Food, glorious FOOD edition! Some of my fave food shots from my trips to the Middle Kingdom.
Some North Americans tend to avoid the real Chinese places… I’m not one of them.
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Scribbling some perspective on Canada, Ottawa and whatever else crosses my mind…
… than sit at my laptop!
No matter.
Had a blast with my daughter in the City of Lights. Even saw some lights!
And bones. And food. And monuments, portraits, beautiful parks, amazing vistas and, and…
Paris at its finest!
And the work part of the visit was a roaring success as well! Good to see of old colleagues and learn some new things.
Now it’s on the road back home. It’s my son’s 5th birthday today so I’m anxious to get back and give him – and my other daughter and my wife – big hugs!
Au revoir, Paris!
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But, is there anyone out there who has flown in the past 50 yrs who does not know how to fasten their seatbelt prior to take off?
AND, is there anyone out there who has flown in the past 20 yrs who needs to be reminded that “for your comfort, this is a non-smoking flight”?
AND, why do airlines give out incredibly salty snacks? KNOWING that salt makes passengers thirsty and KNOWING that the fluids have to come out not long after, THUS creating line ups for the lavatory???
Can someone enlighten me?
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… or at least on my way out of Edmonton…
Arrived late the other night for a day full of meetings yesterday… and leaving 36 hours later. I don’t mind these quick biz trips as long as they are worthwhile (i.e., I accomplish what I came to accomplish) and that one accepts the fact that you’re likely gonna be a bit tired on the way home.
On the first count, mission accomplished. And on the second, well, I started writing this in the cab on the way to the airport at 4:28 am and am wrapping it up in the AC lounge… but don’t feel too, too wiped.
One thought about this City before I leave: Jasper Avenue: why?
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In spite of the very sad and sombre ocassion that brought subunit #2 and I to Parry Sound (and then to Mississauga in a little while), it is nice to see family again.
And, in spite of the fact that, with 2 dogs and three cats sharing a roof with me – and the resultant eye-stinging and chest constricting effects that said critters have on yours truly – it’s still nice to travel to the place of my upbringing.
But.
Then I saw THIS on the kitchen table, and spun back into the reality that is rural Ontario.
A lot of folks voted for Gazebo Tony in these parts; maybe even (gasp) members of my own clan. This is an incredible reality that this transplanted urbanite progressive has a hard time getting his head around.
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Yes, it has been quite cold in Cow Town for the past couple of days… but for an Ottawan, that’s no biggie… unless your colleagues want to WALK everywhere. You KNOW who you are!
Not good for my bald head, I say. The brain freeze hit layer two of my brain. But harm no done.
Er.
Anyhow, I just wanted to note a few things I have noticed in the past few days while here in Calgary.
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