As many young people are off to prom tonight, here's a throwback to mine!

Racism isn't a touchy topic if you're not a fucking racist. Homophobia isn't a touchy topic if you're not a fucking homophobe. And silence is complicity. 9+1 people at a dinner table, etc.

Now the sun's gone to hell And the moon's riding high Let me bid you farewell Every man has to die But it's written in the starlight And every line in your palm We're fools to make war On our brothers in arms #DailyEarWorm

Today's kit is the last for a while. I'll start wearing linen short sleeve shirts, which means no ties or cufflinks until the autumn.

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Well, he fought the goblins He battled a troll! He riddled with Gollum! A magic ring he stole! He was chased by wolves, Lost in the forest, Escaped in a barrel from the elf-king's halls. Bilbo Bilbo Baggins The bravest little hobbit of them all. #DailyEarWorm

Hold me now It's hard for me to say I'm sorry I just want you to know Hold me now I really want to tell you I'm sorry I could never let you go After all that we've been through I will make it up to you I promise to #DailyEarWorm

What if we stopped settling for cities that'll do, and pushed on for ones that are wonderful? Last week I had a couple of captivating afternoons at Utopian Hours in Rotterdam, and it was full of creative inspiration and ammunition. challengercities.substack.com/p/what-if-we...

Hot take: if full-time workers still can’t afford rent, the issue isn’t “financial literacy.” It’s an economy built around permanent stress. In Waterloo Region, wages lag while costs rise. People deserve more than survival mode. #BasicIncome

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Fly me high through the starry skies Or maybe to an astral plane Cross the highways of fantasy Help me to forget today's pain Ooh, Dream Weaver I believe you can get me through the night Ooh, Dream Weaver I believe we can reach the morning light #DailyEarWorm

look how much craftsmanship we've lost in clothing in just a hundred years

My sister-in-law is Albertan through and through. She sent me this link today. It made me want to both laugh and cry.

I am currently not in Sweden, Denmark, nor Iceland, and it really shows. One year ago:

It's all kicking off in Canterbury.

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Dropped my anchor in the water. Acockbill issue.

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Today I learnt of this masterpiece! youtu.be/ALUafn-AYjk?...

So won't you, please (Be my, be my baby) Be my little baby? (My one and only baby) Say you'll be my darling (Be my, be my baby) Be my baby, now (My one and only baby) Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh #DailyEarWorm

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As much as I'll notice the absence of Stephen Colbert on TV, I'm really going to miss those occasional appearances by Evie.

“The library assumes the best out of people. The services it provides are founded upon the assumption that if given the chance, people will improve themselves.” ― Eric Klinenberg, Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life

Hold me now It's hard for me to say I'm sorry I just want you to know Hold me now I really want to tell you I'm sorry I could never let you go After all that we've been through I will make it up to you, I promise to #DailyEarWorm

The trials and tribulations of a food writer... Researching a favourite cuisine to do interviews tomorrow for an upcoming column. Reading the foods, ingredients and I can smell them... So hungry now...

Think of me what you will I've got a little space to fill So let's get to the point Let's roll another joint And let's head on down the road There's somewhere I gotta go And you don't know how it feels You don't know how it feels No, you don't know how it feels to be me #DailyEarWorm

Angela has been gardening hard all week, and the physical toil is taking its toll on her. The results are great to see, but she's now relying on Tylenol to sleep, and complaining how every part of her body aches. Is it wrong that I like her new appreciation for my everyday life?

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My house Is out of the ordinary That's right Don't wannna hurt nobody Some things sure can sweep me off my feet Burning down the house! #DailyEarWorm

I completely failed to post yesterday's kit, so here it is with today's.

Excellent note in the program of Something Rotten: Book and Music by Karey Kirkpatrick .... Karey has won a number of Tony, Oscar and Grammy Awards, and that number is zero.

”Det var på Rundetaarn, jeg fandt min lykke, mit hjerte hamred’ højt det sidste stykke. Jeg troede først, det var den stejle turs besværlighed, så gik det op for mig, det var af bare kærlighed."

Just stop your crying, it's a sign of the times We gotta get away from here We gotta get away from here Just stop your crying, it'll be alright They told me that the end is near We gotta get away from here #DailyEarWorm

It's already 24 degrees in my house, and I am hot & miserable.

My doggo count is coming along nicely.

It ain’t so much a question of not knowing what to do, I knowed what’s right and wrong since I been ten. I heared a lot of stories And I reckon they are true About how girls are put upon by men. #DailyEarWorm

Old man Take a look at my life I'm a lot like you I need someone to love me the whole day through One look in my eyes and you can tell that's true #DailyEarWorm

Over COVID, my wife and I began watching much more YouTube than we previously had. And the biggest impact of this on our lives is evident in how we say goodbye to each other at the end of a phone call. Goodbyeeeeee!

All these rumours that @colbertlateshow.bsky.social will run for President seem to forget that he's already been President!

How I wish, how I wish you were here We're just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl Year after year Running over the same old ground, what have we found? The same old fears Wish you were here #DailyEarWorm

Today's kit #Bowtie #Cufflinks #MechanicalWatch #FountainPen

I believe, if you check, you'll find that your car is actually LeSilver.

The City of Ottawa posted the raw speed data from before and after Doug Ford banned speed cameras and the effect is so obvious it's not even necessary put a line marking when that happened. This chart shows the percentage of drivers going 15km/h or more over the posted limit.

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A few years ago Wendy's had a delicious strawberry salad. It replaced burgers for me that entire summer. Looks like it's back!

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

I want to be where the people are I want to see, want to see them dancing Walking around on those... What do you call them? Oh, feet. Flipping your fins, you don't get too far Legs are required for jumping, dancing Strolling along down a... What's that word again? Street! #DailyEarWorm

Just a reminder, because some of you are Going Through Stuff. You are loved. You deserve good things. Read that again. Take it to heart. Let’s get through that weekend now.

I still love the theory a Year 6 child proposed to me that David Attenborough is actually God and he got fed up with people not noticing the amazing things he'd created, so he made documentaries to show off.

Hanging out their old love letters On the line to dry It's enough to make you stop believing When tears come fast and furious In a town called Malice #DailyEarWorm