Val Monahan
@valymonahan.bsky.social
Northerner. Stuff I like: birds, food, fishing, social equality.
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Val Monahan
@valymonahan.bsky.social
· Dec 9
Giant steps are what I take
In my Sorel boots
Hope my legs don't break
In my Sorel boots
Can’t walk forEver
In my Sorel boots
Keep my feet togEther
In my Sorel boots
Walking back from mY work
In my Sorel boots
Feet they hardly touch the ground
In my Sorel boots
Feet just make squeak crunch sound
In my Sorel boots
Hope my legs don't break
In my Sorel boots
Can’t walk forEver
In my Sorel boots
Keep my feet togEther
In my Sorel boots
Walking back from mY work
In my Sorel boots
Feet they hardly touch the ground
In my Sorel boots
Feet just make squeak crunch sound
Canadians have a long fuse, I think. But, we do get pissed off. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Pete Hegseth's use of Canadian character Franklin the turtle in post about boat strikes prompts anger, mockery | CBC News
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth turned the beloved Canadian children's book character Franklin the turtle into a bazooka-wielding soldier going after "narco-terrorists" in a social media post Sund...
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Canadians have a long fuse, I think. But, we do get pissed off. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Music for winter. Link to youtube video of Sarah MacDougall singing Cold Night. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDYb...
SARAH MACDOUGALL - Cold Night
YouTube video by SouthernSouls
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Music for winter. Link to youtube video of Sarah MacDougall singing Cold Night. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDYb...
Yep, as it should be: www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... Link to Aboriginal Peoples' Television Network story about PM Carney meeting with AFN.
Carney’s address to AFN stresses building, trust, partnership
Prime Minister Mark Carney focused on principles of construction, trust, and partnership with First Nations.
www.aptnnews.ca
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Yep, as it should be: www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... Link to Aboriginal Peoples' Television Network story about PM Carney meeting with AFN.
Makes me happy. Super wealthy people working TOGETHER, on a nation-building thing: ensuring that the HBC original charter remains in Canada, with a fund to make it available to FN and help with long-term preservation. Link to CBC online story about the Charter. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Best-case scenario': Hudson's Bay charter to remain in public hands after joint $18M bid | CBC News
Two of Canada's richest families appear to have been successful in their bid on the royal charter that formed Hudson's Bay about 355 years ago, putting an end to months of uncertainty over the documen...
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Makes me happy. Super wealthy people working TOGETHER, on a nation-building thing: ensuring that the HBC original charter remains in Canada, with a fund to make it available to FN and help with long-term preservation. Link to CBC online story about the Charter. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Niche northern: want it to get colder, so we get at least a BIT of sun, during our super short days.
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Niche northern: want it to get colder, so we get at least a BIT of sun, during our super short days.
Wow, Time Magazine. Did you get rid of fact-checking? Editing? Are you encouraging "research" using AI?
"Ottawa U.S. Embassy spokesperson Ariel Pollock" has now been required to issue a comment on our foolishness.
'Made-up quote' in Canadian satire site The Beaverton fools Time Magazine | CBC News
In a recent article about the United States' strained relationships with other countries, Time Magazine included a made-up quote from Canadian satire site The Beaverton — seemingly as fact.
www.cbc.ca
November 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Wow, Time Magazine. Did you get rid of fact-checking? Editing? Are you encouraging "research" using AI?
Feeling the dark days, W'tehorse peeps? Nature's winter pick-me-up, the American dipper, is baaack. Walk the M. Trail by the dam and listen. Cheerful, brave, fighty, ridiculous, soft-ball shaped brown birds diving into frigid, rushing water will make you feel better. Re-posting this bit of film 1/2
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Feeling the dark days, W'tehorse peeps? Nature's winter pick-me-up, the American dipper, is baaack. Walk the M. Trail by the dam and listen. Cheerful, brave, fighty, ridiculous, soft-ball shaped brown birds diving into frigid, rushing water will make you feel better. Re-posting this bit of film 1/2
Now walk to work in full dark; walk home at dusk (full dusk soon). Whitehorse/Yukon drivers very unsafe for pedestrians. I wear a giant, reflective vest, like those worn by crossing-guards/daycare kids. Still have to watch myself/occasionally jump out of the path of cars: crosswalks/intersections.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Now walk to work in full dark; walk home at dusk (full dusk soon). Whitehorse/Yukon drivers very unsafe for pedestrians. I wear a giant, reflective vest, like those worn by crossing-guards/daycare kids. Still have to watch myself/occasionally jump out of the path of cars: crosswalks/intersections.
