Photography with Joe

  Inspired by Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press, “Greater Toronto commuters are likely bracing for traffic and transit congestion to worsen…” (Sept. 2, 2025). Traffic Fun TORONTO — Toronto’s traffic is so bad right now that even Google Maps has started saying, “Bro, just don’t.” And it’s only about to get worse, because the banks and Rogers want everyone back in the office. That’s right—Scotiabank is demanding four days a week. Which is adorable, because if you’ve ever tried to cross King Street at rush hour, it’s basically four days already. Jennifer Keesmaat, former chief planner, says traffic is “at a tipping point.” I think it tipped ages ago. Toronto traffic is like a TTC escalator—broken, backed up, and someone always crying on the way down. The Board of Trade says the problem is there are more cars on Toronto roads than ever before. Over a million more in two decades. Which makes sense, because if you’ve ever sat on the Gardiner, it feels like the entire GTA is parked ...

"Ice, Ice, Tragedy: The Day the Mountain Said 'NOPE!'" By Not-A-Glaciologist, Just a Guy with Cold Feet Picture this: You're sipping cocoa in a cozy Swiss village nestled in the Alps, maybe yodeling a little, minding your own cheese fondue business , when suddenly—BOOM! The entire side of the Birch Glacier belly-flops down the mountain like a 10-million-ton ice cube cannonballing into your backyard. No, this isn’t a deleted scene from Dumb and Dumber Go Hiking —it’s real. It’s terrifying. And also...a little too on the nose for the climate disaster movie we’re all stuck in. So, what happened? It Came from the Glacier The glacier , tired of holding its form like a proper frozen citizen, decided to let it all go —Elsa-style. Let it goooooo! Can't hold it back anymoooore! And it didn’t. Ice. Rock. Mud. Enough weight to crush a small castle—or in this case, the village of Blatten . Boom. Splat. Squish. Blatten flattened. Plotten twist! Science Says: ...