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Gary Roberts

@paradoxus.ca

Cycling, walking, science, reason, cats, dogs, ramen. Mostly vegan, sometimes vegetarian, periodically pescatarian. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ #accessibility #A11y #yyj

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I agree, that's a great IPA and it packs a punch, at least for my old bones

07.03.2026 03:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lol also me at Bulk Barn!

06.03.2026 01:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Show your support for Pandora East Bike Lanes! Let's close the gaps! The Pandora Bike Lanes are now a model for our region on how successful AAA bike infrastructure can be. This was the first project of its kind in the CRD and it has spawned a cy...

I just wrote an @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Show your support for Pandora East Bike Lanes! actionnetwork.org/letters/show...

05.03.2026 20:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wasn't aware of her other books. I read the King Arthur series when I was a teenager, then again as a young adult. I just cherished them for what they were; a standalone set I really enjoyed without thinking there would be other gems out there (the folly of youth!). But now I know, so thank you!

05.03.2026 05:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

^^This for sure. The Mary Stewart books are the best, imo

05.03.2026 05:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is that a Fluffy Cloud? No, it can't be, it's a blue sky ๐Ÿ˜‰

05.03.2026 04:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Still a bold move ๐Ÿ˜

05.03.2026 03:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ฎ

04.03.2026 20:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A golden sunset on Vancouver Island with a lonely tree in the foreground and the sunset's warm light reflecting on the Salish Sea.

A golden sunset on Vancouver Island with a lonely tree in the foreground and the sunset's warm light reflecting on the Salish Sea.

Nice. I took a photo of a sunset here in BC a couple of months ago and I'm amazed at the symmetry between the two! #sunset #victoriaBC

28.02.2026 05:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I saw them earlier this evening. Sunlit from below, against an indigo sky. Very nice

27.02.2026 03:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Agreed. I was raised Catholic and only ever had a smidgen of a mark on Ash Wednesdays. This is just bad actor, dog whistle performance on display

20.02.2026 05:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Le sigh $$$

19.02.2026 04:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A mini Gimli but where's the axe

17.02.2026 05:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh yeah, I mean they're beautiful to look at but man can they make a racket!

15.02.2026 01:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A peacock with a long colorful tail perches on a sequoia tree branch in Beacon Hill park. Another male peacock to the left and on the ground is looking up at the tree. In the foreground and to the left, a peahen appears on the scene and is looking up at the peacock on the branch.

A peacock with a long colorful tail perches on a sequoia tree branch in Beacon Hill park. Another male peacock to the left and on the ground is looking up at the tree. In the foreground and to the left, a peahen appears on the scene and is looking up at the peacock on the branch.

They must get paid to pose...
#peacocks #sequoia #YYJ #beaconHillPark

15.02.2026 01:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nice! The top half looks like a painting

13.02.2026 03:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Like alien megaflora on a rocky landscape...

11.02.2026 00:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Holy crap, good job! We're in the middle of a washroom renovation right now and saving a ton of dosh by doing it ourselves!

10.02.2026 04:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Almost looks like they're catching clouds

26.01.2026 03:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I took part in nationwide CND protests in the UK back in the '80s. In retrospect, those protests were so tame compared to what we're seeing now in the US, and in MN in particular. Unbelievable

26.01.2026 03:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.

This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.

25.01.2026 23:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 25997 ๐Ÿ” 7309 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 509 ๐Ÿ“Œ 220

at least tomorrow is friday

21.01.2026 05:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 493 ๐Ÿ” 26 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 66 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Been thinking a bit about an old British sitcom I used to watch as a kid, Dad's Army, about a Home Guard platoon that would be on the frontline in the event of a German invasion across the English Channel. Such a funny show, though I guess I'm remembering it coz of the current doom & gloom #dadsArmy

20.01.2026 02:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Zebedee, a 5-month-old Maine coon mix cat sits on a rug in my friend's living room and stares at me as I sit on the couch and point my finger at him. at this point in our relationship he seems unsure of me, but over time he became a little buddy whenever I was cat sitting for my friend

Zebedee, a 5-month-old Maine coon mix cat sits on a rug in my friend's living room and stares at me as I sit on the couch and point my finger at him. at this point in our relationship he seems unsure of me, but over time he became a little buddy whenever I was cat sitting for my friend

In 2024 a friend who lived nearby asked me to look after her 5-month-old Zebedee whenever she went away and we have been bonding. But my friend just moved to SE Asia and Zeb now lives with her dad in another city so I don't know if I'll see the lil kitty again. He was cute #catsOfBluesky #caturday

17.01.2026 16:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was unreal!

17.01.2026 03:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A darkened landscape provides the perfect canvas for a thin red sky in the background as the sun sets on Vancouver Island, BC.

A darkened landscape provides the perfect canvas for a thin red sky in the background as the sun sets on Vancouver Island, BC.

Tonight's sunset walking along Dallas Road #yyj #victoriaBC

17.01.2026 03:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I see what you did there ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

11.01.2026 05:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sounds appropriate unfortunately ๐Ÿ˜”

08.01.2026 06:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Such a good book, I gave it a reread a couple of years after the 1st read

06.01.2026 19:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of text: โ€œBC Emergency Health Services say a cyclist is in stable condition following an incident at an intersection in Saanich on Sunday.

At around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, emergency crews could be seen arriving at the intersection of Cedar Hill Cross Road and Stamboul Road in Saanich after a woman was hit on her bicycle.

BC EHS confirmed it received a call at 1:26 p.m. on Sunday โ€œregarding a cyclist hit at the intersection of Cedar Hill Cross Road and Stamboul Road in Saanich.โ€

EHS arrived with two ground ambulance units and one patient was transported to hospital in stable condition.

Police and fire also responded, and the area had been taped off by police. CHEK has reached out to police and fire for an update but has not received a response at this timeโ€

Screenshot of text: โ€œBC Emergency Health Services say a cyclist is in stable condition following an incident at an intersection in Saanich on Sunday. At around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, emergency crews could be seen arriving at the intersection of Cedar Hill Cross Road and Stamboul Road in Saanich after a woman was hit on her bicycle. BC EHS confirmed it received a call at 1:26 p.m. on Sunday โ€œregarding a cyclist hit at the intersection of Cedar Hill Cross Road and Stamboul Road in Saanich.โ€ EHS arrived with two ground ambulance units and one patient was transported to hospital in stable condition. Police and fire also responded, and the area had been taped off by police. CHEK has reached out to police and fire for an update but has not received a response at this timeโ€

Screenshot of Chek news story โ€œCyclist hit in Saanich, taken to hospital in stable conditionโ€

Screenshot of Chek news story โ€œCyclist hit in Saanich, taken to hospital in stable conditionโ€

Wow, @cheknews.ca. In this story about a cyclist being โ€œhitโ€ there is ZERO mention of any vehicle. All we apparently know is a cyclist was โ€œhitโ€ in an โ€œincidentโ€

Hit by what? Could be anything! Do better @cheknews.ca #yyjbike #yyj

05.01.2026 00:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 77 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0