I guess I'll be wearing an N95 outdoors today.

Hourly chart of summary air-quality index. Drilling down shows current high readings are all about fine particulates.

Farewell to Rozsa the calico cat, in our house for more than 15 years (and about a year older than that). Pictures from happier times.

There is only one proper answer.

ORANGE ALERT ORANGE ALERT

This poster has popped up around Toronto.

What would Jim Bergerac say?

Speaking of circling the drain: UHN, University Health Network, is a local collection of hospitals affiliated with U of T and sharing some resources (eg I have one online chart for all of them). They are on the whole a good thing. Pity about their logo.

Tired: neoliberalism Wired: meowliberalism

Warm day. Sunny steps. Nuff said. --Rozsa

Current status: powerless, with a depressing prognosis.

Pretty good ventilation today in the blood donation centre.

Also, of course, this round object is prettier, though far too big for a finger.

I'll risk it.

Who chopped them off:

For me, Roma, I put her on my feet.

Enigma on my front porch.

You should get one of these. It's ultrasonic! It needs no batteries!

Out investigating the large boulder the size of a small boulder.

Trump thinks he's in charge of everything and swallows (by throat and by mind) all sorts of random crap. He's a pica ruler.