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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Shadowy dog on a shadowy bridge (on a shadowy planet)

🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Saw Sloan yesterday in Edmonton and the crowd sang Happy Birthday to the fifth Sloan, Gregory. No mention of Patrick’s birthday.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Just finished Burn Book by Kara Swisher. As a fan of her podcasts I had high expectations for the book. I wasn’t disappointed. Funny, insightful and depressing in equal measure. Hopefully some people in positions of authority pick up on the serious societal damage caused by the tech industry… 1/2

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A chinook is blowing through Calgary tonight. No filters but a couple of different exposures produced very different results.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Finished reading Endling by Maria Reva. An engaging read. A novel, described on the jacket as meta fictional; by me as a unique mashup of fictional characters set in the reality of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Satirical and subtly humourous, probably less subtle in a different context. 4/5*’s

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Snapped this pic while on my break from raking the forest floor. Yoho NP.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Gotta love a great bridge, especially a natural one. Yoho National Park.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Casper was out and enjoying the green hills of Calgary yesterday.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

My version from a 2016 trip. Wells Gray Provincial Park is worth the long drive to get there.

A high waterfall in Wells Gray Park, British Columbia. Large volcano formed basin. Photo taken from observation lookout across the canyon.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Read the Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict. Fictional account of a real British aristocrat family, some members with a misguided belief in fascism and a personal connection with Nazism. Great historical context and fraught personal family dynamics which ring true in our current political environment.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Looked like Canadian athletes were wearing sleeping bags at the opening ceremonies. No wonder Lululemon stock is in the tank. #2026WinterOlympics

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Joseph and I went to the Condors - Wranglers game this afternoon. Pretty tight checking affair. Tomkins looked great in the Condors’ net. Good to see some almost Oilers in person. Jones, Hutson, Hamblin, Jarventie and Stillman stood out to me. Final score 1-0 Bakersfield. Jones with the O/T winner.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Gorgeous day for a walk in the winter wonderland that is Nosehill Park. #yyc #winter

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

One more book I managed to finish this year was Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Received it as a gift, hadn’t heard about it at the time and read it without any expectations. Was pleasantly surprised. Easy to read and easy to care for the characters. Strongly recommended.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Finished reading Number 9 Dream by David Mitchell, the author of Coud Atlas. Not as enjoyable of a read as the latter but full of fantastical plot twists and some interesting characters. The book jacket describes it as a mix of Dickens and Salinger, and it’s not wrong.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Caught the Steven Page trio with the CPO at the Jubilee Auditorium last night. Fantastic performance. The set list included some recent solo stuff, some BNL classics and a few seasonal tunes. The orchestral arrangements and sound were amazing. Hoping somebody recorded the show for future release.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Caught Mark Critch at Wordfest tonight talking about his latest book Sorry, Not Sorry. Great stories, lots of Canada appreciation, many laughs and free Cheezies! Host Ali Bryan was funny too. All around fun event. #Wordfest #yyc

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Caught Sloan’s show at the Palace in Calgary. Two sets with songs drawn from almost their entire catalogue. Loved the Marquee and the Moon! Nothing from Commonwealth 🙁 though so I guess I’ll be back next time they’re in town.

Sloan on stage during their concert at the Palace in Calgary.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Brilliant aurora display over NW Calgary tonight. #yyc #northernlights

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Enjoyed the autumn colours in Edmonton’s North Saskatchewan River valley this afternoon. Great day for a walk.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

The hound and I crossed the rainbow bridge in Edgemont on our walk this evening.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

View from Calgary looking towards Edmonton.

View of aurora along horizon in Calgary.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Finished reading The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt. Similar in tone to his earlier book The French Exit. Interesting/quirky characters. Lots of snickers throughout and a few laugh out loud passages. At least one Dickensian plot twist and a satisfying ending. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of five (can’t do 1/2 stars).

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Snapped this pic on the way to the Springsteen show last week. Great piece of public art and the building ain’t too shabby.

Public art in front of Calgary’s new convention centre.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Is LinkedIn farming their algorithm out to X now? I joined LinkedIn to stay current with my industry and stay in touch with colleagues not to follow grifter charlatans. Thanks for the suggestion but I’ll pass on it.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Keanu Reeves follows me! Well, actually KeanuReeves003 🫤. Apparently he’s only two Keanus removed from the real thing.

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🇨🇦 Dwain B 🇺🇦 @notwayne.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Still haven’t heard Rosalita live but other than that no complaints with last night’s Springsteen show in Calgary. The Boss isn’t slowing down and he proved it all night.

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