I woke up at 2am, and have basically been up continuously since then. I tried a few times to get back to sleep, to no avail.

One of the things I got done is that I confirmed that all I should need for Remy to cross into Canada is proof of his rabies vaccination. I discovered that Canada keeps a continuously-updated list of Countries Recognized as ( Read more... )

Los Angeles International Airport "LAX" - the "X" apparently does not stand for anything, it just rounds out the 3-letter designation ( Read more... )

Last night was beastly. It hasn't been as hot lately as it was at the beginning of the month -- it's been nowhere near 100 degrees outside. But it's been muggy. Very, very muggy. Yesterday, I went down to Manhattan to assemble the backdrop for panoramicgreen's Play Out Loud camp. Normally, we have been taking 40 minute walks every day here in our neighborhood ( Read more... )

I can first authenticate this itinerary from May 15, 2004. Back then, I was a hall monitor and after-school tutor in Wentzville, MO. I lived in a one-bedroom apartment in St. Charles, and my mood penguin was always "melancholy." After several false starts, I am finally going to be going to Canada, following my "dream route" across the Upper ( Read more... )

I have two big trips planned for the summer, one back to St. Louis, and one to Canada. They'll both be great chances to visit with family and relax and recharge. Also, since panoramicgreen has been working pretty much 9-5 or more so far this summer, I'm looking forward to being able to spend more time with her ( Read more... )

Sometime last week, redbaydreamer mentioned that a First Nations protest might cause problems with our travel plans to Canada. Being busy, I filed that away to look into later. Well, now it is later, and I looked into it.

Evidently, Ontario is going to create a Harmonized Sales Tax, which starts tomorrow. People don't like it. One of the groups that doesn't ( Read more... )

I am done with my classroom until August. It turned out that the construction folks already wanted into the classroom, and so they piled everything up and put it in the gym. I couldn't even go to the door of my room -- it was all roped off. Hopefully nothing was thrown away or destroyed, but we'll see. Now, I am fully feeling like I am in summer ( Read more... )

We are back. We survived Thanksgiving. Normally, this is not really much of an announcement. Surviving Thanksgiving in my family is usually a pleasant experience. We gather, we laugh, we chat, we relax. We are not one of those romantic comedy families of awfulness. What added the surprise element of relief at escaping with our lives and sanity ( Read more... )

I woke up early this morning. The plan was that, when I first woke up this morning, I would get out of bed immediately and get some bread going for a hearty brunch, then go back to sleep. It's actually been cool in the mornings lately, so I put on my new bathrobe and slippers, and shuffled back and forth from the recipe I found online for a country ( Read more... )

Google Maps confidently assures me that my contemplated summer trip will take "about 1 day, 7 hours."

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In reality, it will take a bit longer. Pending my Aunt's OK on that end of things, I will be departing from the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal:


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