Any Chelsea fans out there? My middle child is, so we made the (short) pilgrimage to Stamford Bridge
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I HAVE CROSSED THE RIVER FORTH MAY THE FORTH BE WITH YOU
Damn, that’s a two line poem that just hits you straight in the gut
Billboard at Edinburgh airport - a wee glimpse of home
The speed limit on the 3 lanes each way restricted access section of Bow Trail near my house is 70 km/h. The speed limit on this section of coastal highway near the Cliffs of Moher is … 80 km/h.
The Athletic has a new Oilers beat reporter who replaces DNB. Journalism grad from Ontario, prev Ottawa Citizen and SSM Greyhounds. Gift (no sub required) intro article here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/749...
Why I’m excited to be The Athletic’s Edmonton Oilers beat reporter and what I’ll be covering (Gift Article)
Introducing our new Oilers reporter, and the three storylines he's most excited to cover this season.
nytimes.com
I’m sitting in an Irish pub in Dublin having a Guinness and some Irish beef stew, and in the background are the sweet strains of legendary Irish musician Bob Marley
I’m pretty sure this flight to Dublin has more redheads than any other flight I’ve ever been on. Counted 10 during boarding!
Damn what an awful mistake. Dude sitting behind us flying for the first time and somewhere along the way he got given a Westjet boarding pass instead of Transat??? Both flights going to Dublin. How is that even possible? Back to the gate we go. Hope he makes his flight.
Yes, now I’m playing YYZ as we make our descent into YYZ
Some who did not fight Brought tales of old to light My Rocinante sailed by night On her final flight To the heart of Cygnus’ fearsome force We set our course Spiralled through that timeless space To this immortal place
So the highest paid CEO in Canada was drafted by the Oilers as a goalie many years ago? Huh
Holy fudge, until I got that additional email, for a moment there my phone was a white supremacist
thegrimhistorian.substack.com/p/has-americ... If the weight of corruption and incompetence in modern society (esp the US) is getting you down, and wven if you read nothing else today, READ THIS. A harsh mirror for all of us but a source of hope as well
Has America Crossed the Asshole Threshold?
Civilizations can carry a surprising number of parasites and live. But there’s a line — Rome crossed it, the Gilded Age toed it, and for the first time in history, we can measure it.
thegrimhistorian.substack.com
39 years ago today, my buddy Marc and I were standing in knee deep water in the parking lot of the Jube, cheering on the massive lightning strikes on the smokestack of the U of A power plant. Had no idea parts of Edmonton were being destroyed until we left and went to our homes.
In the uncountably many decades I’ve been an adult, I have never been called for jury duty. My youngest turned 18 a few months ago, and he gets tagged for jury duty during first week at university! Luckily they accepted that likely failing his first year was a legitimate hardship and excused him.
They found an alternative captain, he’s “walking over” from his United flight. Apparently he’s been traded to American?? Wonder if he gets an A on his jersey?
My flight from Chicago to Indianapolis is delayed half an hour (so far) because … “the flight crew can’t find the captain” … wtf?
Ooooweee that brilliance from Bellingham saved Rice from some major potential embarrassment
