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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Bruised hands." Check, check, check to the rest, but bruising of that kind is a condition of the elderly that can go perfectly well with being compos mentis and physically robust; it simply means you've lost a layer of fat on your hands. Please take your shots with more thought.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Expos stadium announcer would always announce the Dodgers' Jim Lefebvre (1965–72) with a fine, even overstressed, French pronunciation. I remember him being interviewed on the Expos English broadcast saying he didn't mind, though it really was 'Lefeever.'

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

No one else has her way of signalling barely suppressed mocking laughter, as in Pandora's box when she's discovered backstage in the arms of ex-lover Schön (Fritz Kortner).

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

If you mean Clash performances, you beat me! London twice (1979 to attend a wedding, 1980), Clash once: Montreal Sep 25 1979, ahead of London Calling. They played a bunch of songs from the as-yet released album. Opening the bill an all-female band called the B-Girls (very good) and the Undertones.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

If you'd asked for 'a place you've visited in the title by a band you've seen live' I would've scored that for this song! But not 'a place you've seen them in' etc.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Canary almost instantly, never mind the hashtag hint. And I have no special preference for canaries.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

An easily understandable and negotiable system. Tactile, too.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Had to look up 'dweeb.' Sade.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

It must have been the hat plus umbrella. Very belt and braces, in the British tradition. As for me, as I'm old and bald it's sleeves rolled down and hats.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A lot of good ones out there, but I'll go for Little Richard's "The Girl Can't Help It, featured in the opening credits of the Frank Tashlin film of the same name.

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The Girl Can't Help It (Fox 1956 Movie intro) - Little Richard

YouTube video by AtoZofRockandRoll

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

No, because I could put off my errands until tomorrow morning (at 71 you consider these things), when the forecast AQI is 3. Except for walking the dog stayed inside and read.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Ottawa. Limited service, unreliable but always slow duration when I do get on. My bike is always faster.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Looks like that link is broken. I believe I've found the page here: 311.ottawa.ca/en/3-1-1/ser...

311.ottawa.ca

Service · City of Ottawa

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Gucci-gate: Canadian politics! The great Canadian thing is, it's not sacred. My mother visited it (in the 19-teens) when her non-PM Edwards cousins were its owners. It doesn't have the history of 10 Downing Street or even the White House. A new design, and even a new property, would be fine.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Was in Paris in 2023. Walked instead of biking. As a small town (Ottawa) boy I wasn't up to the challenge of 40 kph eBikes, not to mention the rest of the traffic, given that the rules for all categories there is: he who dares, wins. But you make it sound doable.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Your neighbourhood is much nicer than mine.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Aside from anything else, at my age I've realised that if you haven't read a book in 25 years it's about as good as never having read it. So you'll never run out of books to read.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Wim #Wenders has withdrawn his 1975 #film Falsche Bewegung from circulation. Nastassja Kinski had long objected to a topless scene shot when she was 13. Why did he act now? “The many reactions, comments, and conversations of recent days have played a significant role.” Public pressure works. #cinema

dw.com

Wim Wenders withdraws film with disputed child nude scene

Actress Nastassja Kinski spent years calling for the removal of a sexualized scene from his film "The Wrong Move," in which she appeared topless at the age of 13.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Politico on the latest in #Ukraine anti-missile tech, Lima. “We constantly change Lima based on characteristics of Russian weapons, analyze hits, and provide recommendations to the general staff on where to put it and how," Alchemist said. "War evolves all the time.” www.politico.eu/article/ukra...

politico.eu

Ukraine’s latest defense against Russian missiles: Making them miss

Kyiv is using the Lima electronic warfare system to divert attacks by Russian drones and missiles.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Quality? You've represented the chaos admirably. Thank you for warning me off my most direct route to my next dental appointment.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

To quote a great American: "Of course, you know, this means war."

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 15- Songs with a heavy brass presence The (Mighty) Fall, "Bremen Nacht" (1988). youtu.be/yN5fv6w6E3A Mark E Smith made the saxophonist Simon Rogers do the whole thing, no loops.

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Bremen Nacht Alternative

YouTube video by The Fall - Topic

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Absolutely. Double panniers and I'm good to go for groceries and a lot more.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

A vanilla festival bun, apparently. Alas, there's no Ole and Steen in Canada. Then again: it's "filled with vanilla cream and whipped cream, finished with a swirl of whipped cream, and white chocolate," so maybe it's for the best. Anyway, enjoy!

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Good sketching for your age, and calligraphy even better.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

I have my own local suspects: especially those who leave high banks across the street at corners where you can't see around.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Have had my own stupid experience with eavestroughers, though not as spectacularly as yours. But both (Canadian) reputation and experience suggest they're not as stupid as roofers.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Has anyone looked into this AI video?

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Has anyone looked into this AI video?

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Has anyone looked into this AI video?

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Has anyone looked into this AI video?

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Has anyone delved into this alleged AI video?

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Same here in the Glens. The snow compresses into ice.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

"Norwegian Wood" for Lennon's biting lyrics, and the gentler "Nowhere Man" given a guitar edge by Lennon and Harrison's unison playing (per Ian MacDonald, "Revolution in the Head".)

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

CFRA Ottawa. Properly speaking Top 40 radio, meaning the playlist ran from the Beatles and Stones to Motown and Stax to Sinatra and Nat King Cole.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Congratulations - I've one PHD in my family (a sister), so I've some idea of the dedication it involves. and Apologies - on behalf of the worse half of humanity.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Thanks for pointing this article out! Right now it's the most car-congested street in my neighbourhood, terrible for cycling.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

That looming dead tree and the "old boney," as my farmboy dad would put it, make the picture.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

As a Canuck, I thank you for the context.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

"An early work of my pen": A fine old phrase is like a fine old port, something to savour and smile over.

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Ed Smith @mediahermit.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Nostalgia! They no longer have borrowing slips at our public libraries. Back in the Oughts I discovered a book at a Montreal branch that hadn't been checked out since the Fifties. I didn't check it out then, but still, it was as good as finding a message in a bottle.

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