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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Went for a nice walk thru Ralph Klein Park this morning. On the one hand it would be nice for a path that leads deeper into the marsh area. On the other hand it's great that the birds don't have to put up with humans walking deeper into the marsh area. #yyc

A prairie landscape in Ralph Klein Park. A wild sunflower in the foreground faces back across the wild grasses, looking up at a dull yet cheerful backlit sky.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Glenmore Reservoir is smooth like glass today. And the downstream side is taking on a nice autumnal glow.

The Elbow river as seen looking south from atop the Glenmore Dam. The water is as smooth as glass. It echos the sky and shoreline with a mirror-like reflection.

The Elbow river as seen looking north from atop the Glenmore Reservoir. The river and shoreline recede into the distance. The trees on the shore are starting to turn the colours of autumn with yellows and orange. The water too shows the changing colours with patches of jade, lemon, and rusty browns. There is a fly fisherman wading through the water in the lower right.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Great day in #YYC for a bike ride. And I got to watch the Calgary Fire Department practicing rescues off the back of the Glenmore Dam. Neat-o

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If you finish off a roll of aluminum foil, or saran wrap, and you don't make trumpety sounds through the empty tube, who are you really?

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Sea of Charms" by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social is beautiful. A smile-on-your-face read.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It amazes me that David Byrne is still creating A+ music. I am grateful.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hey @rottentomatoes.com can you to start tagging which movies are using AI? Would be quite useful.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"The Dragon Has Some Complaints" by @wiswell.bsky.social is delightful. Warm and funny. 5/5 dragons awarded.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Coyote VS Acme is probably the most fun you will have at the movies this year. It's great. A pox on anyone that was involved in trying to shelve this gem.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Finished the 9th Rivers of London book, "Amongst Our Weapons", by @benaaronovitch.bsky.social How can each book be better than the last? Seems impossible, but it's true.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I'll (try to) resist the temptation to complain about the state of the world, and instead just say how blessed we all were to have Dolly Parton among us.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Really enjoyed "The The Last Contract of Isako" by @fondalee.bsky.social. Nice and twisty. And fantastic narration by the always superb @maryrobinettekowal.com

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I've read and enjoyed a couple of Kate Quinn's historical fiction books. So I wasn't sure what to expect from her non-historical "The Astral Library". It's a fun and very satisfying read.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

In "Murder and the Missing Treasure" by @cjarcher.bsky.social Cleo once again saves the day. But more importantly she says the word "discombobulated". You can't go wrong with that kind of action.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"The Golden Enclaves" by @naominovik.bsky.social was a great ending to the Scholomance series. Every book was a banger from the first page to the last.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"Moss'd in Space" by @rebeccathorne.bsky.social is a whole bunch-o-fun, and a delightful read. Warm like a blanket made of Moss. I can't wait for the next in the series.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Today I had a "How come I didn't know about this song/person" moment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxUq... #carolinerose #yipyipyow

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Yip Yip Yow

YouTube video by Caroline Rose - Topic

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Just finished the fun romp that is "The Feywild Job" by @clpolk.com. Here's hoping that Timtim gets his own adventure.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Just finished "The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park" by Michiko Aoyam. And it wasn't until near the end of one of the stories that I realized it directly related to what I was going through. So epiphany achievement unlocked. Also, it's a good book.

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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Busy busy. What quick thing can I make for supper. Oh, I bought Pinty's this week, I can have chicken wings. Oh look, they gave me extra sauce. Bonus! Oh, it's all sauce. The whole damn box.

An open box of pinty's chicken wings. The contents of which is all packets of sauce. Not a single chicken wing.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Hey #yyc I know you all want to get to your Canada day activities but you don't need to drive like maniacs to get there

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

"Startup Hell" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social was a whole lotta fun. Although the marketing bits were so true to life that it was scary.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I really loved "The Witch Roads" by @kateelliottsff.bsky.social Can't wait to get my hands on the next in the series.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Just finished "The Grimoire Grammer School Parent Teacher Association" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social and it was wonderful. I love it when books make you smile.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The Scholomance series by @naominovik.bsky.social is a ton of fun. Just finished devouring "The Last Graduate". Can't wait to start on the third book.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The universe of Murderbot just keeps getting better each time. "Platform Decay" by @marthawells.com is fab.

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Andrew Hinton 😷🧡 @andrewhinton.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

“The Al is not just telling you what you want to hear. It is training you, one conversation at a time, to need less friction, expect more agreement, and become slightly less capable of handling a situation where someone pushes back on you”

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Just finished the delightful "Dreadful" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social . Nice tongue-in-cheek tale of Dark Wizards, redemption, and garlic.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Made up a shirt for Victoria Day. #cyantype

A t-shirt with a doodle of Queen Victoria made with the cyanotype process. The shirt is a bright blue, the image is in white. There is a white vertical stripe with "victoria" written on it.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Really enjoyed "The Geomagician" by @jennifermandula.bsky.social. Lots of magical fossil hunting fun.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I have a deep dislike for people that finish an ebook and hang onto it until the hold expires instead of returning it to the library. That's top level dog-in-a-manger stuff.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Just finished "The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart" by @stephanieburgis.bsky.social . Had a perma-smile on my face for most of the book. Great story for young and old.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Really enjoyed "The Faraway Inn" by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social . Cozy magical Inn. Cake and Tea. Can't go wrong with that.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Hey @midtoad.bsky.social, seems to me that today might be one of those days of note for you. Enjoy your day of note.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

More top-notch banter between Veronica and Stoker in "A Ghastly Catastrophe" by @deannaraybourn.bsky.social Hanging out in their world is always a treat.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I would go watch this every day.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Red breasted nuthatch is still pecking away making a home in my mountain ash. He's been at it half heartedly for a couple of weeks. Seems to be working in earnest now though. Getting things done before the next dump of snow. #yyc

A somewhat grainy closeup of a red breasted nuthatch sitting next to the hole he is making in a mountain ash tree.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Today's gem from "The Cat Who Saved The Library" by Sosuke Natsukawa: "The most important things always reside in the heart."

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Finished "The Cat Who Saved Books" by Sosuke Natsukawa. #1 takeaway is Books Teach Empathy. 100% true.

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Just finished Sujata Massey's latest Perveen Mistry book "The Star From Calcutta". Such a great series.

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Catching up on my backlog and I’m literally yelling “no fucking way!” like a twelve year old watching the final Avengers Endgame battle. Just banger after science banger. How could you NOT want your country doing cool future shit like this? www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...

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What's the deal with closed-loop geothermal?

I talk to Eavor’s Jeanine Vany and Mark Fitzgerald about the engineering breakthroughs that could finally make geothermal geography-agnostic.

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight, walk away from your mortgage, just start driving, you’re free

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Also, just finished "Murder on Harley Street" by @cjarcher.bsky.social. Always a good time hanging out with Cleo. Now onto CJ's new series "Laws of Witchcraft".

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Rico @rhci.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Just finished "The Tomb of Dragons" by @pennyvixen.bsky.social . The whole "The Cemeteries of Amalo Trilogy" is an absolute joy.

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Colin Gorrie @colingorrie.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle. It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get. www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

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How far back in time can you understand English?

An experiment in language change

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