John Johnston

@ateabutnoe

We had fed the heart on fantasies, The heart’s grown brutal from the fare, More substance in our enmities Than in our love; oh, honey-bees Come build in the empty house of the stare.

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John Johnston@ateabutnoe· Jul 8

The day I dreaded has arrived

Sad man sits on a swing all alone. The text reads NO FOOTBALL TODAY

John Johnston@ateabutnoe· Jun 30

Seated man pointing at TV screen. Caption is "Hockey fans when there's goalie interference at the World Cup"

John Johnston@ateabutnoe· Jun 12

'mon Scotland!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

John Johnston@ateabutnoe· May 28

It doesn't make up for the Olympics but it's a start. Way to go boys!

Screenshot of TSN website. Headline is "Canada eliminates US, moves onto semifinals at Men's Worlds". The score was 4-0

John Johnston@ateabutnoe· May 27

Keep hope alive! #gohabsgo

John Johnston@ateabutnoe· May 22

John Johnston@ateabutnoe· May 21

You have inspired me

John Johnston@ateabutnoe· May 7

This is good work.

Image from r/GreatBritishMemes showing Nigel Farage's face on the body of Grima Wormtongue whispering into the ear of a decrepit King Theoden. Grima is labelled "Farage" and the king is "Your Gran"

John Johnston@ateabutnoe· Apr 30

Well played Elections Alberta, well played...

Screen Cap of a CBC article on the bogus release of the electoral list "Salted Names - During the hearing, the court heard details of the Elections Alberta investigation into the database breach.

The investigation hinged on something called "salted names," according to lawyers.

Each electoral list released by Elections Alberta contained fictitious entries or false names. These allow investigators to trace each list back to its source in the event of a breach or contravention of access laws."

John Johnston@ateabutnoe· Apr 24

@theresthistory.bsky.social the latest series may not be big box office in the colonies but this house in Calgary is all in!

A signed portrait of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson

A signed portrait of British Prime Minister Jim Callaghan and his wife Audrey.

John Johnston@ateabutnoe· Apr 17

Get on board the #gohabsgo playoff bandwagon

Why you should get on board: As much as I hate to admit it, there may not be a team in the league that’s been as much fun this year, especially over the past few weeks. From Cole Caufield to Nick Suzuki to Martin St. Louis, this is an almost embarrassingly rootable collection of personalities. Even Brendan Gallagher is quasi-likable these days. They haven’t won a Cup in decades, but the history is there, the building will be rocking and we know this franchise can pull the occasional playoff run out of nowhere. If it happens this year, they’re going to be undeniable.

John Johnston@ateabutnoe· Apr 13

Critical equipment failure before last night's playoff game.

Image shows a hockey skate where one eyelet has broken off.

John Johnston@ateabutnoe· Feb 24

OK here is some hockey trivia I did not know.

From Joe Sakic's wikipedia article: As a free agent during the summer of 1997, Sakic signed a three-year, $21 million offer sheet with the New York Rangers as a restricted free agent. Under the collective bargaining agreement at the time, the Avalanche had one week to match the Rangers' offer or let go of Sakic in exchange for five first-round draft picks as compensation. While it seemed as if the Avalanche could not afford to keep Sakic, as they had already committed large amounts of salary to Peter Forsberg and Patrick Roy, an unlikely lifeline would appear in the form of the summer blockbuster movie Air Force One, produced by Avalanche owners COMSAT. Its profits enabled the Avalanche to match the offer,which instigated a salary raise for many NHL players.

John Johnston@ateabutnoe· Feb 21

This is a profoundly depressing moment in #abpoli As a Brit who watched a desperate Conservative government try to solve its problems with a pointless referendum that shot the country in the foot, I get to watch all over again as our clueless UCP scrapes the bottom of the barrel to stay in power.