So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora

Northern light over downtown Winnipeg tonight. Bucket list shot for me. #winnipeg #aurora #northernlights

Anyone else's Windows Update working extra hard today? I've had a ton of reboot prompts.

Your anniversary read.

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was lost to Lake Superior 50 years ago today. 29 crew members perished. “Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?” Billy Strings covers the Gordon Lightfoot classic:

Saturday playlist: local boy done good, Luke Doucet (Whitehorse; Sarah McLaughlan touring band) put this fab album out: Broken (and Other Rogue States)

With the new Costco opening west side of Winnipeg, I was wondering if it’s technically still in Winnipeg. It is! Barely. My next question: is it accessible via Winnipeg Transit. It’s important (and there will be more development there). As of now, there’d be a 26-31 minute walk. 1/2

Fun ending at least. The Sharks are no joke.

Where's our Burton Cummings library card?

In Canada, significant gains in part time jobs in October, but drop off in full time jobs. Globe and Mail gift article

Our Westjet raffle is in 14 hours, and I'd be remiss if I didn’t draw this to your attention: right now, one ticket gives you one-in-270 chance of winning (think of the chances if you buy multiples!) Support employment inclusion here!

Spent a lot of today doubting myself and some decisions. Probably not done with that for a while. But I did get to see the Northern Lights for the first time (ever) just now, and that’s not nothing. It got even bigger and brighter after this.

Northern lights are sure dancing tonight. #winnipeg

Anyone else in #Winnipeg catch a fancy splash of northern lights around 9:20pm tonight?

“Social media is ultra-processed speech in the same way that Doritos are food. It’s designed to bypass the parts of your brain that keep you…from radicalizing yourself…they are designing these things in the lab to bypass our ability to collaborate and cooperate.” - John Stewart

“…the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon. The sobering reality is that the United States has regressed, to different degrees, on all 12.” NYT gift article

Someday we'll say this was fun.

Another pretty fall sunset sky tonight.

May that be the first of many, big bad Brad. #GoJetsGo

Saturday (pre-games) playlist: punched up surf rock and spaghetti western vibes in Space Junk, a new release from Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives.

@dejankovacevic.bsky.social welcome to Winnipeg! Sorry we didn’t have winter waiting for you.

There's nothing like November baseball.

Barger barged too far.

What a sports day in Winnipeg tomorrow.

I wonder if the Dodgers will...lodge...a complaint.

A Vladdy deep breaths gif would be a solid go-to for at least the next three years or so.

hell yeah

SOULBEAR

We're a week out from draw date, and with less than 200 tickets sold, your odds of winning are excellent. Support employment inclusion and throw your hat in the ring! www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/come-...

We measure Canada/US relations in finger guns now. (globe and mail gift article)

Vive la France

The camera work in the ball game is outstanding.

Hoo boy, here we go. “The lawsuit follows claims by President Trump that linked use by pregnant women of acetaminophen to autism, a connection that is unproven.”

When do you just resign yourself to walking Ohtani routinely?

Canadians reacting to Trump Tariff threats:

Homelessness policy, in Los Angeles County

The laugh I needed.

My man, the stated policy of your administration is that Canada should become an American state, but Canadians running an accurate ad is a threat to American sovereignty?

Happily, he just got moved! (Nothing to do with this post, to be clear. Glad the staff seem to have sorted it.)

I’m in standing room at @torontobluejays.bsky.social , behind accessible seating, where a kid/teen in a wheelchair is distraught because he can’t see anything with everyone standing up. If anyone happens to be in a box or something with extra seats, this is your chance to do a good deed.

Gausman is in the danger zone (still think he give Kenny Loggins vibes)

Saturday playlist: wow, great new music from a duo out of Victoria BC, Ocie Elliott

Saturday playlist: fabulous new music from @hellobegonia.bsky.social, "Fantasy Life"

Saturday playlist: Brandi Carlile’s brand new album “Returning to Myself”. It’s really lovely ⬇️

With so much terrible environmental news these days, stories like this -- the return of sockeye salmon to Okanagan Lake after being absent for a century -- bring a little cheer to one's day. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Calgary! Come along to a community meal co-hosted by the Downtown Core Neighbourhood Association on Sunday November 2nd at 1PM. No catch, just a free meal, and some time with neighbours. Registration is free, but required in advance. www.eventbrite.ca/e/fall-commu... #yyc

Crazy World Series stat: Trey Yesavage, the Blue Jays starting pitcher makes $57K a year, started the game by striking out Shohei Ohtani, who makes $47M - that's 824x his salary. #BlueJays #Canada #canadastrong 🇨🇦🪽

“The mall used to have a lot of Canadian shoppers…now you see a lot of stores are closed here. Why? Because those Canadians are not coming here anymore.” NYT gift article