Joel Cormode
@jrcor.bsky.social
To quote Inigo Montoya, "I hate waiting".
February 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM
To quote Inigo Montoya, "I hate waiting".
The TDSB declared a snow day for tomorrow. They declared the snow day ahead of time?! I'm surprised more by that than by the snow day itself.
January 25, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The TDSB declared a snow day for tomorrow. They declared the snow day ahead of time?! I'm surprised more by that than by the snow day itself.
My wife asked me last night "Do you have assignments you need to grade?"
I replied "Every day until I die."
also: it is exam week and report cards are due next week.
I replied "Every day until I die."
also: it is exam week and report cards are due next week.
January 20, 2026 at 5:53 PM
My wife asked me last night "Do you have assignments you need to grade?"
I replied "Every day until I die."
also: it is exam week and report cards are due next week.
I replied "Every day until I die."
also: it is exam week and report cards are due next week.
Over the past few days people have been sharing a picture/meme which states what ICE can and cannot do vs what police can/cannot do.
Each time I see it I remember Mao's adage "枪杆子里面出政权". Which is just a more colourful way of saying "Might makes right."
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Each time I see it I remember Mao's adage "枪杆子里面出政权". Which is just a more colourful way of saying "Might makes right."
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January 13, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Over the past few days people have been sharing a picture/meme which states what ICE can and cannot do vs what police can/cannot do.
Each time I see it I remember Mao's adage "枪杆子里面出政权". Which is just a more colourful way of saying "Might makes right."
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Each time I see it I remember Mao's adage "枪杆子里面出政权". Which is just a more colourful way of saying "Might makes right."
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Reposted by Joel Cormode
The rule of law means that the people who make the law and the people who enforce the law are also subject to the law and accountable for infringing it.
January 8, 2026 at 8:48 PM
The rule of law means that the people who make the law and the people who enforce the law are also subject to the law and accountable for infringing it.
As a teacher in North America, New Years always feels like it is at the wrong time of the year. It's not a new year. Just partway through this one.
Shrug.
Shrug.
January 1, 2026 at 1:16 PM
As a teacher in North America, New Years always feels like it is at the wrong time of the year. It's not a new year. Just partway through this one.
Shrug.
Shrug.
I feel like I don't have anything serious enough to post on Bluesky.
December 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I feel like I don't have anything serious enough to post on Bluesky.
A friend's film project.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mle...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mle...
PTSD: Amygdala
A War Within - One soldier. One mind. And a therapy session that spirals into madness.
www.kickstarter.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A friend's film project.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mle...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mle...
Reposted by Joel Cormode
Folks are quick.
October 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Folks are quick.
Reposted by Joel Cormode
the story of the 2025 toronto blue jays is a guy you've barely heard of who plays four positions and has been in and out of the minors for the last three years hitting .491 in scoring position
October 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
the story of the 2025 toronto blue jays is a guy you've barely heard of who plays four positions and has been in and out of the minors for the last three years hitting .491 in scoring position
I'm listening to The Sword Guy Podcast | The Schielhau in detail, with Alexander Fürgut on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/pb-hck8s-...
I ended up buying the book they discussed.
I ended up buying the book they discussed.
The Schielhau in detail, with Alexander Fürgut
For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-202-the-schielhau-in-detail-with-alexander-furgut
To support the show, come join the Patro...
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September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I'm listening to The Sword Guy Podcast | The Schielhau in detail, with Alexander Fürgut on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/pb-hck8s-...
I ended up buying the book they discussed.
I ended up buying the book they discussed.
Screaming Cicadas. The punk band I can't stop listening to. ☹️
AKA tinnitus
AKA tinnitus
September 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Screaming Cicadas. The punk band I can't stop listening to. ☹️
AKA tinnitus
AKA tinnitus
First day of school. I joke I am in grade 44. Grade 13+Seminary+Grad School+Years of teaching.
September 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
First day of school. I joke I am in grade 44. Grade 13+Seminary+Grad School+Years of teaching.
From the tip of North Cape, PEI.
August 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
From the tip of North Cape, PEI.
