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Ian Achille

@ianachille.bsky.social

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living positively with incurable colon cancer. still not over the '11 stanley cup final. medically retired. formerly worked in tax litigation. he/him.

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Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 27

Driving myself nuts trying to remember the name of the batter who drove in the walk off homer of game 2 of the 1992 World Series for the Jays. Ed Sprauge! Immortalized by Macleans Magazine as “Ed Who?” This has been for @davidjroth.bsky.social only.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 20

Should be Opeth.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 19

annnnd we’re back in hospital. Hopefully only for a couple nights.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 15

home from hospital 😊

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 17

NHL playoffs start next week and they’re absolutely wild.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · Apr 16

usually in kids movies, the villain's plan is undone by some sort of mistake the villain makes due to their own flaws, but in THE LITTLE MERMAID, everything in Ursula's plan works perfectly and then Prince Eric fixes it by just straight up murdering her.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 15

home from hospital 😊

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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · Apr 14

I bet, merely by suggesting it in the right way, you could get Trump to say he was friends with Herbie the Love Bug. You would just have to frame it in a way that was a given. "You of course had a great success racing Herbie the Love Bug," then let him cook.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 14

From my hospital bed, with a nursing staff just outside my door all decked out in Oilers gear: WHOOHOO! CANUCKS! CANUCKS! CANUCKS! YEAH BABY!

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 13

I love that my Birkenstock straight dad humour has a place here

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 13

the In Memoriam montage was at best in dubious taste.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 13

They admitted me to a *one-bed* hospital room! It’ll be taken from me when someone who needs it more is admitted, but for now: LUXURY!

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 13

Switch of plans on advice of oncologist. Back in the ER for blood transfusion and other procedures. My Pokémon approach of trying to acquire every medical procedure has some downsides.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 12

I’ve been wrecked the last 10 days or so with fatigue, but today may have found at least part of reason why: a big drop in my hemoglobin. Blood transfusion set for Tuesday and my adventure through Alberta’s cancer treatment regime continues.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 13

Switch of plans on advice of oncologist. Back in the ER for blood transfusion and other procedures. My Pokémon approach of trying to acquire every medical procedure has some downsides.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 12

I’ve been wrecked the last 10 days or so with fatigue, but today may have found at least part of reason why: a big drop in my hemoglobin. Blood transfusion set for Tuesday and my adventure through Alberta’s cancer treatment regime continues.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 12

this is what I need to hear!

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 12

I’ve been wrecked the last 10 days or so with fatigue, but today may have found at least part of reason why: a big drop in my hemoglobin. Blood transfusion set for Tuesday and my adventure through Alberta’s cancer treatment regime continues.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Apr 12

Twitter's AI is incredible.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 11

given the nature of quantum physics, they could have been touching and not touching at the same time, and this was surely on the ref’s mind at the time.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 11

sorry this odd happening 5FH. I’ve really enjoyed your writing about the Coyotes, and no fan base deserves to be put through the wringer like this.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 11

I can’t believe I supported him in the leadership race and thought he’d be policy-minded. Proof positive I’m a fool.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 10

well, well, well @passittobulis.bsky.social, look what the Edmonton Public Library had waiting for me 😀

A copy of Daniel Wagner’s new book, On the Clock: Behind The Scenes with the Vancouver Canucks at the NHL Draft.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 9

one of the games of the year - now to get my heart rate down.

陳潔平 Kelly @yllekc.bsky.social · Apr 9

Phew I can finally exhale!! What a clawback win from the Canucks. This is the team that we saw from earlier this season. 👏 Congrats to Boeser, Garland, and Miller on their milestones!

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · Apr 8

…for a hellworld in November, where the election margin is razor thin in maybe, I dunno, two or one state, and everything goes to shit.

It’s a highly plausible scenario, and if it happens, it cannot be overstated how little we as a nation and government are prepared for it. Sweet dreams

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 7

this is Gob erasure, and I for one won’t stand for it.

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 6

will no one rid me of these turbulent magistrates?

Canadian Dude @danielsand.bsky.social · Apr 6

With that "how many will I have to endure....?" line he is inching ever closer to directly asking one of his cult members to hurt someone involved in the case.

[IANAL, but I am assuming this is still nowhere close to the line of a real threat]

Ian Achille @ianachille.bsky.social · Apr 5

this is why I’ve been eyeing up a Technivorm coffee maker.