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'One hour a day for better moods, less anxiety and feeling closer to their friends and family, all of it achieved by something as enjoyable as play.
Perhaps by fall, a zest for outdoor fun with phones left indoors will become a habit.
... encouraging children to go swimming or play street hockey is hardly a horrible way to give such a boost to their physical and mental health.
Open the door. Go outside and play. Put down your phones. Summer is calling."

The (not so) lazy days of summer
Canadian children aren’t getting enough exercise, and smartphones are partly to blame. The remedy? It’s right outside your door

It's the season of summer fetes, and that means the old rivalries are kindled. Family vs family, down the ages. The poor judging decisions of yesteryear shall be visited upon the unsuspecting innocents of tomorrow. It is the way.
#summer #gardening

“Noor, who made so many friends on Bluesky since she started an account there in the summer of 2023, had her account suddenly suspended on Friday. Bluesky did not send a reason for the suspension, so while she wrote an appeal, she did not know what actions she was appealing, so as of now it's still suspended. She’s been silenced, and effectively disappeared.”

A Future for Noor and Her Children
Hello! I'm Meave, a U.S. citizen sponsoring this fundraiser on behalf of my dear friend Noor Hassan and her children. Noor and her son Abdul Rahman are kind, generous people; though their original fundraiser succeeded last summer, supporting themselves and their extended family cost them everything. This fundraiser will allow them to support themselves and save up to buy passage to Egypt and pursue a better future.

How to slowly but surely log-off. I have been using a custom #launcher on #Android, Pro Launcher, which inserts a little break (and wants a confirmation) every time you open a social media app. This, and family life in a European summer 🌞.

A song I think of every time I hear about major flooding from summer storms (as in #Montreal yesterday). The studio version's good, the live one's better.
Blue Meanies, "Pave the World" (live, 1998)
https://youtu.be/bTiRP8qZmUI

The cool old movie theater in town (celebrating their 93rd anniversary this year!) has a weekly summer blockbuster series. Tonight the whole family went to see The Dark Knight.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight

The Dark Knight - Wikipedia

Pretty rough humidity yesterday, par for this summer, apparently 🫠 Glad I worked one in after the rain, though. Rest day today, although, I played #golf 9 holes with my kids and family.
I will say, the generic Liquid IVs I got from Walgreens aren't that good. I got the Passion Fruit. That said, running when it's hot out and drinking them cold, it is still quenching. Will probably t…

I picked cherries 🍒 in Ontario when I was a kid (14?). I was visiting family in Niagara and it was a summer job. I did it a few days: hard work up on a ladder trying to pick as fast as you can without hurting the cherries or yourself. It was hot. The experienced mostly Jamaican workers could do it way faster than me. I lasted just a few days before the owner politely told me I should find other work. 😆
I appreciate the people who work the fields for us to have fresh fruit on the table.
#work #labour #immigrant #fruit #cherries
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