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Oh yeah, I mean all the 51st state stuff ….how about this, we’ll trade you Alberta we’ll take Alaska and Washington.

You know how Law is so complex an individual needs a lawyer to navigate thru it? I feel like healthcare has gotten to that point with all its specialty silo and having only the patient there to advocate on the rest of their body systems, …we now probably need medically trained representatives

Sometimes when I use AI I feel like I’m talking to Tom Riddle’s diary

Me being totally broken and stressed about talking to people, husband reminded me I can do it because “you survived yaletown moms” (14 years ago, it might be different there now 🤷‍♀️)

Sorry FIFA. The world club cup is only in ‘Mercia. We are Canadian and just can’t bring ourselves to cross that border and spend money in that country. Don’t doubt for a second those politics are not affecting your bottom line.

11yo texted to ask to get picked up early from a sleepover. Of course went to get her. Why? She felt out of place. Why? She doesn’t like scary stories. And “they were trauma dumping and I just don’t have any trauma” 🥰🥰🥰

*me explaining to husband rising egg prices* Husband: so now only rich kids can egg houses?

Is there a list of all the things we Canadians are boycotting? American made imported goods Twitter (obviously) I feel like there is supposed to be more.

overwhelming - #comics #webcomic #art

Can we just ask him in every interview to identify the regions he’s talking about on a map? I don’t fully believe he even knows where this is. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...

Hi! I’m hiring for two Urban Designer roles - one in Vancouver and one in Kelowna (must be based there due to in-person client relationship needs). Do you know anyone stellar? Looking for 5ish years experience, both pay 80-100k. Message me and I’ll send you the posts!

Found out that TWENTY emails is considered a lot to politicians on an issue. TWENTY. As in, they call that getting slammed. So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind. TWENTY is a lot.

OMG i’m trying to explain to my mom that you don’t own apps or e-books, you’re just leasing the content for a flat rate (in the guaranteed length of time for access is different per platform)…. this is just agonizingly impossible.

Quote of the day: I really just wanna live in precedented times.

I learned recently that there are creams you can use to combat dark circles under your eyes. I started using one and like wow really works…but now I feel like I’m being blinded glare and I just realized….these creams erased my natural football eye black paint. So now… I embrace my dark circles.

“It was never about fentanyl” BC premier David Eby 20 kilos. Period. That’s it. It’s not about fentanyl. Below, excerpt from BBC

Discussing American politics 11yo: So farquad is deporting all the fairy tale creatures? me chucking: over compensating for something? 13yo: donkey to the rescue!!!!

I am so triggered by my kids report cards I just can’t read them (plus I don’t understand what they mean). But THANK GOODNESS for ChatGPT, because I give it her report card and tell it to only give me the good.

Can we just start over? Please!