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Open question Re: David Foster Concert. Will there be wheelchair seating access to the inner harbour? Asking for my 97 year old special mom.

David Foster is getting a promotional push from @timescolonist.bsky.social lately. Here's something I wrote years ago for another newspaper after I suffered a love-hurts moment. #artmatters #yyjarts Love Music open.substack.com/pub/mrrobert...

Love Music

from the Just Because collection (2002-2006)

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Crawford Kilian@crof.bsky.social · 2d ago

yes

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Who do you trust these days? For creativity in #journalism I'll go with cartoonists like @deadder.bsky.social Jump open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

Jump

Globe and Mail

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Call me crazy to still have hope in the United Nations as an instrument for humanity's survival. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKGp...

United Nations, Narrated by Linda Thomas-Greenfield

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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I used to work with autistic children. This story has been tugging at my heart. It's a national health care story. Across this country we must do better. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Community gathers to mourn 11-year-old Calgary boy after end of near 2-week search | CBC News

A crowd of people attended one of several gatherings Thursday evening for Parker, the 11-year-old Calgary boy who went missing earlier this month and was confirmed dead earlier that day.

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@davidscreech.bsky.social wrote a nice thank you op/ed note to @timescolonist.bsky.social readers Re Maureen Sawa for her great GVPL work. I concur.🙏🥰 Just wish the group of #librarians there could get a Bluesky account attached to my favourite community place.🥹

@tealepb.bsky.social says he's not active on 🦋 but he's quoted by @timescolonist.bsky.social reporter J. Bell as hoping we'll vote for an LFL nearby. I can't vote on the *pollunit platform given – what gives?😠 Here's my vote: Dallas Road by cruise ship parking – Brilliant!

David Sovka@davidsovka.bsky.social · 2w ago

Second instalment with monkey puzzle tress–what? Not since Wade Davis have I been so excited to read travelogues!

My legs are still a little sore... www.timescolonist.com/life/travel/...

Blue Community .net@blue-community.net · 3d ago

I'm wondering at the implications for crusaders of water resources when it comes to the scary news of AI data centers.

AJPPC Mali got Certificate On Sunday, August 2nd, the Blue Community certificate was awarded to the Youth Association for the Promotion of Patriotism and Citizenship in Mali. blue-community.net/b...

conifergirl.bsky.social@conifergirl.bsky.social · 3d ago

Already here. Seek shelter. Resist when possible. Help your neighbour.

From Robin Rouby:

Lucky Budd@luckybudd.bsky.social · 3d ago

hey Mr.B. –– this is the first time I saw the #levidrome hangman game. So cool! And educational too!

Here is a #levidrome cryptic clue 😄 The answer is a #levidrome pair (i.e.; tip-pit)! Here’s the clue: Sammy Davis argument 🤔 Hmmmm.... RT (not reply) your answer and #levidrome PLEASE! While you’re at it, play this game too!: levidromegame.com

Some films contain a patchwork of ideas that need further stitching in this old noggin of mine before I can see the beauty of the quilt. I'll remember the crazy guy (no not Mr.P.) in this movie – because he's me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL6j...

Eddington | Official Trailer HD | A24

YouTube video by A24

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I love being educated. Thanks @petchary.bsky.social 🤓 #emancipationday🇯🇲 petchary.wordpress.com/2026/08/01/h...

Happy Emancipation Day, Jamaica! Random thoughts…

Unfortunately, the phrase “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery” – Marley’s echo of the words of National Hero Marcus Garvey – appears to have entered that world of…

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My bride & I shared coffee & thoughts this morning. We talked of activists in our world. We wondered how they hold their purpose amidst doubt. Thoughts turned to our grandchildren & I suggested how wonderful that the great Stephen Lewis was able to witness to @avilewis.ca. We must never lose #hope.

Re: Entertain The first time I asked a girl on a date was to see Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. When we got to the theatre, I discovered I hadn’t brought enough money. I bought a ticket for my date, got her seated, then I raced home to find some more cash. I missed the first 15 minutes before…

Re: Entertain

The first time I asked a girl on a date was to see Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. When we got to the theatre, I discovered I hadn’t brought enough money. I bought a ticket for my date, got her seated, then I raced home to find some more cash. I missed the first 15 minutes before I was next to my teenaged crush.

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I woke this morning with this song. I lay still and reworded it starting: 'What is life for?/after 74 years I've woken each day/made my way/did my best/what can I say/What is life for?'🎶 www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_y9...

Fiddler on the roof - Do you love me ? (with subtitles)

YouTube video by guru006

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Susan (Morhar) Andrews@andrewssusanm.bsky.social · 5d ago

summer wind surprise found yearly in elder's eyes candy filled pockets

#HaikuSaturday the sweetness of summer-- grandpa's chewy caramels Please add a version if you feel like it. If you want your version posted with the other versions please include the hashtag #VersionsHaikuSaturday

"But as society itself became more secular, and fewer children were exposed to the Bible at home, education suffered a major loss." @crof.bsky.social presents a reasoned argument. I believe secularization might save humanity. A Case for Teaching the Bible thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

A Case for Teaching the Bible in Public School | The Tyee

Students could benefit from reading excerpts as literature, not doctrine.

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I describe the weather today to my 97 year old special mom as having a summer wind. She said, "Oh Steve Lawrence."🥰 So not being a fickle friend🎶 I played her this version. She moved her shoulders while finishing her lunch while dreaming of who knows where, or when. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWmA...

Steve Lawrence - Summer Wind

YouTube video by Laufkoetter

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