Notices by Carolyn (cstamp@mastodon.social)

#OceanBeach #SanFrancisco #JPegsFolder

Southern Ontario generally has milder winters than most of Canada, which has allowed possums to move up, but a real danger for the poor souls is frostbite on their feet and ears. We aren't their ideal habitat. https://www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/article/eight-opossums-in-critical-care-as-cold-arctic-air-grips-windsor-essex-region/

#HallsRoad #Whitby #Ontario #Opossum #JPegsFolder

@skinnylatte Haven't they been cleaning up the river? Or is it back to normal after the Olympics. :)

@randahl Well, that’s the thing. A lot of bare skin on public seats is unhygienic and the oil would make harder to clean, attracting more dirt.

@randahl Do you take public transit dressed for the beach?

#HighwayPhotography #Barn #Ontario #JPegsFolder

#SnowyOwl #BirdsOfMastodon #JPegsFolder

While the American male skater is getting attention for performing the 1st legal backflip landing on one skate, let's acknowledge the 1st person to have done this: a Black French girl, Surya Bonaly. She, however, lost points for doing it.

"Regarding the criticism she received during her career, Bonaly said she was “born too early,” ...

“I broke ice for other skaters,”...“Now everything is different. People welcome anyone as long as they are good & that is what life is about.”

#BlackHistory

https://apnews.com/article/milan-skating-malinin-first-legal-backflip-bonaly-f54f5173e1d5aa36bc5810e554d1002d

Weratedogs is not happy about the Super Bowl ring ad.

https://youtube.com/shorts/-ITnLiqKbeI

@firefly Yep, and while he tries to be apolitical because of flack he got years ago, he is very aware that in these times it’s important to make a stand.

I look forward to seeing the images of the pride flags put up around the park.

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/02/10/pride-flag-removed-from-stonewall-monument-as-trump-targets-lgbtq-landmarks/

@skinnylatte You just have to be conscious of what you eat There is plenty of "processed" foods that are healthy, and, really, anything you buy from a store has been processed in some way. I grew up in a lot of northern Canadian places in which canned vegetables were the standard. Of course, there weren't any American fast food chains nearby...

I asked the fellow if anyone has ever told him he should smile more. He looked at me blankly, not understanding the question. 😀

Starfleet Academy: I love seeing some of the SF landmarks, but with those flying cars, does it make sense to have the Port of San Francisco ferry building? Kind of like why is the Golden Gate Bridge still standing? It’s great to have recognizable landmarks (this is San Francisco!), I guess maybe they could be historical landmarks that were kept up…anyway, both cool yet puzzling. :)

@virtualbri Congratulations on being able to work on something uplifting in this chaotic world. It’s nice seeing the ST optimism back.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@schwa/116013220164210100

Before everyone expected things on the net to be free, people bought newspapers, and, surprisingly, it didn’t cause democracies to collapse. Can’t afford online subscriptions, visit a library.

Journalists deserve to be paid for their work. It’s another problem with the digital age: people expect others to work for “exposure.” Good journalism is fighting for its existence these days because of the expectation that their work has value but journalists’ ability to pay their bills doesn’t.

What the actual hell?

"U.S. ICE agents to support security at Milano-Cortina Olympics, stirring anger in Italy"

"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel will help protect U.S. delegations at the Winter Olympics in Italy, a U.S. embassy source said on Tuesday, confirming local media reports and prompting anger among some Italian politicians."

This is going to garner a lot of animosity towards the US teams. Right now, it's directed towards the gov.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/ice-agents-us-embassy-olympics-milano-cortina-9.7062556

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@c_9/115958594336842291

People who order food in snowstorms, requiring desperate people to risk their lives,
are entitled asses.

@skinnylatte Wow. That sounds crappy. It’s been a while since I’ve been there, but I remember it being easy to top up however much I wanted.