Jeff Nachtigall
@dirklancer.bsky.social
Endurance performance artist.
Poet.
Beards. Words. Midlife Crisis.
Thinks Edmonton should be known as the city with the most weather.
Multiple award winner
ADHD Dad
Once I was owned by a tiny bakery.
"Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly." - Ernest Hemingway
Poet.
Beards. Words. Midlife Crisis.
Thinks Edmonton should be known as the city with the most weather.
Multiple award winner
ADHD Dad
Once I was owned by a tiny bakery.
"Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly." - Ernest Hemingway
Pinned
Re-intro time:
Hi! I’m Jeff; an unconventional poet/Dad from the Canadian prairies. I have 2 adult kids, 2 rescue dogs, & have been madly in love w/ the same lowkey juggernaut since the 1900s.
I'm owned by a tiny bakery & I lived w/ ADHD 45yrs before discovering it. I'm probably bad at hide-&-seek.
Hi! I’m Jeff; an unconventional poet/Dad from the Canadian prairies. I have 2 adult kids, 2 rescue dogs, & have been madly in love w/ the same lowkey juggernaut since the 1900s.
I'm owned by a tiny bakery & I lived w/ ADHD 45yrs before discovering it. I'm probably bad at hide-&-seek.
Re-re-intro time:
Hi! I'm Jeff; still unconventional and all the rest. No longer owned by a tiny bakery, just carrying the debt and emotional baggage of business failure.
Amateur cruciverbalist yearning for neurodivergent self-improvement, poetry affirmation, and dopamine.
Looking for work.
Hi! I'm Jeff; still unconventional and all the rest. No longer owned by a tiny bakery, just carrying the debt and emotional baggage of business failure.
Amateur cruciverbalist yearning for neurodivergent self-improvement, poetry affirmation, and dopamine.
Looking for work.
What a clusterfuck.
January 18, 2026 at 6:15 AM
What a clusterfuck.
My favourite thing about autocorrect is how it will change words that are absolutely written the way I intended so I have to go back and undo the change, sometimes twice because apparently I undid it wrong, and then I type "the" as "fhe" and it's totally fine leaving me to look like an idiot.
January 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
My favourite thing about autocorrect is how it will change words that are absolutely written the way I intended so I have to go back and undo the change, sometimes twice because apparently I undid it wrong, and then I type "the" as "fhe" and it's totally fine leaving me to look like an idiot.
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“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
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Man 'trains' crows to attack MAGA hats after saying there's 'no longer a moral option'
Man 'trains' crows to attack MAGA hats as there's 'no longer a moral option'
A man has gone viral after training a murder of crows to swoop down and snatch MAGA hats from unsuspecting Trump supporters, documenting his months-long experiment
www.dailystar.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Man 'trains' crows to attack MAGA hats after saying there's 'no longer a moral option'
Do you know what would generate a huge economic impact for a city? Being the best at ensuring year-round multimodal accessibility.
January 15, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Do you know what would generate a huge economic impact for a city? Being the best at ensuring year-round multimodal accessibility.
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 59s! crosshare.org/crosswords/J...
The Taproot Mini - No. 126
Local winter timezone; Like many Taproot Mini clues, to people outside Edmonton; \_\_\_ House (sensory deprivation provider); MEC camping purchases; How many felt after the Oilers' 2025 playoff run; T...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 59s! crosshare.org/crosswords/J...
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 1:21! crosshare.org/crosswords/E...
The Taproot Mini - No. 125
\_\_\_wood (neighbourhood to the right of 9-Across); Three-note chord; Foam on some L'Espresso Organic Cafe beverages; Float, like Marty McFly in *Back to the Future Part II*; \_\_\_wood (neighbourhoo...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 1:21! crosshare.org/crosswords/E...
I solved yesterday's Taproot Mini in 1:18! crosshare.org/crosswords/J...
The Taproot Mini - No. 124
Southgate Centre Apple store purchase; Detective Diaz of Brooklyn Nine-Nine; Prepare coffee beans, like Rogue Wave or Aspen; "\_\_\_ with an E" (Green Gables spin-off); \[Hey you! Yeah, you!]; You'll ...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I solved yesterday's Taproot Mini in 1:18! crosshare.org/crosswords/J...
