And here I am

Made it to Newfoundland without any drama. The plane was an Embrarer 190. I had never been on one of these before. Actually, I think they're fairly new. I think I saw one at one of the airports on our September trip, and couldn't figure out what it was. They're only slightly larger than a Canadair regional jet, but the engine configuration is more like a 737. The Embrarer is fine. It's two seats on each side like a CRJ, but it does have more space inside. Feels more like a 737, except there's no middle seat.

The approach to St. John's is interesting. Base leg was out over the Atlantic, and we got a nice view of the city at dusk. It's much nicer to look at from the air than Toronto is, although I still prefer being up in the mountains.

It's pretty well dark here already, the time is an hour and a half ahead of Toronto. I get a view of the harbor from my room, the hotel is almost right on the water. It's not the greatest view, as it's a working shipping port, but it could certainly be worse.

I don't know how much time we're going to have for sightseeing. Probably next to none. The cab driver gave us a virtual tour of the area, as much as he could in the 10 minute drive from the airport. It'll remain to be seen whether or not we'll have a chance to actually check out any of his recommendations or not.

More as I get a chance to post.

Don't like the forecast? Check again tomorrow

I'm headed out to St. John's, Newfoundland next week for business. I've never been east of Montreal, so it should be an interesting experience. In preparation, I've been watching the weather forecast. The Weather Network has a graph of the upcoming 14 Day Trend. Normally I'm used to the forecast being somewhat accurate for the next three days or so, then less so every day in the future. But if I watch the 14 day trend for Toronto, it looks somewhat similar as the dates march across the calendar.

I've been warned by others in the office that the weather out there is significantly less predictable than it is here. Honestly, I don't know why they even bother putting together a forecast for St. John's. This graph looks completely different every time I check it. I think their "computer model" is a simple random number generator.

The bottom line is to be prepared for anything and everything, whether it's sun, rain, snow, slush, freezing rain, wind, hurricane, or sea monster attack. From what I've been able to gather, these are all equally likely. Watch this space for sea monster pictures.

Just when you thought you'd seen everything...

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As if the LOLcats weren't stupid enough.

Our Anniversary!

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As if I needed another way to waste time

I've seen several of the pictures, of course. However, I had no idea that LOLcats were such a prevalent phenomenon. It's way too easy to spend way too much time looking at pictures and more pictures. They even have a history.

I don't know why I like these so much. Yes, they're cute and yes, they're also stupid. Honestly, so are cats most of the time. Really. I have five. They're just as stupid as they are cute, which is why they're so entertaining.