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david--p.bsky.social
@david--p.bsky.social
Slight curmudgeon
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Good morning.
Once again, the internet is interested in Good star fighters, not janky old Y-Wings, @xoofxos.bsky.social
December 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Wow you managed to make your whole "no, really, it's a burrito I swear" nightmare appear like a gentle daydream. I never would have believed it, but here we are.
December 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Helo, @jleiper.bsky.social . In your campaign for mayor, will you promise to lift the non-disparagement agreement that has seen council silenced on the continued failure of the LRT contractor to deliver a reliable, world-class service?
🚇Line 1 Alert: 

⚠️ Service is operating on the westbound platforms only at the following stations:
➡️ Bayview, Pimisi, & Lyon
➡️ Change trains at Lyon

1/2
December 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Live the adventure with @octranspo.com . Apparently assuming that a bus marked 61 Tunneys Pasture would actually go to Tunneys, and not instead kick everyone off at Lincoln Fields, was a mistake on my part.

@occtranspo.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Peak @scalzi.com content
On the West coast of the US you can frequently find Indian food "burritos" where they use naan as a wrapper and have rice and usually butter chicken or tikka masala inside and honestly they're pretty tasty.
December 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I do have one authoring trick. Do not write too much or for too long. Set a modest time or page limit, and do not go beyond it. Do not become tired. Take breaks. Talk with friends on the phone. Take naps. Have snacks. Oh wait, that's not my approach to doing writing--that's about any sort of work.
December 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Residents have likely seen media coverage of some residents' objections to adding a second sidewalk when part of Athlone is re-built, and I've heard objections in the past weeks to other planned sidewalks in the ward. I've penned some thoughts on the subject at kitchissippiward.ca/2025/12/12/s...
December 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Clearly a rejected @johnrogers.bsky.social story pitch for Leverage.
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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It’s not always easy to be a dissenting voice at City Council, with no opposition bench to support you. But I vote with my heart and represent what my residents are telling me they need. Proud to do this with @jleiper.bsky.social right there beside me at the table.
December 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception!
December 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
December 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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If you have time before puck drop, a little pre-game reading on lessons from a road trip.
December 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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A bit too soon, but blame CBC Ottawa Morning, lol!
So, I'm running for council in 2026 ...
Worst-kept secret in Kitchissippi ward, but then again, I wasn't trying to keep it secret
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Is this the first post to suggest that @jchianello.bsky.social might be running?
8/10
Leiper's candidacy opens doors for new contenders. Local watchers say former journalist J. Chianello can win Leiper's seat quite easily. Former MPPs Lisa McLeod & Joel Harden would split Mayor's & Leiper's votes respectively. What happens if Mathieu Fleury declares?
December 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Am I the only one to notice that Joanne Chianello's candidacy for Kichessippi was announced on CBC this morning?
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Then as now ...
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If this is not peak @gailsimone.bsky.social content it should be.

Makes up for Canada's lack of pickles.
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Dear @revdaniel.bsky.social , this is for you & your husband.

xkcd.com/3172/
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
My 15:53 bus. Thank you, @octranspo.com @occtranspo.bsky.social

Waiting a half hour for the next one is a totally wonderful thing.
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Looks like the lady in line ahead of me at Albertsons is having a day:
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
My 16:24 bus. Thanks, OC Transpo. I chose a bus based on the app, and it didn't show.

@occtranspo.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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The intro to Councillor @shawnmenard.bsky.social's weekly newsletter offers a nice summation of the frustrations a lot of us are feeling right now. Leadership at city hall should be focused on Ottawa's mounting challenges, instead it is creating very expensive new problems. #ottawa #ottcity
November 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM