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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 8d

Tell you what: when you’re done with all of this, give us a call. | 🍁

a young boy is jumping in the air while playing with a ball .

Alt: A young boy is having a tantrum while on a golf green.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 10d

My reaction to that publicity stunt yesterday. | 🏀

a black and white photo of two men with the caption i 'm shocked shocked to find that gambling is going on

Alt: A black-and-white GIF of the scene in Casablanca where Captain Louis Renault (Claude Rains) says to Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), “I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on here”.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 11d

Thank you (?) for the mention. Christmas gift 🎄 list appropriately updated.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 12d

That’s a seven course meal: a six pack 🍺 and a potato. 🥔

Seinfeld Jason Alexander GIF

Alt: Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander during the summer of George.

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 12d

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 12d

Very cool, indeed. The Griffons looked good in the rescue livery. 😍

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 14d

How about a shout out, @mark-carney.bsky.social ? They deserve it. | 🍁 | 🧵 3/3

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 14d

… into this confined space look easy. It wasn't, I'm sure. Whether it was scheduled or not I don't known, but one of the Griffons was getting a little TLC from its crew. I'm always filled with pride and respect when I see these outstanding folks do our nation's heavy lifting. | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🚁 📍 🇨🇦 | 🧵 2/3

A red and yellow helicopter is parked on the ramp at Springbank Airport near Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on the afternoon of October 19, 2025. It is tentatively identified as CH-146 Griffon from 417 Combat Support Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force flying out of Cold Lake, Alberta. It is marked with RCAF insignia and has the words « Canada » and « RESCUE SAUVETAGE » painted on the side of the main part of the fuselage. The helicopter is pointed away from the camera and slightly to the right, facing the taxiway adjacent to the main east/west runway. A number of crew can be seen. A crew member is also up on top of the helicopter, working near the main rotor. A number of the rotor tower cowlings have been removed to provide access. A subdivision and rolling hills are visible in the distance. The sky is mostly blue with streaky white clouds. It is sunny but based on the dress of the crew, quite chilly.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 14d

Two CH-146 Griffons, which I believe were from 417 Combat Support Squadron out of Cold Lake, made an appearance at Springbank yesterday afternoon. Despite the gusty, swirling winds, the outstanding pilots made slipping these brawny helicopters … | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🚁 📍 🇨🇦 | 🧵 1/3 | 🔗 www.canada.ca/en/air-force...

Two red and yellow helicopters are parked on the ramp at Springbank Airport near Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on the afternoon of October 19, 2025. They are tentatively identified as CH-146 Griffons from 417 Combat Support Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force flying out of Cold Lake, Alberta. They are marked with RCAF insignia and have the words « Canada » and « RESCUE SAUVETAGE » painted on the side of the main part of the fuselage. The two helicopters are pointed to the right, facing the taxiway adjacent to the main east/west runway. This orients them pointing toward the right side of the frame. Beyond the helicopter nearest the camera, the legs of a number of crew can be seen. A crew member is also up on top of the helicopter, working near the main rotor. A number of the rotor tower cowlings have been removed to provide access. A subdivision and rolling hills are visible in the distance. The sky is mostly blue with streaky white clouds. It is sunny but based on the dress of the crew, quite chilly.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 14d

These Pilatus' PC-12s are really elegant-looking aircraft. Also, I can somehow imagine a through line from my own modest piloting accomplishments to at least the right seat in one of these. Probably not, but I'd like to think it might be so, regardless. | 🛩️ 📍 🇨🇦

A Pilatus PC-12 with registration « N83WA » is parked on the visitor ramp adjacent to the terminal waiting area at Springbank Airport (CYBW) near Calgary, Alberta, Canada on the afternoon of October 19, 2025. The aircraft is pointing away from the camera, but the left side of the fuselage is still visible. The fuselage is painted in a graphic scheme of silver, black, and medium blue. The colour of the flying surfaces of the aircraft is indistinct from this angle. A small Swiss flag is painted on the vertical stabiliser. The sky is broken cloud. A subdivision and rolling hills are visible in the distance.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 16d

You may have found this already, but there is a nice little write-up on the Government of Canada website. A gentlemen of which *both* nations can be justifiably proud. | 🇨🇦 🇺🇸

Bellenden Seymour Hutcheson - Canada.ca

Bellenden Seymour Hutcheson, Victoria Cross - First World War, 1914-1918

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 19d

This one, today. 🙌🏻

Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 19d

You don't see one of these every day, at least not around here: a @sikorskyair.bsky.social EH-60A Black Hawk in civilian livery. Spotted today at Springbank. | 🛩️ 🚁 📍 🇨🇦

