Mike Vlasic

Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 21:45 UTC

Our photo from 2016.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 20:03 UTC

My friend and I were driving through Sweden in November/December, and sleeping in the car in sleeping bags. Every town had a sauna and pool, so we alternated, and it helped putting us to sleep in the car.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 12:46 UTC

Answer: because that hospital is close to Dorg's cottage.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 12:38 UTC

Falling into 12°C water would have me flailing about, too. That's a big shock. Even on the hottest days, it's difficult to go for a swim in the Atlantic.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 12:28 UTC

Disgusting. Cops always get off.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 12:26 UTC

Good. These people aren't criminals.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 12:25 UTC

Makes me think of Margaret Atwood's "pigoons" in her novels, created by splicing human and pig DNA.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 12:18 UTC

A few years ago, my immune-suppressed wife learned how to give herself a bone-building injection in her thigh. She taught the instructor about using a paper towel to turn off the tap. She also uses a paper towel, when available, to open W/C doors.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 12:10 UTC

I cringe when touching the door handle.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 12:09 UTC

He's the anti-freedom candidate.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 12:07 UTC

...on a zebra crossing.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 12:06 UTC

Dunno about women, but too often I've seen guys in a men's W/C leave a stall or urinal & just walk out the door. Feckin' gross.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 12:05 UTC

They're outstanding at hypocrisy, especially The Twerp.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 11:54 UTC

Con MP, Michelle Ferreri, got into trouble with her knuckle-dragging constituents after praising cops for arresting a homophobe. Kudos to Ferreri, but c'mon, many of the Con MPs are homophobic & part of the problem.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 11:48 UTC

Exactly. The Twerp has been down this road before. As the boss, he'll leave scorched earth behind him.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 11:47 UTC

😁

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 22:18 UTC

That will be enjoyable.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 21:47 UTC

"Our most important relationship," according to some bloviating gasbag.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:07 UTC

Share your mug

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 13:41 UTC

Watching the news last night & there was a story about Aysanabee, Oji-Cree, Sucker Clan, Sandy Lake FN in NW Ontario. Great voice, story, guitar playing, musicianship.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf12...

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 12:05 UTC

Ontario's LCBO still sells Screech. I didn't mind it at all. Last time I had some was visiting my cousin in Espanola.
www.lcbo.com/en/newfoundl...

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:54 UTC

Weeeeeeee

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:39 UTC

Mebbe, dunno.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:38 UTC

All dogs seem to like rolling on grass and then come up smelling terrible. I never knew what they were rolling in since there wasn't anything visible. But they knew.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:35 UTC

Did Houston issue an app for that?

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:31 UTC

She never came close. She'd chase the rabbits in the backyard but only as far as getting them to poop. She viewed their pellets as kibble. Weird dog.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:29 UTC

It's great for you, despite the grumbling. ;) I walked a lot more when we had a dog, going through the nearby ravines, and watching her vainly chasing squirrels.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:27 UTC

Then you get about a month (maybe) of summer weather that's tolerable. The rest of summer is deadly high humidity and temperatures ― but I know you like those days!

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:23 UTC

The damn poutine!

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:18 UTC

Wife was like that & ~115 lbs. Then came PKD, a transplant, and 24 years of high-test drugs.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:14 UTC

It's tough getting my wife outside when it means putting on a bra. She hates those torture devices.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:11 UTC

Every 3 months? Wow, so jealous.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:04 UTC

Too easy.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:00 UTC

✋ Damn

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 10:55 UTC

Well, happy 54th! I wish I were 54 again.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 10:54 UTC

Absolutely. Carry on.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 10:41 UTC

My wife gets the occasional migraine. All it takes sometimes is just looking outside on a sunny day; a flash of light. All she can do is pop an extra-strength Tylenol & lie down in a darkened room.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 10:32 UTC

Disgusting. They've been hitting civilian targets from the start.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 10:31 UTC

Sounds like you don't drink much, the cider could've been stronger than you thought, or you were just more susceptible (maybe a bit dehydrated, tired, hadn't eaten in a while). Sometimes 1 beer or glass of wine hits me. Funny how that goes.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 00:16 UTC

💯

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 21:30 UTC

Oh just fuck off, and then fuck off again. I'm not wasting my time with an idiot.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 21:24 UTC

My wife won't tolerate that nonsense, nor will I. At a garden centre, she was in line to ask a question at a kiosk. A very tall guy butted in front of her. I stepped up and said very loudly "She was here before you, so step back." He muttered angrily & left. Misogynistic bullies have no courage.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 21:18 UTC

I hope that's a minority.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 21:15 UTC

It's way past time for that kind of backward thinking to die a timely death.

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 21:12 UTC

Do you even understand our system? If a party gets ~39% of the vote in a riding, they win, despite being unwanted by ~60%. How is that democratic? If the Libs, NDP, & Greens announced a coalition for the election, damn right I'd vote.

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