Don Cochrane 🇨🇦
@doncochraneyow.bsky.social
Retired from a career that took me around the world and continually reminded me that Canada is a wonderful place. Winnipeg transplant, currently living in Ottawa. Interested in issues concerning politics, law, and human migration.
The forecast for Q3 in the US is 3.3%, annualized. It doesn’t get reported until December 23.
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The forecast for Q3 in the US is 3.3%, annualized. It doesn’t get reported until December 23.
At the summer camp I used to work at, there was a guy who used to play this tune on a guitar and sing it - not around the kids, of course…
“Put it back, put it back, put it back,
REPLACE IT”
“Put it back, put it back, put it back,
REPLACE IT”
November 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
At the summer camp I used to work at, there was a guy who used to play this tune on a guitar and sing it - not around the kids, of course…
“Put it back, put it back, put it back,
REPLACE IT”
“Put it back, put it back, put it back,
REPLACE IT”
They'll keep on holding up the GDP per capita figure, which will actually be increasing now.
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
They'll keep on holding up the GDP per capita figure, which will actually be increasing now.
He’s been to a few concerts.
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
He’s been to a few concerts.
Another one, you mean.
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Another one, you mean.
I’m not an engineer, but I imagine it’s challenging in its own way.
Also - Churchill is not a year round port (currently operational for 4-5 months a year). It is a sensitive environment so the idea of oil tankers traversing the Hudson Strait is a bit alarming.
Also - Churchill is not a year round port (currently operational for 4-5 months a year). It is a sensitive environment so the idea of oil tankers traversing the Hudson Strait is a bit alarming.
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I’m not an engineer, but I imagine it’s challenging in its own way.
Also - Churchill is not a year round port (currently operational for 4-5 months a year). It is a sensitive environment so the idea of oil tankers traversing the Hudson Strait is a bit alarming.
Also - Churchill is not a year round port (currently operational for 4-5 months a year). It is a sensitive environment so the idea of oil tankers traversing the Hudson Strait is a bit alarming.
Looks good on a map, not so much when you see the terrain and the engineering challenges. There is an awful lot of muskeg up there.
Having said that, Manitoba is interested in looking at it but I wouldn't hold my breath. A new pipeline to anywhere is a huge gamble for any investor.
Having said that, Manitoba is interested in looking at it but I wouldn't hold my breath. A new pipeline to anywhere is a huge gamble for any investor.
November 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Looks good on a map, not so much when you see the terrain and the engineering challenges. There is an awful lot of muskeg up there.
Having said that, Manitoba is interested in looking at it but I wouldn't hold my breath. A new pipeline to anywhere is a huge gamble for any investor.
Having said that, Manitoba is interested in looking at it but I wouldn't hold my breath. A new pipeline to anywhere is a huge gamble for any investor.
They sure are! I’ve had the pleasure of sitting and watching them in the wild, and their behaviour is fascinating.
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
They sure are! I’ve had the pleasure of sitting and watching them in the wild, and their behaviour is fascinating.
NCC, actually, in this case.
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
NCC, actually, in this case.
It was simply closed off for the first couple of days winters, meaning you had to use the ramp. Not the end of the world, but it‘s a long ramp.
I guess their grudging compromise was to only close off half of the stairs (there is a handrail separating the two sides) but it seems ridiculous.
I guess their grudging compromise was to only close off half of the stairs (there is a handrail separating the two sides) but it seems ridiculous.
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It was simply closed off for the first couple of days winters, meaning you had to use the ramp. Not the end of the world, but it‘s a long ramp.
I guess their grudging compromise was to only close off half of the stairs (there is a handrail separating the two sides) but it seems ridiculous.
I guess their grudging compromise was to only close off half of the stairs (there is a handrail separating the two sides) but it seems ridiculous.
The brilliant compromise they came up with on the Flora Footbridge is ridiculous but typical - clear one of the staircase but not the other. It would require very little additional effort to do both sides, and more people are using the stairs than the always-cleared ramp.
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The brilliant compromise they came up with on the Flora Footbridge is ridiculous but typical - clear one of the staircase but not the other. It would require very little additional effort to do both sides, and more people are using the stairs than the always-cleared ramp.
And their brainstorm for this year is to have a snowmobile stunt show. Slow clap.
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
And their brainstorm for this year is to have a snowmobile stunt show. Slow clap.
Is it worldwide? I always had to explain the ribbon and its meaning to colleagues from other missions in Geneva.
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Is it worldwide? I always had to explain the ribbon and its meaning to colleagues from other missions in Geneva.
In our current world, it is hard to explain the impact of daily comics to those who didn't experience it. Some were obviously fluff but others were witty and unforgettable.
A friend sent me photos from the Schulz museum in San Francisco - on my list if I ever get down there.
A friend sent me photos from the Schulz museum in San Francisco - on my list if I ever get down there.
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In our current world, it is hard to explain the impact of daily comics to those who didn't experience it. Some were obviously fluff but others were witty and unforgettable.
A friend sent me photos from the Schulz museum in San Francisco - on my list if I ever get down there.
A friend sent me photos from the Schulz museum in San Francisco - on my list if I ever get down there.