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RandallHawes

@RandallHawes@mstdn.ca

Early Canadian Boomer. I don't say much, but I read a lot. LONG time at Twitter, which is now a past memory.

From a musical family: some are Country, some are Rock. I am Rock.

Toronto Maple Leafs fan since birth.
Calgary Stampeders fan since 1969.
Toronto Blue Jays fan since 1977.

I'm not convinced that we are going to avoid Apocalypse. I'll do my small part to try to make the world a better place for my grandchildren. #rockmusic #climate #environment #economy #society #funstuff #sports

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RandallHawes, to Canada
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"Premiers not being truthful"

Gosh, what a surprise!

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/premiers-not-being-truthful-about-carbon-tax-trudeau-says-while-sparks-fly-in-ottawa-1.6824264

RandallHawes, to Battlemaps
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Just a wee bit of snow today.

evan, (edited ) to random
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"Friday night is Pizza Night."

RandallHawes,
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@evan I guess we're a bit different around these parts. Friday night is fish & chips (whether you're Catholic or not). Saturday night is pizza and hockey.

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RandallHawes,
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@jeffowski Our entire front yard is a Bee & Butterfly Garden. The city beaurocrats threatened to cut it down. They backed off when it was pointed out that the Council had made a proclamation declaring the city to be a Bee Haven.

grivettcarnac, to random
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    RandallHawes,
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    @the5thColumnist @grivettcarnac https://www.stanleytools.ca/

    @StanleyTools

    RickiTarr, to random
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    What is your favorite breakfast? What is the actual breakfast you usually eat?

    RandallHawes,
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    @RickiTarr I've been reading most answers to your questions and I'm realizing how boring I am. Two pieces of all-grain toast, buttered, mug of Irish Breakfast Tea, small glass of orange juice, followed by coffee. Every day. ☺️ Oh well. As long as it makes me happy, then, no worries.

    jd, to random
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    Test only. Ignore.

    Posting to Mastodon from Flipboard.

    RandallHawes,
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    @jd success

    Rasta, (edited ) to random
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    I think I have enough. Do you?

    Sure, I'd like a bigger boat, a newer car or a million dollars, but I don't NEED anything (yet). I have food, housing, and reasonable health.
    Those are my basic needs.
    A new car would be a luxury item.

    Where do you fit on the ?

    RandallHawes,
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    @FrankFrank @Ulzana @Rasta @nuncio Brillcream was only one word. I know, because my Dad used it continuously.

    And your post is bang on, even here in Canada. Scary.

    RandallHawes,
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    @Rasta @FrankFrank @Ulzana @nuncio Yes, I do believe Brylcreem is still sold in Canada. Different spelling. Weird

    clive, to random
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    "The Laptop That Wouldn't Die"

    In a few of my blog posts on right-to-repair culture, I've mentioned my 12-year-old Thinkpad T420

    It is: indestructible

    My six-year-old Macbook Pro just died, so I'm using the thinkpad while I await a replacement

    This Thinkpad has outlived two of my top of the line Macbooks

    It was built when my eldest son was six ... he's now in college

    And it's still going

    My ode to it: https://clivethompson.medium.com/the-laptop-that-wont-die-0c478c3fe46c

    Free "friend" link: https://clivethompson.medium.com/the-laptop-that-wont-die-0c478c3fe46c?sk=dc587d3647aa02107f8b447e01d095f9

    RandallHawes,
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    @clive We had a Toshiba Satellite laptop purchased in 2007. Screen went black early this year - almost made it to its' 16th birthday.

    MeanwhileinCanada, to random
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    Hey, quit saying bad things about our wildlife!

    • Raccoons are clever
    • Squirrels are resourceful
    • Deer are gentle
    • Geese...
    • Foxes are beautiful
    RandallHawes,
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    @MeanwhileinCanada

    nixCraft, to random
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    How many of you are "burn a CD old"? 🤔

    RandallHawes,
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    @nixCraft Oh, I'm even older. That's new tech for me 😀​

    jfmezei, to random
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    Good news ! The orange cone has not grown back overnight ! Maybe yesterday they finally got all its roots !

    RandallHawes,
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    @jfmezei 😀​

    ned, to random
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    I admit to having an unconscious bias on the road. When I see a pick-up truck I immediately think, "Oh no, they're about to do something insanely stupid!" This is an unfair stereotype, as it's not always the pick-up drivers. Sometimes it's car drivers too, but they catch you by surprise because you don't immediately notice the Audi decals.

    RandallHawes,
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    @ned In my observations over millions of kilometres on the highways & byways, BMW drivers are the worst, closely followed by Audi drivers. It's a thing.

    RandallHawes,
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    @ned @MichaelPorter I like BMW bikes. Fantastic machines. Never had a problem with riders.

    RandallHawes,
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    @ned @MichaelPorter 😃

    Rasta, (edited ) to Cat
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    Maya (kennel cat) is old, crippled up, and can't even bath herself anymore. She tried to climb kennel wall and fell in her own poop.
    I've a bathtub shower wand, and just discovered a week ago, that she loves it! Doesn't need to be held, with 4 paws on the tub floor.

    Here we are drying in the twilight hour before dawn..


    CW: NSFW themed song

    🎵 The Pussycat Song 🎵
    https://youtu.be/-BbUVyWHrWw?si=rSmp4zf8wIy9LoMA

    RandallHawes,
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    @Rasta ❤️

    pluralistic, to random
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    Hail to thee, fellow traveller, and thy valiant attempt to bring your own tub of butter on a flight out of London today.

    RandallHawes,
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    @pluralistic Some people ......... 🧐​

    HeavenlyPossum, to random
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    In their book “The Dawn of Everything,” David Graeber and David Wengrow provide multiple accounts by early European settler colonists of the indigenous societies they encountered in the woodlands of northeastern North America.

    Over and over, these Europeans noted that these societies were well and truly stateless, lacking rulers, laws, courts, police, prisons, or anything like what they were used to in Europe.

    They quote one Jesuit, writing in 1644 about the Wendat:

    “I do not believe that there is any people on earth freer than they, and less able to allow the subjection of their wills to any power whatever – so much so that Fathers here have no control over their children, or Captains over their subjects, or the Laws of the country over any of them, except in so far as each is pleased to submit to them. There is no punishment which is inflicted on the guilty, and no criminal who is not sure that his life and property are in no danger…”

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    RandallHawes,
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    @HeavenlyPossum Fascinating.

    RandallHawes, to Torontobluejays
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    Here's who I want to see back on the field next season

    Bichette
    Bigio
    Espinal
    Kirk
    Jansen
    Kiermeir
    Varsho
    (Chapman won't be back)
    excuse any mis-spellings

    That's it, that's all. Send the rest packing.

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    RandallHawes,
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    @GeekSusie Perspective is the key. My first reaction was "Yikes!" And then I turned the photo upside down. Good one.

    RandallHawes, to Dogs
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    Fun post for the day.

    RandallHawes, to DadBin
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    Children's Rights

    zazzoo, to random
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    Have I missed something here? Everybody seems to be in election mode and as far as I'm aware the next election is not scheduled until the fall of 2025?

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-caucus-inflation-housing-1.6968683

    What's going on?

    RandallHawes,
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    @zazzoo All this noise about the polls leading to an immediate election is just that. Noise. The NDP aren't going to trigger an election right now. Not a chance. Everything can happen within 2 years. And probably will.

    isagalaev, (edited ) to random
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    What is your main browser (engine)?

    Re-running a poll I saw on Mastodon a while ago, before various migrations. Just collecting numbers, not seeking advice or anything. Please boost for reach.

    RandallHawes,
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    @isagalaev I use Chrome for social media browsing, but I have turned off every cookie / tracking button I can find. I use Firefox for almost everything else, except streaming. where I use Edge. DuckDuckGo is my search engine. I don't put all my cookies in one basket. 🧐​

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