No, I will not be checking out your “Substack”. I don’t tell people to check out my Buttondown, my Ghost, or my Transistor.

I ask them to read my newsletter, my blog, or listen to my podcast.

There’s something poetic about Team USA hockey having their goals overturned twice by the officials given all the rules their orange pumpkin leader they have thinking he doesn’t have to follow any rules.

This is the beautiful view of Italy we get during commercials for the Olympics on CBC Gem. 😍 (they do still show some commercials.)

A canal in a European city with boats and historic buildings lines each side, accompanied by a text overlay about Olympic Winter Games coverage.

What a goal by Macklin Celebrini. 1-0 Canada after the first. #GoCanadaGo

A hockey player in a red and white jersey attempts to score as the goalie, wearing red and blue, defends the net during an Olympic game.

Debating which #book to start next: fiction or non-fiction?

Selfie a day for a year, day 176, Feb 10, 2026 edition.

A person wearing glasses holds the book Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath.

Based on a random sampling of the last few #Fortnite games I’ve played, I think Fortnite might be the best way I can help educate Americans on what Canada and Canadians are actually like. Usually I just mute people, but it’s been fascinating to ask “why do you think that?”

Skipped the weekend #selfies. It’s Monday. Whatcha doin?

Selfie a day for a year, day 175, Feb 9, 2026 edition.

A bearded man with glasses looks into the camera, standing in a room with a half-open door and an illustration on the wall behind him.

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On the one hand, TikTok is a privacy nightmare.

But on the other hand, how else would I have been able to do a terrible lip sync to something Jewel Staite said and have her comment on it? 😆

It’s Saturday and I’m livestreaming a bit of #Fortnite since I let you down yesterday by not playing: www.chrisenns.com/live