Prof. Sam LawlerSep 19, 2025

Fediverse! I need some help!

I have a fellowship to go to Aotearoa New Zealand for a few weeks, and also an offer of an additional fellowship to give lectures around NZ. This is INCREDIBLY EXCITING!!

...but I have a lot of animals! And it's going to be during Saskatchewan winter! The potential farm sitters I've reached out to locally have all fallen through, so I need help to find someone.

Not sure if I should put out an actual farm sitting job ad here? Or if there are better places to try?

Show threadProf. Sam LawlerOct 7

Just got my official letter for the fellowship to New Zealand! And I have a possible lead on a local farm sitter, but nothing is set yet.

So I'm just going to put this out onto the Fediverse again, in case someone who knows how take care of goats in Real Canadian Winter (down to -40C temps) happens to be looking for housing in Saskatchewan in Jan-Apr 2026

Show threadPablo RrrrrrrOct 7

@sundogplanets Really? A fellowship in New Zealand and no lotr references? C’mon!

Can’t help but boosting to my eight followers.

Show threadProf. Sam LawlerOct 7
@pablor All the techbros ruined LOTR references already :(
Show threadPhil Stevens Oct 8
@sundogplanets @pablor We're kind of over the LOTR thing now, and PJ is being a right twat to a much-loved cafe this week.
Show threadPatrick Lam Oct 8
@phil_stevens I don't know what happened there but the café owners retracted their statement about PJ
Show threadPhil Stevens Oct 8
@va2lam Pretty wild by the looks of it. Stockholm syndrome?
Show threadPatrick Lam Oct 8
@phil_stevens I went and looked at Reddit (sigh) and this isn't the first time the owners had a skirmish with their landlords?
Show threadPhil Stevens 

@va2lam Your fortitude and willingness to suffer in the pursuit of objective truth will not go unnoticed.

I suspect what we're seeing is about 1/10 of what actually transpired, and that Both Sides(TM) might be a bit sus. But PJ has a penchant for throwing his weight around with the locals and it could be that the cafe folk overplayed their hand by making some assumptions that weren't covered in writing.

Oct 8 at 8:51amWeb
Show threadPatrick Lam Oct 8
@phil_stevens yes, it is also possible, as they on Reddit, that ESH