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Diggler67

@Diggler67@thecanadian.social

Proud father of three wonderful kids. Husband. Retired. #Cyclist, #urbanist, amateur world traveler . #CFL #BlueBomber fan for life.

Enjoy all esoteric #Winnipeg subjects, including #wpgpoli and #mbpoli.

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mike, (edited ) to random
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Which do you prefer?

Diggler67,
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@mike My real answer is "both". A cheap pair to leave in the car - I leave the doors unlocked and OK with someone stealing them.

And then a better pair to use in other situations.

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this is why I don't think there should be any back to back games.

1 team played a heavy game last night and 1 watched TV.

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:Jets:
🌈 :wasac:

Diggler67,
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@wpgguy @graand As Bowness says, "Solutions, not excuses!"

mike, (edited ) to random
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Questrade wants us to think twenty somethings sit around the campfire and talk about mutual fund fees.

Diggler67,
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@mike I can't stand their commercials. Always some smug a-hole know-it-all talking. They're doing a disservice to their own product.

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The Jets add Colin Miller. I don't know a thing about him - do we like this, Jets fans?

(paywall)
https://journa.host/@winnipegfreepress/112061995777021704

Diggler67,
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So, he's a righty (a need for us). And The Athletic says that he's a good 5v5 player at both ends of the ice. So, seems like another savvy pickup by Cheveldayoff?

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After several years, I just finished rewatching "Searching for Sugar Man". 10/10 - just an absolutely amazing story. Hairs standing up on the back of my neck, tears streaming down my face.

It's a documentary about a musician - that's all I'll say, for those that haven't seen it. It's too good a story to ruin.

In Canada, it's free to watch on Amazon Prime. I can guarantee you won't regret watching it, especially you @JeffDanielswpg.

Diggler67,
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For some reason, I actually remember how I found out about the movie - Peter Mansbridge posted on Twitter how much he enjoyed it, probably shortly after it came out. Those were the good old days, when the dirty bird wasn't an extreme cesspool. Sigh...

NunavutBirder, to random
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Watched Napoleon the other day. Rather disappointed. Slow, cumbersome. A movie that didn’t live up to its trailers.

Diggler67,
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@NunavutBirder It's been a long time since I was that disappointed in a movie. I came out of the movie theatre and my friend and I both looked at each other and said "What the heck was that?" It seemed like a ton of stuff must have been edited out for length, resulting in several incoherent scenes.

Diggler67, to random
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Brian Mulroney, one of Canada's most consequential prime ministers, is dead at 84 | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/brian-mulroney-passes-away-1.7130287

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OMG, an all-time CLASSIC goal by Nikolaj Ehlers!!

mike, to random
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Dear internet, yes we all know Nevalny was murdered, yes we all know Putin was responsible, yes we all know it was politically motivated.
I get the outrage, I just don't get people treating it like it was a big mystery they just solved all on their own.

Diggler67,
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@mike I 100% agree. I'm very interested in the story and as outraged as the next person, but there is no mystery here. I added a one-week filter for this yesterday.

I've let my feed get a bit away from me, and I need to do some curation to allow me to see the stuff I'm more interested (or perhaps far less of the topics that I see as repetitious without novel or new information).

NunavutBirder, to random
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3 Down Nation, you know I love you, but all those ads and pop ups on your page are making it harder and harder to.

Diggler67,
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@mike @NunavutBirder

I don't mind ads to support good content, but there is a breaking point where I just hit the X at the top right to escape the screen explosions all over.

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It's been a long time since I considered myself a Mark Scheifele fan. Between his lack of defensive "desire" and doubling-down after wiping out the Canadiens player in the playoffs, he's completely turned me off.

However, that play in the crease is a good start to changing my opinion of him. Or perhaps it's simply evidence that he's finally maturing into a more complete and intelligent player.

mike, to random
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I'm not sure if John Garett is watching the same game when he says the Pens were the better team after the first. The Jets had way more chances and killed three penalties.

Diggler67,
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@mike No kidding. I thought the Jets looked pretty good in the third. The usual from SportsNet.

mike, to random
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My middle east peace plan:

Step1: Offer everyone in Israel/Palestine citizenship anywhere they want to go. All countries must comply. But you can't stay in Israel/Palestine.

Step2: Once empty, Invite the Disney corporation to turn the entire area into a resort/theme park. The only permanent residents allowed are park employees.

Your welcome. Please let me know if you want any other global problems solved.

Diggler67,
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@mike You're a brave (maybe not the correct term?) to have a go at this.

I hope you have a foxhole dug...

NunavutBirder, to random
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Quite the day. We keep Oliviera and Schoen (yay) but lose Yoshi (probably)

Diggler67,
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@NunavutBirder We're also losing Demerio Houston, to Calgary.

But it's still a heck of a day for the Bombers!

I thought we'd find a way to keep Brady, but I thought that the money machine would quit before it got to Schoen.

mike, (edited ) to random
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My boy just asked me one of those deep philosophical, no win scenario type questions:

"Dad, will you cheer for the Edmonton Oilers if they're the only Canadian team left in the Stanley Cup playoffs?"

I really need to do some soul searching on this..

Diggler67,
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@mike Just say no.

Diggler67, to random
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RIP Carl Weathers who died at the age of 76.

An actor that I enjoyed in whatever role he played. When I followed him on the dirty bird, he seemed like a genuinely good guy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/arts/television/carl-weathers-dead.html

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@mike Murat Ates had this to say about Monahan as a potential trade target for the :

Diggler67,
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@mike They seem to be pretty good at that type of magic.

mike, to random
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That plus minus will need to change, but a great center depth pick up.

Diggler67,
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@mike I was just looking at his faceoff stats - he's been a 55%'er for this season and last with the Canadiens. So that's a positive.

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BREAKING: The Winnipeg Jets have acquired Sean Monahan from the Montreal Canadians. Montreal will receive a first-round pick in 2024 and a conditional third-round pick in 2027. :Jets: :Habs:

Diggler67,
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@mike Beat me to the punch - just saw this in The Athletic.

Jets are making a big swing...seems like a good time to do it, and the kind of player we need to solidify our status as a contender.

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Intermission panels are almost universally terrible, regardless of sport or network. But this SportsNet panel is the worst of the worst. I think I'd rather watch non-stop Save-On-Foods commercials than these guys. Capital-A awful.


mike, to random
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Big Thank you to Chris Alemany @chris for lobbying his member of parliment to put forward a petition asking the government of Canada to create a presence on the fediverse.
Well done Chris!
You can sign here: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4769

Diggler67,
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@mike @chris

Done!

C'mon Manitoba, time to get in the game on this thing.



Diggler67, to random
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Does anyone know where I can find simple daily snowfall amounts for ?

Forecasts are a dime a dozen, but I am having trouble with past amounts.

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