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Derek Bowman
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Crossword enthusiast, pixie 🧚
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Strands puzzle from me and my good buddy Rhea. Hope you enjoy it! 😊
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My friend Suzy Thompson shared this... If you play Connections, you'll understand.
January 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Cleansing the timeline with this 2020 Lifetime romance where Mario Lopez played a sexy Colonel Sanders.
January 8, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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HAPPY
NEW YEAR’S
EVE EVERYONE!
December 31, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I’m way too emotional about the Ariana Grande, Bowen Yang, Cher, Aidy Bryant lovefest 💕 on SNL tonight. It just seems like a barometer for what is good and possible in the world, and my heart soared for a bit.
December 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM
MPP and Luke Prokop are my queer hockey heroes. Here’s a video that profiles Luke Prokop, the first openly gay player to score a goal in the AHL:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=YOaL...
Luke Prokop: PROUD
YouTube video by Milwaukee Admirals
m.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I really enjoyed the Strands puzzle today.
December 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I’m a fan of it anyways. Mmmm salty cod
#nytspellingbee #spellingbee #hivemind
December 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I’m really amused by my most used words and top posts this year:
December 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”

Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I really enjoy this song:
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I had a great time painting Gnomi Malone at Crock A Doodle. The paw prints 🐾 were my buddy Alyssa’s signature:
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Patty from GCBS & her three-legged cat Lumpia watching a dog go by:
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I have a riddle that pertains to today’s Strands puzzle. What eight-letter animal that has two t’s becomes another when you change them to p’s?
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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November 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Interview with my friend David on CBC Radio about singing the national anthem:

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
November 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
My friend David performing the Canadian national anthem at the game tonight:
November 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job
Gaines: I want to challenge AOC to a debate.
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
October 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is kind of for the gays, I guess, but I came across this amusing aside studying words for Scrabble:
October 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I love 💕 the Thursday NYT crossword this week. Well done, Kareem Ayas!
October 16, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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GOOD NIGHT,
DAGMAR
October 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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💙💙💙
October 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, CFL official Ben Major makes a holding call against the Blue Bombers in Ojibwe and in English:
September 28, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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The best SNL skit ever, as per me and @derekxword.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Spelling Bee paying a quiet tribute to Ego Nwodim this morning
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM