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1. It's the "secretary of defence" (or defense, to use the American spelling). Only the US Congress can change that. 2. "Metal East wide?" (cbc.ca)

RIP Terence Hugh McCune, 1946-2026. He died from cancer in Powell River Hospital, peacefully, with assistance from MAID. He's survived by his wife, Susan Quinn, and sons Dereck (Laura) and Jeffrey. I was able to visit him at the end of December, for which I am grateful.

RIP Hal Wake, longtime CBC radio host and genuine good guy.

Congratulations to the Blue Jays! And condolences to the Seattle Mariners, a class act and forever number two in my heart period

"A lot of people in town are really upset that a piece of our history has been destroyed," said Ucluelet fire chief Rick Geddes, who was out of town when the fire happened. (cbc.ca) Well, that rules out one suspect.

Well, elbow up…

@tomhawthorn.bsky.social

Did Trump and Vance ambush Zelenskyy as part of a plot to shift global politics toward fascism or are they simply morons? Does it matter? Because we seem to be sliding, unbelievably, toward another land war in Europe.

I didn't feel anything during the earthquake. But I was napping as usual.

Let’s stop booing the U.S. anthem. Just remain seated, preferably wearing a toque.

I’m so rundown these days that I actually dozed off during the end of the third period. But I was wide awake and cheering during OT.

Wordle 1,334 2/6 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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View from my “office” window.

Sombre sky

Yup, even in the Comox Valley.

“A non-local male suffered a non-lethal gunshot wound and is recovering.” — Sechelt RCMP police blotter