The thing I didn’t know I needed today. Thank you @ayanaeliza.bsky.social

“We’re actually really disappointed to see how much such a small cut has ravaged the public service, and how there’s still several rounds of layoffs to go.” Our volunteer @bollardfan.bsky.social on the huge impact Ken Sim's new budget will have on road safety. dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...

Reception desk at my doctor’s office, reminding me how much an explicit and generous welcome can achieve.

Forest exhaling in the sunlight

It’s Groundhog Day / Imbolc / Candlemas and everything is sodden, but I know the return of the light is gathering speed behind the clouds.

Bookstores with quirky categories make me happy. This is Paperhound in downtown Vancouver. ❤️

Active transport is fabulous and I love my bike. But some days it’s a relief to be totally passive and chill out on the bus ❤️🚎

Heard #outofcontext from the loud dude one table over: "The hearing aid lobby" I have so. many. questions.

I've lived in 3 different buildings in Vancouver in 4 years, and not one has had a communal pinboard. It's the most humble of community infrastructures, and a launchpad for other kinds of community that doesn't require scary stuff like knocking on strangers' doors. Why are they so rare?

I haven't posted anything on Twitter in eleventy-seven years but I'm trying this because eternal optimism. The blank page never gets any less terrifying.