Mom, wife, doctor. Owned by Bouviers. Born feisty. Dislikes misinformation but loves children, animals, cake and 🇨🇦 Author of medical + mystery articles, found on: https://maryfernando.squarespace.com Multitasker writing a couple of mystery novels.
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Happy birthday to Malcolm Gladwell, born on this day in 1963! Raised in Elmira, Ontario, he has published eight books in his career, is a staff writer for The New Yorker, and hosts Revisionist History. He has received the Order of Canada and two honorary degrees.
2/ All Conservative MPs voted against women’s rights, Poilievre tried to increase OAS/GIS payments to 67 from 65 for seniors and he’s against vaccine mandates when we need to strengthen school mandates as illnesses rise. This is about the dangerous path he’ll take us down, not his tone. #Canada
1/ Oh for goodness sake! This is absurd, very unserious journalism at very serious time. It’s not his tone or slogans - his policies will change Canada if he’s elected. Ignoring and normalizing a candidate’s extreme policies is what lead to the mess in 🇺🇸 and that’s the path PP wants 🇨🇦 to take.
Words are magic
I hope when Kevin Costner dies his obituary identifies him as “American Actor Who Portrayed White Characters”
My sense of humour is the only way I manage to stay sane in these serious times. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
Why MAGA men love the loathsome piece of shit: This woman nailed it. 🎯🎯🎯👇
I’m also free to make jokes on it, no?
What exactly qualifies as an argument @deonandan.bsky.social? And please define ‘start’ as well.
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Dr. Kasza knows all the best words. 😀
In the spirit of grace and humanity, I’d just like to take a moment to share a giant middle finger with all the privileged fuckos who normalized this 🖕
💯 I refuse the label of difficult just because I am assertive
Even the word ‘restrictions’ is only the antivaxxer’s mantra: updated COVID vaccines and masking with N95s indoors are precautions to protect individuals and society, according to all credible scientific research. #ProudlyVaccinated #ProudlyMasking
Taking my cue: “It actually doesn't take much to be considered a difficult woman.” I’m actually kind and also assertive when I need to be - that assertiveness is considered ‘strong’ in a man and ‘difficult and bitchy’ in a woman. So, I’m a kind, strong woman. That’s how I help others. #Women
Apparently not quite. I wonder what Australia’s timing was as well, since they also declared war on the same day? teara.govt.nz/en/speech/34...
Agree. I’ve had Bouviers for 30 years and love this breed. Loving, loyal, silly and protective. Like yours, aloof with strangers but ours meet a lot of old people in our neighbourhood (they’re at home). They are hopelessly in love with old people. 🤷🏽♀️
Not sure about the height (Winnie is taller than Audrey Hepburn - so there’s variability) They’re both about 100 pounds - so our smaller Bouviers to date. Our old girls were about 115-120.
Just reading about them. They sound so much like Bouviers.
So interesting! How big is the sweetie.
Looks simple and cheap, no?
OMG! It that.. a Bouvier?? 🥰
Thank you.
Thank you so much. I palpated her abdomen and she’s fine but what a scare. I looked up ‘snow fence’ because I was thinking it might be too flimsy and found this. It might work. Many thanks for the suggestion- it’ll be hidden in the woods anyway. And it’s from Home Hardware 🇨🇦
Our Bouviers have gotten Giardia from our (the woodland creatures must 💩in it) 🤢
Our Bouviers ignored it in the past. They’re tough dogs.
Thank you. We tried that on our previous property (large and unsafe for the dogs to leave) and it was ignored by our Bouviers. I think a shock collar would be too. They’re tough dogs. Audrey jumped a metal fence(bent it) and then happily wandered around while I tried to examine her for injuries!
Thank you! Will look it up.
May I please have help? We have a BIG puppy problem. We fenced off a creek on the side of our property (Giardia) Audrey jumped it and squealed. Fence damaged. Audrey safe. 😥 Ideas for DIY fencing along the creek itself so they have can play on that woods? An attractive solution that’s safe?
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I agree, Wayne. And they’re fighting our fight too, so there’s that.
The U.S. entered the war Dec. 1941. Canada entered the war Sept. 1939. Their motivations were different.
“Today, a new school year has begun in Ukraine. The First Bell is always special: it marks the start of new knowledge, new dreams, and new achievements.” On Knowledge Day, Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a school near Kyiv and met with its students.
Epidurals are half price on Labor Day!
What about general anesthesia that lasts a year or so?
After the invasion of Poland (but after ignoring the invasion of Austria and Czechoslovakia) England and France declared war on Germany and, thankfully, Canada joined them 7 days later. Canada understands world events. The Ukraine is bravely fighting Russia, who also sits on Canada’s behind:
It’s been one of the most heart-wrenching aspects of my clinical practice. Haunting.
Angry about Canadian boots on the ground in the Ukraine? Prime Minister Carney: “Ukraine is on the frontline in the struggle for freedom and sovereignty.” Think Poland in World War 2. Protecting the Ukraine protects us all. #SlavaUkraini #LongLiveCanada thehill.com/policy/inter...
Parents who sexually abuse their children blame those children that they seduced them. After treating victims of childhood sexual abuse, children, the guilt about ‘causing’ the abuse is a big issue therapeutically. So, it’s not just control. It’s sexualizing children in many ways.
