Aggravated: My Default Setting Since Forever

What is one word that describes you? Let’s not pretend calm is the default human setting. It’s not. The real baseline is aggravated. Not screaming, not losing it, just that low-grade irritation humming in the background like a busted refrigerator. That’s the honest state. Anyone walking around claiming inner peace either has no responsibilities or is lying through their teeth. Aggravated is what happens when reality keeps tapping you on the shoulder every five minutes. You wake up […]

https://ericfoltin.com/2026/03/19/aggravated-my-default-setting-since-forever/

Parents frustrated by lack of communication following threats to N.S. middle school
Some parents in a small Kings County community are keeping their kids home after a series of threats targeted their school.
Police have determined the threats were not credible and there is no risk to public safety, but parents say they're disappointed by the school's lack of transparency.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pine-ridge-middle-school-nova-scotia-threats-9.7122649?cmp=rss

I have MS. I complained about being tired all the time. I sleep a lot. Almost cat levels of a lot. I can get 10 hours of sleep at night and still take a 4 hour nap in the afternoon. My doctor: Have you considered losing weight?
#frustrated

Back road school bus closures leave some rural N.S. students stuck at home
Some students and parents on the province's South Shore are frustrated with the number of days school buses have been pulled from rural back roads. They say it's leaving some students stuck at home missing out on important class time.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/back-road-school-closures-rural-nova-scotia-9.7117534?cmp=rss

Fort McMurray leaders frustrated by CNRL mine expansion delay
Political and economic leaders in northern Alberta say they are frustrated with news that Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. has delayed a planned mine expansion north of Fort McMurray.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/jackpine-oilsands-mine-expansion-alberta-9.7118687?cmp=rss

Penticton, B.C. murder victim’s mother frustrated as delays push trial
On Sept. 5, 2021, a young man was found critically injured on a field at Penticton Secondary School. He later died in hospital.
#Canada #Crime #MurderTrial #penticton
https://globalnews.ca/news/11720120/penticton-bc-murder-victim-mother-frustrated-delays-trial/

Penticton, B.C. murder victim’s mother frustrated as delays push trial
On Sept. 5, 2021, a young man was found critically injured on a field at Penticton Secondary School. He later died in hospital.
#Canada #Crime #MurderTrial #penticton
https://globalnews.ca/news/11720120/penticton-bc-murder-victim-mother-frustrated-delays-trial/

Penticton, B.C. murder victim’s mother frustrated as delays push trial
On Sept. 5, 2021, a young man was found critically injured on a field at Penticton Secondary School. He later died in hospital.
#Canada #Crime #MurderTrial #penticton
https://globalnews.ca/news/11720120/penticton-bc-murder-victim-mother-frustrated-delays-trial/

Penticton, B.C. murder victim’s mother frustrated as delays push trial
On Sept. 5, 2021, a young man was found critically injured on a field at Penticton Secondary School. He later died in hospital.
#Canada #Crime #MurderTrial #penticton
https://globalnews.ca/news/11720120/penticton-bc-murder-victim-mother-frustrated-delays-trial/