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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 27/09/2026

I negotiated a settlement with a wasp that involved payment of part of my pancake in exchange for enjoying the rest of my meal in peace

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 25/09/2026

I love these old-timey mail chutes in hotels like the majestic Fairmont properties in Canada (this one at Le Château Frontenac in Québec City)

Mail chute at the Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac in Québec City

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 22/09/2026

Sunrise over London, a few hours later

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 20/09/2026

I actually heard the TTC’s “bing-bong-boong” in my head when I read that

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 20/09/2026

On the north side Cumberland Street in Yorkville, a few shops east of Old York Lane. Basically across the street from the rock.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 19/09/2026

An inspired pop-up installation in Toronto: What should we make room for?

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 18/09/2026

The cutest amenity at the Halifax Stanfied Airport: a library book vending machine

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 17/09/2026

Thursday rant. Last night I pre-arranged an Uber to take me to the airport this morning. Upon arrival at the airport, Uber emails me that the price they charged is 10% higher than what I agreed to last night because [shrug].

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 09/09/2026

I don’t know, but we’re in this together. Paging Dillon’s Distillery and Kinsip House of Fine Spirits.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 08/09/2026

Same. I asked ChatGPT why that might be and it swears I must have done a Google search or something.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 06/09/2026

Good news about the Queen’s Park Crescent East sign: They remembered the apostrophe  Bad news: They had no idea where to put it

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 05/09/2026

Looks like you can take the girl outta the west coast but you can’t take the west coast outta the girl mydialect.us/quiz-standar...

A dialect heat map showing greatest similarity with San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle and least similarity with New Orleans, Houston, and Atlanta

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 04/09/2026

Me: I need to send a fax IT: UofT does not have an approved fax solution Me: stares into the distance If anyone needs me, I'll be embarking on a quest through time to the year 1987 to find a fax machine, to make a call from a payphone, and to rewind a VHS movie.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 04/09/2026

Something promising on the horizon for those who suffer from repeat, severe urinary tract infections: phage therapy. An investigator "likened antibiotics to an atomic bomb being dropped onto a patient’s flora. “Phage therapy is more like a sniper system,” she said." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

jamanetwork.com

Trials Test Phage Therapy for UTIs

This Medical News article discusses recently launched clinical trials of bacteriophage therapy for recurrent and multidrug-resistant urinary tract infections (UTIs).

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 03/09/2026

Hack for minimizing time on hold with airlines Step 1: Never change your plans Step 2: Never let the airline change your plans Follow me for more impossible travel tips

Screenshot showing current time on hold with Air Canada is 1 hour and 29 minutes

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 02/09/2026

Not a good time to go for a walk right now in Toronto

EMERGENCY ALERT /
now
ALERTE D'URGENCE
Environment Canada: DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND VERY LARGE HAIL in this mobile coverage area.
Take immediate cover in a basement or interior room if weather threat approaches. Shelter from flying debris if outside.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning, 5:08 p.m.
EDT Wednesday 2 September ||/ Environnement Canada: VENTS ET TRÈS GROSSE GRÊLE dans votre zone actuelle de couverture cellulaire.
Réfugiez-vous sans tarder au sous-sol ou dans une pièce sans fenêtre en cas de temps menaçant. À l'extérieur, protégez-
vous des débris projetés.
Alerte d'orages violents, 17h08 HAE

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Diindiisi - Blue Jay Jim Oskineegish ~ Anishinaabe n.d.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 01/09/2026

I’ll be right there with you in March but for the moment I object!

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 31/08/2026

Lately a lot of clearly AI-generated material is finding its way in front of me. People send me content, as if it’s their own creation, when it’s clearly not. I’m finding myself increasingly exhausted by this.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 29/08/2026

We were recently delayed nearly 24 hours in part due to the airline’s paperwork error which required maintenance to be unnecessarily duplicated and then the crew timed out. Also lost the E+ seats we paid for. Wrote to the (US) carrier and their response was basically: sucks to be you.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 27/08/2026

The paywall at Wired seems to suggest I ought to get my affairs in order

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 23/08/2026

Increasingly, even when talking to human customer service reps, it seems I'm actually talking to AI. Today in a chat with Bell Canada, the rep's reply began with "Here's a polished and professional version" suggesting the human agent was just an interface between me and an AI agent. Sigh.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 22/08/2026

I listen to news headlines most mornings over breakfast. Today, CBC News led with coverage of the lack of a US-Canada trade deal, which will have major repercussions for both countries. NPR News Now didn’t even mention the matter and led with a discussion of the Whitehouse ballroom. 🤷‍♀️

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 21/08/2026

Playing hooky today in my favorite Toronto urban oasis, Tommy Thompson Park, aka The Spit. Please don’t tell anyone.

