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I’m a former Former-Earthling. I write things. I think too much.

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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 7h
Throw Momma from the Train for tax purposes.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 15h
Prime Minister Mark Carney says “no to the nine” ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Oh, damn. I loved that market.
theguardian.com
Fire destroys Marché des Enfants Rouges, ‘coolest market in Paris’
‘A lot of sadness’ after 17th century landmark that escaped demolition in the 1980s goes up in flames
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
#AdvancePoll #NoToTheNine #StayInCanada
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I Voted Grogu
Alt: Grogu says ‘I Voted’
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
She’s lying.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Annoyed Hockey Player
Alt: A Frustrated Hockey Player
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
#FinishedReading Ballistic by @markokloos.bsky.social #StartedReading The Highland Clans by Allistair Moffat #SciFi #History #Booksky
A screenshot of the cover of the book The Highland Clans by Alistair MoffatA screenshot of the cover of the book Ballistic by Marko Kloos
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is very good. #NoToTheNine
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I spent about 5 seconds thinking “Why did you post 2 pics of Alan Hale?”
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
TIL… I’m old.
A screenshot of the r/whatisit subreddit showing a post asking what a photo of a TV cable coax connection is.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Who the hell is calling me from Romania? #NotAnswering
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How I arrived on BlueSky.
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Blondie's Pew Dub (GBU)
Alt: The Man With No Name
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#FinishedReading Children Of Ruin by @aptshadow.bsky.social #StartedReading Ballistic by @markokloos.bsky.social #booksky
A screenshot of the cover of the book Children Of Ruin by Adrian TchaikovskyA screenshot of the cover of the book Ballistic by Marko Kloos
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In an effort to get away from my own head, I went for a walk today. I walked for almost 2.5 hrs, 12.5 km. Burned over 750 calories according to my exercise tracking app. Then I came home and settled back into my own head. My feet are killing me. Jury’s still out on whether it was worth it.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Nearly six decades of listening to music, and Nemesis by @shriekback.bsky.social is still the only song I’ve ever heard that uses the word “parthenogenesis.”
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#wipsnips #delay #scifi From my story Shadow Of Horizon. When a rover vanishes during a routine expedition from a Martian colony the colonists launch a search-and-rescue mission. As the investigation unfolds, Cmdr. Jensen begins to suspect there is more going on than a simple accident.
Jensen paused to let what had just transpired settle, before she asked "Why did you not kick this up the chain of command? If this is what actually happened, Lt. Commander Thompson needed to be notified."

Brooks shook his head, a look of disbelief on his face.

"I don't know where you got the idea that Commander Thompson gives a rat's ass about safety, or integrity, or doing the right thing. The only thing he cares about is getting this place as productive as possible as fast as possible so he can retire back to Earth and get a cushy high-paying no-show job with Celestial. Reyes writing absolute fiction in his reports lets Thompson get on with pretending like we're right on the brink of making this place a huge money-making operation. If Reyes ever put in writing just how bad things really are on the ground here, Thompson would blow a gasket himself. Probably space Reyes personally for causing delays to his schedules while the rest of us bust our asses to keep the place from being blown sky high."

Jensen sat back in her chair, thinking about what Brooks had just told her. She watched the movie screen without really seeing it. After a moment she turned back to Brooks.

"Don't take this the wrong way, Ensign, but... why are you still here? Zeigler and Simmons have rotated back to Endeavor. You're the last member of that shift that's still at Horizon and you obviously have little love for Reyes or Thompson, so why haven't you put in for a transfer back to Endeavor?"

Brooks held her gaze as he shook his head. "You think I haven't? I've put in for a transfer twice since the accident, but it's never gotten past my superior officer. He won't say it, but he wants me to stay where he can keep an eye on me to make sure I never tell anyone what I just told you."

Jensen shook her head. "Reyes?"
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#FinishedReading The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters #StartedReading Children Of Ruin by @aptshadow.bsky.social #booksky
A photo of cover of the book Children Of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky A photo of the cover of the book The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#wipsnips #observe From my #wip #scifi short story Nom de Guerre. A rookie soldier joins a unit where everyone earns their name. When the veteran called Widow takes him under her wing before his first combat the rest of the unit starts to keep their distance. There’s a reason she’s called Widow.
Herrera leaned back against a part of the collapsed wall. "Speaking of names, I guess I owe you the story of why Weston is Widow, huh?"

It took me a second to remember that Herrera had mentioned telling me about Widow's name before the bombardment started.

I shrugged and moved to sit on the ground next to him. Not that I wanted his company but the rubble he was leaning against was giving the only bit of shade within 20 meters and I was starting to cook in my armour. "If you want."
Herrera pulled a canteen off his hip and took a drink. After a minute, he started talking.

"They call me Dancer because during my first combat, I wandered into a minefield while we were attempting to capture a munitions factory at Barnard's Star. We were briefed on it and it was marked on our HUD but, idiot rookie that I was, I stumbled into it anyway." He paused to take another drink.

"Yet you're still here" I observed, stating the obvious.

He nodded. "Brilliant, newbie. Hear that Connor? Nothing gets past these new fish. This one's a regular Sherlock Holmes." He paused to take another drink before he continued. "Don't ask me how or why though because I don't remember anything about how I got out of there. A couple of the guys who saw me said that me running out of the field while trying not to let my feet touch the ground was the funniest thing they'd seen in a while."

