Only Dave Smith
@onlydavesmith.bsky.social
The voices in my head come out my fingers.
Just as good as all those other Dave Smiths.
Not legendary. Mythical.
Dog walking. Appliance repair. Wellness guru.
Ottawa, home to the coldest hot air.
www.onlydavesmith.com
Just as good as all those other Dave Smiths.
Not legendary. Mythical.
Dog walking. Appliance repair. Wellness guru.
Ottawa, home to the coldest hot air.
www.onlydavesmith.com
Pinned
So, … why Only Dave Smith?
Imagine a crowded family kitchen, the air sizzling in expectation. The doorbell rings and everyone hushes.
A volunteer jumps to answer the door.
“It’s only Dave Smith,” comes the announcement, and the group relaxes.
Mediocre achievement in the context of low expectations.
Imagine a crowded family kitchen, the air sizzling in expectation. The doorbell rings and everyone hushes.
A volunteer jumps to answer the door.
“It’s only Dave Smith,” comes the announcement, and the group relaxes.
Mediocre achievement in the context of low expectations.
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As one doom scrolls on Saturday morning, the news just keeps get more shocking.
You’d think I would be inured to appalling news and then this comes up.
As one doom scrolls on Saturday morning, the news just keeps get more shocking.
You’d think I would be inured to appalling news and then this comes up.
India v South Africa: India's Test cricket reputation lies in tatters
India's shocking series defeat to South Africa has left fans anguished and Indian cricket beleaguered.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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As one doom scrolls on Saturday morning, the news just keeps get more shocking.
You’d think I would be inured to appalling news and then this comes up.
As one doom scrolls on Saturday morning, the news just keeps get more shocking.
You’d think I would be inured to appalling news and then this comes up.
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Anonymous drugs smugglers in boats get blown up.
Drugs smuggling Trump allies get pardoned.
Just another day in the cracker factory.
Anonymous drugs smugglers in boats get blown up.
Drugs smuggling Trump allies get pardoned.
Just another day in the cracker factory.
Trump says he will pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking
Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in the US to 45 years behind bars for conspiring to smuggle cocaine.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Anonymous drugs smugglers in boats get blown up.
Drugs smuggling Trump allies get pardoned.
Just another day in the cracker factory.
Anonymous drugs smugglers in boats get blown up.
Drugs smuggling Trump allies get pardoned.
Just another day in the cracker factory.
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I’m thinking Dougie Ford will respond that, because his government thinks that more cars going FASTER will solve traffic problems, e-bike riders should just “get a job” and get a car.
I’m thinking Dougie Ford will respond that, because his government thinks that more cars going FASTER will solve traffic problems, e-bike riders should just “get a job” and get a car.
Coroner's office calls for clearer definition of e-bikes in Ontario | CBC News
An expert panel is calling on the Ontario government to tighten its definition of what counts as an e-bike, in an attempt to improve safety and reduce the number of fatal crashes.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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I’m thinking Dougie Ford will respond that, because his government thinks that more cars going FASTER will solve traffic problems, e-bike riders should just “get a job” and get a car.
I’m thinking Dougie Ford will respond that, because his government thinks that more cars going FASTER will solve traffic problems, e-bike riders should just “get a job” and get a car.
I thought plugging them in might help me untangle them.
Nope.
Nope.
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I thought plugging them in might help me untangle them.
Nope.
Nope.
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What’s next - are Dougie his pals gonna teach some greasers a lesson after the sock hop?
What’s next - are Dougie his pals gonna teach some greasers a lesson after the sock hop?
Ford tells protesters to 'go find a job' as controversial housing bill passes at Queen's Park | CBC News
Shouts and chants rained down upon politicians at the Ontario legislature Monday as the government passed a housing bill that critics say makes it easier for landlords to evict tenants.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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What’s next - are Dougie his pals gonna teach some greasers a lesson after the sock hop?
