I think I misheard CBC News this morning. It sounded like the federal government is projecting a deficit of 74 kajillion dollars.

Everyone keeps saying this is the first time since 1980 that a sitting Calgary mayor has been defeated.

But in 1989, Al Duerr beat Mayor Don Hartman. Alderman Hartman had been appointed mayor when Ralph Klein resigned, but he WAS mayor, no less so than if he had been elected to the job.

I’m so glad I went to hear Jane Goodall at Calgary’s Jubilee Auditorium 15 years ago, on October 24, 2010. I went because my then eight-year-old son wanted me to take him. Jonas is now a grad student and the co-author of a scholarly science paper.

Quick 30-minute visit to synagogue today, and I hit all the highlights: Torah reading, Haftorah, and shofar blasts. Time well spent! #ShanahTovah to all who observe the holiday.

Acclaimed British comedienne and singer Gracie Fields (1898–1979) performed in Calgary 85 years ago today. She sang for 2,000 soldiers at Currie Barracks and for an audience of 10K at the Stampede Grandstand (pictured here in 1922) in aid of the Navy League of Canada. 📷: @UCalgaryLibrary

Mom’s up on the roof?

Everyone’s back in City Hall. No explanation given.

Emergency at Calgary City Hall. The entire municipal complex has been evacuated.

(I had spelled out the word instead of substituting a letter.)

When I started composing my post, I referred to him as a pr_ck. I got a language warning, so I changed it.

Some gentleman just stole my scooter. Thanks, a__hole.

I’m tired of the worldwide craze for recently changing your menu options so everyone has to listen carefully.

Hey, Paul!

The genie returns with tomorrow’s headline: Bank thief escapes with cash. The thief carries out the heist. But he is caught the next afternoon. He asks the genie why the headline was wrong. The lazy genie explains that he went only as far as the next morning and came back with the morning edition.

There was an old Shazam comic where a thief frees a genie from a bottle. He commands the genie to bring him tomorrow’s newspaper so he can find out if the bank robbery he is planning will be successful. The genie is lazy and protests; time travel is hard work and tiring. But the thief insists.

Seems to me they were also in Marda Loop where I live. I had one doughnut and got a sugar headache. Much too sweet.

I saw it in Seattle!

Celebrate Canadian Jewish Heritage Month by attending “Sharing Our Story, Ourselves,” a presentation by Katie Baker on May 20, 2025 at 7:00 pm at the Central Library. Part of a monthly lecture series by the Chinook Country Historical Society.

#CanadianJewishHeritageMonth #JewishHeritageMonth

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Of course, the question is in all-caps.

'Record year for demolitions': Calgary heritage expert laments blanket rezoning | CBC News The 115-year-old MacLean house at the top of MacDonald Avenue in Ramsay will soon come down, replaced by a multi-unit complex covering the footprint of several adjacent homes.

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Gresham Block coming down in Calgary’s Inglewood A 114-year-old building in Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood has seen its last days as work crews arrived at the site Monday to tear it down.

A historic building in Inglewood is coming down.

The Gresham Block was built in 1912 and was closed earlier this year. #yyc www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

#inglewoodyyc 's Gresham Block being demolished. Listed heritage building on the city's Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources www.calgary.ca/arts-culture... #yycheritage

Volos Pizza for election night! #CanadaVotes #MardaLoopYYC #CalgaryCentre

My parents, 96 and 89. Never missed an election. #CanadaVotes

The original Blue Line, a streetcar line commonly known as the Belt Line, began service in 1909. In the late 1940s, Calgary replaced its streetcars with buses and rubber-wheeled trolley coaches. The original LRT (Route 201) started in 1981. Route 202 (later renamed the Blue Line) was added in 1985.

Calgary Transit's Blue Line, a light rail transit line, began service #40YearsAgoToday (April 27, 1985) as Route 202. The Blue Line name was originally used for a streetcar route that became commonly known as the Belt Line. Today's Beltline district maintains the name. @calgarytransit.bsky.social

Wasn’t it! We’re so glad you were here.

That’s spectacular!