Nostr notes by Dwight (DB) 🇨🇦

Didn't even pretend that the candy we bought was for handing ...

2026-10-31T23:59:25Z

Didn't even pretend that the candy we bought was for handing out at Halloween.

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2026-10-31T20:28:33Z

We really blew that Y2K opportunity.

One day you're a bright full Hunter's Moon (badass name ...

2026-10-31T20:10:31Z

One day you're a bright full Hunter's Moon (badass name btw) and the next you're only a waning gibbous.
Relatable.

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2026-10-30T21:11:36Z

Despite my best efforts, I'm in a good mood.

With the Earth spinning @ 1,600 kph while orbitting the Sun @ ...

2026-10-30T14:40:49Z

With the Earth spinning @ 1,600 kph
while orbitting the Sun @ 107,000 kph;
The Sun speeding through the Milky Way @ 792,000 kph
while the Milky Way travels across the universe @ 2 million kph..
Your fitness tracker will still say that you haven't moved enough.

It's important to regularly do a brain dump on social media ...

2026-10-29T23:47:45Z

It's important to regularly do a brain dump on social media to make room for new clutter.

Okay, okay.. While visiting with a friend and talking about ...

2026-10-29T19:31:00Z

Okay, okay.. While visiting with a friend and talking about photography stuff, he suddenly snapped an extremely rare, usually forbidden photo of me and dared me to post it.
So now I'm good for another five years. 🙄

#Photography

Stupid update on my phone tried to sneak in a bunch of new A.I. ...

2026-10-28T19:19:02Z

Stupid update on my phone tried to sneak in a bunch of new A.I. bullshit automatically turned on and with many of my preference settings changed.
Did I say Stupid? Sorry, I meant Evil and Corrupted.

Safe from the cold wind, I remain hunkered in my home isolation ...

2026-10-28T17:20:03Z

Safe from the cold wind, I remain hunkered in my home isolation chamber, the fabric of time unraveling;
Lucidity leaking into the dark crevices, languishing, dissipating, almost lost..
but there's still snacks.

I had a follow-up at the ICD clinic today. I've had no ...

2026-10-27T21:11:07Z

I had a follow-up at the ICD clinic today.

I've had no significant heart arrhythmia in the past 7 months, and the device is working well and needs no adjustment to operational parameters at this time. 😃

However, I was disappointed to learn that it is still pacing my heart 90% of the time, which means that my heart has not yet recovered enough to do this mostly on its own. 😔

Cardiac arrest is like that apparently.
That one doc who once told me to give it a year.. yep.

That was unsettling. I sent a print job to the printer and it ...

2026-10-27T20:33:15Z

That was unsettling.
I sent a print job to the printer and it started immediately. 👀

While at the family gathering, everyone was sharing weird stories ...

2026-10-25T18:00:14Z

While at the family gathering, everyone was sharing weird stories about their lives.
I told them about all of you. 🤗

Whoa, slow down Winter. It's not your turn yet. #Photography ...

2026-10-25T17:39:58Z

Whoa, slow down Winter.
It's not your turn yet.
#Photography

I'm avoiding chores today because I need to rest up for my ...

2026-10-24T17:16:13Z

I'm avoiding chores today because I need to rest up for my vaccination appointment this evening.
Then I'll have a few days off to rest and recover from the appointment.

So pretty much my normal routine is what I'm saying.

Good news: Chapman’s Pecan Butter Tart Premium Ice Cream earned ...

2026-10-23T19:28:28Z

Good news: Chapman’s Pecan Butter Tart Premium Ice Cream earned the 2026 Best Ice Cream award at the International Ice Cream Conference in Argentina.

Bad news: I have no ice-cream 😞

Forest glitter. #Photography ...

2026-10-23T14:17:55Z

Forest glitter.
#Photography

Anyone want to go in on the purchase of a pallet or two of maple ...

2026-10-20T01:07:45Z

Anyone want to go in on the purchase of a pallet or two of maple syrup?

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2026-10-19T23:49:36Z

Yes, things are horrible, but at least we still have our sarcasm.

Why do we call the season 'Fall'? #Photography ...

2026-10-16T23:31:06Z

Why do we call the season 'Fall'?
#Photography

Checking our social feeds in the morning is as much a roll call ...

2026-10-15T14:44:22Z

Checking our social feeds in the morning is as much a roll call to see if our people are okay, as it is about what is being posted.

👋

Telling the kids how we used to write our private thoughts in a ...

2026-10-14T19:51:11Z

Telling the kids how we used to write our private thoughts in a diary that we kept locked and didn't share with anyone..
Which to them, only seems to be more proof that adults are insane.

"These are not the actions of a sane human being." I ...

2026-10-14T17:12:17Z

"These are not the actions of a sane human being."

I don't know what in particular this is in reference to, but duh.. obviously.

Zigzagging through the shadows. #Photography ...

2026-10-13T14:48:11Z

Zigzagging through the shadows.
#Photography

Follow the yellow.. #Photography ...

2026-10-12T18:21:26Z

Follow the yellow..
#Photography

Into the fourth day of recovery from my visit to the mountains ...

2026-10-12T15:28:49Z

Into the fourth day of recovery from my visit to the mountains and I'm starting to think that I may survive.
🤔
I was going to say that I'm starting to feel human again, but feeling like shit is often a big part of that.

Time perspective. #Photography ...

2026-10-11T16:34:02Z

Time perspective.
#Photography

Pops of yellow 💛 #Photography ...

2026-10-11T15:55:45Z

Pops of yellow 💛
#Photography

FDA may allow some food to be added to toxic chemicals without ...

2026-10-10T19:22:40Z

FDA may allow some food to be added to toxic chemicals without safety review.
Experts are alarmed

The phone could possibly be surgically removed from his hand, but ...

2026-10-10T15:50:15Z

The phone could possibly be surgically removed from his hand, but are the withdrawal impacts worth the risk?

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2026-10-10T14:43:58Z

Becoming the enemy you once feared.

A moment of reflection. #Photography ...

2026-10-09T20:14:10Z

A moment of reflection.
#Photography

I was riding my bike so I was able to complete the 15 minute ...

2026-10-06T00:01:30Z

I was riding my bike so I was able to complete the 15 minute route through the woods in 60 minutes.
Some day I will make it without having to stop to take photos. 🙄

I encounter a woman alone. We don't know each other. I know ...

2026-10-05T23:23:30Z

I encounter a woman alone.
We don't know each other.
I know she is safe with me.
She doesn't, so I am not safe.
It's not hard to understand.

Summer is officially over now. We have switched the bed cover to ...

2026-10-05T15:44:27Z

Summer is officially over now.
We have switched the bed cover to the darker tones.

It's coming. Don't forget to buy that 12 pack of ...

2026-10-04T16:10:04Z

It's coming. Don't forget to buy that 12 pack of chapstick.

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2026-10-04T14:56:01Z

The weirdest thing is that the weirdest things are the norm now.

First conversation of the morning is mosty a series of grunts and ...

2026-10-03T13:09:36Z

First conversation of the morning is mosty a series of grunts and head nods.

Any shithead who attempts to defend an assault by a rapist, tries ...

2026-10-01T23:22:59Z

Any shithead who attempts to defend an assault by a rapist, tries to lay any fault with the victim, or downplay the guilt of those who knew it was happening, many because they were fucking invited, but did nothing even if they weren't personally participating in the assault, are telling on themselves.
They're making it easy to identify them.

They're telling us that they would have gone upstairs if they got the text. Every Single One.

Fucking garbage people.

"What are you stopping to photograph now? It's just more ...

2026-09-27T21:07:16Z

"What are you stopping to photograph now? It's just more trees."

Yep, just another tree.
#Photography

"Are you washing your hair when you shower today?" She ...

2026-09-27T15:39:26Z

"Are you washing your hair when you shower today?" She subtlety asks me.

There was a time I'd go out at 9 or 10 to party on a Saturday ...

2026-09-27T00:42:53Z

There was a time I'd go out at 9 or 10 to party on a Saturday night and be out all night.

I just had a glass of wine with dinner. Goodnight. 🥱

Autumn is underway. #Photography ...

2026-09-23T19:48:17Z

Autumn is underway.
#Photography

We've officially switched from going for an early morning ...

2026-09-23T15:56:44Z

We've officially switched from going for an early morning bike ride to beat the heat to going for an afternoon bike ride so we don't freeze.

I remember every detail of that night in vivid detail, as well as ...

2026-09-21T20:09:35Z

I remember every detail of that night in vivid detail, as well as the two weeks in ICU that followed, and what stands out now is how totally calm I was in the midst of the entire ordeal.