What’s next - are Dougie his pals gonna teach some greasers a lesson after the sock hop?
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The main idea of this article is that her life has been repeatedly reinterpreted based on the agenda of the writers who have filled in the blanks of the missing historical data. It’s been going on for centuries.
It’s still going on in this novel.
It’s not “truth.”
The main idea of this article is that her life has been repeatedly reinterpreted based on the agenda of the writers who have filled in the blanks of the missing historical data. It’s been going on for centuries.
It’s still going on in this novel.
It’s not “truth.”
'A wicked wife': The truth about Tudor England's 'most hated woman'
Was 16th-Century aristocrat Jane Boleyn a treacherous, "sex-mad" spy – or was she a convenient scapegoat? A new historical thriller, Boleyn Traitor, explores her story.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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The main idea of this article is that her life has been repeatedly reinterpreted based on the agenda of the writers who have filled in the blanks of the missing historical data. It’s been going on for centuries.
It’s still going on in this novel.
It’s not “truth.”
The main idea of this article is that her life has been repeatedly reinterpreted based on the agenda of the writers who have filled in the blanks of the missing historical data. It’s been going on for centuries.
It’s still going on in this novel.
It’s not “truth.”
I just found out that if you add one electron to every atom in the human body, the resulting explosion would be the equivalent of 270 trillion Hiroshima bombs.
Good to know in case anyone was tempted to do this at home.
Good to know in case anyone was tempted to do this at home.
November 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I just found out that if you add one electron to every atom in the human body, the resulting explosion would be the equivalent of 270 trillion Hiroshima bombs.
Good to know in case anyone was tempted to do this at home.
Good to know in case anyone was tempted to do this at home.
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Postbox bollards outside the Post Office. Absolutely delightful.
#WorldBollardAssociation 📮
#WorldBollardAssociation 📮
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Postbox bollards outside the Post Office. Absolutely delightful.
#WorldBollardAssociation 📮
#WorldBollardAssociation 📮
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Dougie Ford has done everything in his power to make booze more accessible to underage consumers and problem drinkers except this.
Whose interests is he protecting? I guess he’s afraid of competition from all those Saskatchewan wineries and specialty PEI distilleries.
Dougie Ford has done everything in his power to make booze more accessible to underage consumers and problem drinkers except this.
Whose interests is he protecting? I guess he’s afraid of competition from all those Saskatchewan wineries and specialty PEI distilleries.
Alcohol industry disappointed to be left out of interprovincial trade agreement | CBC News
Some in the alcohol industry say they’re perplexed and disappointed that booze was left out of a recent agreement between provinces to drop interprovincial trade barriers.
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Dougie Ford has done everything in his power to make booze more accessible to underage consumers and problem drinkers except this.
Whose interests is he protecting? I guess he’s afraid of competition from all those Saskatchewan wineries and specialty PEI distilleries.
Dougie Ford has done everything in his power to make booze more accessible to underage consumers and problem drinkers except this.
Whose interests is he protecting? I guess he’s afraid of competition from all those Saskatchewan wineries and specialty PEI distilleries.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This list is a letter Putin wrote to Santa Claus last year but forgot to send.
We can only hope that Santa really knows who’s been bad or good.
This list is a letter Putin wrote to Santa Claus last year but forgot to send.
We can only hope that Santa really knows who’s been bad or good.
What we know about leaked US draft plan to end Russia's Ukraine war
There are 28 key points and while several on the face of it could be acceptable to Ukraine, others cross Kyiv's red lines.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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This list is a letter Putin wrote to Santa Claus last year but forgot to send.
We can only hope that Santa really knows who’s been bad or good.
This list is a letter Putin wrote to Santa Claus last year but forgot to send.
We can only hope that Santa really knows who’s been bad or good.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
So she takes one principled stand instead of folding like a cheap table and then … folds like a cheap table.
Can’t say that anyone will miss her.
