Posted in Normal on Aug 11th, 2008
If I didn’t arrange this trip, I would definitely be in the doghouse. Michelle had been itching for some sort of vacation since summer started, and since I was away in Sarnia, it was a convenient time to spend a weekend in Toronto!
We stayed at Director Nick’s and Amber’s place in Oakville (most income per [...]
Posted in Normal on Aug 4th, 2008
I touched down in Sarnia, Ontario last week Monday, and I have never seen so many chemical factories clustered in one area. For the unfamiliar, Sarnia is on the south-west side of Ontario, approximately one hour from Detroit and three hours from Toronto.
While the locals do not advise swimming in lake Huron, there is lots [...]
After a year hiatus of traveling to the States, I returned again to Cleveland for some work-sponsored training. This time around, there were only three Canadians in total at the training, so our presence was especially lacking.
The definite highlight of the trip was on Wednesday - our group got picked up in this fancy 2007 [...]
Posted in Normal on Jul 22nd, 2008
The hotel is minutes from shopping, beaches, parks, live horse racing, gaming and the Chemical Valley.
And to think the emphasis on Chemical Valley wasn’t mine.
Posted in Normal on Jul 14th, 2008
Random Stampeder - “It tastes like nothing.”
Michelle and I went to the Grand Opening of the Apple Store today! We arrived at about 7:15am and joined the other 14 people in line. The first guy was already there at 10am on Friday, and there were lots of people from the night before and even a guy from Calgary! The whole experience [...]
Posted in Normal on Jul 3rd, 2008
Well, whatda know. Delayed a week, but announced on June 30th is the Grand Opening of the West Edmonton Apple Store.
Michelle and I are trekking from Calgary, and will probably line up not too insanely early, since first thousand people get t-shirts, which is, needless to say, a lot of t-shirts. Some fans got to [...]