Appalbarry
@appalbarry
Writer, Nova Scotia, France, Vancouver. and now Cambridge UK, Barry’s writing is focused on how people live, and how the environment around them influences their choices. Clips at: Blog at :
I'm a Canadian boy of a certain vintage, and I approve this message. In those days we had serious cigarettes.
@chantalalive.blacksky.app I first heard this story a decade ago. From Celtics player Bill Russell...
A real product sold in British Columbia by Uncle Ben's Winery. It attempted to capitalise of Pierre Trudeau's famous claim that what he had said in the House of Commons was "Fuddle Duck". This was a time when no-one in BC (aside from Italians) drank wine, and Uncle Ben's products were horrid.
Google is utterly useless. Can someone ID this UK spider? Tiny little guy.
Oh, I missed this wonderful story this year. No, you don't need to read beyond the headline.
TIL that my paternal grandmother was a Communist organizer in Saskatchewan during the Depression! THAT'S where I get it from! (Mrs. Otto Rueger)
In Cambridge UK it's the Marxists, hands down. But only on municipal hardware and utility cases.
A really lovely profile in THIS magazine of Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi. The dancers, are 74 and 78 years old respectively and have been dancing together for over 46 years. this.org/2026/02/02/p...
Plus, love those YouTube algorithms. Come for "Youth War", stay for a Waitrose Supermarket ad leading into some Rancid.
Maybe it's just me. but it bothers me when EVERY page of a legally binding document has the same error repated AT THE TOP of every one of several dozen pages.
After repeating all of this another time on chat, a password reset was issued. Only three hours and several days, then I followed the instructions, logged into MyHumber, asked that my records be sent to My Creds, and got:
Oh man, was watching people's beverage choices at US World Cup matches, and then this came up.
What this collection reminded me was this: Reggae people can cover ANY SONG EVER written!
Today's tunes. And man, who needs overdubbing, computers, and synths? Five stunning CDs of great tunes.
So, why does the Kelowna Daily Courier block people in Europe from reading their content?
Trying to open it gives you: One example is at: drive.google.com/file/d/1a9xG...
Best wishes to everyone attending a May Ball tonight in Cambridge. (To those outside of the UK, yes, today is June 26th...)
In fact, there's no quick and easy way cancel a sub. You need to PHONE THEM.
However much I like writing for the @theglobeandmail.com, I just can't justify spending $33 a month to subscribe. So, as happens about once a year, I try to cancel the sub. Check out this, from their subscription nag pop-up: CANCEL ANYTIME /1