Except when they rape them?
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A study of “whether and how public media systems contribute to the health of democracies in 33 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, the Middle East, Latin America, and South America” showed that secure funding for public media supports democracy. www.niemanlab.org/2022/01/do-c... #CBC
You’ve READ the book, Sarah??!
Ok, seriously, that GIF with green eggs is disturbing 🤢
I was hoping you’d agree with all 5 being banned, Sean and not just one. 😉
Sam I am was a low life egg pusher and no child should be encouraged to say yes to a pusher and like it. It ends like all drug addiction tales end: “I DO SO LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM! THANK YOU! THANK YOU, SAM I AM.” Disgusting.
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The cart was pulled by a horse and they didn’t state its sex - so what will young vulnerable minds think??? 🤪
I’m shocked you read it in any language- Middle Low Saxon or not, it’s an offensive book and I wouldn’t read it ever! How do I know it should be banned? An expert on Tic Tok told me.
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And Tony, I’m shocked at you for even asking.
Both editions are equally offensive!!!
A comprehensive list of dangerous books that need to be banned in Alberta and the rest of Canada: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Please feel free to copy my list and distribute widely.
Thank you so much for the tip about the elastic- what an innovative idea. I’m like pencil skirts and slim jeans but dislike them if they’re too tight. Always have. I’ve discussed this with my husband, son and many men friends - none have tight clothing. Says everything about tight clothing, imo.
Tight in the thigh works for me because my thighs are slim. The waist part is concerning!
Nice! I have slim hips and thighs so I figured a guys jean might be ok.
Great point. These are low to mid rise to account for that.
Me too! I was so envious of my son’s old-fashioned jeans.
The women’s’ one’s are stretchy.
Some have a bit of stretch. I like the ones that don’t. 🤷🏽♀️
The denim is what denim once was and isn’t anymore.
Perfect!
Oh! I have slim hips, too! So it might work.
How did you convert?
Aren’t they great? My son has this brand and the denim is just like what it was when I bought my first pair of jeans! I miss that denim.
Oh! Excellent idea. Thank you.
If you haven’t seen Naked and Famous jeans, you might like them. My son has them and the jeans are like the ones I grew up with - think denim, fades perfectly. I wanted them!! The women’s styles don’t have that comfy look - with a thick denim you need it. So, maybe this experiment will work?
I have slim hips and thighs, so that is why I thought a ‘skinny’ would work. Thank you for the advice.
Thanks. My thighs and hips are slim - hence the ‘skinny’ jean.
Please thank your wife.
I think men’s sizes are larger, no?
I want an old-fashioned pair of jeans for the fall, fell in love with the Naked and Famous men’s skinny jeans and thought, why not? It’s Canadian! Has anyone figured out how to convert men’s sizes to women’s? Does it work? #MadeInCanada I can return if not but would love advice.
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'The unexpected finding that vaccination-only participants showed superior cross-neutralization compared to individuals with hybrid immunity challenges conventional assumptions about hybrid immunity advantages'. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
“vaccination-only individuals exhibited broader cross-neutralizing responses than those with hybrid immunity, suggesting that infection history may narrow antibody responses through immune imprinting.” Small N but still throws cold water on the “get infected and increase your immunity” crowd….
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I suspect this is true for all public health units and we need to find out if this is so.
Those are important questions.
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Thugs.
Nice committee you have there. Shame if something happened to it.
I very much doubt it’s privacy. Smells like a further cutting out doctors from providing healthcare. (Hope I’m wrong)
Airlines aren't the only sector where women work unpaid hours Healthcare, education and other woman-dominated fields are often underfunded, experts say #Canada www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/a...
More of the same is hardly a victory, no?
Happy belated birthday, Peggy. 🎂
Good morning, BlueSky. Why are people (even if it’s premature) celebrating a Vance presidency?
Like they did before? Simple: give public health units access to doctor’s emails like they had before this absurd change.
This is not the fault of the Public Health Units - they had access to our emails and now don’t. My question is who is responsible for this absurd change?
Longmire’s fur is even softer than it looks!
Now that our daughter is finally settled in to her new apartment, the grandcats left the grandparent spa and are thrilled to be back with their Mommie. #Caturday
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Only if you have no idea what they mean. I don’t make the rules.
This must change back. Doctors must be automatically informed by Public Health. Anything less is dangerous for patients.
I assume this is happening in cities across Ontario. Since when is public health not automatically able to inform doctors of health concerns that could impact their patients? Could journalists please ask who is responsible and how to change course? #onpoli #media
it’s absolutely unsafe that @ottawapublichealth.ca now doesn’t have doctor’s emails and is unable to communicate with them unless they sign up. Many doctors won’t know they have to sign up and patients will pay the price of not having informed doctors. Who’s responsible? The govt? CPSO? #Onpoli
I can’t believe BBF is not popular. Also, thank you. I had to look lagamorph up. I feel so Bunny deficient….
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This is an outstanding development.
Bunny Butt Friday?? I see you’re a bunny dad, so I defer to your expertise. Our yard bunny must have shown Bunny Butt to celebrate this day (celebrated worldwide, I assume, because who doesn’t want to celebrate a bunny butt? Monsters, that’s who) So grateful.