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Today was a trip out to Shaw Woods to measure old growth trees. The trail was packed down so we got to ditch the snowshoes
February 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
It was fun
I signed up for a mammal tracking by snowshoe workshop tomorrow in Orillia and it’s supposed to be -28 with the windchill when we start lol
February 1, 2026 at 12:43 AM
“…or wherever you get your podcasts,” I say as I disappear into the sewer
February 1, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I signed up for a mammal tracking by snowshoe workshop tomorrow in Orillia and it’s supposed to be -28 with the windchill when we start lol
January 30, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Those little torch lighters work great but goddamn
January 30, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Inside Higher Ed, welcome to my blocklist
January 28, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The battery in my hair clippers died halfway through the haircut I was giving myself, so I spent the next day with a weird mullet
January 27, 2026 at 11:14 PM
This morning I realized I had overwritten the folder on my backup drive containing 8 years of game cam and GoPro videos. Ahhhhhh!

Then I remembered the second backup drive with copies of all those files. Thank goodness I’m paranoid 😂
January 26, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I scored a fun book at the thrift store today: Animal Diversity, 8th Edition by Hickman et al. It’s an intro to zoology textbook. Really interested in getting the high level overview of all the phyla!
January 25, 2026 at 2:06 AM
I would lose my job immediately, but nonetheless I’d love to see a total trade embargo of the US. #BuildTheWall
January 25, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Thinking about this for no particular reason
I think the US still hosts the World Cup in 2026, but the country collapses into internecine strife as the Round of 16 kicks off. Think Alex Garland’s Civil War but with soccer balls. This just seems to fit the cool and smart timeline we inhabit
Again, there are people out there who still think the World Cup is going to be played in the United States next summer, can you believe it?
January 24, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Considering changing my gender so i no longer get targeted ads for Sacred Lessons men’s health podcast
January 24, 2026 at 7:04 PM
A corollary to “shh let people enjoy things” is “shh let people NOT enjoy things.” You can disagree with a critique, but crying about another person expressing their opinion is baby brained behavior
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Having a hard time remembering how to not be stressed out. I’ll have to work on it
January 23, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I’ve been too nervous to post about it, but just got confirmation that the giant work project which has been driving me nuts was a big success at last night’s launch. Finally I can have my life back!
January 23, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The Rainbolt episode of PTFO was delightful
January 23, 2026 at 5:13 PM
😂
January 23, 2026 at 2:39 AM
When i see Americans and Europeans insulting each other on the tl
January 21, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Flag in display name gives me the ick
January 21, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Hernando’s Hideaway at the Yonge St basement location in Toronto. Great tex mex, fun staff, good music. I took my wife there on our second date and we shared fried ice cream, such a good memory. After about 3 more locations and a name change they finally shut down in 2021
Sunday night timeline cleanse

please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Seen near Centennial Lake last summer, a conifer brain fungus, Naematelia encephala
January 18, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Our cats as Mario Kart characters: dear departed Mister Po was Mario; Tanuki is Princess Peach and Joey Jo-Jo is Bowser. This is 100% accurate, case closed
January 17, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I watched 28 Years Later recently and thought it would be a better film without the first and last scenes, which seemed spliced in from a different, schlockier movie. I doubt that’s a novel take. The rest was good, not great. So I’m curious about this new sequel and the glowing reviews it’s getting
January 17, 2026 at 10:38 PM
You see all sorts of toxic behavior from sports fans online, but I’ve never seen more whining than EPL fans
January 17, 2026 at 10:01 PM
My message to Canadians who post about US politics is: please stop embarassing me
January 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM