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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Do you enjoy psychological thrillers? If so, mark your calendars for December 1. The Chasing Vengeance trilogy (audiobooks) will be released on that day. Translated from German to English by yours truly. I don’t have any current information, but there may also be a printed edition at some point.

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I recently decided to have my teeth pulled, except for the two bottom canines. I received temporary dentures immediately, and they work pretty well, not bad for temporary dentures. Permanent ones in about three months. Best dentistry experience ever anywhere in the world. Long live Quebec!

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

La vie est vraiment belle au Québec !

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

You know what I really hate? Lazy storytelling. In most TV shows and movies today, they use characters exchanging text messages, which are often too tiny on the screen to make out, or are left on the screen only for a brief moment, too brief to actually read the text message.

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Major storm in Quebec City today. Plus some unexpected visitors … 😉

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Crazy weather in Quebec City today. Huge storm, then it got darker outside than even at night time, and eventually the atmosphere turned “Martian”. By late afternoon, the sky was blue again, not Martian, and the sun was out again.

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Do you still believe everything Mark Carney says? Do you actually believe he’s putting up a fight for Canada? No, he’s in it for himself. No, this isn’t an endorsement for the conservative party, because that party’s completely disorganized, dysfunctional and ridiculous. Canada needs a new approach.

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

About 20 years ago, I had dinner with Neil Armstrong in Los Angeles. So, was I having dinner with Neil Armstrong or an alien?

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Voilà. J’dis ça, j’dis rien…

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

J’ai reçu mes prothèses dentaires aujourd’hui. Le français québécois est la langue parfaite pour parler sans dents ou avec des prothèses dentaires. Cela améliore l’accent québécois. 🤣

Une photo qui montre mes prothèses dentaires

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Let me tell you the truth and nothing but the truth about things…

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Bon anniversaire, Québec ! La meilleure ville au monde ! ❤️

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

This is how you deal with trolls appropriately

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

My two Canadian cents: don’t waste your time with #Gander.

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

All roads lead to Rome…that is, my tummy! 😂 😋

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Let me give you a glimpse of the afterlife 😉

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Yesterday at 11:07 AM, iPad and I celebrated our 16th anniversary.

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

This doesn’t surprise me at all. It’s not really a huge loss, given that most people today have very little of substance to say. And the younger generations, in particular, either speak in incomplete sentences, mispronouncing and/or using incorrectly even simple words, or simply grunt at each other.

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Good evening from Quebec City! Bonsoir de Québec !

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

This is the one and only way to deal with rejection professionally.

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Quebec is the culinary capital of Canada. Like Julius Caesar, I came, I saw, I ate! Le Québec est la capitale culinaire du Canada. À l’instar de Jules César, je suis venu, j’ai vu, j’ai mangé !

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I was enjoying my breakfast pizza at the restaurant, when suddenly, on the Quebec radio station that was playing in the background, my song came on! “Stardust Roads”, a song I wrote and produced to celebrate 60 years of Star Trek. Eating breakfast while earning royalties. That’s how I like it.

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

As always, there is no place in Canada better than Quebec.

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Ben oui, mais les Français ne savent plus parler français : ils parlent franglais. Au Québec, le titre de l'émission est La Voix, parce qu'ici, on sait parler français.

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

That’s how it was done 😉 😂

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

The author will sign your copy! 😉

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

An American vlogger trying to pronounce the word pied-à-terre and failing miserably. It is safe to assume that she speaks zero languages fluently, including her native language, American (and no, American is not English!)

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Great dinner the other night 😉

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Clearly, the most dangerous place in the world 😂

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Such a beautiful classic… And I and a few others, we sang the song with Tom Jones in Calgary about 20 years ago. A truly unforgettable experience! music.apple.com/ca/album/gre...

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

A little joke for all Trekkies out there 🖖

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Here is a performance brought to you by the Royal Shakespeare Company starring Patrick Stewart. Title: To boldly go… 😉

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

CBS News 1967 Women, listen up, you can use that fancy technology for recipes! And leave the heavy lifting like engineering problems to your husbands. Such a Brave New World. 😂 😆 😉

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Werner Patels @abacusobserver.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

This quote from a book I read several years ago summarizes perfectly what translation is all about, and why no DeepL or AI will ever be able to produce perfect translations.

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