hey, @awesomebiota.bsky.social - do you happen to know when Dairy Bar is closing for the season?

In memoriam...

I can only hope there is Royal Doulton china with hand-painted periwinkles wherever she is going.

Love starting my day with a dentist appointment for a filling.

Not only is tugtupite a tremendously cool mineral, this is my last chance to see kyanite go down in defeat after it booted topaz and hematite from the competition. There is no voting like spite voting! 🤣

Well, damn.

I'm just going to nervously leave this here and hope that the information on the page explains it all... gofund.me/24c8479a9

COME ON, TUGTUPITE - LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!

Please help if you can, and please share. Read the story. It’s just sickening. #NovaScotia #Canada #HaliSky — let’s do this. gofund.me/b1cb25bbe

More than a little irked by that one error, which is down to a misread clue, but otherwise - well-pleased at my modest improvement. 😁 Clues by Sam - Sep 29th 2025 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Less than 20 minutes #cluesbysam cluesbysam.com

#MinCup25 Semifinals 1: It's a battle of classic minerals for red #hematite vs blue #kyanite. Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

Kyanite sent my birthstone (topaz) down to ignominious defeat. Avenge me, fellow Kosmochlor voters! AVENGE MEEEEEE!

Mordor on the Orient Express

The amount of clubwear on display in downtown Halifax tonight is really something.

It’s a single-digit margin with only a few hours to go. Why yes, I am texting my irl friends who have no particular interest in rocks or social media casually mentioning they have the opportunity to be wildcard voters. 😂

Come on - where are my fellow #tugtupite supporters?

The annual pumpkin display at the entrance of Governor Pritzker’s personal residence on Astor Street. He is the pumpkin king. Illinois produces the most pumpkins, including canned, than any other state in the U.S., twice as many as the next five states combined.

For 150 years, Africville, sitting right next to Halifax, was a thriving Black Canadian community. Halifax refused to provide city services, and eventually forced residents to move as they bulldozed their homes. This is the story of that community. 🧵1/12

I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service. Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.

So, now irked at myself that I didn't mail* my utility bill payment last week instead of two days ago. Now I get the fun of calling NSP tomorrow morning and wangling with them. Still absolutely on the side of Canada Post. (*yes, I still pay with a cheque, envelope, and stamp. Stop laughing. 😁)

Do you want to screen Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile in your town or city, unlike a cowardly major movie chain? Email us at [email protected]. We'll allow you to screen it for free. Yes, again, this is real.

Good for what ails you.

Updated #Nordspace #Canada Attempt to launch rocket in N.L. won't happen Tuesday, launch now scheduled for Wednesday morning NordSpace says Company says rocket and pad are safe /1 thread www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ah, the dulcet tones of the Princess Cruises horn - I think some floaty boatys are getting ready to depart!

Would like to know where the NS government is on this.

Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.

For those of you who haven't see it before, i encourage you to take a look at Builthalifax.ca - the Built History of Halifax. Its slowly expanding, and full of archival stuff.

bluenose motel sign, bedford, nova scotia, 1979

This is kind of great!

Fall. You know what to do.

After four years of demolition and construction, Halifax's Cogswell Interchange redevelopment officially opened today. 🎉 I dug out the camera that I used to photograph the highway nearly 10 years ago and took an "after" pic from the same spot. It's satisfying to flip between the two photos.

For anyone who needs to hear it. Matt is a genuine delight, and if you haven't checked out his YouTube channel (and also his work with the Technical Difficulties), you are really missing out.

For a calm morning coffee break, here's the live Cornell bird feeder cam in Ithaca, NY 🐦 www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/cornell...

GUESS WHAT WEEK IT IS

Choose. Your. Fighter.

FAAAAAAT BEEEAAAARRRRR WEEEEEEEEK!

It's Friday, which is a great excuse to remind you that I've got subway-style maps for The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and Narnia for sale on my Etsy store. You can get them as prints or as digital versions, and the Hobbit map looks great on a coffee mug! www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...

Reposting this apropos of absolutely nothing at all.

Since @dartmouthdogs.bsky.social has reminded me that it is time once again to celebrate the anniversary of WKRP Debut Day, this seems appropriate. Also... BOOGER!

The Sound of Music (1965)

Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵

Imagine being so ludicrously hot, that moustache works on you. (God that's a good film. Redford, refusing to jump off a cliff: "I can't swim!" Newman: "Are you crazy? The fall will probably kill you!")

Goddammit.

Because this absolutely deserved alt text.

I solved the daily Clues by Sam (Sep 15th 2025) in 03:29 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com

A terrific idea, and not just for young men.

Sending love to everyone who needs it tonight. Love and Tom Holland.