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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 04/10/2026

Probably another week or two for the furnace, but we're rapidly approaching heated bathroom floor territory...

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 02/10/2026

Godspeed. And share the highlights!

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 01/10/2026

I'd offer more recommendations, but my local knowledge is 5 years out of date.

static.klipy.com

Alberich: A Man of Culture

ALT: Alberich: A Man of Culture

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 01/10/2026

I'm thinking you're going to warsh it down at 0130 with a donair the size of your forearm.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 27/09/2026

Reasonable under the circustances.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 24/09/2026

My kid is obsessed with Spiderman, who he only knows from his Pull-Ups. He isn't sure why the diaper mascot has a merch line, but he does not care.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 18/09/2026

All the more impressive he's been able to pull it off.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 17/09/2026

"...this beer taste funny to you?" 🇳🇴

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 17/09/2026

The number of people who've said "Of course, how did I not notice they look exactly the same?!" over the years. No Edith, they don't. They barely look related. ...though now I'm worried that they've just been humouring me.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 11/09/2026

I am shocked it's taken this long. I've been tempted several times but couldn't summon neither the metaphorical nor literal intestinal fortitude.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 08/09/2026

(He also threw it at my head and cheerfully insisted I chug it on the spot. So, y'know.)

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 08/09/2026

Been gone for a week. After I left, Toddler grabbed a Pepsi from the cupboard and put it on his dresser. Told everyone it's Daddy's and he's saving it for when I get home. I have: a) the sweetest kid b) a Pepsi problem, apparently.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 07/09/2026

If ever you need help, just rev a chainsaw. It's like the Bat Signal for those dudes.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 07/09/2026

@canada-gov-ca.bsky.social I hear people are sending you their Nova Scotia shaped chicken? (Sorry about the Cape not being especially Breton.)

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 28/08/2026

Enjoy! Seeing a game at the G was one of the highlights of my Australia trip.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 23/08/2026

Guh. bsky.app/profile/matt...

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 17/08/2026

Oh the zipper pulls also jingle like a bastard if you don't clip them together, but a few turns of tape solves that. And gives you somewhere to store a few turns of emergency tape.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 17/08/2026

I have one of these. It fits a wide assortment of crap comfortably and has the shoe pocket in the bottom. Only complaints are the shoulder strap buckles can slowly slip when it's excessively weighted, and the the antitheft doodads are mostly gimmicky. pacsafe.com/products/ven...

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Pacsafe® EXP35 anti-theft travel backpack | Pacsafe®

Gym, Travel, Work, Adventure – the world is yours with this versatile and spacious 35L backpack. It includes a bottom compartment that allows you to separate dirty shoes or wet towels, two large bottl...

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 16/08/2026

And/or how annoyed will you be at losing 1/4 of your trunk space for the next 6-8 business weeks for some pop-up nets and a bag of soccer balls.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 15/08/2026

It's giving that Sonic movie with the teeth...

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Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 10/08/2026

Screwing around with aircraft Wi-Fi is a real great shortcut to finding yourself in federal custody

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 09/08/2026

Pepperoni, red onions, green olives. Little bit of everything, especially with a slightly sweet sauce.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 07/08/2026

Am I a fairly seasoned business traveler? Yes. Have I once ridiculously overtipped a Dominican airport employee to expedite my family through check-in, security and exit customs because I was at my wits end? Hell yes.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 05/08/2026

Not in our local Buy Nothing groups. I've been dispatched to disassemble and haul home so many climbing structures that it's become a family meme.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 01/08/2026

One of the Canadian ones, Ottawa, has such massive urban sprawl that the other four fit comfortably within its limits, plus a bonus Vancouver.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 31/07/2026

Perhaps it's a question of emphasis. One is a SPREADABLE cheese product, and the other is a spreadable CHEESE product. Though I have no idea which is which.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 27/07/2026

11-year old me is losing his absolute shit right now. [REDACTED]-year old me is also pretty damn stoked.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 26/07/2026

As long as you don't pontificate.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 26/07/2026

Same, despite the repeated objections of all other family members.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 16/07/2026

Wawa has the opportunity to do the funniest thing

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 02/07/2026

It's not even in a gaht dang state!

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 01/07/2026

I was nearly that lunatic until my wife talked some sense into me. So I'm running the smoker instead.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 01/07/2026

Kanata Canadian Tire is on point.

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 30/06/2026

Core memory unlocked! (And probably also an explanation about a thing or two...) youtu.be/wP0pEayJs1c

youtu.be

RadioShack Used to Sell Kids This Madness

YouTube video by The Modern Rogue

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 29/06/2026

My first time riding in NH, I saw a fellow motorcyclist pull over at the state line. When he passed me again, I realized he stopped to take OFF the helmet he was already wearing. 🤯

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Charles Bernard @charlesbernard.ca · 22/06/2026

I was wrong! It happens at the 34 second mark. They don't drift back in though - Mandela effect.

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