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Finished reading: Look to Windward by Iain M. Banks is a great story about revenge, regret, and forgiveness with a dazzling sci-fi background ๐Ÿ“š

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@gm wow, big year! Good luck with the training

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@Cliff538 fuck cancer. Iโ€™m glad the prognosis is good, despite the challenges

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Jen Gerson: Can we put separatist madness to bed, now?

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Albertans sent a strong message to Edmonton, Ottawa, and the entire world last night; theyโ€™re ready to put this incredibly embarrassing chapter in our shared political history to an end.

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Iโ€™m glad this was such a strong result. This was very much a waste of time and effort, when we have much more important things to take care of

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@gobino nice, congrats!

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@Cliff538 thanks!

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Recovering from todayโ€™s shenanigans starts with some Collingwood whisky ๐Ÿฅƒ

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@Cliff538 another great feature of physical books: you can order them in a stack and see them

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The Spartan Super 10k in Blue Mountain was fun and difficult. Iโ€™m a bit beaten up now, but grateful I can do these sorts of things

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Iโ€™m excited to see Bruce Cockburn tonight at Massey Hall ๐ŸŽถ

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@kaa looks very cool

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Poor management of my library holds resulted in three books arriving simultaneously. Iโ€™ll do what I can ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: The Wall by Marlen Haushofer is hard to describe. Very little happens and, yet, it is a compelling story. Iโ€™m glad to have read it ๐Ÿ“š

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@gm I had one for my first 70.3 and they were really helpful with all of the gear and setup. Seems like youโ€™re already pretty well along though, so likely wouldnโ€™t help. I havenโ€™t had a dedicated coach in several years now and still manage to finish races

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@iChris but, it comes with cinnamon rolls?

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I really like the new blog audit feature on Micro.blog. After twenty years of posts, it found many broken links, missing images, and other detritus. Even better, it fixed almost all of it!

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A quality of life improvement Iโ€™d like to see in the next iOS update is that Safari Reading List remembers that I want to see unread only by default. I have to change this every time!

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Raised the new flag

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Watched: Neil Peart: No Oneโ€™s Disciple is a great tribute. Fun to see the four drummers enjoying themselves so much with Geddy and Alex ๐Ÿฟ

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First time Iโ€™ve used a winch to winterize a dock. Seems to have worked. Guess weโ€™ll find out in the Spring

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We had a great thanksgiving weekend with family. Our first of many family gatherings at the new cottage

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@jarrod ๐Ÿ˜‚

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@gabz throughout the day, though I often start my morning with making a short, prioritized list

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@curtismchale nice one! Must be fun to ride

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@bloftin2 seems like a great plan

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@andrewmelder amazing!

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@alpower good to know! I look forward to the next one

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@Cliff538 I always feel better afterwards and, yet, procrastinate every time

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๐Ÿ”— When the Watch Makes the Call - Steve Magness

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Weโ€™re all entering an era where we get to decide what level of automation we want for just about anything. Do we want the free flowing unmediated experience of just running and feeling it all. Do we want feedback, agency, or even at the extreme, the work done for us? Itโ€™s all possible now, unlike at any point in history.

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Second only to note-taking apps, my phone is full of fitness trackers. Magness makes the important point that we have a choice to make about our own agency in fitness.

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Iโ€™m deciding to not take this any further than using these...

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Finished my quarterly review. I appreciate the opportunity to reflect on how things went, recognize the achievements, learn from the challenges, and prepare for the next few months. Always time well spent.

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๐ŸŽต Song of the week for my daughter โ€”\nDonโ€™t Think Twice, Itโ€™s All Right by Bob Dylan from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. We had to get to Dylan eventually. Hard to pick one song

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@iChris Iโ€™m having a similar issue with The Wheel of Time series. So many books and each is so long. Meanwhile, I have 71 books on my โ€œwant to readโ€ list from other authors.

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@Miraz yeah, parts of that episode were uncomfortable

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Watched: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 is a lot of fun. Maybe one too many novelty episodes, but I did like each of them individually ๐Ÿ“บ

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Next up in the reading queue. Sure to be thought provoking ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett is great. An interesting mystery in a compelling fantasy world ๐Ÿ“š

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@manton Nice! Thanks for adding the narration feature. Thatโ€™s a much easier workflow

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@Miraz great progress, congrats!

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๐ŸŽต Song of the week for my daughter โ€”\nDeer Creek Canyon by Sera Cahoone from Deer Creek Canyon. A good song about nostalgia for where youโ€™re from.

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Finished reading: Two Wheels Good by Jody Rosen is a fun read. Looking forward to my ride to work tomorrow ๐Ÿ“š

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The new place has nice sunsets

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George is content

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Finished reading: Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life by Peter Godfrey-Smith is fascinating. Cephalopods are such strange creatures and a useful contrast to us when thinking about consciousness ๐Ÿ“š

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@mathyousee wow, congrats!

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@gregmoore looks amazing!

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@Miraz consistently good for decades. Amazing

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๐ŸŽต Song of the week for my daughter โ€”\nSalesmen, Cheats and Liars by Lowest of the Low from Shakespeare My Buttโ€ฆ. Great Canadian indie rock

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@gm a test of your commitment! The four Ironman events that Iโ€™ve done were all very well organized and equipped. Only at two different venues though, so perhaps not indicative of them all

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@gm too bad. Still my preferred app, but important to know when to move on

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@jimmitchell I hope you get the rest you need

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