Tom Veenstra

Rats, just seeing many quicker wits beat me to that joke. Oh well, I guess it’s good how predictably ridiculous our premier is?

I hate to be that guy, Clare, but where else is he gonna put all the dirt from that tunnel under the 401? It’s slipping one cheese on two crackers!

Insane like a fox, ol’ Doug is!

I for one look forward to your new recurring character, ’Mayor Mike’s Chief of Staff’. Will like AND subscribe

Ward 19 Beaches East York 2023 Mayoral results showing Bradford getting 4.66% of the vote in that riding.

A racoon diving into a dumpster.

There’s a story going around about how Brad Bradford “could lead a tight two way race” against Olivia Chow.

Which is the funniest take I could have seen today.

A reminder, that he couldn’t even break 10k votes in the last election, and in his OWN ward he couldn’t get 5% of the vote.

#TOpoli

Were I a betting man, I’d put a significant chunk of change down that this fall his lowest vote percentage in the city will be in Beaches East York - just an embarrassing representative…

Adorable 7 year old and 9 year old in homemade R2 D2 and Han Solo costumes, with their dad behind them in a mediocre store bought wookie hoodie costume (but beaming with pride and love behind the mask)

These two are now 17 and 20, and bother taller than me (the 6’ 5” wookie in the background). Soak in all the moments!

(But important to note that new moments keep coming - a couple of weeks ago they proposed a bar trivia family outing, and we placed a very strong second. Life is pretty good!)

So when are we getting a track by track listening thread? THE PEOPLE MUST KNOW

Look, later in one’s career, DH is an absolutely respectable position! Be proud!

This is an appalling position. And so @mark-carney.bsky.social and the Liberals show #CanadaSky that they are simply our least worst option for governance. @markgerretsen.bsky.social and the rest of the Lib MPs need to know that they’ve lost a lot of us today.

That’s all well and good, but what if we happen to be interested in learning about air piracy

In bar on the Danforth in Toronto (because I’m pretty sure Doug Ford directed the minister of education to order me to be here, or something)

GO CANADA, PULL A JACOBS!

I join all Canadians of a certain age in saying ‘It’s about damn time we got a Littlest Hobo reboot!

(And, @weratedogs.com, if you’re not familiar with Hobo, time to hit up YouTube… legit a 17/10)

I dunno, bud, but if you think Doug is familiar with 3rd and 4th year courses we may have to agree to disagree

I chuckle every time the Olympics Maple Leaf Foods ad comes on that has ‘Home For A Rest’ as the background music - nothing says elite competition like a song about getting blackout drunk on an extended trip across Britain…

Need a good luck shoutout from @kenjennings.bsky.social for Jeopardy alum Cynthia Appiah as she hits the bobsled track today!

So in our family, based on some long ago adorable toddler confusion (from my now 20 year old) we wish each other…

Happy Valentimes Day!

Hope all of you enjoy the most Valen of times today!

I actually have one of these!!!

Mine is made of ‘the edge of my counter’ and ‘my finger’… not as elegant, sure, but considerably better cost amortization…

NBA only? Cause I think Gritty could really bring something to the proceedings… (UNLESS THEY MAKE HIM THE REF?!?!)

@ryannorth.ca may be the ultimate champion of writing posts you can immediately open knowing the replies will be chock full of witty and fun responses.

It may be mathematically impossible to watch more curling than we already do

Ok but how do we factor in curling?

Oops - read your bio too quickly! Gotta remember that Raptors love is widespread!

We’ve had some good family trips through Winnipeg - been to a couple of really enjoyable games at that beautiful Goldeyes park!

There’s an affordable high profile curling event at Mattamy Centre in early April, if he wants to check it out in person!

I’m skeptical this is something one can just… MAKE? Seems like some kind of sorcery would have to be involved.

Anyhoo, PICS PLEASE

I switched to Canadian grown and made apple cider - generally the same price or a bit cheaper - and it has been a perfect replacement.

This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So:

In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.

Shaw bike lane at Dupont still impassable and ice-packed with plowed snowbanks. Sidewalks are also mostly snowed over in this neighborhood. Roads are clear. #bikeTO #TOpoli #walkTO

Two absolutely majestic Scottish cows, atop a hill, silhouetted by clouds and a deep blue sky. You can even see the cowbells hanging from their necks. Did I print and frame this? MAYBE

I will use this as an excuse to post the greatest photo I have ever taken, last summer in Iona, Scotland. Granted, it’s no G.C.O.P, but still pretty darn majestic.

The most important thing @mark-carney.bsky.social can do for #CanadaSky is election reform so that we never have to worry about a Conservative majority again. Otherwise, his achievements are temporary. #ElectionReform #FairVote @markgerretsen.bsky.social