Jordan Forsyth
@sharpendchoss.bsky.social
Climber, carpenter, farmer, dad. Posts mostly work related, and likely to get me in trouble with OSHA.
Worth noting that I am in Canada, but I think our financial situations have been relatively similar over the last few years (our political situations less so).
August 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Worth noting that I am in Canada, but I think our financial situations have been relatively similar over the last few years (our political situations less so).
Lots of this is correct, but I disagree that food is a very small share of most household spending. Our biggest line item is our mortgage, 40% of our take home pay. Second largest is groceries, at roughly 12-13%. Maybe we are abnormal, but that’s not “very small” And we don’t even buy meat.
August 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Lots of this is correct, but I disagree that food is a very small share of most household spending. Our biggest line item is our mortgage, 40% of our take home pay. Second largest is groceries, at roughly 12-13%. Maybe we are abnormal, but that’s not “very small” And we don’t even buy meat.
I have a certain (small l) libertarian streak, where I really don’t like forcing people to do things. But I wish everyone had to/got to experience living conditions different from their own. My rural family might also understand the city better if they went for longer than a day.
August 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I have a certain (small l) libertarian streak, where I really don’t like forcing people to do things. But I wish everyone had to/got to experience living conditions different from their own. My rural family might also understand the city better if they went for longer than a day.
He was almost certainly a rapist.
July 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
He was almost certainly a rapist.
Haha, that’s such a great quote from Mitchell, not going to lie.
July 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Haha, that’s such a great quote from Mitchell, not going to lie.
Oh man. That hold your right foot slipped off of; I swear I’ve popped off its identical sibling many times. Vicious sloper.
July 1, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Oh man. That hold your right foot slipped off of; I swear I’ve popped off its identical sibling many times. Vicious sloper.
Obviously with a lot of things the journey is the point, and I wouldn’t want to miss that.
But specifically with television, a lot of shows reach a point where I kind of want to know what happens, but I’m kind of annoyed with both myself and the show. I’ve done this before, and been glad I did.
But specifically with television, a lot of shows reach a point where I kind of want to know what happens, but I’m kind of annoyed with both myself and the show. I’ve done this before, and been glad I did.
June 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Obviously with a lot of things the journey is the point, and I wouldn’t want to miss that.
But specifically with television, a lot of shows reach a point where I kind of want to know what happens, but I’m kind of annoyed with both myself and the show. I’ve done this before, and been glad I did.
But specifically with television, a lot of shows reach a point where I kind of want to know what happens, but I’m kind of annoyed with both myself and the show. I’ve done this before, and been glad I did.
I’m an outside observer, across your northern border. But I’m not sure the train wreck is even in slow motion anymore. Scary times.
June 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I’m an outside observer, across your northern border. But I’m not sure the train wreck is even in slow motion anymore. Scary times.
I’m sad it had to written, but that fuckin slaps.
June 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I’m sad it had to written, but that fuckin slaps.
I’m maybe a touch skeptical of that exact claim, but sadly it absolutely could be true.
Really feel for folks in the states right now. Scary time.
Really feel for folks in the states right now. Scary time.
June 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I’m maybe a touch skeptical of that exact claim, but sadly it absolutely could be true.
Really feel for folks in the states right now. Scary time.
Really feel for folks in the states right now. Scary time.
The number of people who are anti-factory farm is pretty close to the number of people who are pro-cheap groceries. And folks tend to be pretty good at not looking too hard if they are a few steps removed from the consequences of their actions.
June 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The number of people who are anti-factory farm is pretty close to the number of people who are pro-cheap groceries. And folks tend to be pretty good at not looking too hard if they are a few steps removed from the consequences of their actions.
Makes sense. Thanks!
May 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Makes sense. Thanks!
I’m somewhat curious what leads to the need to anesthetize fish for cooking? Research I could understand, or animal husbandry, but there is obviously a gap in my knowledge here.
May 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I’m somewhat curious what leads to the need to anesthetize fish for cooking? Research I could understand, or animal husbandry, but there is obviously a gap in my knowledge here.
I think motivated reasoning is a bigger problem than amateur research; but yeah, it’s obviously gone wrong.
May 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I think motivated reasoning is a bigger problem than amateur research; but yeah, it’s obviously gone wrong.
More like goat than venison for sure, but also distinctly its own thing. I guess it’s… sheepy? Like think of a sheep cheese with distinct sheep flavour and then transfer that to meat (obviously it doesn’t taste like cheese, but maybe that helps)
May 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
More like goat than venison for sure, but also distinctly its own thing. I guess it’s… sheepy? Like think of a sheep cheese with distinct sheep flavour and then transfer that to meat (obviously it doesn’t taste like cheese, but maybe that helps)
Obviously not directed at me; I’m curious what someone from NZ thinks.
I grew up on a sheep farm in Ontario. I find Ontario lamb to be milder than NZ. NZ lamb somewhere in between the lamb I grew up with and mutton, which I find to be quite strong. Mutton I find gamey, and a bit like eating a barn.
I grew up on a sheep farm in Ontario. I find Ontario lamb to be milder than NZ. NZ lamb somewhere in between the lamb I grew up with and mutton, which I find to be quite strong. Mutton I find gamey, and a bit like eating a barn.
May 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Obviously not directed at me; I’m curious what someone from NZ thinks.
I grew up on a sheep farm in Ontario. I find Ontario lamb to be milder than NZ. NZ lamb somewhere in between the lamb I grew up with and mutton, which I find to be quite strong. Mutton I find gamey, and a bit like eating a barn.
I grew up on a sheep farm in Ontario. I find Ontario lamb to be milder than NZ. NZ lamb somewhere in between the lamb I grew up with and mutton, which I find to be quite strong. Mutton I find gamey, and a bit like eating a barn.
You are correct on both counts.
But it’s also true that for the last couple years, the NDP was carrying significantly more influence than they had for a long time, and they didn’t do that much with it…
Not nothing though!
But it’s also true that for the last couple years, the NDP was carrying significantly more influence than they had for a long time, and they didn’t do that much with it…
Not nothing though!
April 22, 2025 at 4:04 AM
You are correct on both counts.
But it’s also true that for the last couple years, the NDP was carrying significantly more influence than they had for a long time, and they didn’t do that much with it…
Not nothing though!
But it’s also true that for the last couple years, the NDP was carrying significantly more influence than they had for a long time, and they didn’t do that much with it…
Not nothing though!
I ran out of time for mango shopping last weekend, but hoping I can make it to Kohinoor for a box of alphonsos while they have them.
Sometimes I get inspired to make something, but mostly I just like eating them over the sink.
Sometimes I get inspired to make something, but mostly I just like eating them over the sink.
April 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I ran out of time for mango shopping last weekend, but hoping I can make it to Kohinoor for a box of alphonsos while they have them.
Sometimes I get inspired to make something, but mostly I just like eating them over the sink.
Sometimes I get inspired to make something, but mostly I just like eating them over the sink.
Last time I was in Bend, 7 years ago?, I had a dish of Burmese fried cheese at a restaurant called Spork. Went back the next night to have it again!
March 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Last time I was in Bend, 7 years ago?, I had a dish of Burmese fried cheese at a restaurant called Spork. Went back the next night to have it again!