A Sikorsky EH-60A Black Hawk is pictured while parked on the ramp at Springbank Airport (CYBW) near Calgary, Alberta, Canada on the afternoon of October 15, 2025. It is pointed to the right of the frame and slightly toward the camera. It is in civilian livery consisting of a curvilinear graphic pattern of dark grey, orange, and white. The civilian registration « N372AA » is painted in black, block letters on the tail boom. The word « HELIQWEST » is painted on the area just below the main rotor. A small US flag is painted on the fuselage near the open door. A small, monochrome, Canadian flag is painted just above it. The large passenger/cargo door on the right side of the fuselage is slid to the fully open position. Three people in dark clothing are milling around the front of the aircraft. It's a sunny day with blue skies interrupted only by high, streaky cloud in the distance. In the background, beyond the airport, are rolling hills of green and brown.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 19d

You don't see one of these every day, at least not around here: a @sikorskyair.bsky.social EH-60A Black Hawk in civilian livery. Spotted today at Springbank. | 🛩️ 🚁 📍 🇨🇦

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 23d

Other candidates for mayor | DAVISON, Jeff; ELDER, Sarah; GUSTAFSON, Jaeger; HEATHER, Larry R.; PRIOR, Grant.

Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 23d

Candidates for mayor found on @bsky.app | FARKAS, Jeromy: @jeromyyyc.bsky.social; GONDEK, Jyoti: @jyoti4mayor.bsky.social; SHARP, Sonya: @sonyasharpyyc.bsky.social; THIESSEN, Brian: @briantyyc.bsky.social.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 23d

Just another election in 'no drama Canada': well-organized, well-trained, and pleasant staff with a substantial number of chatty voters patiently waiting in line. In and out in five minutes. There is absolutely no reason not to vote, folks! | 🍁 🗳️ | 🔗 www.electionscalgary.ca/for-voters/w...

An oval image of two election workers standing beside a ballot box superimposed over a zoomed-in map of the area at 85th and Bow Trail in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. A pin marks St. Michael's Church where the polling place was located. Two dotted lines join the pin with the image. (📸 Images montaged from sources on the Elections Calgary website)

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 25d

a man in a suit and tie is driving a car with another man behind him

Alt: The scene in Seinfeld where Kramer and the Saab salesman see how far the car will go on empty.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 26d

Also great ideas! 🙌🏻

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 26d

Outstanding idea. It might share some of the same visual elements, at least, from the 2023 short film 'The Shepherd'. Which, incidentally, is well worth adding to your Christmas viewing list — it's not that far away. | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🎬 🎭

The Shepherd | Official Trailer | Disney+

YouTube video by Disney Plus

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BluFly 🛩 @blufly.media · 26d

This month, Managing Editor @terencecgannon.com leads off with this month's barnstorming-themed cover photo triggering him to soliloquise about his not-yet-written screen adaptation of Richard Bach's 'Nothing by Chance'. But he could use your help. (📸 Richard 'Zulu' Souza | Full Disc Aviation) | 🛩️

BluFly 🛩️ | October, 2025 | In The Air

« I fell in love with the picture before I knew either where or when it was taken. That it turned out to be tied in with barnstorming is karma … »

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 28d

My third go 'round with sourdough baguettes from a Sylvia Fountaine recipe found on her 'Feasting at Home' site. Made with Organic Unbleached Bread Flour from The Scottish Mill. The only tweak was to add some diastatic malt powder as per Maurizio Leo. | 🥖 | 🔗 www.feastingathome.com/sourdough-ba...

Two baguette-style loaves of bread on a wooden cutting board, which, in turn, is on a black countertop. A tile backsplash is visible in the background.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 28d

From @lochansmill.bsky.social writing for @theorkneynews.bsky.social: « When did we stop being nice? » Mr. Ross perfectly captures and parses my own confusion and profound dysphoria regarding the fraught times in which we find ourselves. Well worth reading. | 🍁 | 🔗 theorkneynews.scot/2025/10/04/w...

A waterfront scene of Stromness in the Orkney Islands, UK. It's a sunny day with a blue sky and streaks of high, thin clouds. Original caption from source: « The town of Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK. The two church buildings are clearly visible. The one with the spire on the right is the former North Church converted into a Town Hall. » (📸 Geoff Wong via Wikimedia under Attribution 2.0 Generic)

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 28d

… Bulls-Eye Old West Hickory barbecue sauce; crushed Aleppo chile flakes from The Silk Road Spice Merchant 🍁 and baked on a heat-soaked stone for seven and a half minutes at 500°F with convection, then brushed with Colavita olive oil. 🤌🏻 | 🧵 2/2

Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 28d

Friday Pizzapalooza 🍕 Homemade crust; Olivieri® 🍁 Classic alfredo sauce; sliced barbecue chicken with Weber® Kick ‘n Chicken® seasoning; pre-cooked and crumbled Greenfield bacon; Armstrong 🍁 mozzarella; cup 'n char pepperoni from Lina's Italian Market 🍁; sliced red onion; … | 🧵 1/2

A cooked pizza is pictured on a stove top with ingredients as per post.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · Oct 3

Oh, I dunno, some pretty cool people own them. 😉

Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · May 2

Decisions, decisions. | 🛩️ 📍 🇨🇦

A red Lamborghini Countach and a Lake Amphibian share the ramp under a gin-clear blue sky at Springbank Airport near Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on May 2, 2025.

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