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Kinda depends what part of the city you’re moving to. The West End is different from downtown is different from the Mountain is different from East Hamilton.

There are lots of nice areas in the city but also some not-so-nice ones. I’d recommend checking out whatever area you might be moving to during the day and again at night.

Been a while since I’ve lived in the city, so I don’t think I’m comfortable giving specific advice. In general, I always felt safer West or South of downtown than East or North of downtown but there’s also been a bunch of gentrification in the neighborhoods closer to the lake, so maybe it’s different now. I still know some people in the area so if you have specific questions, I could pass them along.

I remember reading a comment a long time ago that Tron: Legacy is a 125 minute Daft Punk music video and I find it hard to disagree.

Yeah, just let Sam Altman scan your eyeballs with an orb and he’ll certify you’re human. Nothing dystopian about that and certainly no potential for abuse.

Much of Robert Munsch’s work is available online for free. His website has recordings of him reading his books to enthusiastic audiences.

We had family visit from the UK many years ago. They said after they visited Niagara Falls, they wanted to “pop over” to Prince Edward Island to see Anne of Green Gables. That is an 18h drive if you don’t even stop to pee. They finally realized how big Canada really is when somebody showed them a map of England superimposed on a map of Canada.

Hyggen’t

Most powdered spices lose their zing after 3-6 months. Delicate spices like mace go much faster.

Being able to control the salt level independent of the spice blend can be useful if you sometimes use the blend in dishes with salty ingredients like capers or anchovies.

This quote is commonly attributed to Voltaire but it’s an anti-Semitic dog whistle coined by neo-Nazi Kevin Alfred Strom.

Not excusing his behaviour in any way but he suffered a traumatic brain injury that gave him impulse control problems. That’s been well known for decades. He should’ve had a full time handler or something.

Probably bay leaves. I make a lot of stock at home. I find you can’t really taste bay directly but you notice if it’s not there.

I also use a lot of cumin, coriander, and oregano. Various chili powders. Anchor powder is very nice and not too spicy.

Buying a nice mortar and pestle set was one of my best kitchen investments. Fresh ground spices are a game changer.

The same Pierre Poilievre who was just glad-handing with Rob Primo? The same Rob Primo who’s been hanging out with Jeremy MacKenzie? The same Jeremy MacKenzie who publicly threatened to rape Anaida Poilievre? That Pierre Poilievre?

“We should climb up the elephant’s ass.”

Kevin O’Leary, failed Conservative Party leadership candidate

There was a cell at the site but we mostly just pretended to lock tourists in it for pictures.

When I worked at a historic site that flew the Union Flag, you had to run around the parade square three times if you screwed up while raising or lowering it. That included hanging it upside down or letting it hit the ground.

Looks like a prop scythe to me.

Double Uterus / Double Vagina is a thing but it’s congenital and pretty rare. The uterus starts off as two ducts that eventually fuse into a single organ during fetal development. Sometimes they don’t fuse completely, leading to two uteruses and sometimes two vaginas.

Scratching is part claw maintenance and part territorial marking / decorating. And it feels good for them! If you catch a cat scratching the furniture, scolding them will usually get them to stop. Most cats will quit scratching the furniture entirely if you give them more appealing things to scratch. It has to be a good height, very stable, and have a texture they like.

Long before my time, my WW2 veteran grandfather checked himself into the psych ward at the local hospital, spent several weeks there, then discharged himself voluntarily and never spoke of it again. The mental health stigma was real.