8r4d I found this #fossil in the river, just glancing down and saw it there. May as well take it home because it won't last long exposed to the flowing water as it was. [read more...]

gamerdad I watched this back in January and reviewed it here but the post was lost in the great hack of ‘24. So…

I could strive to tell you something smart about a twenty-year old superhero movie other than that it intersected through my life in a string of coincidences over the last month so much so that I opted to open up my Disney account and watch it again all these years later. I could strive to have some kind of intellectual commentary this movie, or ask if it has stood up to the test of time or has competed in a film landscape of a million other more modern takes on the superhero genre. I could even strive to say something about the quality of Pixar animation, especially considering that not three months ago I was standing at the gate of their main campus in Emeryville, California snapping pictures through the fence and longing to be on the other side. I could, but rather I’ll just say that there is always going to be something timeless about a parenting story, a story about a dad in a mid-life crisis, or a story that lurks on the fringes of social commentary about the role of exceptionalism versus inclusivity. I was more drawn into this movie than I thought I would have been, again, even twenty years later (having seen it in the theatre on the big screen nearly two decades ago now.) It’s not perfect, and Moore’s Watchmen comic will always have tackled this plot in a more nuanced, adult way, but for a movie which is now known as much for the rollercoaster themed after it as for the story, it's not a bad rewatch.

8r4d That meta moment of #shopping for a lego store while inside a lego store… (spoiler: no, we didn't buy it.) #westedmontonmall

8r4dsfeets With a vacation on the horizon we’ve been shoe #shopping an excessive number of times in the last couple weeks! I've replenished my footwear supply, which should be great for our trip, but it's not helping the bank account! #westedmontonmall

castironguy I've spent the last 3 years thru the pandemic living off #sourdough toast for my #breakfast. Not that I'm sick of bread or anything, but I'm trying to branch out a bit, eat healthier and get a bit more fiber in my diet. Morning oatmeal with fruit and a drizzle of fruit syrup for a touch of sweetness is on the menu these days. Great, though I might need to research oatmeal toppings and mix it up soon.

castironguy We ate authentic New York #bagels almost every morning last week, and on the way home the kid was lamenting how the grocery store version wasn't gonna compare. Sourdough to the rescue? Of course there was a recipe online and this stack just came hot out of the oven for a couple days worth of breakfast back in Edmonton. #baking

castironguy Not quite on every street corner but there's always a #food cart close by when you're hungry. These guys made a mean egg sandwich. #newyork

castironguy I was experimenting with weird and wonderful flours for my sourdough and I came across coffee flour. At the recommended 20% the bread was black, bitter and almost inedible. But I'm going to try again with a much lower fraction and hope for something better.

adventuredog What's the opposite of a hot dog? Apparently she likes the cold stuff enough to sit stubbornly in the snowy field longing to catch sight of her puppy pals. She didn't see anyone, of course. It's cold out there!