Through The Mist Darkly

Right off the bat, I have to say I hate that name.
I’m sure the families and friends of the 42 people
who died from this disease certainly take a lot of
comfort from having an event named after the killer
of their loved ones.

No I didn’t go. Spending all day in a field with a
population greater than that of Halifax doesn’t
exactly thrill me. I do know some people who went
but I haven’t had a chance to ask them how it went
so I’m basing my comments on what I saw and read in
the media.

I’m pleasently surprised at how well the whole thing
went yesterday. No riots, no Altamont, very few
injuries and, all in all, a remarkably uneventful
event. Hats off to everyone who had a hand in putting
this together. As well, a big tip of the chapeau to
the people who showed up. Doomsayers (like me) haven’t
got an “I told you so!” moment to point to.

The lineups were to be expected, the problems from the
heat don’t come as a shock. What most surprised me
is how efficiently people were moved. This morning,
I had a brief conversation with a young chap who was
out front of our building with our landscapers. He
went to the concert yesterday and left Downsview at
1:30 this morning. He was home in Mississauga by 2:30!!
That’s pretty amazing.

To wax nostalgic for a moment, the last concert I attended
was to see the Eagles on their Hell Freezes Over Tour.
That must have been 5 years ago.

That’s it - quick little yap, gotta go back to work.

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Where have I been? Here. What have I been doing? Working.
This time of year is filled with budget development at work
a task that I hate almost as much as root canals. Of course,
this hasn’t stopped me from playing lots of golf but by the
end of the work day, I’m pretty beat and doing anymore typing
doesn’t exactly fit into my nights.

I’m finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel
and Jan and I have a couple of trips planned to blow off some
steam.

In August, we’re headed off to St. Jacobs for three days. The
20th is our 21st anniversary so we’ll have dinner somewhere out
there (possibly Benjamin’s) and the next day I have a golf tournament
in Conestogo while Jan does some shopping in town.

In October, we make the now yearly trip to Montreal. September
25th marks my 25th year with Kuehne and Nagel and in honor of this
they give you a month’s salary as a bonus so why not blow it in
our favorite city? Once again, we’re flying on Air Canada (are
they still flying?) for free thanks to the Aeroplan miles. We’ll
probably have dinner at Queue de Cheval and Gibby’s and do some
shopping on Ste. Catherine’s. Look for an update on the flight
page and some entries here. Who knows, I might even do a daily
entry from Montreal.

To end things off, here’s some links:

St. Jacobs Country
Benjamin’s
Queue De Cheval
Montreal Tourism Guide
Kuehne and Nagel

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