Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada - Not Sure What It Is in the U.S. - Saturday Night OT

 

Caturday Morning Open Thread

Hello and welcome to another weekendesque moment. Hope you've been able to hold on this far.

Friday Evening Post

Good evening.

It is Friday, September 29th, 2023. The artwork is by Paul Lehr.

Fur Face Friday

 Hello and welcome to the wonderful corner of coziness that is Fur Face Friday. This week we started a new season and our fur friends marked the occasion with, well, naps.

Percy and Simba demonstrating the synchronized snooze

Friday Morning Open Thread

 C is for Bear.

Cocaine Bear. 

Thursday evening open thread

 

I did nothing today. NOTHING! Well, I did put my sleeping bag in to soak in the laundry tub in the basement, but I'm going to let it soak overnight so I can hang it up on a drying rack in the driveway tomorrow morning, in the hopes it will drip enough so that I can eventually put in the dryer.

Didn't go for a walk, had a nap. Monty was very snuggly today.

Blaurgh!Tawk

We. all. love. you. how? has? your? day? been? Kiss. us. and. complain. if. you. want. to.

Thursday Morning Open Thread!

 

Good old Leslie could have added a lot to the Lord of the Rings movies.

Wed OT

Wednesday, pretty but evil.

Tevening Oozeday Thropen Ed

Ayup, it's been Tuesday.

Tuesday Haiku

 

Oh bother! It’s Tuesday

 

And this is your open thread.

Is Everything Old Really New Again? – Parlez Vous Mondays

 

Monday Morning Open Thread

Hello and welcome to the last week of September. Year just keeps passing by.

Sunday Evening OT

Sunday is once again doing that thing where the hours before noon are twice as long as the hours after 3 pm. Why is that? 

The Photo Gallery

 

 It’s your weekly Photo Gallery! Come on in, take a look at what people have been up to over the past week and share some of your own photos.

They don’t need to be taken with a fancy camera or works of art. Share any SFW photos you’ve taken with even the poorest of potatoes. Of course we love to see that arty stuff too.

Sunday Morning Open Thread

Happy first Sunday of autumn, Balkers. 

“Read Banned Books” Week Should Be A Month and Then Extended Indefinitely: Saturday Night OT

 

Caturday Morning Open Thread

Hello and welcome to the end of... well, let's be honest - a fairly craptastic week for some of us. September 23 is the autumnal equinox - ye gods, it'd be nice to actually have an autumn. What are the odds, ya think?

Friday Evening Post

 Good evening.

It is Friday, September 22nd, 2023. Artwork by Syd Mead, 1962.

Fur Face Friday

It's the end of the summer. I don't know what we did to deserve this but they know!

In case you're new here, favourites are chosen by one of the Snout Selectors (facw, k2b, Hannibal, leahaven, and myopicprophet), entirely on our own whimsy. WHIMSY! However, in the interest of solidarity, we try to select one dog picture and one cat picture (minimum!) each week. Other pets will also, of course, be considered. We love all your rats, bunnies, ferrets, and other furry, feathery, and finny pals. WE WILL NEVER DISCRIMINATE AGAINST CUTE. 

Friday Morning Open Thread

Back to the alphabet....

B is for Bear.

Thursday evening open thread

 I may be in transit on the way home from an afternoon at the Toronto Islands when this goes up (aerial view from Viator.com).

The street is mounting a campaign regarding a new build across the road from me; we think there should be an environmental assessment done before construction, because construction could have an impact on our elderly houses, and if there is a new build, it should conform to the bylaws and zoning; the proposal has requested 9 variances to the bylaws, most of them quite major, and they could have an impact on the property values of our houses, the enjoyment of our houses (blocking light, etc.), change the character of the street, and give precedence for similar builds in the future. 

We're not against increased density, but it's got to be done right. Basically, the owner (and it's unclear exactly who the owner is) wants to build a full sized second house on a tiny lot, with about 15 feet between the original house and the new build. This isn't a small laneway house at the bottom of the garden; the footprint will be almost the same as the original house, which is kept in poor repair. 

So my next door neighbour and I went out last night and started a petition which will be given to our city councillor, and a number of people want to attend the meeting set up by the city to discuss the variances.

Blaurgh!Talk

Thursday Morning Open Thread!

 

No need to up vote, maybe just listen to the song tonight.

Wezndee Eve OT

Oh Night Of Toosdee, Letten Us Tawk Togevver

Tuesday Haiku

 

The distant mountains

Catch the sun

The desolate field.

-Takahama Kyoshi

Kakunen Tsuruoka

Toosdai Open Thread 🧵

 

Good morning, BackTalk. What’s going on for you today?

Some Pre-Evening Thread Comic Relief - Parlez Vous Monday

 

Monday Morning Open Thread

 

Hello and welcome to another week in the world.

Bunday Evening OT

Got caught up in getting ready for the week, so this is a very brief post. Where'd your weekend go? 

The Photo Gallery

 It’s your weekly Photo Gallery! Come on in, take a look at what people have been up to over the past week and share some of your own photos.

They don’t need to be taken with a fancy camera or works of art. Share any SFW photos you’ve taken with even the poorest of potatoes. Of course we love to see that arty stuff too.

Good morning

 

Fall will soon be fell. 

Good Stuff – Justice Jackson & Invictus Games Closing – Saturday Night OT

 

Caturday Morning Open Thread

Hullo, everybuddy. It's something like a weekend again.

Friday Evening Post

 Good evening.

It is Friday, September 15th, 2023. Illustration: Robert McGinnis, 1970.

Fur Face Friday

 It's that time of year again. ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FURBALL? Last week's cuties are getting into the game.

k2b's Lal and ruh face off.

Friday Morning Open Thread

 Today is National Double Cheeseburger Day. 

Because one burger isn't enough in America. 

Thursday evening open thread

 

I got a letter from the city today about a neighbour wanting a zoning variance to build a laneway house right across the road from me. If it was any other owner, I'd have zero concerns, but the main house is in the worst repair; actual holes in the roof with tarps covering them, chunks of siding coming off, etc. On the other hand, the garage that is currently there is a real eyesore, so a new structure would have to be better, right? Right?

Blaurgh!Talk

Enter complaints here. The referral department will be here shortly to send you an email telling you which website to contact and register your complaints.

Thursday Morning Open Thread

 

One this day in 1956 IBM released the 305 RAMAC.  It is considered the first commercial computer to use Hard Drive technology.  64000 punch cards worth of memory.

Wednesday Yackity-Yak

How y'all doon, ya magnificent bastids?

Tuesday Evening TalkityTalk

Night time falls on BackTalk Village. We light our fires our power up our a/c. Let's all knit in a circle and have a gab, shall we?

Tuesday Haiku

 Things never stand still

Not even for a second.

Consider the trees’ colors.

-Seiju

Takao Shukei

Toosdai OT

 

It’s a day out there. You’ll probably have to do something during it. I’m sorry, I’d rather not do anything either.

Monday Morning Open Thread

Hello and welcome to another week of moving on down the line.

Sunday evening OT

 

Where every tourist takes a CN Tower selfie

How has the weekend treated you? 

I went to view an apartment, and it was depressing. Much more expensive than my last apartment, and so much worse. Darn you, late capitalism. Happily there's better propects, including a wee laneway house that has ac and includes wifi.

Enough of that. It's a beautiful evening and there's a cool breeze off the lake. 

The Photo Gallery

 

It’s your weekly Photo Gallery! Come on in, take a look at what people have been up to over the past week and share some of your own photos.

They don’t need to be taken with a fancy camera or works of art. Share any SFW photos you’ve taken with even the poorest of potatoes. Of course we love to see that arty stuff too.