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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 12/10/2026

The journey from Victoria via public transit was a long one - left the hotel at 9:45am and arrived at the hotel here in Coal Harbour around 3:20pm. But I saw orcas from the ferry!

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 11/10/2026

Ran a marathon. It was beautiful.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 08/10/2026

The view from the hotel is out over the Gorge towards downtown. I walked over the Selkirk Trestle and back to get some groceries. Victoria is always beautiful. Seaplanes flying over and the Olympic Mountains in the distance too.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 05/09/2026

Live music at the Riverside Resort in beautiful Crawford, ON (nearish to Hanover). Sparse crowd but we are enjoying the tunes courtesy Midnight Special.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 05/09/2026

Kincardine was kinda nice. Classic small town Ontario vibes. Super quiet considering it’s a long weekend.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 05/09/2026

Our bunkie home on the river for the weekend.

Rustic wooden cottage with a covered porch and outdoor dining area, surrounded by mature cedar trees, with a parked SUV beside the cottage.

Sunlight streams through tall cedar trees beside a riverside cottage porch, with outdoor seating, a fire pit and the river visible through the trees.

View from a cottage porch overlooking a gently flowing river, surrounded by dense cedar trees, shrubs and tall wetland grasses.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 12/08/2026

Morning and afternoon train rides all week like the pre-COVID days.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 09/08/2026

Ran 25km this morning and it was really great. A big morale booster compared to the 23km run two weeks ago. The reward was the views from the new bit of Biidaasige Park and a larger Ice Aroma.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 05/08/2026

Back from a few days up north at Grundy Lake Provincial Park. We rented a camper van and it was lovely. Back to work though...if the Internet had been usable up there, I'd have stayed another day or two.

A grey Karma Campervan rental and a screened in dining tent at a camp site.

A lake with rocky cliffs and trees under a clear blue sky.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 26/07/2026

I've had better 23km runs, but I've also run easier routes. Enjoyed the new East Don Trail and caught a view of the Supertri Toronto 2026 athletes on their bikes heading up the DVP from the Overlea Bridge.

A rusted steel pedestrian bridge crosses a wooded ravine, seen from a wildflower meadow with Queen Anne's lace and black-eyed Susans in the foreground and apartment towers visible in the distance.

A view straight down the length of a corten steel pedestrian bridge, with a wood-plank deck, mesh side panels, and an overhead lattice roof, flanked by dense green treetops.

An angled view along a mesh-covered steel pedestrian bridge showing its truss framework and railings, with a wildflower meadow below and city towers visible on the horizon.

An aerial view looking down a multi-lane highway curving through a forested valley, with cars in the near lanes, two cyclists riding in a coned-off lane on the far side, and a green "Don Mills Rd South" exit sign.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 19/07/2026

Accurate synopsis of the conditions from @runnercast.app. 21.1km coming up. #running

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 17/07/2026

A couple of railfan shots from Wednesday (in-office day). Caught a VIA Rail Venture set westbound through Exhibition Station alongside a 12-car GO heading east towards Union Station with an older cab car trailing. #trains #railfan #viarail

This is a VIA Rail Canada train, specifically a Siemens Venture trainset, identifiable by the number 2314 on the front of the cab. These trains are primarily used on VIA Rail's Corridor routes, which connect major cities in Ontario and Quebec such as Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and Quebec City.

This image shows the rail corridor leading into Union Station in downtown Toronto. You can see a VIA Rail train on the left and a GO Transit commuter train on the right, with the city skyline in the background.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 14/07/2026

Currently experiencing the highest temperature I’ve experienced in my 9+ years using Carrot Weather. It’s hot. We could break an all-time heat record going back to 1948 in Toronto. Northern Ontario saw 40°C.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 11/07/2026

Twin F59PH spotting day on Wednesday. One in the new GO livery from a westbound GO outside Union. Another still wearing the old paint scheme at Danforth. I've always liked the looks of EMB passenger locos. F40PH is iconic on long distance trains and the F59PH is the same for the commuter scene.

An EMD F59PH GO Transit locomotive trails a string of bilevel cars.

Close up of the cab of an EMD F59PH cab in GO transit colours.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 07/07/2026

5 x 800m intervals. Fun times were had. www.strava.com/activities/1... #running

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 23/06/2026

It's heating up in the Netherlands! We trained over to Utrecht for lunch and then Gouda after that. Took the train back to Amsterdam this afternoon which was nicely air conditioned, but oh boy the trams in Amsterdam are een beetje warm. Here is a photo of Gouda, which is simply lovely.

A street and canal view in Gouda with flowers on the railing and a aqua blue bike in the foreground.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 21/06/2026

Bonus though is we got to visit Osterly which is quite lovely.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 13/06/2026

Treated myself earlier. Kawartha Dairy on Danforth near Donlands is solid. It’s not Ed’s, but it’s way better than the big chain ice cream shops.

