Bearly's House of Blues is having a bunch of 40th anniversary shows this weekend and I'm kind of shocked most of them aren't sold out. Keith+Garrett, Gnarltones, etc, should be great.

Good to see the lane sweeper out in action this morning on Devonshire #bikehfx

8 kids on our first bike bus ride early this month and 12 today. April is very much a bike-able month. (kids are mad I ran out of bike bus stickers though)

Not only do cars get 5 lanes here but they also get the extra space for a median whereas any pedestrians and non-suicidal active transportation users have to share this narrow, crumbly sidewalk.

Wait does LinkedIn give your phone number to recruiters? Just got a voicemail from one... Time to go opt out of that.

We saw some people playing Pokemon Go at the ferry terminal this weekend. Later, my son was hesitant to ride the ebike (says he's too old), so I told him he could play Pokemon Go on the back. Maybe not the best habit but now he's asking to go for more runs and rides so can't be all bad right?

Short lived visit to the office this morning. Nice day for a bike here and back home I guess.

Have a friend in town for a bit and looking to rent a bike for a month. Is there anywhere in town that has reasonable monthly rates? #bikehfx #hfxbike

Is there an annual Worst of Halifax vote? I want to nominate worst local web page. Event listings with no dates:

Looking into giving blood some time today and not thrilled about the location. Any recommendations cycling from Kempt area? I see there's a MUP on the southbound side of Bayers Rd but seems kind of weird to access from north east?

By god, that's #bikebus weather! #bikeHfx

Reading my first Terry Pratchett book, Guards! Guards! (1989), and there's a POV of a rising cult leader who recruits the petty and resentful by stoking their minor grievances (while being disgusted by them) and uses them to power his progressively malevolent plans. Feels topical.

Started using a couch to 5k style app and their jump from week 3 to 4 seems large. Find it interesting it doesn't ramp up more linearly.

Racing our Uride driver to Alderney. I think we're going to win.

The Cineplex online fee is annoying, like okay I guess I'll go hassle an employee instead and risk not going to a movie and not giving you money?

Made a Harvest 2026 playlist and although Jimmy Swift Band is only 5% of the song entries, its about 20% if going by total song length.

We have timers on pedestrian signals because its generally useful information. We don't have timers on driver signals because they'll do some real psychotic shit if they think they're going to miss a green light.

Damn no Uride cars available, hopefully that means people are using it though and more drivers will begin to switch over. (I can see their cars on the map, they're just all occupied)

Was watching F1 and they kept saying happy mothers day which was making me nervous I'd forgotten. Turns out it's two months earlier in the UK than here.

Not quite pump track season yet but not too far off either. (Almost tempted to bring down a shovel)

Only six months remaining of daily trips into Burnside for daycare and then I can banish it from my memory.

Was writing my MLA (Halman) an email and found it ironic when I came across several sources saying he joined politics in part due to his displeasure with the NS film credit being cut 10 years ago.

It was simply too nice out today to let the fact we didn't bike to school keep us from biking home from school.

Recently downloaded Uride and Qobuz to replace my US-based ride-sharing and music streaming apps. Any other recommendations in that vein?

Have been waiting on a car appointment for 6-weeks, of course today. Roads weren't bad but Kempt sidewalk wasn't touched so that was fun to walk along.

Got my kids home just as the storm started in earnest, hopefully everyone else isn't far behind.

I've played enough Risk to know that if the US takes Greenland, they're going to want Canada and Mexico next to get the completed continent bonus.

Just freed a car stuck outside my place but watching the way they fishtailed driving away it may have been safer for everyone when they were stuck...

Swarmed by ducks in Shubie on our commute home yesterday, hadn't seen any really during the cold streak. These ones were definitely looking to be fed which always feels strange.

Probably late to this but they reprogrammed the Wyse+Nantucket intersection onto the bridge right? Feels like green for vehicles turning right from Wyse onto the bridge is longer and the bike light to cross that sliplane is shorter. Easier to get stuck waiting through an extra light cycle now :(

Had never noticed the term "fluid milk" before on a print ad until now and it feels very odd to me. (Also why is the qualifier only added on the english portion)

Spent some time yesterday unsubscribing my grandmother-in-law from an app which seemed to be designed to prey on the elderly.

#hfxws Most things were better this morning though at least one trail we use was completely untouched. Still took the lane on Waverley, Wyse, Barrington (Northbound against traffic), and Devonshire though.

#hfxws Main roads decent, drivers taking it slow and not many out there. Most of the bike infrastructure is inconsistent, Dartmouth Commons path from Dahlia to Wyse is cleared 40% of the way, then not. Banook MUP clear from Graham's Grove to Nowlan, then also not. Bare road usually best.

Winter is back! Glad to see our ski hills getting an early start this year, hopefully means a long and bountiful season.

Every instance of regret during my bike commutes the last two days has been when I try and use uncleared bike lanes instead of a clear traffic lane next to them.

No water on Waverley Rd due to a main break. No restoration estimate... Doesn't look great.

Looks like they've made changes to Halifax Rec's program search to make it a little more functional but not sure how they missed having location as a column in the search results, or properly populated in the filters (one Gymnasium please):

Now that my commute is longer I'm continually amazed at the bad driving. Red lights being run, intersections being blocked, etc, etc. Saw a cargo van run a 15 second old red light this morning and almost T-bone a cube truck at full speed. Pretty sure I would've been in the ricochet zone for that one

Just me or are the signals at Wyse and Boland strange? There's an advanced pedestrian signal and then a combo green straight and right turn arrow that cuts across said crosswalk in quick succession. Bikes have a red throughout but feels like their green should be timed with the pedestrians.

Free transit in downtown Halifax? Don't tease us like that

Feels like this parking spot on Devonshire shouldn't exist, or should be moved forward like 8ft. I'd say about 50% of my commute homes have someone partially parked in the bike lane.

It's prime "I don't want a penny of my tax money spent on the 100 or so people who ride bicycles in the city" season for those who celebrate.

Taking my bike into the shop today and was hoping to use a Bird scooter or bike to get home but there just isn't a single one apparently in Burnside or Dartmouth Crossing?

Looking for some extra relatively minimal effort lighting/reflective gear for my kid while biking. Have a little light on their goggle strap but thinking kid-friendly reflective stickers, bag charms, etc. Closest I've found so far are these: www.familycycles.ca/thousand-ref...

Tried to take a shortcut through a random trailhead today which I now know was Spectacle Lake Trail. Definitely not shorter, but a nice little detour with some marsh/lake views.

Threw on my studded tires last night as a precaution and was glad to see the bridge bike lane salted but not too bad of a ride this morning otherwise. Heavy traffic on Albro Lake and Leaman which I can only guess was for school drop off (was some construction in the area too)?

Phenomenon I've noticed: You're first to arrive at a traffic light on bike, you take lane. Driver A approaching behind you has open lane on left also going straight, stays in your lane. Lane to the left then fills. When light turns green, Driver A is impeded by you, gets frustrated. (Unforeseeable)

Two morning commutes in and so far so good. Glad I've done a few group rides in these areas to give me some familiarity though. Haven't done the Burnside leg yet, will be doing that this afternoon, I'm sure that'll be a little less straightforward.

Big crowd at the new pump track opening in Bedford. My son's been loving the small track. Trying to get him up on the big one but might have better luck when it's less busy.