What do you do when you have a toxic workplace but need to put in 1.5 more years to collect a good pension? Hanging on by a thread. Co-workers are awesome! Students are great! Atmosphere? Soul-crushing!

Stopped to chat with a familiar looking Dad and his young daughter today; they were admiring my dog (who was thrilled with the attention). Turns out he was a former student. He thanked me for teaching him, and said he’d learned a lot from me. I felt so touched that he’d shared this with me.

Why don’t women’s plus size 🩱have plus size cups/shelf bras? Every 🩱 I’ve ever owned fails to contain the girls. 👙doesn’t help: bra size stays the same, but straps get bigger and longer. Don’t they get that if I have big hips and a big ass, I might need more than a D cup?

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Thank you a million times @eslfairy.bsky.social ! THIS is what kids need to hear! Some of the best and brightest in science, industry etc. are neurodivergent, but likely struggled with timed tests as kids! If all brains worked the same, what a dull world we would live in.

I suddenly need to know if anyone else still uses “How come” + declarative instead of “Why” + interrogative? E.g. “How come you’re late?” vs. “Why are you late?” If you’ve heard it lately, where, and by what generation? I’m early 50s Ontario, 🇨🇦.

Our Prime Minister ran the 26 km Haliburton Forest Trail Race, coming a very respectable 58th in a field of 120. Not bad, eh? 🇨🇦 I’m even more confident that if diplomacy and economic strategies don’t work out, our guy could kick the orange felon’s ass to the curb.

Wordle 1,539 2/6 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Oh yeah!

I swam 4.45 km today, in open water! My goal was to go from A to B (then along the shoreline to ensure I reached 4 km, but it was wavy and I was swimming against the wind: tiring and dangerous! So after 650 m, my safety boat drove me to B, and I swam 3.8 km back to A.

Wordle 1,533 3/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 1,529 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Is it just me, or have they been tough lately?

Me too!

Meeting with Canadian officials won't change anything, since it's Canadians who decided to avoid going to US. Nobody ordered to do so, it's a coast to coast movement. #BoycottUSA

I came up with a new curse to inflict upon my enemies in the summer: “May you have pointy rocks under thin-soled Crocs!” Yes, I’m on vacation and have plenty of time to walk (on gravel, in Crocs) and plan hexes, curses, and dishes of cold revenge. (Joking - I’m not that into the dark arts.)

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Dear Smithsonian.......send your historical records to Canada before they're destroyed.

I swam 3.85 km today! Not bad for a 50+ yr old, out-of-shape lady! I love swimming in my local Great Lake, but this year I’m participating in the Swim 10 K in August challenge to raise $ for the Canadian Cancer Society. As of today, I’m at 12.6 km, and have raised $600.

Today I learned that the French name for Gravybones (a type of Milkbones dog biscuits) is “gât-os”. I do appreciate a pun, in any language, and my dog loves treats no matter what we call them!

Wordle 1,511 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 What was the success rate with this one? I feel like I took a lucky guess, but by my 4th row I‘d used up so many of the other letters, there weren’t really any other words I could come up with!

My German Shepherd has been nosing at my bedroom closet for a while. I finally got around to tidying up my closet, expecting evidence of mice, but instead I found her “stash”: 2 yak cheese sticks, 1 Dentastick, 2 rawhide chews, 1 cookie, 1 plastic bone, and 1 Lambchop (stuffed toy). No mouse poop!

Seriously, Folks...

Today I learned that a small shift in perspective can be a game changer. Making tabouli requires a LOT of chopped parsley. Normally I chop off the long stems, and then as I rinse, I tear off as much stem as possible while preparing to chop. …🧵

Yesterday at the beach, I saw a cute little guy, looked to be just barely 3, staring wistfully at low piece of playground equipment that had a year-old girl on it. He turns to his Mom and calmly says, “How could I handle it, if there’s a baby in it?”… 🧵

Bittersweet day at the beach today: for the first time, I was more concerned about keeping close to my Mum (80, has dementia) than my kids (teens, decent swimmers). Mum and Dad enjoyed the sunshine and a nice breeze, though!

Wordle 1,490 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I had to check that this word meant what I thought it did.

My township is in a State of Emergency with several roads and the main highway closed due to washouts and sink holes. It’s so nice to see neighbours checking on each other! Nothing compared to what Texas experienced, but Mother Nature sure packs a wallop when provoked by humans!

Guten Nacht!

#waffle1260 5/5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩 🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥 streak: 1 wafflegame.net

Agreed. I turned down blueberries that were 50% off yesterday for the same reason, and unless they had JUST put them out, I wasn’t the only one who checked the label and kept on walking.

Nothing like spraining your knee to remind yourself that universal accessible design is the way to go, for all new builds and renovations!

Wordle 1,462 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Sometimes it clicks.

It doesn’t get much more small-town than watching this beaver swim in the pond behind the pizza place!

I don’t understand why this didn’t happen during the campaign though. All the tyranny was clearly spelled out in Project 2025. Better late than never I suppose! I’m impressed by the bravery of the 🇺🇸 people though; it takes guts to protest when the administration is using violence and intimidation!

My son went out this morning and told m we should wait to take our dog out, because “there’s a doe with a really small fawn right by the garage.” We didn’t want to scare them by trying to get a photo, but the little spotted fawn was lying in the mint patch. Best-smelling 🦌 in the woods now!

I love Barack Obama…

The court has ruled. Donald Trump you must relinquish your authority of the National Guard back to me and back to California.

Wordle 1,453 2/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I was considering starting with the second word, but revised my pick based on the odds…

Wordle 1,452 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I didn’t expect 3rd to be correct! I was just trying to place the yellow.

This is important! Love and acceptance is what this is about. we are all welcome and we all belong here.

Yesterday morning, I took one step out the front door and heard a loud BAAAHP. I turned and saw a very new fawn right beside my steps! She “yelled” again, and I heard a rustling noise in the trees that told me Mama Deer was on her way. I backed up, saying some reassuring words, as Mama walked Baby…

Wordle 1,444 3/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I’m rather proud of this one!

My new friend is resting after his big breakfast!

Good morning! It’s been a cool spring, and this young fellow still hasn’t completely shed his winter coat. It’s a lovely morning for a walk.

Wordle 1,441 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 This one was an uphill battle!

When you’re too tired to follow the plot, but you don’t want to go to bed before the show is over…