Norm & Hondo
@bigjoss.bsky.social
I AM CANADIAN -- Proud veteran 🇨🇦
Happily married for 39 years.
Politically centrist — the far right and far left aren’t my lane.
"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." "Ulysses"
🚫 DM, 🚫 Porn, 🚫 Financial/crypto
Happily married for 39 years.
Politically centrist — the far right and far left aren’t my lane.
"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." "Ulysses"
🚫 DM, 🚫 Porn, 🚫 Financial/crypto
My take on voters: Far-right and far-left voters are often trapped by their own making—admit the other side is better, and you become the villain in your own social feed. Centrists, whether right or left, tend to have the intellectual humility to stay open-minded and vote accordingly. Thoughts?
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
My take on voters: Far-right and far-left voters are often trapped by their own making—admit the other side is better, and you become the villain in your own social feed. Centrists, whether right or left, tend to have the intellectual humility to stay open-minded and vote accordingly. Thoughts?
February 8, 2026 at 1:51 PM
When the loyalty is strong but the muscles finally give up!
February 8, 2026 at 12:05 PM
When the loyalty is strong but the muscles finally give up!
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It used to be that the first night before a detention center, jail, or prison opened, they'd invite councilors, people of the press, and others to spend a night trying out the facility before it's open.
How come they don't allow this any more? Is ICE too afraid their system is crappy?
How come they don't allow this any more? Is ICE too afraid their system is crappy?
February 7, 2026 at 11:56 AM
It used to be that the first night before a detention center, jail, or prison opened, they'd invite councilors, people of the press, and others to spend a night trying out the facility before it's open.
How come they don't allow this any more? Is ICE too afraid their system is crappy?
How come they don't allow this any more? Is ICE too afraid their system is crappy?
Every Trump threat or tariff just makes Canada stronger—diversifying, growing, and moving toward economic superpower status.
Canada’s strength isn’t anger. It’s standing together when it counts.
Trump’s greatest accomplishment? Failing—and fueling Canada
Canada’s strength isn’t anger. It’s standing together when it counts.
Trump’s greatest accomplishment? Failing—and fueling Canada
February 7, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Every Trump threat or tariff just makes Canada stronger—diversifying, growing, and moving toward economic superpower status.
Canada’s strength isn’t anger. It’s standing together when it counts.
Trump’s greatest accomplishment? Failing—and fueling Canada
Canada’s strength isn’t anger. It’s standing together when it counts.
Trump’s greatest accomplishment? Failing—and fueling Canada
Alberta: where you can experience the Rockies, the oil, and now… the new dollar. Hold onto your loonies, folks
February 7, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Alberta: where you can experience the Rockies, the oil, and now… the new dollar. Hold onto your loonies, folks
Friday night wings Chez Norm's lol
February 6, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Friday night wings Chez Norm's lol
Spending time at my future homestead site, camper life with my two dogs. Tiny 6-lb Sandy always sneaks a peek when snacks come out.
#photography, #dog, #camping
#photography, #dog, #camping
February 6, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Spending time at my future homestead site, camper life with my two dogs. Tiny 6-lb Sandy always sneaks a peek when snacks come out.
#photography, #dog, #camping
#photography, #dog, #camping
Newly created for my fellow Canadians
February 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Newly created for my fellow Canadians
In a world full of hate, be the light that breaks through the darkness. A single act of kindness can start a ripple that changes everything. Shine on.
February 5, 2026 at 11:43 AM
In a world full of hate, be the light that breaks through the darkness. A single act of kindness can start a ripple that changes everything. Shine on.
Cold early morning
February 3rd, -18 Celsius
Still the moon shows up, proof that beauty doesn’t wait for comfort
February 3rd, -18 Celsius
Still the moon shows up, proof that beauty doesn’t wait for comfort
February 3, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Cold early morning
February 3rd, -18 Celsius
Still the moon shows up, proof that beauty doesn’t wait for comfort
February 3rd, -18 Celsius
Still the moon shows up, proof that beauty doesn’t wait for comfort
Do you think the U.S. is in Stage 4: justice is widely seen as a tool of power, not a neutral referee.
keep in mind, stage 5 could be nation collapes.
keep in mind, stage 5 could be nation collapes.
February 3, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Do you think the U.S. is in Stage 4: justice is widely seen as a tool of power, not a neutral referee.
keep in mind, stage 5 could be nation collapes.
keep in mind, stage 5 could be nation collapes.
They bloom on borrowed ground,
reminding the river that endurance
can look like grace.
reminding the river that endurance
can look like grace.
February 3, 2026 at 12:26 AM
They bloom on borrowed ground,
reminding the river that endurance
can look like grace.
reminding the river that endurance
can look like grace.
Old tree stump where water ends and resilience begins
February 2, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Old tree stump where water ends and resilience begins
February 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Even the hardest ground can’t stop something that’s determined to grow.”
February 2, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Even the hardest ground can’t stop something that’s determined to grow.”
I was a farm boy.
Sun burned before me.
Hands cracked, back bent.
Work never waited.
Neither did I.
I carry it still.
#photography, #farm, #garden, #life
Sun burned before me.
Hands cracked, back bent.
Work never waited.
Neither did I.
I carry it still.
#photography, #farm, #garden, #life
February 1, 2026 at 12:22 PM
I was a farm boy.
Sun burned before me.
Hands cracked, back bent.
Work never waited.
Neither did I.
I carry it still.
#photography, #farm, #garden, #life
Sun burned before me.
Hands cracked, back bent.
Work never waited.
Neither did I.
I carry it still.
#photography, #farm, #garden, #life
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CATURDAY : Back in the late 1990s, a new roommate joined our family. Aria was a sweet Maine Coon female with big feelings and joy to have two other feline friends in the household. Once matured, she became quite the diva. She is long gone now, but lives in my memories. Meoww! #caturday #catphotos
January 31, 2026 at 2:16 PM
CATURDAY : Back in the late 1990s, a new roommate joined our family. Aria was a sweet Maine Coon female with big feelings and joy to have two other feline friends in the household. Once matured, she became quite the diva. She is long gone now, but lives in my memories. Meoww! #caturday #catphotos
Mocking authoritarian rhetoric wherever it appears.
January 30, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Mocking authoritarian rhetoric wherever it appears.
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Almost 12 years old, and Hondo still loves to suckle in his bed. You can hear a soft little purr. Makes me wonder about him sometimes. 😂
January 26, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Almost 12 years old, and Hondo still loves to suckle in his bed. You can hear a soft little purr. Makes me wonder about him sometimes. 😂
The WHO has removed the U.S. flag.
I’m not saying NATO has — but the direction of U.S. leadership makes that kind of rupture feel imaginable.
I’m not saying NATO has — but the direction of U.S. leadership makes that kind of rupture feel imaginable.
January 25, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The WHO has removed the U.S. flag.
I’m not saying NATO has — but the direction of U.S. leadership makes that kind of rupture feel imaginable.
I’m not saying NATO has — but the direction of U.S. leadership makes that kind of rupture feel imaginable.
A short observation on how Trump’s and Putin’s strategies are failing.
What do you think?
What do you think?
January 25, 2026 at 12:19 AM
A short observation on how Trump’s and Putin’s strategies are failing.
What do you think?
What do you think?
