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Bren Keenan

@prairienomad.bsky.social

Canadian here. Reader and listener, contemplating life as we have known it, working toward a better tomorrow... each and every day.
Art, photography, caring for the animals and people who wander my way counterbalances life's daily grind.

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Bren Keenan

@prairienomad.bsky.social

Our economy should be measured by how the bottom 30%are doing at the grocery store. Not how the top 1% are doing in the stock market.

May 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM

Bren Keenan

@prairienomad.bsky.social

To my American Friends, it would be great if this could be shared (if you support it of course!). We get that your country voted for this person to be President, but...this letter sums up how we are feeling and what USA needs to be aware of...

Dear 77,301,997 Americans who voted for Trump,

Being Canadian has never been about shouting the loudest. We don’t pound our chests or demand attention. We are sometimes like the quiet kid on the playground, just wanting to get along with others. We hold doors, say sorry even when it’s not our fault, and shovel our neighbour’s driveway just because it’s the right thing to do. We believe in fairness, decency, and looking out for one another.

We are the world’s greatest neighbour… and yes, our spelling is the correct one. We show up. In the words of our Prime Minister on Saturday night, “from the beaches of Normandy to the mountains of the Korean Peninsula, from the fields of Flanders to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. During the summer of 2005, when Hurricane Katrina ravaged your great city of New Orleans, or mere weeks ago, when we sent water bombers to tackle the wildfires in California, and during the day the world stood still — Sept. 11, 2001 — when we provided refuge to stranded passengers and planes, we were always there, standing with you”.

And yet, here we are – watching your president, a man who built his legacy on bullying, turn his sights on us. He mocks us, belittles us, and treats us like some inconvenience rather than the ally who has stood by you through thick and thin.

It’s easy to mistake our politeness for passivity, or our kindness for weakness. But here’s the thing about the quiet kid on the playground: push that kid far enough, and that kid pushes back.

Canada has never needed to boast about its strength. We just prove it. On battlefields. In boardrooms. On the ice. So, if you think you can push us around and take us for granted – think agai…

February 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM

Bren Keenan

@prairienomad.bsky.social

It's a quiet Sunday afternoon. There is time for contemplation. So, YT is on in the background... @realryanchapman "A Warning from History"
I am in my 70s now. I heard the stories from my folks and grandparents. High school history studies did not sugar coat the second world war.

February 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM

Bren Keenan

@prairienomad.bsky.social

Sorta' like life itself really...

Melanie Jackson @mjjaxn.bsky.social · Jan 26

Although all cat games have their rules and rituals, these vary with the individual player. The cat, of course, never breaks a rule. If it does not follow precedent, that simply means it has created a new rule and it is up to you to learn it quickly if you want the game to continue. ~Sidney Denham