Trans rights are human rights. This isn't complicated.

Sometimes a quiet night conspires with half-remembered fragments of Telemann and Copland and just starts… singing.

Underrated how exhausting it is simply to watch this lesson reinforced every day, everywhere: do ill and prosper, or try to do good and struggle forever. Even if it's not *you*, that wears on you.

Are we sending out kids to school in red tomorrow?

Thei wante us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe, and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to sell us hell and have us pay for it.

Hallowe'en is just around the corner and it is one of the most dangerous days for children. Here are some safety tips: 1) Avoid hitting children with your pickup truck, SUV or other motor vehicle. It is technically against the law to harm or kill a child with your vehicle and you could be charged.

Voter turnout in today's municipal election will be historically low because everyone will be spending the entire day trying to get through on the phone line to book our children's Covid vaccines...

Bach every Sunday.

Man, the last chord of Madama Butterfly is a real banger.

I always love playing this Britten, glad to have a go at it this week.

The bike rack in front of the TD Bank on 10 St NW had some interesting signage on it yesterday… not sure if it’s still up. 🤔 Clearly some have taken issue with zoning decisions by TW.

“Generally, the larger your dwelling and the further you drive day-to-day, the greater your carbon footprint. Suburban and exurban areas tend to have larger homes, are more car-dependent, and residents tend to work further away from where they live.”

It’s better than nothing, true! But when it comes to getting around the city, it’s not really the thought that counts.

Sometimes it's easier to spot problems when someone's standing next to you than trying to spot them in yourself. Here I used the power of technology to watch the mirrored video feed live as I was taping to iron out this very specific scale that I'm performing in a couple of weeks.

Preparing to play this with Calgary Civic Symphony on December 7th is an oasis of calm in these hectic days.

At tonight’s “consultation”… When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more. Listen to the clip yourself… It’s… Telling. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Politics doesn’t have to be dirty, but sometimes it is. Recently someone tried to discredit the campaign of a candidate of great integrity, the only woman running in Ward 7. This kind of weak tactic won’t silence a strong candidate and her campaign, but it sullies the election for everyone.

Why are we endorsing Alex Williams for City Councillor in Ward 11? Because he is committed to practical solutions and bold ideas. But that’s not all. Check out our full endorsement page to learn more about Alex Williams: https://calgarysfuture.ca/endorsements/alex-williams/ #YYC #YYCCC

“Brian Thiessen, running under The Calgary Party banner, was particularly blunt in his response.” “”The premier, if she wants to resign her seat and run for mayor of Calgary, then she should do that,” he said, accusing the provincial government of interfering in municipal affairs.“

I heard a few students play this excerpt this summer, and it's hard to describe the quality of articulation that fits. Nigh impossible to achieve on a piston trumpet, a rotary is as close as we can get without playing historical instruments. Beethoven 5 at the CPO in a couple of weeks!

Why are we endorsing Heather McRae for City Councillor in Ward 7? Because she is an effective community advocate and consensus builder. But that’s not all. Check out our full endorsement page to learn more about @hmcrae.bsky.social: https://calgarysfuture.ca/endorsements/heather-mcrae/ #YYC #YYCCC

"Your city will always have exactly as much gridlock as it makes room for."

NEW STORY: The push to 'conservatize' Calgary's public school board. Six CBE trustee candidates have campaign materials that look identical—so we took a closer look. #yyccc #ableg

Announcing our latest endorsement for the 2025 municipal election: Alex Williams for City Council in Ward 11! To learn more about Alex Williams check out our endorsement page: https://calgarysfuture.ca/endorsements/alex-williams/ #YYC #YYCCC #CalgarysFuture

Ward 7 could have been so easy. It's been demoralizing to watch things go off the rails due to petty politicking, classic progressive purity testing, and old grudges (and frankly, a ton of sexism). Are we ever going to learn our lesson?