The six month followup in my recovery journey is this week.
It has been and continues to be a hell of a ride.
https://mstdn.social/@dabertime/116161460132238044

Thinking back to a time before social media, before smart or cell ...

2026-09-11T19:41:38Z

Thinking back to a time before social media, before smart or cell phones, before internet and how we still managed to know what was going on and organize things.
Granted, we had to talk to each other, often in-person. Wild times.

My doctor finally finished reviewing all of the results of my ...

2026-09-11T19:21:20Z

My doctor finally finished reviewing all of the results of my many examinations, tests scopes, CT and MRI scans from the past several months.
It's a lot.

We agreed that since I already died once this year, most of the other issues aren't really a big deal.
She did offer to write me prescriptions refills if I needed anything. I didn't, so we're good.

One thing that I've learned here is that even a mediocre post ...

2026-09-05T18:54:33Z

One thing that I've learned here is that even a mediocre post will get some attention if I leave it as a pinned post for three years..

No, autocorrect, I meant end stage capitalism not vampirism.. ...

2026-09-05T03:34:30Z

No, autocorrect, I meant end stage capitalism not vampirism.. 🤔
Never mind.

Her: Why don't you ever buy lottery tickets? Me: I already ...

2026-09-03T00:46:59Z

Her: Why don't you ever buy lottery tickets?

Me: I already cashed in my lifetime allotment of good luck when I met you honey.

Her: So, surviving the cardiac arrest thing?
Points for trying though.

Because of the rain, I'll be stuck inside, laying on the ...

2026-08-30T15:37:22Z

Because of the rain, I'll be stuck inside, laying on the couch, wrapped in a cozy blanket, reading a book.
Stupid rain.

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2026-08-30T15:14:03Z

It's raining outside so I decided not to go for a 20 km run.

I want to keep myself alive and somewhat comfortable a bit ...

2026-08-29T23:05:09Z

I want to keep myself alive and somewhat comfortable a bit longer, but also fight for the rebellion and those most impacted by the empire of chaos and inequity.

The challenge is, I don't have much energy these days. Near death experiences kinda suck that way.

Anyway, I'm not done, but must use my energy cautiously. Selectively. On things that matter.

If I use it all on me And the fight, I risk failing at both.
A moral dilemma we all face to some degree.
I'll try nonetheless.

Did anyone remember to pull the plug on Skynet before 2:14 AM ...

2026-08-29T15:38:41Z

Did anyone remember to pull the plug on Skynet before 2:14 AM today?

I thought of a new household order and wrote it on a piece of ...

2026-08-28T18:50:48Z

I thought of a new household order and wrote it on a piece of paper with a sharpie.

My wife saw it and just said No.

U.S. trade negotiation team admiring what they have done. ...

2026-08-25T17:58:36Z

U.S. trade negotiation team admiring what they have done.

Just vacuumed two days ago and the morning light shining through ...

2026-08-25T15:10:44Z

Just vacuumed two days ago and the morning light shining through the window is already highlighting lots of dust.
Ugh, I guess it's gotta be done.

[Closes the window blinds]

My wife is exceptionally intuitive to how I'm doing, if ...

2026-08-24T17:03:30Z

My wife is exceptionally intuitive to how I'm doing, if I'm physically suffering, have low energy, etc.
Sometimes she asks if I will or if I want to do some activity. If I simply say no, an explanation is not required. Other times, she just knows, no inquiry needed.

She often goes places and does activities on her own or with friends, and simply tells me what she's doing. She knows that I appreciate and respect her independence.
If I'm up to doing something or want to, it’s on me.

My family and friends still don't understand that when I ...

2026-08-24T15:44:35Z

My family and friends still don't understand that when I experience a major pain flare-up, it often throws all systems off balance. I am basically non-functional.
Yes, this means I will likely be avoiding phone calls and even your messages, as even thinking is too taxing and will slow recovery. In person meetings, definitely not..
And if you happen to add and trigger more stress, the compound impact isn't good.

How long will this last? Days, weeks, months? It varies. Thanks for not asking.

One of the things that differentiates us from animals is our ...

2026-08-23T14:29:14Z

One of the things that differentiates us from animals is our empathy,
Our ability to learn from our mistakes..
🤔
Wait

They were poorly thought out to begin with, but it might be a ...

2026-08-22T20:50:30Z

They were poorly thought out to begin with, but it might be a good time for Canada to put a moratorium on data centers, to stop American tech bros using up our electricity and polluting our water.
#ElbowsUp

WTH? After a lifetime, I'm only finding out now that we can ...