Happy Thankgiving to our southern neighbours. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiSk...
WKRP in Cincinnati Turkey Drop
YouTube video by Carla Johnson
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November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Happy Thankgiving to our southern neighbours. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiSk...
First real night of winter cold, in many Yukon communities. Some places going down to -30C with wind, so risk of frostbite. Stay warm and be safe, friends.
November 27, 2025 at 1:44 AM
First real night of winter cold, in many Yukon communities. Some places going down to -30C with wind, so risk of frostbite. Stay warm and be safe, friends.
A sad loss for my home province and for Canada. Journalists, take note: THIS is how you write the obituary of a famous woman (or any woman, really). Family, including the men in her life, are mentioned in the last sentence.
World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
Jones, a world champion curler whose effervescent personality made her a popular presence on the CBC over nearly four decades, has died.
www.thestar.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A sad loss for my home province and for Canada. Journalists, take note: THIS is how you write the obituary of a famous woman (or any woman, really). Family, including the men in her life, are mentioned in the last sentence.
Finally remembered to use the Basspro gift card I got last X-mas! Shipping was free, so the card paid for a pair of fancy, insulated rubber boots, for fishing. Very excited about this whole thing.
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Finally remembered to use the Basspro gift card I got last X-mas! Shipping was free, so the card paid for a pair of fancy, insulated rubber boots, for fishing. Very excited about this whole thing.
Dinner: chicken seared/braised with sauteed onion, garlic, mustard, wine, Worcestershire sauce, cherry tomato and herbs; root veggies roasted with olive oil, salt, pepper, preserved lemon, lemon juice and thyme. #food 🍜
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Dinner: chicken seared/braised with sauteed onion, garlic, mustard, wine, Worcestershire sauce, cherry tomato and herbs; root veggies roasted with olive oil, salt, pepper, preserved lemon, lemon juice and thyme. #food 🍜
Dinner: eggplant stuffed with spiced lamb and pine nuts. Cous-cous and sautéed veggies dressed with lime juice, brown sugar and black pepper. Lamb was $17.99/lb! I was craving it and it + two big eggplants = two dinners + four lunches. Ground beef or mushrooms+cooked rice = cheaper. #food 🍜
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Dinner: eggplant stuffed with spiced lamb and pine nuts. Cous-cous and sautéed veggies dressed with lime juice, brown sugar and black pepper. Lamb was $17.99/lb! I was craving it and it + two big eggplants = two dinners + four lunches. Ground beef or mushrooms+cooked rice = cheaper. #food 🍜
Pierre Berton: too cool for school.
November 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Pierre Berton: too cool for school.
It was crispy and sunny outside, today. Needed that light.
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
It was crispy and sunny outside, today. Needed that light.
In less than a month, the days will start getting longer again! Hang in there.
November 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In less than a month, the days will start getting longer again! Hang in there.
Part of the Pit collapsed last spring/early sumner (timing?). Finally shored up.
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Part of the Pit collapsed last spring/early sumner (timing?). Finally shored up.
With the warm weather, the Yukon has opened back up! Bad river! Not it’s fault, obviously.
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
With the warm weather, the Yukon has opened back up! Bad river! Not it’s fault, obviously.
When ice-fog stayed in Dawson City, enjoy more of the week’s menu at Bonton & Co.! Hoping for a clear run-way tomorrow afternoon.
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
When ice-fog stayed in Dawson City, enjoy more of the week’s menu at Bonton & Co.! Hoping for a clear run-way tomorrow afternoon.
Too ice-foggy to land planes in Dawson City today. So, I get to stay another night. Heading back to Bonton & Company for supper. Get to try things I didn’t get last night. Menu changes every week.
November 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Too ice-foggy to land planes in Dawson City today. So, I get to stay another night. Heading back to Bonton & Company for supper. Get to try things I didn’t get last night. Menu changes every week.
It is November, 20, in Dawson City, Yukon. It is just at/above freezing and I just saw a guy walking around in shorts. Where is winter?
November 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
It is November, 20, in Dawson City, Yukon. It is just at/above freezing and I just saw a guy walking around in shorts. Where is winter?