So she takes one principled stand instead of folding like a cheap table and then … folds like a cheap table.
Can’t say that anyone will miss her.
Marjorie Taylor Greene to quit Congress after Trump feud
A falling out with the US president erupted amid her relentless calls to release documents on the late paedophile.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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So she takes one principled stand instead of folding like a cheap table and then … folds like a cheap table.
Can’t say that anyone will miss her.
So she takes one principled stand instead of folding like a cheap table and then … folds like a cheap table.
Can’t say that anyone will miss her.
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JD Vance says his wiener is … this big.
JD Vance says his wiener is … this big.
JD Vance blames immigration for Canada's 'stagnating' living standards | CBC News
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance made a series of posts criticizing Canada’s political leadership, public broadcaster and immigration system, saying our living standards are “stagnating” because of all th...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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JD Vance says his wiener is … this big.
JD Vance says his wiener is … this big.
So, a Tory apologist claims that 23000 lives lost to Johnson’s mismanagement is exaggerated.
Sure, let’s say it was only half that many.
All better?
Sure, let’s say it was only half that many.
All better?
Covid bereaved call for Boris Johnson to lose ex-PM benefits over inquiry report
Covid bereaved call for Boris Johnson to lose ex-PM benefits over inquiry report
Campaign group says it will pursue all legal means to ensure personal accountability for ‘grave betrayal’
Covid-bereaved families have called for Boris Johnson to lose access to public funds and said they will pursue all legal options for personal accountability after a damning report into his handling of the pandemic.
The families said they want all privileges Johnson receives as a former prime minister, including his ministerial pension, his place on the privy council and access to the public duty costs allowance, to be withdrawn. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
So, a Tory apologist claims that 23000 lives lost to Johnson’s mismanagement is exaggerated.
Sure, let’s say it was only half that many.
All better?
Sure, let’s say it was only half that many.
All better?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A nightmare for anyone who has taken students into the bush. Beggars belief.
I look forward to some bright light to announce, “They should teach about bears in school. I never learned anything about bear attacks!”
A nightmare for anyone who has taken students into the bush. Beggars belief.
I look forward to some bright light to announce, “They should teach about bears in school. I never learned anything about bear attacks!”
2 in critical condition after grizzly bear attack involving students in Bella Coola: officials | CBC News
Two people are in critical condition and two others are seriously injured after a reported grizzly bear attack in Bella Coola on British Columbia’s Central Coast, according to emergency officials.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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A nightmare for anyone who has taken students into the bush. Beggars belief.
I look forward to some bright light to announce, “They should teach about bears in school. I never learned anything about bear attacks!”
A nightmare for anyone who has taken students into the bush. Beggars belief.
I look forward to some bright light to announce, “They should teach about bears in school. I never learned anything about bear attacks!”
Non-Alliterative Title
Frost on Thursday
2025
Frost on Thursday
2025
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Non-Alliterative Title
Frost on Thursday
2025
Frost on Thursday
2025
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American ambassador once again threatens to rearrange our provinces because we acted unwisely.
“Such a nice country you’ve got here. Shame if something were to … happen to it,” he says.
American ambassador once again threatens to rearrange our provinces because we acted unwisely.
“Such a nice country you’ve got here. Shame if something were to … happen to it,” he says.
Hoekstra accuses Canada of meddling in U.S. politics, says restarting trade talks 'not going to be easy' | CBC News
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra continued to lash out against the ad campaign that infuriated his president and abruptly ended trade negotiations while on stage in Ottawa Wednesday, accusing C...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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American ambassador once again threatens to rearrange our provinces because we acted unwisely.
“Such a nice country you’ve got here. Shame if something were to … happen to it,” he says.
American ambassador once again threatens to rearrange our provinces because we acted unwisely.
“Such a nice country you’ve got here. Shame if something were to … happen to it,” he says.
