Andrew McLaren
@drewdles.bsky.social
Your gayest best friend. Running, tennis, board games. Arts supporter. Militant pedestrian. Twitchy block finger for anonymous accounts
Busted out the real winter jacket today.
December 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Busted out the real winter jacket today.
The warm up pants my niece wants for Christmas are sold out. They’re made in Texas. They should offshore production. Americans are too slow at sewing!
December 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The warm up pants my niece wants for Christmas are sold out. They’re made in Texas. They should offshore production. Americans are too slow at sewing!
We watched Dr Strangelove last night. I’d never seen it but now I get about 100 more Simpsons jokes.
November 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
We watched Dr Strangelove last night. I’d never seen it but now I get about 100 more Simpsons jokes.
Hiding from the cold
November 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Hiding from the cold
Wintry cottage time.
November 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Wintry cottage time.
Happy Feast of St Andrew/ Name Day to all the Andrews out there.
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Happy Feast of St Andrew/ Name Day to all the Andrews out there.
Pet peeve: organizations that put out statements with just the organization name. Put an actual human name on it even if it’s just the ED or Board Chair on behalf of the organization. If there isn’t a human attached to it I don’t think it’s worth very much.
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Pet peeve: organizations that put out statements with just the organization name. Put an actual human name on it even if it’s just the ED or Board Chair on behalf of the organization. If there isn’t a human attached to it I don’t think it’s worth very much.
First batch of holiday cards in the mail before the end of November. Mom would be proud.
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
First batch of holiday cards in the mail before the end of November. Mom would be proud.
Just an absolute Canadian legend.
Colleen Jones, a world champion curler whose effervescent personality made her a popular presence on the CBC over nearly four decades with the national broadcaster, has died. She was 65.
CP NewsAlert: Legendary curler, broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
Colleen Jones, a world champion curler whose effervescent personality made her a popular presence on the CBC over nearly four decades with the national broadcaster, has died. She was 65.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Just an absolute Canadian legend.
Mama the husky cross is a good running companion. We did 8km this morning and she would’ve been happy to do more.
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Mama the husky cross is a good running companion. We did 8km this morning and she would’ve been happy to do more.
Did a 60s/70s folk pop deep dive over the weekend. John Denver boy what a voice.
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Did a 60s/70s folk pop deep dive over the weekend. John Denver boy what a voice.
Two perspectives of Iggy watching the dogs in the yard.
November 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Two perspectives of Iggy watching the dogs in the yard.
Hi folks - my annual request. My cousin Ken lives with an intellectual disability and LOVES getting mail. If you send holiday cards and would like to include him it would make his day. His address has changed this year - DM me if you’d like the new one.
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Hi folks - my annual request. My cousin Ken lives with an intellectual disability and LOVES getting mail. If you send holiday cards and would like to include him it would make his day. His address has changed this year - DM me if you’d like the new one.
Sunsets are nice.
November 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Sunsets are nice.
Shot
So the Board Chair is the former CEO of Canada Life and the Granite can’t figure out a parking use agreement with Canada Life to facilitate an affordable housing project? 🙃
If there is one thing Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud knows, it’s that tackling Winnipeg’s homelessness crisis requires support and ideas from all corners of the city.
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Shot
So the Board Chair is the former CEO of Canada Life and the Granite can’t figure out a parking use agreement with Canada Life to facilitate an affordable housing project? 🙃
If there is one thing Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud knows, it’s that tackling Winnipeg’s homelessness crisis requires support and ideas from all corners of the city.
‘She’s kind of that unicorn’
The premier’s chosen leader in the fight to end chronic homelessness walked away from the job less than a year in; Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud believes she’ll have greater impact by attacking the crisis on another front
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
So the Board Chair is the former CEO of Canada Life and the Granite can’t figure out a parking use agreement with Canada Life to facilitate an affordable housing project? 🙃
Grilled ham and cheese sandwich with tomato soup for dinner because I didn’t want to cook except I made the tomato soup from scratch because I didn’t have any canned soup and you can’t have grilled cheese without tomato soup
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Grilled ham and cheese sandwich with tomato soup for dinner because I didn’t want to cook except I made the tomato soup from scratch because I didn’t have any canned soup and you can’t have grilled cheese without tomato soup
Forgetting library books at the cottage that are now due is a cottage ownership risk I hadn’t considered
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Forgetting library books at the cottage that are now due is a cottage ownership risk I hadn’t considered
It’s like 5:45 but so dark outside that my body thinks bedtime.
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It’s like 5:45 but so dark outside that my body thinks bedtime.
I still sometimes make the “L” with my thumb and finger to make sure I know which side is left
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I still sometimes make the “L” with my thumb and finger to make sure I know which side is left
Are we in a customer service death spiral? Everything from my bank to CRA to getting a quote from my insurance agent seems to take multiple tries or hours on hold to get anywhere.
November 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Are we in a customer service death spiral? Everything from my bank to CRA to getting a quote from my insurance agent seems to take multiple tries or hours on hold to get anywhere.
In conclusion:
My Grey Cup chili was 10/10.
I did not win on any of my Grey Cup tickets.
My Grey Cup chili was 10/10.
I did not win on any of my Grey Cup tickets.
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
In conclusion:
My Grey Cup chili was 10/10.
I did not win on any of my Grey Cup tickets.
My Grey Cup chili was 10/10.
I did not win on any of my Grey Cup tickets.
Just a guy on his way to curl at the granite in front of an ocean of surface parking that is empty virtually every weekend and evening and hoping adults can figure out how to share.
“Social Housing Rocks” curling sweater by cousin Barb.
“Social Housing Rocks” curling sweater by cousin Barb.
November 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Just a guy on his way to curl at the granite in front of an ocean of surface parking that is empty virtually every weekend and evening and hoping adults can figure out how to share.
“Social Housing Rocks” curling sweater by cousin Barb.
“Social Housing Rocks” curling sweater by cousin Barb.
Cancelled my Globe subscription because I barely was reading it and one thing I love is when newspapers (or other services) make you phone and talk to someone for 10 minutes to cancel a subscription that you can sign up for online in 10 seconds.
November 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Cancelled my Globe subscription because I barely was reading it and one thing I love is when newspapers (or other services) make you phone and talk to someone for 10 minutes to cancel a subscription that you can sign up for online in 10 seconds.