Dear Toronto: We will stop scoring runs this game if Doug Ford agrees to stop tearing out bike lanes. Until then, the runs will continue.

Love something the way John Schneider loves prematurely pulling his starters.

In the @halifaxexaminer.ca today I look at propagandistic names for legislation (The Protecting Nova Scotians Act), challenges of having a dug well during drought, the federal government's latest AI consultation & more. Thank you to Iris for the illustration. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

I'm going to be on my deathbed, trying to clear the voice of Mike Piazza talking about hitting a go-ahead home run in the 8th inning of the Mets first home game after 9/11, out of my mind.

Here it is in all it's glory

Halifax friends—don’t miss seeing Zilla Jones when she visits your town on Friday, October 24th!

I like the Vladdy "Bring the Noise" look.

Dennis Trudeau was a fine journalist, a guy who cared about his work and the world, and also fun to play hockey with on Sunday mornings. RIP. montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...

Have you ever seen wrestling in person? Why?

For the @halifaxexaminer.ca, I wrote about the federal government launching its own AI translation service, our credulous minister for AI, and how we are deskilling and undervaluing labour in the name of progress (with a nod to @techwontsave.us). www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

My low-rent conspiracy theory is that Tom's of Maine products are deliberately terrible, so people will think they are made by some scrappy little company with no quality control.

This was a really fun conversation. I don’t get too many chance to talk about puzzles as independent media, but I really believe in the point and Phil is a pretty brilliant interlocutor.

For my @halifaxexaminer.ca morning file today I spoke with @burrata.bsky.social about crosswords as independent media, and the editorial choices that inform puzzles. Plus, links to a whole bunch of stories by Examiner colleagues. Enjoy. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

I write for @climateatlantic.bsky.social, which covers positive climate change stories, and this is one of my favourites. It's a story about saving rural community centres by getting them off fossil fuels and saving them money. A fun piece to write. www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/goin...

Where the Kirby folks at?

Decided to rewatch this documentary, since it informs the Republican view of subways and New York City.

the best thing about baseball is that if you come up with a question like "how many times have there been two teams that each have an infielder starting named otto", if you have the time and put in the effort, there is *almost always* an answer to be found

Calling @rexparker.bsky.social.

I grew up thinking you had to solve stuff yourself. I come from a long line of loners. Today, I'm writing about finding mutual strength and support. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

bluenose motel sign, bedford, nova scotia, 1979

(I have an MA in the history and philosophy of religion.)

Can confirm these are fantastic.

@cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social I am looking to speak with someone about the Route Verte for an article I'm working on, and if you would consider speaking with me, please DM me and I'll send you my contact information. I can tell you more about the story too. Love your ride photos.

Fun chat with Louis Schiff of @baseballandlaw.bsky.social for the @halifaxexaminer.ca Morning File today. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

Wow, listen to these Rays fans, who clearly know nothing about baseball, booing the pickoff move.

Always make sure your fermentation is complete before sealing. Seriously. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/16/c...

Someone please tell the Jays they are allowed to score during the first half of a game.

I have to work, but really I just want to open the packs of 1990 and 1991 baseball cards behind me.

My @halifaxexaminer.ca Morning File today: A conversation with actor/director Wayne Burns, parents driving kids to school, Tennis Canada's cowardly decision, and more. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

It's so utterly amazing that AI is stepping in to fill the great podcast shortage we've been suffering through lo these many months nay years

Treating seriously the claim that a film (AI-generated or not) is aiming to debut at Cannes is so funny. Sure. And I'm aiming to have my next feature appear in the New Yorker.

I want someone to fund research into what percentage of people wearing the ballcap of an MLB team are fans. Like, the number of people in Yankees caps who are Yankees fans has got to be less than 1%. But what about the Marlins? 90%? Who else is walking around in a Marlins cap? (I do have one.)

The new Bayer's Lake outpatient centre has vending machines, but no water fountain or bottle filling station. Same as the Tantallon library, which was built a couple of decades ago.

The road is blocked off between. The high school and the highway.

Australian or played in the Australian Baseball League.

There is a scene in the final book of the Last Policeman trilogy, in which, with all of humanity soon to be doomed, US Coast Guard ships continue to patrol the East Coast, strafing any boat approaching the coast with gunfire, and abandoning any survivors to drown.

Visited a dog called KAOS (as in the international organization of evil) on the weekend.

"We automated a simple manual task, using an unreliable mechanism called "AI", manually reviewed the output, corrected mistakes and presto! AI is useful!"

Bob Dylan's first performance of Blind Willie McTell. Runner-up: Bob Dylan's first performance in Greece. (Not much of a flex, but it was fun to be there.)

Happy Birthday to Jack Kirby, the King of Comics. This is my favorite drawing of his.

For @halifaxexaminer.ca, I wrote about parasocial relationships, including a bit on the Best Show. Plus, @timbousquet.bsky.social on a NEW NS gold mine, @suzannerent.bsky.social continuing her Ross Farm coverage, and more. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

The bag scanner being used at the Halifax Airport was wonky today. You're waiting in line, wondering what sophisticated way these new CATSA purchases need to be rebooted and adjusted. Buddy pulls out a long stick and just rams it inside there to see if something shakes loose.

I was surprised to learn that a thickly wooded lot on the east side of St. Margaret's Bay has been designated a park since the 1970s, but the land and adjacent beach are inaccessible. Here's a story about dedicated people working to change that. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...

For @halifaxexaminer.ca, I wrote about how ikebana calms my speedy mind, plus the rise of non-Covid infections, and the elimination of NEA creative writing grants (mostly in favour of fostering BS). Also, the latest from the Examiner and other local news. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

Councillor Trish Purdy's response to this was that the RCMP should be at "all of our town halls."

I have a fascination with old roadside attractions, so here is an interview about some of the ones in P.E.I. Plus, remembering the founder of the Athens Restaurant in Halifax, listening to the Doughboys, and more. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

The anti-Indigenous shit people have said to me in genre spaces and the way different genre institutions have been hostile/passive-aggressive when I’ve tried to bring Native voices into the room has given me crises of conscience about even continuing in this field at times

A significant source of litter on #Halifax streets is abandoned construction signs. These are some examples in a one-block area downtown (so on display for tourists). They've all been like this a week or more.

My favourite thing about Masstown Market is the community bulletin board. I go on about that and more in my @halifaxexaminer.ca Morning File today. Also, readers urge me to not go through with my plan to read Chapterhouse: Dune. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...