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30 Apr, 2008

Privatize Calgary Transit

Posted by: Geoff In: General

I was recently out in the United Kingdom on vacation. If you know my travel habits, you know I rarely stay in one place for long — I like to move around. (Yes, this often fuels or is fueled by my mild obsession with trains.) It means that I often pay close attention to public [...]

21 Apr, 2008

Ah, snow, my old friend

Posted by: Geoff In: General

Late arriving in San Francisco, no thanks to an incoming snowstorm in Calgary. The deicing truck broke down mid-hose, and we had to wait 30 minutes for another one. But it gave me more time to have an interesting chat with my seatmate, who works for Wind River. Software, not the outdoors stuff.
The flight was [...]

21 Apr, 2008

on the way to San Fran

Posted by: Geoff In: General

I haven’t even been in Calgary for 48 hours and I’m already on my way out again. It’s been a long day at the office, and the day ain’t over.
To point:
1) Every time I go on vacation, fit hits the shan. Makes me regret leaving in the first place.
2) Staff changes are hard to [...]

01 Apr, 2008

I have a steak hangover

Posted by: Geoff In: General

Last night I had the opportunity to do something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time — eat at Ruth’s Chris Steak House.
We got one in Calgary a few months ago. It’s built into the base of the Calgary Tower, on the second floor. It’s a really nice decor (although Martin did note [...]

16 Feb, 2008

This ain’t no man-cold

Posted by: Geoff In: General

When I woke up yesterday, I felt fine.
By noon, the sniffles had set in. At 15:00, I had that queasy feeling telling me a cold was coming on. When I got home, I was congested and achy.
That was just the start.
Didn’t sleep worth beans last night. Head stuffed like a turkey. Feel like [...]

28 Jan, 2008

Minus Forty Eight

Posted by: Geoff In: General

That’s the temperature right now.
With the wind chill.
My knees are numb.
My thighs are pink blocks of frozen flesh.
I think my eyeballs fogged over when I walked in the office.
Going home is going to be about as much fun — the non-wind chill temperature is only going up two degrees from -30 to -28. I suspect [...]

25 Dec, 2007

Christmas in Calgary 2007

Posted by: Geoff In: General

Another Christmas has come and is now waning. It’s been a long, but good day. Our child isn’t old enough yet to truly understand Christmas (although the morning nap appeared to be aborted due to the desire to be around all the unwrapping of presents), but that doesn’t mean Mom and Dad aren’t keen.
I think [...]

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