Don Pittis
@donpittis.bsky.social
Reader, writer, columnist, producer, broadcaster at rthk, bbc, cbc etc.
Not ours by the way. A bit ominous if you're a Jay's fan.
October 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Not ours by the way. A bit ominous if you're a Jay's fan.
Spotted yesterday in Portland.
August 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Spotted yesterday in Portland.
Bigger than RBC has not ended well in the past, as a journalist chum was fond of pointing out each time it happened. Maybe it will be different this time.
August 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Bigger than RBC has not ended well in the past, as a journalist chum was fond of pointing out each time it happened. Maybe it will be different this time.
Or maybe a Fox host.
August 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Or maybe a Fox host.
Wall Street Journal speaking truth to power.
August 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Wall Street Journal speaking truth to power.
Escaping urban construction noise to forest bathe in the Humber Valley.
July 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Escaping urban construction noise to forest bathe in the Humber Valley.
If not for this wonderful error maybe a generation of elven fantasy fiction would not exist and Sarah Maas would have been imagining steamy dates with canines, not hot elves. Ex Gizmodo:
July 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
If not for this wonderful error maybe a generation of elven fantasy fiction would not exist and Sarah Maas would have been imagining steamy dates with canines, not hot elves. Ex Gizmodo:
Say what you will about Canadian forest fires, at least we don't generally have unexploded ordinance. (Photo: Globe by smoky Toronto morning light)
July 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Say what you will about Canadian forest fires, at least we don't generally have unexploded ordinance. (Photo: Globe by smoky Toronto morning light)
Breakfast somewhere in Manitoba. A friend sent me this nice snap this morning from the Via cross country.
July 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Breakfast somewhere in Manitoba. A friend sent me this nice snap this morning from the Via cross country.
The Blue Jay Gang caught tagging a Toronto wall.
July 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The Blue Jay Gang caught tagging a Toronto wall.
Ice is nice in Peterborough where 36 feels like 44.
June 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Ice is nice in Peterborough where 36 feels like 44.
So far road pricing in New York has been miraculous in its effect, says The Economist. Why don't we do this in Toronto?
June 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
So far road pricing in New York has been miraculous in its effect, says The Economist. Why don't we do this in Toronto?
Saskatoon berry bushes (service berries; amelanchier spp) are planted widely as an urban native decorative. Not sure everyone knows they are tasty with an almond flavour. When purple, eat fresh or make great pies.
June 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Saskatoon berry bushes (service berries; amelanchier spp) are planted widely as an urban native decorative. Not sure everyone knows they are tasty with an almond flavour. When purple, eat fresh or make great pies.
Worth checking out at the AGO. Fab presentation. Man Changing into Thunderbird, 1977. Acrylic on canvas, Panel (each): 153.5 × 125.7 cm. On Loan from Private Collection. © Estate of Norval Morrisseau
June 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Worth checking out at the AGO. Fab presentation. Man Changing into Thunderbird, 1977. Acrylic on canvas, Panel (each): 153.5 × 125.7 cm. On Loan from Private Collection. © Estate of Norval Morrisseau
Snapped on a morning bike ride today. "Green side up," the guy kept shouting to his new assistants.
May 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Snapped on a morning bike ride today. "Green side up," the guy kept shouting to his new assistants.
The robin who didn't sing again, Goring and Streatley.
April 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The robin who didn't sing again, Goring and Streatley.
Battersea Power Station housing. Not yer standard glass box.
April 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Battersea Power Station housing. Not yer standard glass box.
NOW they show us the evidence that proved NAFTA was a bad idea. Gillian Tett in today's @financialtimes.com quotes the views of Hirschman in 1945, much ignored. Link in next post. Paywall.
April 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
NOW they show us the evidence that proved NAFTA was a bad idea. Gillian Tett in today's @financialtimes.com quotes the views of Hirschman in 1945, much ignored. Link in next post. Paywall.
Didn't know they existed till I saw this one yesterday, but Rolls Royce SUVs will soon be more expensive for US buyers. Still a bargain for everyone else.
March 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Didn't know they existed till I saw this one yesterday, but Rolls Royce SUVs will soon be more expensive for US buyers. Still a bargain for everyone else.
Missing money at Tesla as the tide goes out. FT Alphaville is always a good read, fun but important. Amounts big enough to be important even in Tesla's giant balance sheet they say.
March 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Missing money at Tesla as the tide goes out. FT Alphaville is always a good read, fun but important. Amounts big enough to be important even in Tesla's giant balance sheet they say.
