So I wrote a story about vaccine eligibility changes for northern MB this morning, right after the news broke. Since then, 12 people in/around Flin Flon have messaged me, thanking us for the story and saying they have booked their shot. This is why we do this.

💉💉💉

I have a press deadline in 12 hours. I really should be sleeping. Instead, I'm watching the Jets and I've been making caveman noises at my TV for about 30 minutes strong now. No words. Only grunting and hollering.

TV timeout everybody, time to check your phones

Quick, sign Dancing Gabe and Seltzer Can to emergency contracts, Jets need some fresh legs

A good 1/3 of Manitoba is showing up late for work tomorrow and I would not have it any other way

Don't mind me - just splaying out the ol' newspaper award season bounty. The harvest was very good. Thanks so much to SWNA and everyone involved for their consideration.

Woooohoooo... dose two. No side effects yet except overwhelming relief.

It is 35 degrees out right now and if this happens again tomorrow, I'm literally gonna try to fry an egg on the sidewalk. Never seen it done, wanted to try it and I just bought eggs.

Friday night plans - going to the grocery store just so I can stick my head in the freezer for heat relief

Just went to sneeze into my elbow and almost knocked myself out with my own bicep to the face. In case you want to know how today is going... well, now you do.

Pouring one out for all the journos who have accidentally typed "pubic health" in a story instead of "public health"

If you have to repeatedly type "Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River" or "Churchill–Keewatinook Aski" tonight... I'm with you and I know the struggle. We're gonna get through this together. Copy/paste is your friend.

I've been up since 4 am because a bear woke me up, loudly eating my neighbours' trash. I think that might be peak Flin Flon. Covering a federal election on two hours sleep. Don't recommend it.

Screw, and I cannot stress this enough, this

It's April 1 and you know what that means Big announcement posts that are probably April Fools' jokes but aren't actually funny

OK, so: I've been named Reporter of the Year by the MCNA. I haven't fully processed it yet. Wow. Dear thanks to the judges for this year's competition, my coworkers Flin Flon Reminder, to all our readers and to all the other community journos fighting the good fight.

Odd moment in tonight's Flin Flon-Estevan #SJHL game - Estevan gets a powerplay in the late second period down 3-0 and decides to pull their goalie. It didn't work. Flin Flon would take the puck and score, going up 4-0 en route to a 6-1 win.