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Doug Ford to produce ad where Reagan says that pedophilia is bad
Doug Ford to produce ad where Reagan says that pedophilia is bad - The Beaverton
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is in production today on a new advertisement meant to play on U.S. television that sees former President Ronald Reagan point out how he, like most people, tho...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Doug Ford to produce ad where Reagan says that pedophilia is bad
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Maybe he should talk to someone about that.
It’s not too late to begin the transformation to an actual person.
Maybe he should talk to someone about that.
It’s not too late to begin the transformation to an actual person.
Tom Cruise finally gets an Oscar: Making films 'is who I am', he says
The Mission: Impossible star received the honorary prize after being nominated four times for an Academy Award.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Maybe he should talk to someone about that.
It’s not too late to begin the transformation to an actual person.
Maybe he should talk to someone about that.
It’s not too late to begin the transformation to an actual person.
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Fresh Snow
A.J. Casson
1983
A.J. Casson
1983
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Fresh Snow
A.J. Casson
1983
A.J. Casson
1983
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The title of the documentary does untold damage to the interpretation of its message.
“Blueprint of a Dictator” is sensational and introduces a bias that is impossible for the documentary or the scientists involved in the study to walk back.
The title of the documentary does untold damage to the interpretation of its message.
“Blueprint of a Dictator” is sensational and introduces a bias that is impossible for the documentary or the scientists involved in the study to walk back.
Should Hitler's DNA have been studied?
Ground-breaking research has made some fascinating discoveries on the dictator, from his ancestry to possible neurological disorders.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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The title of the documentary does untold damage to the interpretation of its message.
“Blueprint of a Dictator” is sensational and introduces a bias that is impossible for the documentary or the scientists involved in the study to walk back.
The title of the documentary does untold damage to the interpretation of its message.
“Blueprint of a Dictator” is sensational and introduces a bias that is impossible for the documentary or the scientists involved in the study to walk back.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Two monstrous clowns are given microphones …
After that, it’s only a matter of time before they go for each other.
Two monstrous clowns are given microphones …
After that, it’s only a matter of time before they go for each other.
Trump targets longtime MAGA ally Marjorie Taylor Greene
The Georgia congresswoman has criticised Trump's focus on foreign policy and handling of Jeffrey Epstein files.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Two monstrous clowns are given microphones …
After that, it’s only a matter of time before they go for each other.
Two monstrous clowns are given microphones …
After that, it’s only a matter of time before they go for each other.
"But the sort of self-loathing that sells has to be on the page, not simply a result of having written. What good is cringing dark hatred of oneself if it doesn’t bring in a royalty cheque?"
That would be me.
Here, actually.
onlydavesmith.com?p=611
#amwriting
That would be me.
Here, actually.
onlydavesmith.com?p=611
#amwriting
Too Good To Be True – Dave Smith
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November 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"But the sort of self-loathing that sells has to be on the page, not simply a result of having written. What good is cringing dark hatred of oneself if it doesn’t bring in a royalty cheque?"
That would be me.
Here, actually.
onlydavesmith.com?p=611
#amwriting
That would be me.
Here, actually.
onlydavesmith.com?p=611
#amwriting
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"Do my protagonists have to be so dang-nabbed good that I hate them and myself for writing them?" Writing dilemmas from @onlydavesmith.bsky.social.
Gonna keep this up until someone looks at it.
Sort of between now and the heat death of the universe ... ?
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#protagonists #popcultureheroes
#toogoodtobetrue
#massmarketthriller
Sort of between now and the heat death of the universe ... ?
onlydavesmith.com?p=611
#protagonists #popcultureheroes
#toogoodtobetrue
#massmarketthriller
November 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"Do my protagonists have to be so dang-nabbed good that I hate them and myself for writing them?" Writing dilemmas from @onlydavesmith.bsky.social.
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Legend of Survival
Norval Morrisseau ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
Norval Morrisseau ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Legend of Survival
Norval Morrisseau ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
Norval Morrisseau ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.