Christine Kuepfer

My mom always said "Anna Mae put Millbank on the map". She was a pioneer in so many ways. Here's to strong mennonite women and the legacies they create. instagram.com/p/DWXNgPJD7z3/…

@militaryhistori @hoyer_kat This lecture may be of interest - links the linguistics and migration patterns of the Amish. There is also a very helpful website padutch.net. youtu.be/sWWKEh8CYCE

A charming piece from the never-dull, and ever-ecclectic @hoyer_kat on Lunching in Lichfield and Pennsylvania's "Dutch". katjahoyer.uk/p/my-weekend-w…?

@WxOntario1 We spent our weekend on the south side of Lake Erie. Glorious warmth and sunshine.

Today, Southern #Ontario is only 300km away from temps in the 30's 😅 Lake #Erie is what separates temps in the low/ mid single digits and temps in the upper 20s/ low 30s #OnWX #ONStorm

@Shawridgefarm From early last summer (when we needed a wetsuit to slalom). It's a proud but humbling moment when your kids can do something better than you.

Still one of my favorite moments/pics as a dad/parent! Whats yours? Lets see them.

@JudithM52103345 @Brenda553490190 @TristinHopper theguardian.com/world/2022/may…

@Brenda553490190 @TristinHopper Truth. The "poor and lonely" have never been , and will not be, "euthanized" in Canada. You are rage baiting

Only weeks ago, the Iranian regime was slaughtering its own people with gleeful impunity. And now, in one of history's rare instances of near-biblical retribution and justice, the men who sent out the death squads are either dead themselves, or feeling the terror they once inflicted on others. I cannot even conceive of the spinelessness of a man who wishes the latter hadn't happened. He's the absolute worst of this country; the very embodiment of what we've lost. nationalpost.com/news/politics/…

@ClarkUrsaminor @mattgurney Surely that is a "fundamental hypothetical."

@mattgurney Only if necessary but not necessarily necessary.

Tomorrow's news: Canada declares war on Australia.

@DudespostingWs Pretty sure Listowel did this a few years ago. (At least I remember my kids talking about it)

In some rural American schools, they have a ‘Drive Your Tractor to School Day.’

@MaizeingPete She's in an interesting part of the world. I assume she is registered with the Canadian Embassy who can add her to emergency flight list. I suspect the Marines might be a bit preoccupied. Side bar - I'm finding @GrayConnolly is providing interesting commentary.

I have a cousin in Dubai. Airport is closed. Does anyone know if there are trains out of there and to where?

@TerryDaynard Perhaps there is a fox or coyote in the neighbourhood. They are the real beneficiaries of bird feeders.

A visitor every morning to the bird feeder on the deck. We'll need to figure out how to catch and move it before springtime gardening.

Amazing what sun can do to change the mood of a waterfront.

@Chris_arnade @KeithNHumphreys Loved the showers during a layover between long flights. And the food was better/cheaper than other options in the airport. (Pearson is crazy expensive food) Plus (weirdly) it can be hard to find outlets in some airports (Heathrow and Frankfurt).

@KeithNHumphreys yeah. My quirks match why I travel so much. Not sure I could do this if I had a different temperament!

Don't understand the whole Airport lounge thing -- I nabbed my corner table at the McDonalds', got my computer to shitpost from, a book when I get tired of that, and some great tarmac views not far away

Blue sky... (And the Canadian version of white sand).

@TerryDaynard @henryimiller This line... "Part of the answer lies in its transformation from an agronomic framework into a cultural identity." Fundamaniacs - regardless of genre - reinforce group think.

Another excellent column by @henryimiller .

@MaizeingPete I managed to drive the flyover in Kitchener during the few hours it was open yesterday morning. Even so, a pickup spun out in front of me.

I’m getting too old for this shit

@ksetzergrains @MaizeingPete The version I heard is that arguing with an idiot is like mud wrestling with a pig - you get muddy and the pig is happy.

@MaizeingPete It’s like teaching a pig to sing. It ain’t going to work and you just piss off the pig.

If u argue with idiots the chance of u getting dumber is exponentially higher than them getting smarter

To us a Child of Hope is born.

@TimONeill007 @3YearLetterman It's a satire account.

@3YearLetterman What do Americans do in their schools?

Imagine living in a Europoor country whose name is literally Latin for “starvation” and criticizing America

Tis the season

@TerryDaynard @kannbwx And how much pasta (made from our high quality durum wheat) is exported by Canada. (This was Smil's point about economic complexity and why Canada ranks poorly).

@IronLady72 @kannbwx If I have my facts right, Canada exports well over $1 billion in durum wheat (from which pasta is made) annually. I don't know about Canadian pasta imports but I would expect them to be worth significantly less.

🇨🇦Canadian farmers in 2025 smashed a 12-year-old wheat production and yield record. Output of 39.95 million metric tons is 15% above the recent three-year average and above trade expectations of 38.5 mmt. Canada typically exports around 75% of its annual wheat crop.