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Jeff Nachtigall

@dirklancer.bsky.social
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Endurance performance artist. Poet on the bus. Creativity from constraint. Beards. Words. Midlife Crisis. Award winner. ADHD Dad. Once I was owned by a tiny bakery, now I work at a bigger bakery. "Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly." -Hemingway

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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 5h
That's purdy.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 11h
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 1:11! crosshare.org/crosswords/y...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 299
Faux \_\_\_; Thai currency; New local rideshare app aiming to take the best of taxis and Uber/Lyft; Like unfavourable odds; The \_\_\_ Driver's Waltz; Inexpensive beer brand, for short; Sounds coming ...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm rawdogging public transit and I laughed out loud at this.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 32s! crosshare.org/crosswords/w...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 297
Org. with an open house on Oct. 3 — see the behind-the-scenes of trains and buses!; Ham it up; Settle a debt; B.C. rivals to the Edmonton Elks; Haul; Each issue of The Pulse, e.g.; "Happy Birthday \_\...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I wish I'd seen this earlier, I didn't know the rules.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm the only one on this bus.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Where is it? That's a beaut.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 49s! crosshare.org/crosswords/V...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 295
Lunchbox \_\_\_ (beloved Churchill Square statue returned after 18 months of repairs); Reddit Q\&As; Material in trendy, nature-inspired tabletops; Theme of the new Mindbender replacement in Galaxylan...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
you might hear me say
"doing an experiment"
like a scientist

