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    Shopping Carts

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    December 8, 2016. This is what it looks like after work these days as I load my shopping cart at Costco. Fairly productive day today marked mostly by a declining email stack.
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    Waiting Room

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    December 7, 2016. This 1970s ambiance is the waiting room at the family health centre at Riverside Hospital, which is where I was today for a routine visit. The wait was quite minimal, and the reception at our new family doctor everything we would hope...
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    The Fog Rolls In

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    December 6, 2016. Snow, cold and open water from the nearby river produce fog. It didn't quite make it to our back yard. Still limping around on a bad ankle. Accomplishments: - online seminar this evening (still ahead as I write this)
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    Santa Run

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    December 4, 2016. Back in Casselman just in time for the Festival du Noel. This is the Santa run, which started off this Sunday morning.
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    De-Icing

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    December 3, 2016. En Route from Berlin to Montreal via Frankfurt, its airport viewed here, its de-icing service in operation lifting the frost off the wing. On the flight home I watched all eight episodes of BBC's War and Peace, which was teriffic.
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    Bulbs

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    December 2, 2016. Worked the conference today, including a panel presentation, and took time for a short errand at the market. Accomplishments: - visited every booth at the conference & got a lot of material for my environmental scan - posted all o...
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    Occupied

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    December 1, 2016. At the Occupied party at Online Educa Berlin. No talks today so I've enjoyed the role of conferencier Still got a lot done - attended some sessions, worked the trade show.
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    Standing Room Only

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    November 30, 2016. This is the audience for my talk at Cornelsen Publishing in Berlin. I gave this talk in the morning, then delivered a personal learning environment design workshop in the afternoon. Still limping pretty badly.
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    Standing Room Only

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    November 30, 2016. This is the audience for my talk at Cornelsen Publishing in Berlin. I gave this talk in the morning, then delivered a personal learning environment design workshop in the afternoon. Still limping pretty badly.
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    Occupied

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    December 1, 2016. At the Occupied party at Online Educa Berlin. No talks today so I've enjoyed the role of conferencier Still got a lot done - attended some sessions, worked the trade show.
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    Occupied

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    Dece,ber 1, 2016. At the Occupied party at Online Educa Berlin. No taks today so I've enjoyed the role of conferencier Still got a lot done - attended some sessions, worked the trade show.
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    Standing Room Only

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    November 30, 2016. This is the audience for my talk at Cornelsen Publishing in Berlin. I gave this talk in the morning, then delivered a personal learning environment design workshop in the afternoon. Still limping pretty badly.
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    Räucherfisch

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    November 29, 2016. Working on a stress-free day today. I'm nursing a sore ankle and enjoying having my phone. Busy day tomorrow. A quick walk to the Christmas to look at Räucherfisch and eat batwurst.
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    Erudiendae Artibus Iuventuti

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    November 28, 2016. Berlin. This is a view from the taxi I took from the airport. Significant because my phone took an unscheduled trip in the taxi, sat for a while in an apartment just nrth of the Tiergarden, and ended up in a Thai massage parlor Kaise...
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    Luxembourg

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    November 27, 2017. Fondation J.P. Pescatore, in Luxembourg.. I was up bright and early for a three-hour train ride to visit Luxembourg for the first time. I spent the day wandering around the city, took the train back home, and sprained my ankle just a...
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    Brussels, Belgium

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    November 26, 2016. Went out walking in Brussels today. The Christmas markets were set up, there was skating on the mall, and people were spreading their wings.
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    European Parliament

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    November 25, 2016. I gave my talk within sight of the European Parliament building, seen here, in Brussels. The workshop in the afternoon was just on the other side of tht building.
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    Brussels, Belgium

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    November 26, 2016. Went out walking in Brussels today. The Christmas markets were set up, there was skating on the mall, and people were spreading their wings.
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    European Parliament

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    November 25, 2016. I gave my talk within sight of the European Parliament building, seen here, in Brussels. The workshop in the afternoon was just on the other side of tht building.
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    Fleuriste de Stuyvenberg

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    November 24, 2016. Jet lag day. Wandered around Brussels. Took the Metro to Atomium, then walked back toward the city - well, actually toward what I thought was a castle, but turned out to be a church. Église Notre-Dame de Laeken, seen here from Fleuriste de Stuyvenberg.
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    Brussels

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    November 23, 2016. Arrived this morning in Belgium. Had to wait a bit to check in so I wandered around the city. Then I slept for 16 hours. That was my day.
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    The Road to Montreal

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    November 22, 2016. It was back and forth to Ottawa a couple of times (forgot my power cord) and then down the road to Montreal in the multicolour afternoon light to catch a flight at Dorval.
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    The Road to Montreal

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    November 22, 2016. It was back and forth to Ottawa a couple of times (forgot my power cord) and then down the road to Montreal in the multicolour afternoon light to catch a flight at Dorval.
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    Snow

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    November 21, 2016. Lots done today, especially on my landscape document. Accomplishments: - wrote Post-Fact and Fake News - first win in Civ VI (after playing for four days)
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    Snow

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    November 21, 2016. Lots done today, specially on my landscape document. Accomplishments: - wrote Post-Fact and Fake News - first win in Civ VI (after playing for four days)
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    Eastern Final

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    November 20, 2016. The home team wins! RedBlacks are on the way to the Grey Cup after prevailing in a windy and snowy game this afternoon.
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    Touch Lamp

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    November 19, 2016. This is the touch lamp in my office (you just touch it to turrn it on). I spent the day mostly playing Civ. And doing a little cleaning,
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    Morning Mist and Sunrise

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    November 19, 2016. Today's photo of the day, taken from my office window at home, features the sunrise with some morning mist. Accomplishments: - After several months of work, I finally finished updating my Presentations page
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    M-2

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    November 17, 2016. This is an aircraft etched into the large and impressive front door of building M-2 at NRC, where I was this morning for meetings about the future of the organization.
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    Alex

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    November 16, 2016. Finishing the set of three photos for three cats, this is Alex relaxing after having some fish. Typical day today, almost done a big accomplishment.

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