My darling Henry has been wiped out because the excitement of the Jays taking the division today. He’s a big fan. #BlueJays

And the gifts just keep on coming. #BlueJays

George Springer with the tarp off for the post game chat - what a gift! #BlueJays 🥵

The fix is in. The umps are playing for the Yankees tonight.

On the radio yesterday I said that the Jays could take it all so I think this two days skid is on me. I’m sorry for not being sufficiently cynical which is usually what’s in my heart. #BlueJays

Reports are coming in that Israel is currently attacking the Freedom Flotilla boats that are transporting baby formula and prosthetic limbs for children to break the famine in Gaza

Ugh. I sure hope the Jays thrill us with another comeback win. Those bad calls sure did take the wind out of their sails early on in the game. #BlueJays

I sure hope the lock up the division quickly. I need time to prepare myself emotionally for a playoff series.

These are precedented times and the precedent is a loud ass warning www.nytimes.com/1939/02/04/a...

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

Part 2 of how Champlain was managed by the powerful Wendat with the help of the Algonquins to become their ally against the Haudenosaunee is up. If you think it was Champlain that ran that show and not the Wendat let me know your thoughts. 🧐 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...

Okay. The episode with Tan France is good. He is absolutely delightful. I get the sense that he is such a wonderful dad. And his husband makes Japanese Milk Bread every day!! That’s wild but good for him and now I need to make milk bread.

S2 Ep 1 of With Love Meghan — it’s terrible. It’s a cooking show apparently but you learn nothing this episode. I love cooking shows from the 2001-2010 era where we learned so much each episode. No technique tips on how to make homemade marshmallows which was a major part of the episode.

Henry doesn’t care about getting work done when he needs attention.

It’s like opening a grocery store selling pure puke. Cans of throw up and bags of barf and cartons of hurl. “Why does no one want to buy my regurgitate? Are you Luddites? I’m just flooding the zone! Look at all this food I have carefully prepared! Feed, you foolish doubters! Do you hate nutrition?”

Time for a rewatch of Dogma. It’s been about 20 years.

Well that will certainly change my husband's whisky choice. Crown Royal has been his go-to for years. I'm more of a wine person but I do make homemade Bailey's with his Crown Royal. We will be finding a new Canadian option.

New podcast episode out today on the founding of Quebec and the alliances that brought him to battle against the Haudenosaunee in 1609. #CanadianHistory podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...

I’m watching Dirty Dancing for the first time in years and Baby’s 1980s perm is really throwing me off from the time is supposed to be set in.

Currently working on next week’s episode all about the founding of Quebec and the Wendat hegemony in trade relationships over a huge region. #CanadianHistory

If all you learned about the Beothuk people of Newfoundland was that they went extinct - dive into my latest episode to get a much better picture. There is lots more to cover but this is a good start. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...

Do they not see that this is even worse? Starving a child with health issues is even more cruel. Do they think that his life is worth less because he was ill before? Never mind, don’t answer that. We already know they think that.

Where the f**k was all this reporting from the Times & the Journal on Trump & the world’s most famous child rapist in 2016, 2020, & 2020? Where were the effing Dems & their oppo research? How on earth has it taken this long for this stuff to come out?

I love watching the Yankees boot it around. It feels karmic. #LetsGoBlueJays

Now I know I’m the fool for using ChatGPT but I lost a half hour yesterday on a wild goose chase for an article it totally made up. I just wanted a little help with searching for Étienne Brûlé info beyond the basic stuff I have in Bruce Trigger’s books etc. I know I should know better.

The drama of this dog when the phone rings. Nobody likes spam calls Henry, but do you really need to howl out your feelings each time?

I missed this book in my searches for Mi'kmaq history but I have ordered 'Mi'kmaq: Resistance, Accommodation, and Cultural Survival' by Harald Prins. I'm looking forward to learning more about Mi'kmaq history. I already have 'We Were Not The Savages' by Daniel Paul. Other suggestions welcome!

New episode is out - We talk about the cast of characters who tried and failed to set up a colony in what is now Canada and how getting a handle on the importance of vitamin C is. open.spotify.com/episode/2BuF...

I think I’m getting red panda content because I follow @waitmanwbeorn.com and he wants one as a companion. Social media algorithms can be great sometimes.

So I basically had a chat with my husband about how violent the world was in the 15th century (but also still is) and made it the latest podcast episode podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...

Joe Rogan always looks like he’s being viewed on the back of a spoon.

Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval was marooned on an island off Newfoundland in 1542 and SURVIVED! We need to tell her story as often as we tell Cartier’s failed colonization attempt. Listen to today’s episode of Maple History to learn more about her. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...

I’m feeling sentimental tonight. Someone I know lost their beloved dog so it connected me to my sadness/love of my dogs Buffy (pink cowgirl who looks like she wants to piss in our shoes) and George (a king of misbehaviour and an honourable sheriff). They were so loved in their lifetimes & so missed.

My man Mr. Helberg has an admirable ability to sleep. My favourite part of the article is this: “The doorbell rang at a time of day when I don’t like to open.” Mr. Helberg told television channel TV2. I need to incorporate that line into my life.

Honesty in advertising still exists with Brittlestar. (Also actual pics of Canada, not like some ads...) PeaceLoveCanada.ca

For Memorial Day Weekend, just going to draw your attention to this anchor baby. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Ben...

Anyone else watching the @bluejaysmlb.bsky.social game against the Rays & relieved to not have to watch them play at the Trop? As long as no one was hurt by that dogshit ballpark getting destroyed by the hurricane it is 100% a good news story to me. #BlueJays #TOTHECORE

New episode out today! This one is about the so-called disappearance of the St Lawrence Iroquois after Cartier last saw them and the much more interesting story of what really happened. open.spotify.com/episode/4zhi...

I just posted a TikTok teaser about my podcast episode about when people first came to North America & one of the first comments was a bitchy comment about indigenous land rights. Not surprised. 🙄 And land rights don’t even come up in the TikTok or episode!

I love this easter egg in the article. What a horrible directive!!!

Pierre Poilievre not leaving Stornoway is giving big Welfare Queen vibes. He's not a civil servant and he's unemployed. Someone get Mike Harris on the case. #canada

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.

I started to watch Gladiator II but it was so boring and ridiculous. I had to bail and am happily watching @thehistoryguy.bsky.social walk through the movie giving facts & I can see just enough of the plot. Such a disappointment compared to the original Gladiator. I hope Denzel made 💰 though.

Latest episode is up! This one covers Cartier’s third voyage which *spoiler* turns to absolute shit in a hurry because he sucks at making friends. He also thought anything shiny would make him rich. #canadianhistory open.spotify.com/episode/67u2...

The UN warns of a "slaughter of the innocents." Israel boasts that "Gaza will be completely destroyed." Here are notes from doctors in Gaza. They document the crimes against humanity being perpetrated against the sick, wounded and children. Please share. charlieangus.substack.com/p/gaza-eyewi...

Has anyone found a good online course for how to use TikTok and Reels? I want to create some videos to promote Maple History but I am stumped at how to use TikTok effectively. I’m not looking to make viral videos, just some nerdy history stuff.

Can you imagine how obsequious Poilievre would be if he were up against Trump? He’d put Uriah Heep to shame.