2026-08-22T20:01:30Z

WTH? After a lifetime, I'm only finding out now that we can eat a kiwi with the skin on?

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2026-08-22T17:25:01Z

I have pants on before noon.

Wife and I just had our annual conversation to negotiate and ...

2026-08-22T02:03:28Z

Wife and I just had our annual conversation to negotiate and adjust our list of things that just don't fucking matter.

Only a couple of semi-contentious issues unresolved that we agreed to table until next year.

We don't always know or understand what others see in us as ...

2026-08-21T21:57:40Z

We don't always know or understand what others see in us as we just go about our daily lives, or how we may impact them in a positive way.

Our contribution, value, worth to others, is seen and measured in many ways. Ways that we may not know or adequately appreciate ourselves.
Too bad really. 😕

Nine PM. #Photography ...

2026-08-20T17:09:15Z

Nine PM.
#Photography

We no longer have any assets that will be frozen or need to be ...

2026-08-19T22:09:37Z

We no longer have any assets that will be frozen or need to be liquidated in the event of my death.
My wife is either the title holder, the co-owner of record, or the succesor holder.

I probably shouldn't have waited until my near death experience before ensuring that we understood all of the rules, implications and legalities of dealing with the estate of a partner.
Our Will didn't truly address most of these, so good thing that I didn't die.

I'm always a little surprised, but grateful to discover that ...

2026-08-16T14:52:22Z

I'm always a little surprised, but grateful to discover that I've made it to another day.
Not sure what my reaction would be to discover that I hadn't. 🤔
Anyway, Good Morning.

Anyway, she did.

2026-08-15T19:04:37Z

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Anyway, she did.

Asking her if she wanted to join me for some morning wood rather ...

2026-08-15T19:03:37Z

Asking her if she wanted to join me for some morning wood rather than saying a morning walk in the woods, didn't seem awkward before I said it.

@nprofile…7ehw I do appreciate the freshness of the cooler ...

2026-08-15T16:08:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…keyh
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It's ony 7°C here this midsummer morning. How is this even ...

2026-08-15T14:54:23Z

It's ony 7°C here this midsummer morning.
How is this even possible?

When my dental hygienist asked "how are you today?" I ...

2026-08-14T17:42:28Z

When my dental hygienist asked "how are you today?" I replied that I was very happy to see her.

This made her happy and I avoided the awkwardness of me having to lie about how I was doing.

Once you eat more than 50% of the family-size bag of chips by ...

2026-08-14T17:17:55Z

Once you eat more than 50% of the family-size bag of chips by yourself, you have to finish it and get rid of the evidence, then deny even seeing the chips if asked where they are.

An old person approached me and said that they think we went to ...

2026-08-12T04:17:51Z

An old person approached me and said that they think we went to highschool together.
Rude.

I'm pretty sure that she's sexting me. 🤔 "I'm ...

2026-08-08T00:58:48Z

I'm pretty sure that she's sexting me. 🤔

"I'm on the way home from the store. I bought you some icecream."

You haven't had anything of substance worth sharing on social ...

2026-08-07T17:50:27Z

You haven't had anything of substance worth sharing on social media in years.
You eventually accept that this is your brand...
And post.

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2026-08-03T15:07:07Z

Looking for some small annoying revenge curses.

We have achieved equilibrium. It is currently the same ...

2026-08-02T01:00:58Z

We have achieved equilibrium.
It is currently the same temperature inside and outside of the house. 33°C. 🫠

Between the lines. #Photography ...

2026-07-31T20:04:52Z

Between the lines.
#Photography

Take my hand. #Photography ...

2026-07-26T15:07:42Z

Take my hand.
#Photography

Can't. I'll be busy stress eating ketchup flavour potato ...

2026-07-25T15:54:03Z

Can't. I'll be busy stress eating ketchup flavour potato chips and Hawkins Cheezies.

@nprofile…7ehw We've been hitting 30 and will for the next ...

2026-07-25T15:51:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…wvsr
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It helps if we open the windows for better air flow, except the air is dangerous.

I apologize for being a little melty. I start to lose molecular ...

2026-07-25T15:04:57Z

I apologize for being a little melty. I start to lose molecular cohesion when the temperature reaches 30°C.

Hey Donnie, Wildfires 🔥 in Washington state are filling ...