Three Maritime Provinces in three days. Won't be going to Newfoundland on this trip.
August 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Three Maritime Provinces in three days. Won't be going to Newfoundland on this trip.
Graffiti spotted this morning in Quebec City. Now, was the graffito sincere, or merely being ironic?
August 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Graffiti spotted this morning in Quebec City. Now, was the graffito sincere, or merely being ironic?
N: Ramsey, The Isle of Man (54.3N)
S: Sydney Aus (33.8S)
E: Brisbane Aus (153E)
W: San Diego Cal (117W) I did change planes once in San Francisco but I'll follow Michael's lead and only count places where I touched grass.
S: Sydney Aus (33.8S)
E: Brisbane Aus (153E)
W: San Diego Cal (117W) I did change planes once in San Francisco but I'll follow Michael's lead and only count places where I touched grass.
Furthest I’ve been
N: Burwash Landing YT
W: Burwash Landing YT
E: Baarn, NL
S: Waco TX
Of course, having flown from Canada to Europe, I’ve travelled over Greenland (probably), but I’ll only count places where I’ve touched grass.
N: Burwash Landing YT
W: Burwash Landing YT
E: Baarn, NL
S: Waco TX
Of course, having flown from Canada to Europe, I’ve travelled over Greenland (probably), but I’ll only count places where I’ve touched grass.
Furthest I've been 🌎🌍🌏
N Fort McMurray 🇨🇦 (stopped ✈️ in Reykjavík Iceland 🇮🇸 4 times)
E Athens Greece 🇬🇷
W Honolulu Hawaii 🇺🇸
S Gibraltar 🇬🇮
N Fort McMurray 🇨🇦 (stopped ✈️ in Reykjavík Iceland 🇮🇸 4 times)
E Athens Greece 🇬🇷
W Honolulu Hawaii 🇺🇸
S Gibraltar 🇬🇮
August 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
N: Ramsey, The Isle of Man (54.3N)
S: Sydney Aus (33.8S)
E: Brisbane Aus (153E)
W: San Diego Cal (117W) I did change planes once in San Francisco but I'll follow Michael's lead and only count places where I touched grass.
S: Sydney Aus (33.8S)
E: Brisbane Aus (153E)
W: San Diego Cal (117W) I did change planes once in San Francisco but I'll follow Michael's lead and only count places where I touched grass.
The August long weekend here in Ontario always feels like the fakest of all holidays. Faker even than the Hallmark holidays.
I'm a high school teacher so I'm on summer vacation for another month anyway. Each weekday is much like all the rest of them. To me anyway.
I'm a high school teacher so I'm on summer vacation for another month anyway. Each weekday is much like all the rest of them. To me anyway.
August 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The August long weekend here in Ontario always feels like the fakest of all holidays. Faker even than the Hallmark holidays.
I'm a high school teacher so I'm on summer vacation for another month anyway. Each weekday is much like all the rest of them. To me anyway.
I'm a high school teacher so I'm on summer vacation for another month anyway. Each weekday is much like all the rest of them. To me anyway.
Reposted by Joel Cormode
It's weird how, amidst all of the outrages, follies, and cruelties this administration inflicts daily, something like this can still sneak up and sucker-punch me with the nihilistic pointlessness of its vandalism. They just hate nice things.
Trump's IRS commissioner says that the government's free, direct tax file program is now "gone."
July 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It's weird how, amidst all of the outrages, follies, and cruelties this administration inflicts daily, something like this can still sneak up and sucker-punch me with the nihilistic pointlessness of its vandalism. They just hate nice things.
Autocorrect just tried to turn "errors in methodology" into "eros in methodology".
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June 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Autocorrect just tried to turn "errors in methodology" into "eros in methodology".
🤦
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Advertising my profile with a Simpson's picture.
As Michael told me to do.
As Michael told me to do.
May 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Advertising my profile with a Simpson's picture.
As Michael told me to do.
As Michael told me to do.
My office today: Great Lakes Archery Invitational Tournament.
May 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
My office today: Great Lakes Archery Invitational Tournament.