but I'm no such thing
I just like variables
and noticing things

and I like options
and summarizing findings
and thinking and such

somehow recording
regular observations
makes me feel alive

and I need structure
which might be why this thought is
shaped like five haikus
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Do you need me to deliver it? ;)
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 51s! crosshare.org/crosswords/h...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 294
Edmonton-based airline that just got a $76M federal loan; Old school, like the games at Arkadium in Sherwood Park; Irish actor Chris of *The IT Crowd* and *Bridesmaids*; "Edmonton is the biggest city ...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
you've really got a hemingway thing going on - things my barber says #haiku #senryu
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The amount of times I've refrained from responding "fuck you" to peoples' posts in the last few years is in the literal millions. I'd say "you know who you are," but you clearly fucking don't.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I made it. Now for my kids to drive me home.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 1:38! crosshare.org/crosswords/5...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 293
Elks cheerleader's cheer; Bring one to the grocery store!; YEG info; \_\_\_ Architect (99 Street brewery and taproom); *The Barber of \_\_\_*: upcoming Edmonton Opera production; Connecting word; \_\_...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I'm at The Aviary, to see a band that won't be on for another hour. With my kids. I feel old. But still cool.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
W.t.a.F.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If reinventing doesn't seem to be going well, rediscovering and reasserting are also quite valuable.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 40s! crosshare.org/crosswords/M...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 292
Saddle Lake \_\_\_ Nation plans to offer gender-affirming medical care, calling it a "treaty right"; Taj \_\_\_; Not quite right; Actress Zellweger; \_\_\_ Neighbour Arts Network: Gallery project that...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This last year has taught me that I need very little, and that I need some things very badly.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
You keep my competitive spirit going. I solved today's Taproot Mini in 44s! crosshare.org/crosswords/R...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 291
Local organization that is a "Council for Safe Communities"; River mammal you can see at the Valley Zoo; Stings like hot sauce; Thought; Maiden name preceder; Alt-pop artist Cisek, the new musician in...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I lose a lot of things, maybe I can help. Where do you recall seeing it last?
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 50s! crosshare.org/crosswords/9...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 290
Portuguese greeting; With 4-Down, a large creature found wandering in the Cumberland neighbourhood in early September; Best of the best; *American Idol* success Clay; Enjoy a loan from the Edmonton Pu...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Happy Anniversary 🎉
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
pithy words might soothe but scars and weakness remain when you've been broken #haiku #senryu
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 32s! crosshare.org/crosswords/Y...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 289
MEAT specialty; Toyota hybrid; Metro and Valley, for our LRT system; Wise ones; Francophone's "no"; "\_\_\_ Wilson" by the Barenaked Ladies; "Right on the money!"; \_\_\_ Elizabeth Pool (outdoor facil...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Male Service Member. Ahem.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
From the moment I first saw him.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 1:32! crosshare.org/crosswords/D...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 288
Indian prince; One of 105 in Canada's upper house of Parliament; $114.58 million in \_\_\_-related actions will be considered in Edmonton's budget deliberations; \_\_\_ of \_\_\_ (Bears' school, brief...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I still in favour of the fighting of the Foo, but I prefer to support the fight in ways that are unseen.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
You would have nailed this in <30. I solved today's Taproot Mini in 36s! crosshare.org/crosswords/R...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 287
Lemonade \_\_\_ Day: annual event with 725 participants this year; Cocoon occupants; "No problem here"; Substance dumped on winners in the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards; Ward of Coun. Ashley Salvado...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
rush hour motorists if you rode the bus instead I'd be home by now #haiku #haikuonthebus #senryu
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
<hugs>
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Unhinged.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 46s! crosshare.org/crosswords/v...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 285
With 8-Across, a City of Edmonton campaign launched amid new U.S. tariffs; Dug for coal; Leaves out; See 1-Across; *Spaceballs* director Brooks; Tiny, in memes; Classic thing to say during a TV interv...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 59s! crosshare.org/crosswords/6...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 284
CBC equivalent in the UK; ***-closure fees are increasing to incentivize builders to stay on schedule; Coffee roaster near 76 Avenue and 99 Street, briefly; Language to be taught at Rita Marten Nihiya...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I think I might only be on social media still because I don't want to miss the moment it finally happens.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 1:09! crosshare.org/crosswords/R...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 283
Correspondence method preferred by Nigerian princes; \_\_\_ Doon Shopping Centre; 24/7 hospital facility, briefly; Button clicked after composing a 1-Across; Tachometer meas.; *Lost* actor Daniel \_\_...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I live this.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
WHY DON'T YOU ANSWER she yells - unflinching, he thinks of flies and honey #haiku #haikuonthebus #senryu
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Get me a sharpie so I can change the name of Americans to cowards, conmen, and fools.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 1:05! crosshare.org/crosswords/w... I set the bar low, @woodward.ca
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The Taproot Mini - No. 281
Company planning a massive data centre in Sturgeon County; How you might order your coffee in the summer; Henry or Jane of film; Event that caused the Henwood Treatment Centre to be temporarily closed...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 36s! crosshare.org/crosswords/4...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 280
"\_\_\_-ching!"; Site (for now) of a Casavant organ memorializing faculty and students who died in the First and Second World Wars: Abbr.; Future tulips; *The Amazing \_\_\_ Canada*: TV show that two ...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Solid move.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I've been waiting 35 minutes for a bus that runs on 15 minute frequency. 🙃
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 1:38! crosshare.org/crosswords/B...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 279
Topmost part of the U of A sculpture called *InScope*; Like many laundromats and pinball machines, shortly; \_\_\_ Sports Centre; Opposite of "them"; When repeated, something forbidden; Cooks some ker...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
after months of this some days I, too, just screen gaze it's hard to resist #haiku #haikuonthebus #senryu
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This morning as I boarded the bus and walked to the back, 3 of the 4 passengers already on board looked me in the eye and said "good morning." Please like and subscribe for more pleasant observations.
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I solved today's Taproot Mini in 1:11! crosshare.org/crosswords/9...
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The Taproot Mini - No. 278
New movie about Anthony Bourdain playing at Metro Cinema; Weapons used by the Edmonton Fencing Club; Poke fun at; Stage direction; "Mayday!"; Head to the French Quarter?; Woodrack Cafe does this at 8a...
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Jeff Nachtigall @dirklancer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I yearn for the days of turnip rides.
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