Karen Douglas 🇨🇦

Glad you survived the crazy

Ok so it's not the street I had in mind but one close by. Thanks for satisfying my curiosity!
I also use car share here, but I haven't used vehicle recently. But I think I used one in December, so I would have to count that as a vehicle expenditure.

Probably about as much as I've paid for gas $0. My transportation mode is walking although I also use Edmonton transit once in a while.
Also, is that the street in Hanover that is parallel to the main street? I spent a lot of time in Hanover😀

My official statement about Edmonton’s Police Chief’s decision to travel to Israel.

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I hope it was gentle!

Wow

Four year program for language fluency... Sounds right

Today's meal of purple carrots, yellow and red bell peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy, apple, red lentils and frozen cranberries in the pan on the stove

I love the sound of exploding cranberries. Yes, frozen cranberries explode, at least when stir-fried they do

What????🤬

I think it's a bit of a self-own. They can't think for themselves, so how could anyone else??

Edmonton news! Hawrelak Park is reopening AND there is going to be a place to get food (opening later this spring). I was already excited to hear that the park is reopening (more river valley bathrooms for me to access on long walks), but this is a great addition
www.liftmeuponthelake.com

We are all very tired of it (or at least I am), but pretending it’s gone is not going to help anyone stay healthy. Lots of us are tired of hearing about it (and honestly, we’re tired of talking about it), but we keep talking about it because we know how devastating it can be, we’ve met people whose lives are forever changed for the worse because of getting COVID-19, and lots of people who are now living with Long COVID say they wish they had known how bad it could be. So we’ll probably keep talking about it, because we want you to be healthy and happy, and even if you are tired of it (that’s fair), we hope you take some steps to protect yourself and others so you can all live long, healthy lives.

In other words, we’re know you’re tired of hearing about COVID-19. We’re tired of hearing about it too. But ignoring it does not help it to go away, so please continue to take protect your health.

Things we want people to know. 6 years after the start* of the COVID-19 pandemic. *The day the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. This was not the date of the first case.

It’s not just a cold. We wish it were just a cold. We would not keep talking about it if so. Since 2020, doctors, scientists, and millions of people who have had COVID-19 have learned that it can cause permanent damage to multiple organ systems within your body, leave you disabled and unable to do the things you love, and significantly harm your quality of life. A cold cannot disable or kill you the way COVID-19 can.

We know a lot more about prevention than we did back then. We all remember when we thought maybe we’d be ok as long as we were 6 feet away from sick people; that masks worked one way but not the other; and more. But just like with all new viruses and scientific study, we learned more as there was more time to study and observe, and we now know that wearing masks and keeping cleaner air are key to protecting ourselves and others. Now that we know better, we can (and should) better protect ourselves and others.

We understand the frustration about vaccines, but they are still extremely important. We all remember when vaccines were first made available, and it would’ve been great if that was the end of the pandemic. It wasn’t. And a lot of people have gotten frustrated and have given up on vaccination. It’s true, the virus that causes COVID-19 changes (which is why, like the annual flu shot, we need to get updated COVID-19 vaccines each year), and the vaccines we have now will not eliminate COVID-19 on their own. But they are still very effective at preventing serious illness and death, so even though they are not the one quick solution to the pandemic we all wish they were, they are still extremely important, and we should all stay up to date.

This week marked the anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve summarized our thoughts a bit below, but tl;dr: Unfortunately, COVID-19 is still with us, & although we may be tired of hearing about it, it’s extremely important to continue to take steps to protect ourselves & others.

That nails it! Going to borrow your phrase

Oh wow ... this sounds bad. My hometown had flooding this week and now it is below freezing, snowing, and the winds are super high. Can't imagine how all that is going to go well
Stay safe

I Can Do It With a Broken Heart!

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You can have one too @uptownone.bsky.social

Buddies! Do it!!!

Just cementing it in your brain 🎶

Oh no ... I love Porter. They are my only airline now but I fear for my brain. Those earworms are already in based on you simply mentioning the songs!

Begin Again

And, according to another person I follow on here, none of his Leaf teammates did anything about it. So, perhaps, no one likes him

It's amazing how often I tear up over a tour that I never saw in-person!

Every once in awhile when I'm watching the tour, I think about you being there that first night. What an experience! You had no idea what was happening or what was going to happen. It just happened!!!

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