A Kawartha Dairy cup and straw with a streetscape in the background.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 12/06/2026

Went for a nice walk today to enjoy the sunshine and passed by the new(ish) Morley Callaghan Footbridge over Rosedale Valley. A gem in the city whether you are passing over, under or just passing by. #toronto

A view across a footbridge with angled barriers on each side and a dense tree canopy.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 31/05/2026

Really nice morning for a run with the boys. Crossed over the DVP a few times to see the people riding up and down for the Ride for Brain Health. A rare non-rainy Sunday for that ride.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 26/05/2026

One year ago today...life was pretty sweet.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 23/05/2026

Toronto weather today can only be described as terrible. @runnercast.app has it nailed.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 21/05/2026

@airlineflyer.net Not an @oceansofnyc.com but it turns out we have Oceans here in Toronto too. Spotted on my run today...had to stop and take a couple of photos because I don't know why. But here you go.

A Fisker Ocean EV. Parked. In Toronto. Front view.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 16/05/2026

Curse you, tree pollen! I'm dying here.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 08/04/2026

The bridge at Exhibition is finally open again after the winter closure. Nice views of the city along with the massive construction project for the Ontario Line.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 07/04/2026

Also Apple Intelligence doing great work.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 28/03/2026

Meaningful March baseball. Gotta love it.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 14/02/2026

Early morning sun over a very iced up beach. I can’t wait for the warm summer weather to return. #toronto

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 06/02/2026

Heading home on this thing. Really good week in Bonn with the team.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 01/02/2026

The Eglinton Crosstown should have been a Schwebebahn.

The Wuppertal Schwebebahn train glides overhead.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 26/01/2026

Just a bit of snow. Got our sidewalk cleared and the driveway mostly done in case we need to get somewhere. Also cleared around the fire hydrant. Awaiting the inevitable duel between the road plow and sidewalk plow.

A very snow covered street with high snowbanks on each side.

A typical Toronto semi-detached home with a metric crap-ton of snow piled up. There's a shovelled path to the front door.

A residential sidewalk in east-end Toronto with very high snowbanks either side.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 07/12/2025

Let’s hope this forecast changes.

A screenshot of a multi-day Carrot weather forecast showing 21cm of ice/snow on Wednesday.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 29/11/2025

You can’t ride them yet, but Line 5 and 6 are starting to appear on the maps on the subway. #ttc #itshappening

A TTC subway map with new line 5 and 6 included.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 29/10/2025

Ten years ago, on October 31st, 2015, we were already doing the Blue Jays pumpkin. #bluejays #wantitall

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 29/10/2025

My favourite part was when the Blue Jays won. And also when the Dodgers lost.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 29/10/2025

Almost forgot the game is in LA and just on the big screen here when Vladdy hit that out. They did the light show and horn. Place went nuts.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 12/10/2025

No biggie. Third member of the family to run a marathon. First of many, I'm quite sure.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 12/10/2025

The boys and I did a shorter Sunday run we titled "Tour de Sports 2". Visited some of the sporting sites in Toronto including the Bat Flip mural, BMO Field and the site of the old Exhibition Stadium plus the Rogers Centre and Scotiabank Arena. www.strava.com/activities/1... #running #runTO

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 06/10/2025

First morning in Newport Beach, CA. Here for work, but I’ll always make time for a run. Cooler than yesterday afternoon and less traffic around, but still far too car-centric for me.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 05/10/2025

What a game. Great start to the series. Let’s go Jays. We got this.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 21/09/2025

Feels like playoff baseball already especially with the cooler temps and lower sun. Three more outs and the Jays are officially in the postseason. Let’s go!

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 14/09/2025

Back from a nice camping weekend. Awoke to the sounds of the waves hitting the rocky shores of Georgian Bay. Walked 30ft. to the beach for the sunrise. Had bacon and eggs by the fire with a lake view. Wandered around Thornbury with a latte before the drive home.

Bacon and eggs on a plate with a fire pit and the lake in the distance.

River in Thornbury with trees on either bank and a multi-storey building in the distance under a blue sky.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 13/09/2025

The inspo for this camping weekend was to get up to Thornbury Craft Co. since we’ve been drinking their cider all summer. Taproom has live music, flights and food.

Live musician under a tent with an acoustic guitar.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 13/09/2025

Coffee and a tasty treat at Good Grief Coffee Roasters in Thornbury. A bit of rain overnight but we’re surviving.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 08/09/2025

How long have I been listening to podcasts? My first player was a Creative Nomad IIc. I bought it off a clearance table somewhere in like 2005? 128MB of internal storage but the IIc had an SD Card slot.

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James Koole @jameskoole.ca · 04/09/2025

I've been trying to remember the name of a big machine I used to operate when I was working in TV post production like 20 years ago. It cut one-off laserdiscs. I asked ChatGPT this morning and it straight up just told me that I was probably thinking of the ODC LVDR-610. And it was correct.

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