It's a prudent DORK TOWER MONDAY! New strip up now, at the Mothership: www.dorktower.com/2026/04/06/1... Repost/Reblog, and keep your head down, thanks!

The Premier of Alberta, who helped usher in a vote to declare independence from Canada, talked up Ivermectin at a Forum obsessed with thinly-veiled antisemitic conspiracy theories about international bankers. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

It is a wet, stormy afternoon, so I baked these chocolate chip cookies. Yum!

These crocus blooms are the first of the year in my garden. A dainty promise of beauty to come.

Red squirrels are gorgeous creatures, especially when highlighted by bright sunshine.

It is a gloomy, drizzly day so I baked these Cornish Fairings (ginger cookies). Now waiting for them to cool. #baking

I baked these chocolate chip mini muffins. Each is 1/4 of a regular muffin, so make a tasty guilt-free snack. #baking

I baked these oat barley cookies. Recipe from Marilyn Smith book, "Homegrown". #baking #cookies

Plants sprouting through the snow remind us to never give up despite the odds.

I was a commissioner with the Calgary Police Commission for 4 years, starting in 2020. I sat in hundreds of hours of meetings. In these oversight and governance meetings, I asked questions to police officers. They would often lie in their responses to me, as a regular practice. 1/

When I went into the kitchen to make some lunch, I glanced out the window and saw this magnificent, Cooper's Hawk! It noticed me taking pics, and I was sure it sneered at me for a few moments before casually flying off. #birds #hawks

It is a cold and snowy day. Tomorrow is supposed to be +12 and rain. Strange weather requires treats, so I baked these Fat Rascals. #baking

In which Russian correspondence with operatives is helpfully prepared using Google Translate.

The sparrow gang keeps their martial arts skills sharp with lots of practice. Let combat commence! #sparrows #birds

Life is like tetris. You can get good but you dont win. It just gets harder and faster until you die.

The sparrow gang keeps an eye on the neighborhood as they plot crimes. #birds #sparrows

Why is it that phone vendors tout their wonderful cameras, etc, but neglect to mention how frequently they distribute security updates? That's kind of more important than the quality of selfies! A wonderful phone that's insecure is not a wonderful phone anymore, it's probably a hacked one!

"Listen to me, fellow avians! I alone can guarantee seeds in abundance! I alone can force the vile mammals to bend to our will! Trust me! Make Feathers Great Again!" #birds

The Bluejays woke up earlier than the squirrels today, so got first crack at the peanuts. #birds

The sparrow is doing early morning crimes, hiding its identity with a mask. #birds #sparrows

It's a cool, rainy day but the sparrows hung out in the grape vine outside my window. They exchanged many points of view, often at high volume. #birds #sparrows

It is a dreary, rainy day so I baked some clove-ginger cookies. A treat for the soul as well as the senses. #baking

Trump is once again denigrating our PM and ignoring the sovereignty of our border. This isn't "Trump being Trump" it is Trump being Putin. We are subject to constant psyops and economic pressure to attack our right to exist. Please check out my latest piece. charlieangus.substack.com/p/canada-is-...

Pierre Poilievre Wants You to Believe Adam Smith Was a Conservative. He Wasn’t. And someone really poorly trained him in economics. deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/p...

Stupid memory! I read a great quote recently and I can’t now remember the source. However, it’s good advice: write the kind of book that, in sixty years time, somebody will find at the bottom of a pile of books in a secondhand book shop, and think to themselves ‘this is weird, I’m gonna buy it’.

I just pulled these scones out of the oven. They will be a tasty part of my lunch. Most of them got an very good rise...I believe that is due to putting them in the freezer for 30 minutes before baking. The lumpy ones were made with scraps of the dough after cutting the rounds. #baking

How to create a "dead man's switch" on your Android phone (and why you should)

"This morning our commander...urged us to tell our troops that this was 'all part of God's divine plan' and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ."

Today's #baking is oatmeal cookies with cranberries added for a touch of fun. They are still cooling, but patience is a virtue. Or so I have been told. Not sure I believe that, but I will give it a try.

We had another bunny visit us this morning, despite the bright sunshine and -16C temperature.

I spotted this healthy-looking bunny this noontime. They usually come out either very late or very early, but I guess this one wanted a walk in the sunshine. It seems quite content to have a rest after munching on birdseed.

Phil is alone on Valentine's Day this year. He tries to cheer himself up by watching others having fun as a couple. #sparrows #birds

Eugene is alone on Valentine's Day. Again. But that's OK. He says he's fine. No, really, totally fine. #sparrows

Just got my Public Lending Right money from Canada Council. And for the firs time ever, it's pretty good money ($1500). This is thanks to you taking my books out at the library. Keep doing it! And do it for your favourite authors! Even if you don't read the books!!

The chilly temperature has coated the bush with a sheen of frost that glitters in the sunlight. The #sparrows have accepted the bejeweled surroundings as suitable to their station in life. #birds

On sunny, cold mornings the squirrels will often pause to enjoy a bit of warmth from the sun.

My Cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star

Glanced outside and saw this hawk on my deck eating "something" it had caught. Not sure what kind of hawk, but damn is it gorgeous! #birds

It's a snowy day, so a good time to bake some mini chocolate chip muffins. The hard part is waiting for them to cool! #baking

I just stumbled across this and thought some of you might like to see it. A letter from E.B. White to a man who'd written he'd lost all hope:

This is a bit random and yet quite specific: do I know any un- or under-employed (current or former) freelance book review assigning editors?? Do you?? If so, respond or tag someone. I have a dream, an impossible dream maybe, but a dream no less.

I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself! bluesky-map.theo.io I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail

Bruce Fanjoy has launched a petition to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top security clearance. It's open for a couple of months. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

some people were asking what this meant. i actually said it on tumblr but here it is

The #sparrows are enjoying hunting for seeds in the snow. They especially enjoy the "my seed is bigger than your seed" game. #birds

Most of the Sparrow Gang are hunting for seeds in the snow. But Phil insists on making "snow angels". His friends have long since learned to ignore his attempts to get attention. #birds #sparrows

It's a chilly, snowy day. The news is, as ever these days, depressing. So I baked these cloves-ginger cookies. #baking #selfcare

Hey yes we should revoke permission for ICE to be doing anything at all in Canada. (Obligatory: we have enough ice, it's fucking February lmao) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...