Finally. A holiday in Canada I know! It’s also a US holiday. One of the things I explain, often, is the skewed concept of “holiday” or “vacation” in the States. I didn’t fully appreciate the disparity until whatever day off…
Month: August 2012
Vancouver is a small town with a cityscape, as it were. It is not uncommon for people on the bus or at some event to recognize friends or acquaintances, and panhandlers and homeless people are on corners or in front…
Pacific National Convention. PNE. It’s a big fair, a cross between Great America, Taste of Chicago and state fairs. There’s a Marketplace where vendors sell their wares, kind of like booth after booth of live infomercials in roughly the space…
I’ve mentioned before that Vancouver has some cool cloud formations. They kind of look like jelly fish, though from a distance one looked like a tornado had formed but refused to touch down. Sirius clouds. Thunderheads. Cumulus. Used to those,…
A big thing to do for Canadians is to go to the States and shop. Shop for what is pretty much irrelevant as everything is cheaper in the States. I realized this when I went home for a family vacation…
Beautiful evening for a baseball game. Partly sunny, cool. Like a perfect Fall evening. I hadn’t paid much attention to the Vancouver Canadians schedule beyond when they were home. So imagine my surprise when I saw a young gentleman in…
I didn’t ride the bus much when I live in Chicago, the “L” got me where I was going. I ride the bus every day in Vancouver, and it seems to have an etiquette, especially when it comes to seating…
Some workmates and myself met up with a softball teammate for lunch yesterday. Turns out we work close to each other, which is rather nice. We were all talking while waiting for our orders, and the observation was made that…
It came and went. And was exactly what I wanted. A gathering of friends for good food and good conversation. Tomahawk Restaurant is a famous establishment, and it certainly lived up to its name. It’s a small place, cozy, with…
I blogged about technology necessities while living abroad, and seeing a few posts on Apps in my Twitter stream the other day reminded me that there are some Apps that work outside the US that are quite helpful in keeping…