Connor had moved closer to where we were sitting and was listening to Herrera talk. "That's why we call him Twinkletoes." She grinned as she watched Herrera, looking for a reaction.

Herrera scoffed and gave Connor a dirty look. "Hell with that. 'Dancer' I can live with."

A minute passed with nobody saying anything else. I cleared my throat. "So... what does that have to do with Widow?"
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
😂😂😂 Any comment, Pierre?
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#FinishedReading Famous by Blake Crouch #StartedReading The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters #Booksky
The cover of the novel Famous by Blake CrouchThe cover of the novel The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So Lutetia might actually have been on Île de la Cité after all.
lemonde.fr
Ancient wall discovered in Paris, possibly confirming site of city's original settlement
The stone-and-wood wall, about 20 meters long, was unearthed in the heart of Paris, the Ministry of Culture said. It may be a fragment of the rampart of Lutetia, built by the Gallic Parisii tribe.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I just finished plotting out my latest story idea and, not gonna lie, I’m less enthusiastic about it than I was when it was just a concept on my “ideas list” #writesky
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Louise Bobsburgers Twitching Eyes
Alt: Louise Bobsburgers Twitching Eyes
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I wonder if that whole ‘impending sense of doom’ thing that I’ve been ignoring for the past 3 months would go away if I would just uninstall all my #socialMedia and news apps?
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I bought a bottle of Glenlivet scotch today, saving it for a particular special occasion. Here’s hoping I get to enjoy it soon. 🤞
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Adding a new idea to my list of “Stories I’ll write. Someday.” #writesky
bbc.com
How a small island in Canada appeared, vanished, and was found again
Officials in British Columbia say the floating island drifted towards the shoreline of a local lake. But its origins remain a mystery.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Sitting here trying to watch French TV to recapture that feeling of being so stupid that what is even the point anymore. Cos, you know… things are going fine.
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Tired Upset
Alt: Tired and annoyed.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I love that one of the surest signs a TV show is about to jump the shark is ‘Ted McGinley joins the cast’
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
House is 1 month on the market today. No offers yet. I’m sure it will be fine.
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Nervous Man Sweating in Headphones
Alt: Nervous Man Sweating in Headphones
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
My house is the first one on a crescent. Multiple times a week, someone turns on to the crescent and pulls in to my driveway to turn around. Dude. It’s a crescent. Drive around it and in about 60 seconds you’ll end up back where you were.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
#Watching #Snowpiercer
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Snowpiercer - Wikipedia
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I’ve gone back to watching a handful of cable channels. Can’t help but notice that the commercials in all the channels I watch now are for things like reverse mortgages, stair lifts and walk-in bathtubs. Do the algorithms have something they’d like to tell me?
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Google Maps: Deleted. Map quest: Installed.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I got 2 movies from the library for the weekend: #DespicableMe 4 and #Dune: Part Two. I have no idea why I’m like this, so if anyone is looking for a suitable topic for their psych doctoral #thesis, I’m available.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The reason I drove across the country & back in 2 weeks was to deliver a bunch of my daughter’s stuff, including her #telescope, to her before we sell the house. Last night she sent me this #photo she took of the lunar #eclipse with it.
A photo of the lunar eclipse taken through a telescope.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
👊
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
If I were still in your part of the world, I’d offer to drop by with a six pack of Sam Adams & a pizza. But as it is… Take care of yourself. Better days are ahead.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
That speculation is probably incorrect, but the town has leaned in to the idea that the ancient tool, now in the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau QC connects it to the famed explorer.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A farm boy found an astrolabe on the bank of a creek near his farm in 1867. With a “1603” date stamped on it, it soon became the subject of speculation that it had been used by Champlain on his 1613 trek up the Ottawa River.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Driving through Cobden Ontario this month, I noticed the recurring references to astrolabes: Astrolabe Road, Astrolabe Lake, and then an historical marker titled “Champlain’s Astrolabe”
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Cobden, Ontario - Wikipedia
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 27/08/2026
Carney to rename rest of Great Lakes as "Lake Legal Adult" so Trump will never want to touch them
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Carney to rename rest of Great Lakes as "Lake Legal Adult" so Trump will never want to touch them
OTTAWA - After Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would preemptively rename the rest of the Great Lakes as “Lake Legal...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/08/2026
Carney on the US: We cannot accept what they’ve offered, and we will not give what they’ve asked.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Another house showing, another speedrun cleaning and then trying to figure out what to do for an hour away from my home space.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I found the charger for the #hoverboard our kid got for Christmas several years ago and left behind when he moved away. It’s charging now. Tune in tomorrow to learn exactly how badly I’m about to injure myself. 🤪
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Week 1: list house for sale Week 2: get inundated with mail from every moving & storage company on the planet.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
11+ hours driving today wasn’t a lot of fun, but at least I got to miss the Great Bluesky Outage Of 2026.
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Today’s leg of our (mostly) Cross-Canada road trip took us from Sudbury to Thunder Bay, where #TerryFox was forced to abandon his Marathon Of Hope in 1980. I was fortunate to see Terry Fox in person when I was 12 years old, as he ran along Manawagonish Road in my hometown.
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Terry Fox Memorial and Lookout - Wikipedia
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Former Earthling @former-earthling.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The number of Québec cars that tailgate me at 115 km/h and slow to 105 km/h when they get in front of me is too damn high! Then I pass them and we do it again. Ad infinitum.
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