An isolated trail in Toronto’s Tommy Thompson Park

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 21/08/2026

I exist in a quantum state where I both want a cat and absolutely do not want a cat. I will continue living this way until someone leaves a meowing cardboard box at my doorstep.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 18/08/2026

As my husband and I near the end of Season 2 of Resident Alien, I have discovered that we’ve been streaming the show through *my* profile on Netflix, tarnishing my (mostly) sci-fi-free viewing history and making me dread future algorithmic recommendations.

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Resident Alien Bullshit

Alt: “Harry” the main alien character on Resident Alien, saying his trademark lament, “This is some bullshit”

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 17/08/2026

* According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, those most at risk of contracting Legionnaires’ upon exposure are smokers, heavy alcohol users, folks over 50, those with chronic diseases, and those with weakened immune systems. www.canada.ca/en/public-he...

Who is most at risk
Those at greater risk of developing the disease include people:

who smoke
who are over 50 years of age
with a history of high-risk alcohol use
with chronic diseases, such as:
diabetes
liver failure
kidney failure
chronic lung disease like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema
with weakened immune systems due to medical conditions, such as:
cancer
organ transplant
with weakened immune systems due to medications, such as chemotherapy, immunomodulators or immunosuppressants

Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/infectious-diseases/legionella.html

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 17/08/2026

Well that’s not great: a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Toronto. It’s so frustrating that any vulnerable* person who lives in the vicinity of a poorly maintained rooftop cooling tower is at risk in cases like this. www.toronto.ca/news/toronto...

toronto.ca

Toronto Public Health investigating Legionnaires’ disease cases in Bathurst Street and Dupont Street area

News Release August 17, 2026 Toronto Public Health (TPH) is investigating an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in an approximately one-kilometre radius of the intersection of Bathurst Street and Dupon...

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 11/08/2026

Just met the handsome praying mantis who lives in the tiny rooftop garden where I live.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

Very pleased to have safely landed at Toronto Pearson airport! 🙌 Looking forward to getting home and sleeping for many hours.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

Nearly landed. The captain decided at the last moment to do a go-around due to high winds near the runway, not my favorite feeling. So we got to gaze more at the CN Tower in the distance.

Toronto through an Air Canada window. If you look closely the CN Tower and other downtown buildings are visible in the distance.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

I am so sad. I have spent so much time observing the livestream of Jackie and Shadow’s nest, watching them raise and love their eaglets, the latest of whom recently fledged. Jackie and her family of eagles will always hold a special place in my heart. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...

nytimes.com

Jackie, Bald Eagle in California Who Became Livestream Star, Is Dead (Gift Article)

Jackie had been receiving medical treatment since she was attacked by other eagles last month and found unable to fly near Big Bear Lake.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

Standby cleared! Boarded! Fingers and toes crossed!

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

Got on the standby list for a flight departing at 2:15. Let’s see what happens next!

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

Starting to worry about a Groundhog Day scenario. New flight to Toronto is scheduled to depart at 3:45pm. Thunderstorm is expected 2:30-4. Wheee!

A histogram of expected rain with the caption:
Thunderstorms possible around 2:30
PM. Gusty winds and small hail are possible.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

Would be if they offered transparent pricing and a commitment that all riders are offered the same fare, but I don’t believe that is the case. As presented, what stops them from charging the “surge-protected” customers higher prices based on their WTP?

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

Currently using my disrupted-travel meal voucher to recharge my battery. Soy latté, mango juice, hummus and pretzels, chocolate-covered peanut butter. Your basic breakfast of champions.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

Hey fellow economists, does this strike you as a little sneaky? The Lyft app offers to “let” people reveal their willingness to pay if they pay a fee! Seems like a win-win for Lyft, not so much for the rider.

A happy looking Lyft rider with a caption:

Lock in your commute price
Now, you can cap the price of rides you take regularly for just $2.99/month. Set your route and request a ride within the one-hour window of your choice. Cancel any time.
Get started

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

Happy to have gotten a few hours of sleep at a hotel courtesy of the airline. Hilariously, they have rebooked me on a series of flights rather than on any of the direct flights they are happy to sell other passengers via their website. Not going anywhere until late afternoon at the earliest.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

Rumor has it the weather caused about 6,000 passengers to unexpectedly find themselves overnighting in Chicago, which is how I find myself at a Doubletree Hotel a solid 30 minute drive from the airport. Looking forward to trying again to get home after some sleep. Good night, er, good morning!

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

Chicago O’Hare airport - Terminal B at 1:13am

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

I must say it’s cool that the airline just has spare pilots waiting around the airport for situations like this.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

Well our first officer timed out. We’re told a new one has been assigned but “we don’t want to re-board all you passengers until we know he is walking over.”

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

I’m told this tire was already replaced here in Chicago earlier tonight but an incorrect time stamp on the paperwork meant they had to replace it again with another. New ETA: 4:07am 🤪

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · 10/08/2026

🚨This is not a drill. 🚨 They are changing the tire. I repeat. They are changing the tire!

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