Archive > February 2008

Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal

The drive to the airport was nothing short of terrifying. It was 5:30 am and a snow / sleet storm hit Calgary like a giant fist. For a fleeting moment I was glad that I opted for the 6:30 am flight out of Calgary because in an hour the roads would be impassible. However, as [...]

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The Berghoff

The Berghoff Restaurant was the first place I’d ever sampled goat cheese and eggplant anything… and after that first amazing bite, I became a lifelong addict. Couple this with a golden Berghoff brew and you have a match made in heaven. The Berghoff sits just outside the centre of The Loop — Chicago’s historical core. [...]

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Lunar Eclipse

I didn’t do too badly with the photos of this year’s lunar eclipse; I did, however, discover that my tripod isn’t quite as stable as it could be. At the very least, the lunar eclipse was a great excuse to head out to the park for a late evening walk and frolic over hills, through [...]

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HAWC the Helicopter

This weekend Makenna got to partake in another aero adventure; this time with a helicopter: HAWC the Helicopter. I don’t know how many of you know HAWC’s history — but the helicopter came about after the death of Constable Rick Sonnenberg who was killed in 1993 as he laid a spike belt during a high [...]

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Sudden Drop

In the movie The Day After Tomorrow there is a scene where Dennis Quaid is walking towards New York and the temperature drops so suddenly that buildings freeze from the top down. Does anyone remember this? Well… today during the morning dog walk, Chris left the house and the temperature was -4C; his fancy-dancy-calculates-and-reads-everything watch [...]

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