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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I think I had my most prolific book reading month ever. These 9 plus 1 audiobook: Idle in Provence by Eric Idle. #booksky #amreading

Collage of 9 book covers:

O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker
The Cyclist (DS Cross #2) by Tim Sullivan
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donohughe
The Dragon Man (Peninsular Crimes #1) by Garry Disher
Outsider by Brett Popplewell
The Dutchess of Bloombury Street by Helene Hanff
Murder at the End of the World by Akane Araki
The Dentist (DS Cross #1) by Tim Sullivan
The Patriarch (Bruno #9) by Martin Walker

Book cover of Idle in Provence by Eric Idle.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yes, but one of your options has Reinbacher, who is not with the team.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Book 2 in the DS Cross series: The Cyclist by Tim Sullivan.

Book cover of The Cyclist by Tim Sullivan

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I look at this every day as I'm working 4️⃣

Framed picture collage of Jean Beliveau.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Starting an Australian crime series with book 1: The Dragon Man by Garry Disher.

Book cover of The Dragon Man by Garry Disher.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Especially not at these $CAD prices 🚫

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happy Labour Day from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Here's a view of ripening wine grapes from my morning run today. #LabourDay

A cluster of green grapes hanging on a vine.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Just starting a (new to me) series: DS George Cross Mystery. Book 1, The Dentist by Tim Sullivan.

Book cover of a DS George Cross Mystery. Book 1, The Dentist by Tim Sullivan.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Some weekend spy fiction 🕵️🏼‍♂️ The Poet's Game by Paul Vidich

Book cover of The Poet's Game: A Spybin Moscow by Paul Vidich

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I'm about 1/2 way through The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson 📚

Screenshot of book cover of The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I just read London Falling, and Life After Cars is on my list. A few others you might enjoy 📚: Trash!: A Garbageman's Story by Simon Pare-Poupart The Hare With Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal Lone Wolf by Adam Weymouth

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

On the last few chapters of Withered Hill by @davidmbarnett.bsky.social A new genre for me!

Book cover of Withered Hill by David Barnett.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

One of my college courses was "The Films of Alfred Hitchcock". Watched a movie once a week for 15 weeks. Best class ever 🎥

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Only a few chapters into London Falling by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social It is good so far 📚 #booksky

Book cover of London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Maybe some occasional deep-dives into salary cap rules (RFAs, UFAs, ELCs, bonus structures, etc.)?

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Just donated to 2026 Pink Softball Tournament 2026! Passing along the link in case you'd also like to show your support or discover other ways to get involved. The tournament is this weekend - July 10-12th at St Charles Park in Dorval. Show your support 🥎 muhcf.akaraisin.com/ui/pink2026/...

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Kennedy 35, book 3 in the Box 88 series by Charles Cumming 🕵️📙

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Going retro murder mystery this week with The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey.

Bok cover of The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Been on a bit of a non-fiction run lately. Just starting Thirty-Two Words for Field by Manchán Magan.

Screenshot of book cover Thirty-Two Words for Field - Lost words of the Irish landscape by Manchán Magan

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Remember it like it was yesterday. We were watching at O'Blitz on de la Montagne (Olde Orchard today).

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

And the subject of a novel I just read!

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Flashback for June 6, 2026 28 points 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Play here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, June 6, 2026

Can you sort 8 historical events?

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

My brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Reading Judas 62 and listening to Murder Most Foul.

Cover of the book Judas 62 by Charles Cumming.

Cover of the audiobook Murder Most Foul by Guy Jenkin.

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

My text to my brother on the off day after game 1. Sadly, I was right 😢

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Connected Compass @connectedcompass.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I think they just hit a brick wall in a Canes team that wouldn't be denied a trip to the cup finals for a third year in a row. Relentless after game 1 and Habs didn't have an answer. They'll remember and hopefully learn from it...with the addition of some missing pieces.

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