John Mackintosh Hall | Venues | Gibraltar Cultural Services Location: 308 Main Street, Disabled Access: Yes, Opening Hours: 9:30am – 10:00pm, The John Mackintosh Hall located at 308 Main Street was officially opened in April 1964 by Governor General Sir Alfred...

No, this has nothing to do with me...
www.culture.gi/venues/john-...

"A government which deliberately enacts injustice, and persists in it, will at length ever become the laughingstock of the world.”

--Henry David Thoreau #quote from “Slavery in Massachusetts” (1854).

americanliterature.com/author/henry...

Fifty years ago, the @torontobluejays.bsky.social hosted their official home opener at Exhibition Stadium. I was not there. BUT...I DID attend the Jays SkyDome opener in 1989. Anne Murray sang the national anthem. And ironically, Paul Molitor played the spoiler...in a Milwaukee uniform.
#Gojays

🏀 'March Madness' is back!
@nba.com playoffs being in April.
For those new to the game, (or so-called 'sports widows'?) here's a handy guide to all things basketball, --including slang...
www.dictionary.com/articles/bas...

Whatever happened to good sportsmanship? Nobody seems to talk about it any more...

Whatever happened to good sportsmanship, class, and r-e-s-p-e-c-t...? What message does this send to the many youth who look to pro athletes for how to behave...? I hope the Pelicans discipline Dejounte Murray, or get him some counselling.

It warmed my Canadian heart hearing the kind words spoken downunder in the Australian Parliament this week, re: the long standing relationship between Canada and Australia, --two Commonwealth 'cousin' nations. Canadians heard & appreciate your kindness! Thank you!

Moving to Canada YouTube video by Tod Maffin

Thinking of moving to Canada...? Check out this vid for a few answers to your FAQs...

youtube.com/shorts/uxdSt...

"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. And it's an unreliable guide to the future."
--Bill Gates, 'The Road Ahead' #quote

Our local radio station was asking listeners: 'What book, video game, etc. should be made into a movie or TV show?' I suggested a book that was released before social media was a thing for a lot of people, --who now put their entire life online.
'The Blue Nowhere' by @jefferydeaver.bsky.social

4/4
Please take a page out of the retail handbook:
"IF every day is a 'SALE!' (screamed loudly via a metaphoric megaphone), the word 'sale' loses its meaning, relevance, and impact."
Democracy needs journalism.
Journalism needs engaged eyeballs & ears.

#democracy #media #breakingnews #journalism

3/4
C'mon guys. Not EVERYTHING is actual breaking news. More like a regular ol' story. The kind of stuff we catch at the top of the hour update, or a little further down the pegboard. You're risking desensitizing your readers, listeners & viewers by making it such commonplace.
📻📺📰🎤📸💻
#breakingnews

'Break News": Rarely does an hour pass without those 2 words popping up on one of my screens screaming for my attention. It feels like an obsession in newsrooms, --as if journalists & editors everywhere are now fixated on them like some new form of literary crack cocaine.
#journalism
2/4

In this nanosecond world we live in, --over-saturated with competition from every corner of the globe-- a great many media newsrooms have become hooked on two little words: 'Breaking News'.
Ugggghhhh!
#media
1/4

“There will come a time when you are challenged, and when that time comes, you must plant your feet. You must stand firm. You must make a point. About who you are, what you do, and where you come from. When that time comes, you do it.”
-NBA legend, Pat Riley #quote 🏀

© CBC/Radio-Canada 2026. All rights reserved.

Podcast: Social media is on trial currently in L.A., alleging online addiction leads to mental health issues in youth. Could this be big tech's 'tobacco moment'...?

🎧 via CBC's 'The Current' www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

RiM/BlackBerry's "BBM" is/was my all-time favourite messaging app. It was waaaay ahead of any competitor back in the day. Sadly, it was discontinued in the spring of 2019.
#RiPBBM
📸credit: AP/dapd, Oliver Lang

Messenger Hang out anytime, anywhere - Messenger makes it easy and fun to stay close to your favorite people.

Loosing the signal: Meta has announced it is dropping Messenger.com for desktop browsers as of April 2026. No reason given. Moving forward users will have to access messages via Facebook, or the mobile app.
www.facebook.com/help/messeng...

#Meta #chchchchanges #theonlyconstantischange
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*100 years (typo) :)

Canada's first radio station was called 'XWA' --'Experimental Wireless Apparatus'. It was established by the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of Canada in Montreal, and began broadcasting in Dec.1919. XWA, and, 100rs. of radio in Canada-- was commemorated by Canada Post in a postage stamp in 2020.

Rush - The Spirit Of Radio YouTube video by RushVEVO

p.s. "Begin the day with a friendly voice..."
-Rush, 'The Spirit of Radio'
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Today, Februay 13th, is #WorldRadioDay! 📻🎙️

Proclaimed by UNESCO Member States and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012, World Radio Day (WRD) is celebrated annually as a day to thank broadcasters for the news they deliver, the voices they amplify, and the stories they share.

TikTok is tracking you, even if you don't use the app. Here's how to stop it TikTok is growing its data harvesting empire, and avoiding the app won’t protect you – but some easy steps can keep you safe.

If privacy is important to you, FYi:
'TikTok is tracking you, even if you don't use the app. Here's how to stop it....'
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

I really don't understand why the U.S. President feels it was important for him to publish his personal critique of a cultural event, --in this case a concert at a football game. Shouldn't he have more pressing items on his agenda to be doing, --like, I dunno, managing the affairs of the country?

BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

"If everyone is moving in the same direction success takes care of itself."

#VinceLombardi #quote #SuperBowl2026 #NFL #football

A Collector’s Guide to Global Vinyl Hunting A seasoned traveler and vinyl collector shares practical, hard-won lessons from digging for records in 18 countries.

Musically Speaking: A global traveler's guide to vinyl record (LP) shopping...
www.discogs.com/digs/collect...
#music #collector #vinylLP

Canadian Tire ordered to pay nearly $1.3 million for false advertising Canadian Tire has been ordered to pay just under $1.3 million after pleading guilty to 74 counts of violating sections of Quebec’s Consumer Protection Act related to false advertising.

'Truth' in advertising isn't just a moral obligation...
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

Wiarton Willie predicts an early spring on Groundhog Day YouTube video by CP24

Happy Groundhog Day!
Wiarton Willie called today for an early spring across southern Ontario!

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Spotted this Rick Mercer book on the shelf back in August 2024. With a more traditional winter providing additional motivation (to stay indoors) I *finally* got around to reading it. I never tire of his special brand of CanCon humour!

#OhCanada #withglowinghearts #elbowsup