Monday, September 21, 2009

Creme Brulee a Paris cafe dans la Marais

Spoiled for anything else now
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Erm...

Sparx and Spud pretending that it is summer in the south of France.
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Saint-Jean de Luz, Basque.


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Look mummy

An airplane up in the sky.

(cue Roger Waters on acoustic guitar)

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A lovely day by the sea

Spud sleeping.
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Toro Toro!

A tasteful olive pick holder. Saint-Jean de Luz, Basque-Pyrenees.
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And then suddenly...

We were wandering dazed and jetlagged through a cloudy morning Paris, and there it was, through the trees...

And the sun came out.

And wifey was happy.

And all was good with the world.

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Monday, September 14, 2009

Hey

This hotel is fantastic.

All the amenities of home.

Wait...

That's because it IS home.

At least the chambermaid speaks the language and you can get a decent cuppa.

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Not the hotel room number we were expecting tonight

Flight to Paris cancelled. Back home. Hmph. Will try again tomorrow.
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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Oh baby




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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Not as witty

But as succinct.
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Saturday, August 15, 2009

The hillbillies are in town

You can take the boys out of High River, but....
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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Hot Town, Summer in the City, Back o' my neck feeling Dirty and Gritty

http://m.cbc.ca/site?t=LpS9VGG-qHc-4DcVWZFSog&sid=cbc
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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Garden Bay 8:45am

Up for a gig for 3 nights at the Garden Bay pub on the sunshine coast.

Up at the blessed hour of 8, after two long but rewarding nights in the club, to golf at Pender Harbour course. Sun already baking down.

Gonna be a scorcher. 32C today.

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Monday, July 20, 2009

Pigs fly

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/interactive/2009/may/05/swine-flu-cases-britain


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Monday, July 06, 2009

adrift

Long time since posting, I know. Just got back from a trip to Naramata where we rented a cabin and boat with friends. Wifey and I did some floatin' around. Not much swimming, because the water was 14C, but the air was hot hot hot. Wish we were back there.

It rains in Vancouver. But that makes our sweet peas grow.

This positive work environment is rubbing off on me.


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Hoto
(sent wirelessly from my phone)
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Sunday, June 07, 2009

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

I don't usually have jazz trumpet/piano duets at my parties.

Hmm... Should work on that.

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Saturday, June 06, 2009

Oh Yeah

THAT'S why I like Alberta.

Right.


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Friday, May 29, 2009

Kilometre 1.3


It's at this point in my daily slog to work, when I think about how great it will be to get to my desk.


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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Congestion ahead

Commute: encountered another commuter whose slow pace and erratic manner forced me to adjust my route by one foot, making me 0.0002 hours late for work.

Tchah.

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Why Washington is still in decline

http://prorev.com/2009/05/why-washington-doesnt-work.html

Hoto
(via email from my PocketPC)
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Starsky & Hutch Themes: There WERE two ...


So to that guy, in that bar.  You know who you are, Mister Man.

You refused to believe that there were two Starsky and Hutch theme songs (one for domestic US and one for International release) but which both were released subsequently in the UK where an impressionable and weedy little asthmatic kid waited sweatily for each episode:
 
Here's the domestic theme: http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DyhVdCubsMqo
 
And here's the subsequent international theme: (killer Tom Scott and LA Express track): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJnPS0QuTvY
 
 
Nyah!  In your face!  I was right!  Yes.

Can't fool the Starsky and Hutch fan club member.  Had the poster. Had the matchbox and corgi Gran Torino.  @#$%ker.

Screw Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson. There was only ever Glaser and Soul...
 

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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Congestion

It's total gridlock on the False Creek turnpike.
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Commuting

Yeah, my commute just isn't that difficult.
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009

unconventional

From the roof of the new Vancouver convention centre.
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Sunday, April 26, 2009

Hipgig

Hi sweetheart. How's your trip going? ... Uh huh.. Oh good.

Oh, everything's just fine here at home.

Yes, I miss you too.

Say, you know how you always said that two Yamaha drum kits is enough ... Right ...you remember ? And you know how I love Yamaha drums, right?

And you know how I always say that 'wouldn't it be nice if I could still gig when you have the SUV and I only have the Miata, and my other two drums kits won't fit in the Miata? And sometimes I can't rehearse or gig when that happens?'

You know? How I sometimes say that?

Yes .... Yes I know that I already have two beautiful drumkits.

Yes, sweetheart, you're right, we have nowhere to put another drumkit.

What's that?

Yes, I know its not practical to store two sets of drums in a thousand-square-foot apartment.

Mmmm-hmmm?

Yes, you are absolutely right.

Oh nothing.

No reason. Just, you know .... Making conversation 'n stuff.

I love you too.

See you tomorrow.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Spring IS sprung


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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

daffodils

Spring is sprung
The grass is riz
I wonder where
The sunshine is

There it wuz
It came and went
And now more rain
Again, is sent

Wind is howlin
Bitter cold
Boy, this winter
Is gettin old

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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Hear those guitar players rushing? Sheesh.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1ThSi1wbqU

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Friday, March 20, 2009

A Parker after my own heart


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