Chris Norley

jazz (rock et alia) guitarist and vocalist; guitar lessons, music theory and jazz harmony lessons; physics nerd; lifeguard and swimming instructor @SOntJazz

[Lorraine Devon Wilke 💎 @LorraineDWilke]

Damage being inflicted by @RobertKennedyJr & his anti-science fanaticism is incalculable. Doctors see it, sane Americans see it; families/parents MUST reject the misguided MAGA mission & prioritize the health & welfare of their children. It's essential. https://t.co/1zJLaqsblI

[Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources @ONresources]

Fox dads bring home food, keep their kits entertained and teach them to pounce like pros. These clever dads truly do it all.

This Father’s Day, we’re celebrating all the fox dads out there! 🦊

[Adenot Sophie @Soph_astro]

Day 127, orbit 1968 — That aurora was absolutely spectacular… shimmering and dancing beneath us, stretching as far as the eye could see, and so intense it lit up the Station in shades of green 💚.

We’ve seen several since the beginning of the mission, but this one was on a completely different level – far too bright for my usual aurora camera settings.

Moments like these never get old up here; the whole crew suddenly find themselves vying for a good spot at a window 😊

📸 @esa / @NASA – S. Adenot

#εpsilon • @esaspaceflight • @esaspaceweather • @Space_Station • @NASAJohnson

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

On this day in 1941, Joe Flaherty was born.
A legendary comedic actor he moved to Toronto in 1972 and rose to fame on SCTV. He won two Emmys and two Geminis in his career.
He died in 2024.

📸 Everett Collection

[God @TheTweetOfGod]

Another Father's Day, another nail gun from Jesus. He just will NOT let it go.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

The Lessons I Learned from My Dad

I am not the man my father is.
I am trying. Some days closer. Some days farther.
He never sat me down and explained these lessons. He lived them. I’m still learning them.

Show up.
The kitchen table. The hospital room. The funeral. The picket line. The call from the son who won’t answer.
Show up.
Most days that’s the whole job.
My whole life I watched him do it. Not for cameras. Not for headlines. Not because there was something in it for him. He showed up because someone needed him.

I learned that grief doesn’t make you special.
My father buried a wife and daughter. He buried a son. Yet he never treated grief as a claim on other people’s sympathy. Instead, it made him notice theirs.
A mother who lost a child. A father sitting beside a hospital bed. A kid scared about what comes next. A son who lost his mother, his sister, his brother.
He always noticed.

I learned that power is not the point.
The people who chase power eventually confuse the office with themselves.
My father never did.
Whether he was a county councilman, a senator, vice president, or president, he was the same man.
The title changed.
He didn’t.

I learned that family comes first.
The train from Wilmington wasn’t symbolism.
It was every night.
He read to us. Showed up to games. Sat through hospital rooms. Waited up for children who were lost.
And when the day came that the country and the family could not both have him at full strength, he chose family. He relinquished the last chapter of how he wanted to be remembered. And he never complained about it.

Most of all, I learned that love is not soft.
Love is discipline.
Love is showing up at one in the morning when nobody is watching.
Love is answering the phone.
Love is staying.
Love is getting back up after life knocks you down and doing it all again tomorrow.
That love saved my life.
I’ve failed at many of these lessons, sometimes in very public ways.
He loved me anyway.

That’s the last lesson.
I am not trying to become my father.
I am trying to carry what he gave me.
And if I can do that, even imperfectly, that will be enough.

Happy Father’s Day, Dad. I love you.

[Saganism @Saganismm]

“Real scientists are delighted when they find out they're wrong... There are too many people in this world who want to be right. And too few who just want to know.”

— Brian Cox

[Queen Chimerazilla ☭🐾 @Qveen_Potato]

This soon to be former member of Congress does not understand that the studies refer to TRANSGENIC mice.

Not turning mice transgender.

[Physics In History @PhysInHistory]

An analysis of Newton's hair in the 20th century found high levels of mercury, likely a result of his alchemical pursuits. This has led to speculation that mercury poisoning may have been responsible for some of his eccentric behavior.

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

Sexual violence is a war crime.

It must stop now, and perpetrators must be held to account.

#EndRapeInWar

[DraytonEntertainment @drayton_theatre]

Meet the company of this divine musical comedy!

King’s Wharf Theatre: June 10 to June 27
Drayton Festival Theatre: July 2 to July 26

For more info visit: https://t.co/nONSPxyKoQ

[MAiD in Canada @MAiDCanada2016]

Fantastic news! Access to MAiD should never depend on the religious beliefs of those who operate a publicly funded health-care facility. Patients deserve equitable access to legal health-care services, regardless of where they receive care. (But, MAiD is never "offered", it is made available).
https://t.co/Jr5ej9FZYn

[MAiD in Canada @MAiDCanada2016]

As we mark the MAiD 10-year milestone, it is important to recognize the people who made it possible. The healthcare option that Canadians have today did not emerge on its own. It was secured through the efforts of individual people who were willing to share their stories, challenge existing laws, and advocate for change.
https://t.co/CjFGpVvdza

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

Barack: You told me all those years ago that you couldn’t promise me the world, but you could promise me an interesting life. Of course, you outdid yourself and managed to give me both.

Eight years in the crucible, and not once did you melt from the heat. Not once did you let it harden you. Instead, you used it to reveal your truest essence: your stubborn optimism and unflinching courage, your dazzling brilliance and unpretentious decency, your ferocious work ethic and absolutely unshakable moral fiber.

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

What incredible news! Cervical cancer deaths among young women who received the HPV vaccine have fallen to nearly ZERO in England.

This should be celebrated as one of the greatest public health successes of our time.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine https://t.co/JM73OorKHT

[Hyland Cinema @HylandCinema]

Noir Nights presents...

Blue Velvet

40th Anniversary!

June 20th 930pm

June 24th 730pm
Tickets here! https://t.co/U6JDz2e7OM
**Event Ticket pricing for both shows - Member price available!**