We're fostering this little guy right now, and he's the sweetest thing.
He'll be up for adoption through Alberta Homeward Hound in a few weeks if you know of a good home. (www.albertahomewardhound.com)
He'll be up for adoption through Alberta Homeward Hound in a few weeks if you know of a good home. (www.albertahomewardhound.com)
January 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
We're fostering this little guy right now, and he's the sweetest thing.
He'll be up for adoption through Alberta Homeward Hound in a few weeks if you know of a good home. (www.albertahomewardhound.com)
He'll be up for adoption through Alberta Homeward Hound in a few weeks if you know of a good home. (www.albertahomewardhound.com)
Is the @cityofedmonton.bsky.social snow clearing map working for anyone else? All the plows disappeared, but I still see them IRL.
January 13, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Is the @cityofedmonton.bsky.social snow clearing map working for anyone else? All the plows disappeared, but I still see them IRL.
I solved Brandon Cathcart's puzzle "Beep Boop" in 18:13! crosshare.org/crosswords/e...
Beep Boop
*Elephant king of cartoon TV (based on books of the same name)*; Blue-haired girl of cartoon TV (based on books of the same name); Tolkien creature; Easy \_\_\_; Second-highest, in many internet ranki...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I solved Brandon Cathcart's puzzle "Beep Boop" in 18:13! crosshare.org/crosswords/e...
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I teach bystander intervention for a living and have taught de-escalation to law enforcement.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
January 8, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I teach bystander intervention for a living and have taught de-escalation to law enforcement.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
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One of the most useful things a community organizer ever told me was "if someone wants to play tug of war with you, let go of the rope." The power in any conflict lies not w/ the person who initiates, but w/the person who responds. "Thanks for sharing your perspective, you may be right." And move on
January 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
One of the most useful things a community organizer ever told me was "if someone wants to play tug of war with you, let go of the rope." The power in any conflict lies not w/ the person who initiates, but w/the person who responds. "Thanks for sharing your perspective, you may be right." And move on
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Do your best work offline and do not expect to be thanked. Do it because it's the right thing to do, not because you want people to like you. We all go into the dirt alone. No one else will be there when your guardian angel starts listing off your good deeds. Learn to be emotionally self-sufficient.
January 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Do your best work offline and do not expect to be thanked. Do it because it's the right thing to do, not because you want people to like you. We all go into the dirt alone. No one else will be there when your guardian angel starts listing off your good deeds. Learn to be emotionally self-sufficient.
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Since the infighting and one-upsmanship has started--people who feel helpless + frustrated turn on each other, it's just a sad fact--remember: you don't have to like the people you fight alongside. Your comrades will say profoundly stupid bullshit to you, about you, etc. Let it roll off, keep going
January 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Since the infighting and one-upsmanship has started--people who feel helpless + frustrated turn on each other, it's just a sad fact--remember: you don't have to like the people you fight alongside. Your comrades will say profoundly stupid bullshit to you, about you, etc. Let it roll off, keep going
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 1:28! crosshare.org/crosswords/w...
The Taproot Mini - No. 122
"Who, me?"; Scenic \_\_\_ to Alaska (Edmonton-based band); Come up; \_\_\_ Love (Colleen Brown + 4-Across); Fragapalooza, a BYOD gaming event, is this kind of party; Internal kind of compass; Message ...
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January 8, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 1:28! crosshare.org/crosswords/w...
I solved yesterday's Taproot Mini in 53s! crosshare.org/crosswords/U...
The Taproot Mini - No. 121
With 2-Down, "two days of furry fun" on Jan. 17-18; December events for many EPSB students; Jack who ate no fat; \_\_\_-turvy; That woman; Annoying person; See 1-Across; Subjects of a certain Folk Fes...
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January 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I solved yesterday's Taproot Mini in 53s! crosshare.org/crosswords/U...
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
January 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
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I ask again, @andrewknack.bsky.social, @michaeljanz.bsky.social, why is the City of Edmonton still using X?
“Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok facing backlash from governments around the world after a recent surge in sexualized images of women and children generated without consent…”
This is the “supercomputer” Memphis is being poisoned & taken advantage of for?
www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/06/t...
This is the “supercomputer” Memphis is being poisoned & taken advantage of for?
www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/06/t...
January 7, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I ask again, @andrewknack.bsky.social, @michaeljanz.bsky.social, why is the City of Edmonton still using X?
I might have gone completely unfiltered on a stranger's comment on another stranger's IG story.
I'll lay awake tonight worried that they don't see it as an attempt at humour.
I'll lay awake tonight worried that they don't see it as an attempt at humour.
January 7, 2026 at 6:08 AM
I might have gone completely unfiltered on a stranger's comment on another stranger's IG story.
I'll lay awake tonight worried that they don't see it as an attempt at humour.
I'll lay awake tonight worried that they don't see it as an attempt at humour.
In the 6 months since my best role ended, a handful of folks have made an effort to stay in touch.
If I have failed to acknowledge this, please know you are appreciated so much.
I have been called "high functioning" so many times in my life, but I am not feeling it now.
If I have failed to acknowledge this, please know you are appreciated so much.
I have been called "high functioning" so many times in my life, but I am not feeling it now.
January 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
In the 6 months since my best role ended, a handful of folks have made an effort to stay in touch.
If I have failed to acknowledge this, please know you are appreciated so much.
I have been called "high functioning" so many times in my life, but I am not feeling it now.
If I have failed to acknowledge this, please know you are appreciated so much.
I have been called "high functioning" so many times in my life, but I am not feeling it now.
Re-re-intro time:
Hi! I'm Jeff; still unconventional and all the rest. No longer owned by a tiny bakery, just carrying the debt and emotional baggage of business failure.
Amateur cruciverbalist yearning for neurodivergent self-improvement, poetry affirmation, and dopamine.
Looking for work.
Hi! I'm Jeff; still unconventional and all the rest. No longer owned by a tiny bakery, just carrying the debt and emotional baggage of business failure.
Amateur cruciverbalist yearning for neurodivergent self-improvement, poetry affirmation, and dopamine.
Looking for work.
Re-intro time:
Hi! I’m Jeff; an unconventional poet/Dad from the Canadian prairies. I have 2 adult kids, 2 rescue dogs, & have been madly in love w/ the same lowkey juggernaut since the 1900s.
I'm owned by a tiny bakery & I lived w/ ADHD 45yrs before discovering it. I'm probably bad at hide-&-seek.
Hi! I’m Jeff; an unconventional poet/Dad from the Canadian prairies. I have 2 adult kids, 2 rescue dogs, & have been madly in love w/ the same lowkey juggernaut since the 1900s.
I'm owned by a tiny bakery & I lived w/ ADHD 45yrs before discovering it. I'm probably bad at hide-&-seek.
January 6, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Re-re-intro time:
Hi! I'm Jeff; still unconventional and all the rest. No longer owned by a tiny bakery, just carrying the debt and emotional baggage of business failure.
Amateur cruciverbalist yearning for neurodivergent self-improvement, poetry affirmation, and dopamine.
Looking for work.
Hi! I'm Jeff; still unconventional and all the rest. No longer owned by a tiny bakery, just carrying the debt and emotional baggage of business failure.
Amateur cruciverbalist yearning for neurodivergent self-improvement, poetry affirmation, and dopamine.
Looking for work.
Nearly 9 years without health benefits and the things that are falling apart can't wait much longer.
January 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Nearly 9 years without health benefits and the things that are falling apart can't wait much longer.
Intermittent free fall.
I wrote that on the corner of a notepad in a quiet moment of self analysis.
It seems accurate.
It's hard to work with that.
I wrote that on the corner of a notepad in a quiet moment of self analysis.
It seems accurate.
It's hard to work with that.
January 6, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Intermittent free fall.
I wrote that on the corner of a notepad in a quiet moment of self analysis.
It seems accurate.
It's hard to work with that.
I wrote that on the corner of a notepad in a quiet moment of self analysis.
It seems accurate.
It's hard to work with that.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.