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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Huh, that headline didn't age well.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

A friendly reminder from the 1990s: no smoking in the exam hall.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

It's a little thing to do, to add to evidence for increasing use of --and potential growth of --active and micro mobility.The annual pedal poll is two hours of sitting somewhere nice, watching happy people wheel by. #PedalPollSondoVelo

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The Vancouver Historical Society is hosting a very noisy evening of Expo 86 show and tell right now!

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Credit to Tomflood.bluesky.social

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

So would the auto and oil industries.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

The surveillance state is real.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

This is a "gookie", perfected and performed by Harpo Marx. Practice it. Be ready. Brave Canadians, you know what to do.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Let's get ahead of stupid for a change. CBC just posted this graph, which shows BC losing population. It's a 0.04% fall. That's ~2,000 out of 5.7million. It's a sneeze, not a call to ramp up pro-natalist rhetoric. And BC is where Canadians go to die. Thus: higher death rate.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

The Grands Prix Cyclistes is in Québec and Montréal this year. The logo is just enough like that of the Green Party of Canada that one can only hope that confusion will ensue.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Another bumper year for figs and once again I must confront the possibility that Little Shop of Horrors is actually a nature documentary.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Scientific American? Sounds like an oxymoron to me. And this one is clearly carrying water for the lebensraum-hungry Trumpoids.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Spotted in the middle of the English countryside. Posted, presumably, for the benefit of the cows and sheep. Also, what if Jesus says yes to 15 minute cities? Now I am confused.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

No. No. No. That's a really bad idea. Stop it.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I am on record as not a fan of bagpipes. The way they spring out at you in the mall or show up unexpectedly at funerals. But today I encountered one in the wild, in its natural environment, and it was amazing. So let's return bagpipes to the wild, shall we? Thanks @MacmillanCancer for a great event.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

All that stands between me and a cup of coffee.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Out of nowhere this a.m., I remembered a bit from 'Russian Rhapsody' -- the cartoon about Gremlins from the Kremlin. Does this one remind you of anyone? Colouring? Bad hair? Generally chaotic evil?

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Another surprising piece of classical urn art (same restaurant, same washroom stall). Is that Mercury delivering pizza? And why is Artemis paying with a snake? What's Merc going to do if she wants change back? I remain, your loyal serpent....

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Surprising classical urn art in a restaurant washroom. What's with the ram's head? Is it part of the urn or something the urn tests upon? And if that's a steaming plate of food, is the Angel's head steaming as well? Or just smelly? Is his angel sense tingling?

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

They'll just tramp on through the rest of Canada to get to the Arctic. You know, just looking for some ice for the old cocktail shaker, sorry about the mess on the carpet....

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

He is getting more and more orange, I'm sure of it. (The picture of Hugh Grant is for scale.)

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

And shed another for the old Vancouver tram/streetcar/interurban system. I just ... can't imagine. (Credit to r/vancouver)

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Remember the fun of fixing series-wired Xmas lights when one bulb was dead? I never thought that level of frustration would return. Until today. These could only be worse if barbed wire was involved.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Got this wonderful opportunity today via LinkedIn. I am pretty sure the writer is AI because no one but my mum when she was angry at me ever uses my middle name. What do you think? Should I throw away my principles for as much as $1600 US a week?

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Vancouver Historical Society update!

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 16/10/2024

Enjoying the BC Greens 'hot takes' on the BC Conservative 11th hour platform. Especially this one.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 14/10/2024

Voted today. But not for the cruel, narrow minded, negative, pinched, pious, smug, lying, science-denying bigots.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 26/09/2024

Yay: French shops still articles huge numbers of magazines. Including this vast array of history mags. Boo: Evidently history = war.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 04/07/2024

Good news from MQUP arrived yesterday. What a fun project! Big thanks to Megan and Geoffrey!

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 12/04/2024

Your AI art is showing. (Spot the mistakes, kids!)

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

My Ph.D. is now ancient, a primary document in its own right and yet, every now and again, I see something that pulls me right back into it.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 19/01/2024

Who puts this sort of thing on Facebook Marketplace? Surely they can afford to hire a proper agent, no? Or is it completely in fun ... in which case, you sad, sad little muppet.

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 08/12/2023

15-year old me: Snicker. Me: The 'Wh' part is pronounced like an'F'. 15-year old me: I! Can't!Breath!

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John Belshaw @belshaw.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

Thanks, Ben. BTW, the view of my bedside table.

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