James Boxall (flying off to @jamesgis.bsky.social)

Say what you want about PM @MarkJCarney I'm watching @mrjamesob interviewing @GaryLineker and the "friend" PM comes up in conversation (13min) you then know the reach and likes he has. Tour of gold vault at Bank of England was loved and priceless :-) youtube.com/watch?v=862naG…

@RebMax6 @adamwren Same as our Halifax conference. Smart people from all levels are invited for a diversity of views and impacts at various levels. It's not jus the "team" they want to hear from. It's MSC and others choice.

@adamwren Why is she speaking in Munich?

In Munich, AOC connects income inequality to the rise of authoritarianism.

@RebMax6 @MaggieMDnyack @adamwren Even your own authorities are saying US consumers and companies are bearing upwards of 90% of the cost. You're paying more ...way more..than exporters. The world traders warned you of that. It hurts us, for sure, but it's ruinous for you. libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-is…

@MaggieMDnyack @adamwren No, the US has helped, and helped. It is time to quit being the world’s deep pockets. The tariffs ARE working.

Well that was a long day. Sore. That I find the worst feeling. It's like pain you can only ever numb. Time for a visit to Mr. Lawton for some drugs and fluids for dinner.

Yowza. That's mighty slippery and wet!

Ah. Halifax. The sounds I love. Snow. Ships horns. Buoy bells. Ducks in the Gardens. Laughter. A dentist drill. And that (yes, GD i know) noon cannon. Wait a second, something isn't right about that list? Oh yeah, can't really hear the snow.

4mths before passing, sat together at Esri Canada table (thx Alex) RCGS Gala 2013 it was GIS Day!! He, Lila & I chatted RAF & our common nonGIS thing hip replacements :-) Week after elevated to Officer Order of Canada. Luck? 2012 post ESRI-UC sat side-by-side flight to YYZ.

I still have VHS tape. Just in case that tech comes back :) Good for showing it. I'm officially the dinosaur in campus. :)

#GIS #Geography Asked all who come into lab (or interview for work/grad school) "who invented GIS, when, where & why?" Not one person knew of late friend & mentor Dr. Roger Tomlinson OC FRCGS. This. This should be mandatory viewing for incoming classes! nfb.ca/film/data_for_…

Dang. The Rolex clock is two minutes fast again! Who did that? C'mon, speak up. I think it's why West Ham lost.

Clear crisp morning & the cafe was, was empty. Characters begin to arrive as buses break down. A guy on the corner by a Rolex clock blows smoke in my face. It's just another day where first time lovers come for lattes, talk & get to know each other, barely recalling their names.

Can one wish @csa_asc ? I gave @Astro_Jeremy a maple leaf pin with a piece of the Parliament roof embedded. Oh that needs to go to the moon! And, as @Cmdr_Hadfield sent an #ISS note to #617sqrn perhaps "hello" from farthest point away? Can one wish?

What planet did this piece of fungus come from? Remember, this is the guy the world leaders heckled.

From the ECFR: “Europeans shouldn’t panic about Donald Trump’s threats toward Greenland. They should act—fast and visibly—to raise the costs of any annexation attempt. They can play “Arctic hold‘em” – with ten European cards” 👇 bit.ly/45AQ3kr

Looking out the window isn't as calming or entertaining as it once was. The weird shit on the street below seems so mild and tame today.

And my damn writing hobby is taking a beating. How can I talk about a con man from Fenit robbing a jewelry store in Limerick when I've got a con man robbing the world.

Just in time for dry January. And if there's that special date you've been afraid to make it might be a good time. Ya never know cuddles might be in the offing & those always help. :-) Added bonus, even if shit stops hitting the fan, ya still win. telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

I love, enjoy and can't get enough of these people. It's so much fun to see how the human brain can exist as mush. Yeah....we're the ones who said 51st state.

Like an ex-girlfriends saying I can't date or even notice anyone else on the dance floor. Yeah, hasn't worked yet.

This is the perhaps best illustration that Trump's new "Monroe doctrine" is objectively achieving the exact opposite of what it intends. x.com/sarobertsonca/… Carney is currently in Beijing describing a "new era of relations between Canada and China" and explicitly talking about both countries becoming "strategic partners" on a comprehensive range of issues, including "issues on security." There is no overstating how extraordinary this is to anyone who's followed Canada-China relations in the past few years. Canada was probably THE country globally most aligned with the U.S. when it comes to China. As a reminder they literally abducted the daughter of Huawei's founder on the U.S.'s behalf and held her hostage for years despite severe Chinese retaliation - all in service of Washington's containment strategy. So for all intents and purposes Canada used to actually embody the Monroe Doctrine in practice: they were all-in on the US! And now Trump has achieved the extraordinary feat of changing that calculus, impressing upon Canada that HE was the threat and that they needed to hedge their US exposure. I mean, imagine telling anyone during the Meng Wanzhou episode that 4 years later Canada would be in Beijing, asking them for a strategic partnership on security matters while America threatens to annex it 😅