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Halifax, I don't know if you get Environment Canada alerts but if you have trouble breathing today is not your day.

Today winds are coming from the west, which blows the Annapolis Valley wildfire smoke directly at us. The wind will shift direction tonight and blow the smoke south-west.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Aug 7

Illinois has banned AI therapy, making it the first state to regulate the use of AI in mental health services.

www.engadget.com/ai/illinois-...

Illinois is the first state to ban AI therapists

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill banning AI therapists into law, the first in the nation.

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Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social · Jul 23

Her thoughts on Ozzy: he was a… very famous man 😂

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Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social · Jul 23

Today I learned my 84 yo mom is aware of the existence of both Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne

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Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social · Jul 22

learning that song made me a diehard sabbath fan for life. the impact of that band on so so so many of us cannot be overstated. ozzy rules

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Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social · Jul 22

the second time i ever played onstage was for summer rock camp (iykyk) in halifax when i was 14 or 15 and we did a cover of war pigs with our band teacher singing, which was kind of embarrassing but not as embarrassing as also having a keyboardist in the band

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Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social · Jul 22

my entire IG feed is Ozzy tributes and it's incredibly moving. i keep tearing up!

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · Jul 22

Ozzy Osbourne visited my magic shop. He said he'd like to buy some stink bombs. How many? All of them. I had to go through drawers finding every last one. He bought 900 of them. To sign the credit card slip I handed him a shock pen, which he thought was hilarious and bought that too. RIP

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Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social · Jul 17

i don't want this near me

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Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social · Jul 16

Emailing should be illegal in summer

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Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social · Jul 8

Buy some of @paulghammond.bsky.social's excellent work!

Paul Hammond, but better @paulghammond.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hi! Here’s a little personal peek behind the curtain for you - I just got hit with a BIG tax bill that I was unprepared for.. Poor planning? Yes! Unreliable executive function skills? You bet! And so I have added a number of new things to Ye Olde Shoppe!

paulghammond.bigcartel.com

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Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social · Jul 5

Paul’s eyes glazing over during my Anthrax diatribe

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Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social · Jun 20

I didn't really need a Dolly Parton/Motley Crue collaboration

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Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social · Jun 2

❤️❤️❤️

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Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social · Jun 1

Uni Boys are an extremely good band

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Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social · May 10

i requested to join my local lake's conservation society many months ago and my request is still pending and then paul asked to join pretty recently and he got in, what the

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Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social · May 8

Introduced my therapist to the word FOMO today

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Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social · May 8

Foghorn, you love to hear it

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