We’re delighted to announce our next endorsement for the 2025 municipal election: Heather McRae for City Council in Ward 7! To learn more about Heather McRae check out our endorsement page: https://calgarysfuture.ca/endorsements/heather-mcrae/ #YYC #YYCCC #CalgarysFuture @hmcrae.bsky.social#YYC#YYCCC

It’s time to announce our next exciting endorsement for the 2025 municipal election: Inam Teja for City Council in Ward 6! To learn more about Inam Teja check out our endorsement page: https://calgarysfuture.ca/endorsements/inam-teja/ #YYC #YYCCC #Calgarysfuture #Housing #VoteReframe

Although it's rarely expressed in outright terms, people often use a very simple heuristic when solving fashion problems: they wish to look rich, which is often disguised as "respectable." I will show you why this rarely leads to good outfits. 🧵

Another banger video on redevelopment from @calgarysfuture.bsky.social:

Canadian families could purchase a brand new Urban Arrow FamilyNext electric cargo bike, use it for a year, throw it a dumpster, buy another one, and still be ahead financially when compared to buying a new automobile. Unbelievable, right? Do the math yourself an you'll see -> carcosts.caa.ca

Make sure you’re registered to vote before August 19 — it’s the easiest way to make Election Day smoother. Skip paperwork, avoid delays, and cast your ballot faster. Check your registration: www.elections.ab.ca/ Share with a friend too!

‘Verdi’s popularity as a composer, especially in Italy, was in part tied to the way his operas went against the global consensus. Even his least overtly political operas were subject to censorship.’ @oliviagiovetti.bsky.social on Verdi and protest at the ROH: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ju...

the thing is I love men and care deeply about their feelings and I would like for there to be a better world for them in which they can express themselves and be free in who they are. but men can’t be liberated without women being liberated too because it is the same liberation.

"Speed-related collisions surge in 2025" We need to reverse this trend and the policies contributing to it immediately. livewirecalgary.com/2025/07/28/s...

This evening, we rode with @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social in memory of the man who was killed last week at 26th Avenue and 32nd Street SW. Everyone deserves to be able to travel safely around our city - no matter how they choose to get around.

Cruel policy doing exactly what they intended it to do.

Hi, yes, g'morning. This is awkward. But targeting a reporter - hi! - with surreptitiously obtained photos and details of her tooling around town is an attack on the public's right to know. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Back to the doors!

Quote: "Thanks to Smith’s weak and chaotic leadership, vaccine skepticism and open disregard for public health experts, the number of cumulative measles cases had as of Friday passed 1,179 in Alberta." Each measles case costs ~ $33k US funds. That's $53M CAN so far, fiscal responsibility and all.

“A person who believes, as she did, that things fit; that there is a whole of which one is a part, and that in being a part one is whole: such a person has no desire whatever, at any time, to play God. Only those who have denied their being yearn to play at it.” —The Lathe of Heaven

Homegrown rapini for homemade orecchiette

Not true. I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵

New helmet day. Go ride your bike, and remember: if you think your brain isn't worth protecting you might just be right.

I've been chasing something not feeling right on my C trumpet this week during Mahler 2 rehearsals. Warming up just now, I realized my spit valve cork needed resurfacing. A simple filing and things are instantly locking in like I was looking for. Take care of your tools and they'll take care of you!

It's a small thing, but as a writer who has loved sci-fi for so long, I deeply hate that we're calling these unethical slop machines, these stimulus-response glorified autofill machines, these answer-shaped-object machines, "artificial intelligence". There's no intelligence in any of it.

Fearless Leader continuing to keep women from the workplace.

I love the spidey-sense feeling of revisiting a book I read 20 years ago.

I thought I had finished writing my paper on the bubonic plague only to be told I had to redo all my citations according to the Avignon Manual of Style.

Conclave? Or a tyme for a large groupe of verye busye professionals wyth full schedules and manye responsibilityes to playe an entire D&D campaign uninterrupted?

There is no part of my job that I enjoy more than playing La Mer. An unbeatable experience.