Is he going to unfire all the people that were fired in the DNR wildlife division?

If you don’t already know, the Get Birding with Sean Bean podcast is utter balm for the soul. He rambles around his garden talking about birds and his roses, then interviews enthusiastic scientists about something bird-related, then rambles about his yard a bit more pointing out trees. Bliss.

Fog season has arrived on the Shore.

I am confused about the time change/ BC opting out. When it is 1:30 pm in BC tomorrow what time will it be in Halifax, NS?

A dark rainy day + I had to do all the taxes + clocks went forward = worst dose of Sunday Scaries in a long time.

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This seems concerning.

Heh

Happy to announce the landing of a new printing of my anthology (including Eden Robinson’s “Terminal Avenue”)!! Now that we’ve landed, the next stage is to launch at an event at Dal on March 27, with the help of some friends and colleagues. Details to follow!

I went out to feed the corvids their peanuts this morning in my bare feet. Yowsa it’s cold for March. I wonder will all this cold and snow impact the ticks this year. Would be nice if they did.

No word of a lie, I was 15 minutes wandering around Staples looking for staples. Aisle 5, next to the Tablets. They should be at the door ffs.

First gentle reminder of the season. It’s Paddy not Patty. ☘️☘️☘️☘️

I hate Gen AI as much as the next person, but I love automation of drudge processes. That new MailChimp thing where you give it links to a couple of events and it generates a perfectly accurate email to your subscriber list in one minute is pretty frigging useful.

I went and had a look at my summer swimming spot. Any day now…. lol nope.

Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Seeks Fame and Fortune, Escorted by an F.B.I. SWAT Team www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u...

A long and complicated life, to be remembered mostly for his lack of care for the lives of his own people. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

I made a felt basket - very enjoyable and therapeutic. Lovely time at the #VioletUnicorn

This ongoing row between the two sheikhs has been a fascinating foreign affairs story for a while now, with huge implications for innocent ppl. And yer man adding fuel to it has real life impacts. How a Call From Trump Ignited a Bitter Feud Between Two U.S. Allies www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/w...

This is not good. Interesting that I had to go to the Guardian. It’s not even on the top of the screen in the NYT. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Very exciting news.

I gave Obi a new book yesterday and he nearly started crying. It was super difficult to get him to say why, but we eventually ended up having a good chat about it. He said he hates reading bc “you don’t do anything when you’re reading.” I’m so sad. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

When Westerlanders try to talk about Winterfell sports.

Nova Scotia’s Acadian Seaplants are in conflict with local people in the West of Ireland about seaweed harvesting rights.

This is one of my go-to recipes, really great stew and easy to make.

AllNovaScotia.com really should just start calling itself AllJohnRisley.com after this week.

Lots of people have been quietly fired over the last year so this is not a surprise. Absolutely devastating though. Really afraid for important old growth forest areas that are really threatened now.

Conrad’s Beach this afternoon #NovaScotia

This is amazing, also there’s a beautiful version of Renegade further down the thread. Definitely a tear-jerker. Also so completely the best of UK-ness. Pertinent to the intersection of your India/ dog interests @trishyb.bsky.social

You should email your councillor. This list is terrible and there’s no point in me calling mine (Hendsbee).

Giridharadas’ point about connections being a new wealth is relevant to small communities where networks are tight, eg NS. I have burned bridges to separate from bad behaviour. There’s an impact, most ppl prefer not to, and so endemic abuse and corruption continues www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/o...

The great thing about Valentines Day is February is 50% over.

Saturn has officially moved into Aries for two and a half years. The age of the woo is over. Let the fiery asswhupping begin.

Jfc I’m so old. Also I’m glad I’m old.

This week has been so hard. Thinking about children lost to us in BC and Quebec. About children lost to their families in the US and in Gaza and Ukraine in the worst kind of cruel ways. Truly, as Primo Levi says “the torments heaven sends us are enough”. 😢

Riot Women on Britbox is brilliant.

Coming back from literal paradise to this week’s weather in Nova Scotia has broken me. I had to go lie down at four pm today. I never have to go lie down.

Well now.

Oh geez, it was a woman.

I got an email from MS365 today saying they were going to charge me 56% more this year to pay for their stupid Copilot bullshit that I don’t want to use. If you’re wondering how the AI revolution is going.

US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE: "I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray.”

This post connects with my experience on the left in so many ways. Really great analysis. ❤️ thank you Jessica.

Everything is very complicated when you get older. Someone I had a complicated relationship with lost their life in an accident last night. I bumped into them on Friday. Our eyes met but we didn’t speak; it was a cold glance. I don’t know how I feel about that now. I should have cleared the air.

SXSW is going all in on AI this year. Here’s just one “live podcast”.

Don't forget how important it is to support brand-new Canadian crime fiction authors! TRACE EVIDENCE will be out in March, 2026 - it's the story of a young PI who takes on a missing person's case in a post-apocalyptic, flooded Hamilton, ON. Order from reboundpress.com now!

Interesting scoop from the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The Globalization of Canadian Rage www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...

We managed to get the door unfrozen and open but the battery is dead and we are having no luck boosting it. All the Park n Fly staff are over in the nice warm hut watching us and no one has offered to help or even salt the black ice around the car. They’ll take our money later though.

The car is frozen solid in the airport car park and we couldn’t open the door last night at three am so we are going back out now to try again. Special thanks to the taxi guy who turned off the meter and tried to charge me $160 to get home last night.

“Molliver said the federal government may not deport them to Ecuador, their home country. Instead, the family could apply for asylum in a third country” and Canada has a chance to do the softest power move right now.