Alaska senator wants to excuse non American built, non American crewed, flag of convenience ships, that pay little if any tax to the USA, to skip Canadian ports, contravening the Jones Act.

Poster for a talk: The Gorsebrook Research Institute for Atlantic Canada Studies, Saint Mary's University. GRI lecture series 2025. Fogs love this shore: Living with Fog in Atlantic Canada, by Dr. Sara Spike, Instructor, Department of History, Dalhousie University. March 14, 2025. 2-4pm. Room MN 219. Contact Mathias.Rodorff@smu.ca for Zoom details.

I'm giving a talk on Friday March 14 about the history of fog in Atlantic Canada @smuarts.bsky.social

The stories people tell today about fog echo centuries of evocative sensory descriptions and emotional narratives, showing us how fog has always shaped daily life and culture along these coasts ☁️

On a plane: nice start today (icy patches). Snow late this aftn (pic 1) changes to rain south (pic2) this eve then moves offshore CB Fri am (pic 3). 25+ mm rain Atlantic coast into CB (pic4). 5-10cm snow central NB.

Heartbreaking news… Tonight, many of our friends were let go, and tomorrow, even more will follow. Word is that all probationary employees at NPS will be let go. 😭

Passage from Carl Sagan’s The Demon-Haunted World

Reposting as Sagan is so prescient from 30 years ago.

Jim, I’m so sorry to hear the news about your dad. He was an incredible man. I often think of him and his calm presence in my teen years. His demeanor and leadership set a life example for many of us. Please accept our deepest sympathies.

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚

Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

Westhaver Island near Mahone Bay.

Happy New Year!! My mum, 94 yrs, is leading the way showing us how to adapt to big life changes and still find joy in life. A lesson for us all!!

It’s a day, as David Myles sings, “I’m getting old but I’m not old yet”

Morning views in Lunenburg.

St James Anglican in Mahone Bay, NS

One of those days today! All fixed now.

Bishop Tutu and The Mate no doubt discussing the arrow straight course the fine young helmsman is steering. ;-)

Pleiades, Taurus and Orion hanging in the clear winter sky as Jupiter marches past. What a treat tonight!

A photo of an elderly gentleman in his workshop staring directly into the camera.

Picture of the day, rest easy.

Nice day at the office today. Won’t be taking this same photo tomorrow!

Nice to see the pond filling up at the homestead.

A frying pan with pasta, spinach, cherry tomato’s and shrimp.

Pasta night in Oakland. Feeding the matriarch!

Picture shows a large schooner on a marine railway viewed through an old window.

What an office window this would make!

Photo shows a three tier cake with white icing. The cake is decorated with bright red and yellow flowers and some ferns.

This came home with us the other night from the fundraiser for Christian Herridge at Saltbox Brewery. Tastes as good as it looks!