tomorrow.
I wonder if the Dodgers will...lodge...a complaint.
November 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I wonder if the Dodgers will...lodge...a complaint.
A Vladdy deep breaths gif would be a solid go-to for at least the next three years or so.
November 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM
A Vladdy deep breaths gif would be a solid go-to for at least the next three years or so.