2026-07-24T17:58:28Z

Hey Donnie,
Wildfires 🔥 in Washington state are filling Calgary Alberta Canada with smoke and current air quality is beyond high risk level on the health index.
Can we trust that you will be paying for the damage? 🤔

To celebrate our anniversary this year, I got our car detailed. ...

2026-07-22T20:09:14Z

To celebrate our anniversary this year, I got our car detailed.

I'm definitely getting lucky tonight. ❤️

A few days ago a neighbour at our condo complex said that they ...

2026-07-22T04:34:14Z

A few days ago a neighbour at our condo complex said that they saw a coyote in our yard carrying away what appeared to be an orange cat.
This evening I saw someone putting poster of what appeared to be a missing cat notice on a pole in our neighbourhood, so I took a closer look.
Oh no.. my buddy Simba.

I have my first appointment with my regular cardiologist tomorrow ...

2026-07-21T21:49:41Z

I have my first appointment with my regular cardiologist tomorrow since missing my heart stress test in March.. The stress test that he said wasn't necessary, but I insisted on, then didn't show up or even phone.
I was busy at the time in CICU.

Anyway, it should be an interesting discussion.

My wife asked me if I had any plans for the day, like I would ...

2026-07-20T17:51:58Z

My wife asked me if I had any plans for the day, like I would know when she hasn't told me yet. 🙄

After a three day hiatus from activity, I am going for a walk ...

2026-07-19T15:05:52Z

After a three day hiatus from activity, I am going for a walk outside along the river. Probably not a long walk, but a walk, and outside. 😎

People with implanted cardio devices must be aware of everyday ...

2026-07-18T01:23:15Z

People with implanted cardio devices must be aware of everyday equipment sound, electrical and magnetic frequencies that can impact the functionality of the device and even be deadly.

Common things like cell phones, or green electrical junction boxes in the yard.. And a whole list of others that people don't give a second thought about. All dangerous, l requiring serious precautions or outright avoidance.

Now image a massive data center in the area.. 🤔

News: Everything is on fire and the air is chewable. Government: ...

2026-07-16T19:28:20Z

News: Everything is on fire and the air is chewable.

Government: We're bringing back coal.

When it's this hot, it is totally legit to take at least half ...

2026-07-14T18:10:41Z

When it's this hot, it is totally legit to take at least half an hour picking a flavour in the icecream isle at the grocery store.

I share my gps location with my wife so she can see where I am if ...

2026-07-13T22:07:47Z

I share my gps location with my wife so she can see where I am if I go out.
Apparently it's pretty accurate. If she's out, she can see if I have been sitting on the couch the entire time. 🫤

Did I have a cardiac arrest, a complete systems shutdown and ...

2026-07-13T21:18:46Z

Did I have a cardiac arrest, a complete systems shutdown and reboot just a few months ago, trauma that will take at least several months to recover from? Yep.

Did I ride my e-bike today and not hesitate to add plenty, sometimes All of the assistance on even the slightest incline? Abso-fucking-lutely..
But I was bike riding.

I hadn't seen my buddy Simba, the neighbourhood orange cat, ...

2026-07-11T17:56:49Z

I hadn't seen my buddy Simba, the neighbourhood orange cat, for months and feared that he had passed.
Afterall, he was getting on in years.

Then yesterday while sitting on our patio, Simba suddenly appeared and jumped into my lap.
He sat with me for about 30 minutes, purring the whole time. 😊

"Do you know where the ladder is?" This feels like a ...

2026-07-10T19:20:22Z

"Do you know where the ladder is?"

This feels like a trap. 🤔

You feel like you have nothing to post. You stare at a wall and ...

2026-07-10T14:15:44Z

You feel like you have nothing to post.
You stare at a wall and wonder what is this reality, why am I alive, what is this all about?

The beauty of the fediverse is that this can be a post.

An hour later you realize that the thing you said during a ...

2026-07-08T17:48:17Z

An hour later you realize that the thing you said during a conversation made absolutely no sense.
The weird thing is that no one questioned it. 🤔

Try to spend the morning being somewhat positive and productive. ...

2026-07-08T15:55:44Z

Try to spend the morning being somewhat positive and productive. This leaves the afternoon free to enjoy the view of the emotional abyss.

"You weren't planning on sleeping tonight were you?" ...

2026-07-07T07:59:18Z

"You weren't planning on sleeping tonight were you?"
~ My body