September 23, 2015. As mentioned, arrived in early morning Frankfurt time, and had a 14 hour layover, so I spent the entire day in the city watching the different phases of the day unfold, from the morning breakfast rush to noon-hour relaxation to mid-...

September 22, 2015. Drove into Ottawa for an all-day meeting, then hopped on a plane and flew to Frankfurt. Early morning there, still late night for me. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1KJgPnQ

September 20, 2015. View from the nice little model cabin where we stayed in Riviere du Loup on the way to Casselman. A bright brilliant day filled with hope and sunshine. We caught the Motel Fleuve d'Argent on its last day of the season. But yes, I'd ...

September 19, 2015. One last look at the house before we move (this image makes me very sad and I won't linger long with it). And actually, I'll see the house again, as I still own it, and need to do some work to get it sold. From Flickr http://ift.tt/...

September 18, 2015. The election is still a month away, but I took time to vote at the elections office because I knew I wouldn't be able to get to the polls otherwise. The office is in the Co-op building on Halifax street, and this is an old feed mill...

September 19, 2015. Today is the day the movers are here to clear out the Moncton house and send everything packing to Casselman. It's busy, chaotic, and finally happening. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1iEGsiO

September 15, 2015. In Ottawa for an all day project planning meeting, which I thought went quite well. Half way through we took a brealk to join other NRC staff at the United Way fundraising barbeque. This is NRC president John McDougall cutting the c...

September 16, 2015. Another all-day meeting (after the breakfast meeting) at the former CISTI building in Ottawa. This is some artwork from the building. After that, a night flight back to Moncton. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1iXLNRY

September 14, 2015. A day filled with meetings (four of them, back-to-back) and then off to the airport for a night flight to Ottawa. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1iXLPJy

September 13, 2015. About a half hour west of Fredericton. Driving, day 2. Finish my laundry, ate brunch at the Four Points, trhen arrived back in Moncton at a decent hour. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1Pcsm1W

September 12, 2015. Better day today. Overnight at the house, then drove all day to Edmunston, where I stayed at this nice Four Points hotel. I was even able to do my laundry for free! From Flickr http://ift.tt/1Pcsj6h

September 10, 2015. Toured the Scottish highlands today, including Glencoe, Loch Ness, and a bunch of other places including the valley where they filmed the closing scenes of Skyfall. Just about the coolest place ever (yes I know this isn't the actual...

September 9, 2015. Took a tour up to see Loch Lomond, Doune Castle, Stirling Castle, and some other sights in and around the Glasgow area. This is the inside of Doune Castle, maybe the highlight of the trip. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1KazADD

September 8, 2015. Andrea suggested I buy a new sweater so I took a taxi to the city centre to my new favourite store, High and Mighty, and bought a comfy wool sweater and informal jacket I can wear on days like today - conference days, but days when I...

September 7, 2015. This is the scene behind the scenes in the hall where I gave my talk (it's called the Armadillo - here's the outside). You can see the podium where I stood through the door. The talk was webcast around the world as well as to a very ...

September 5, 2015. This is the walkway that connects the railway station and streets north of the highway to the conference centre in Glasgow. It was striking enough to become the cover slide for one of my talks. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1hYtFqk

September 6, 2015. This is Hall 2, where I gave the first (and smaller) of my talks here in Glasgow, The MOOC Ecosystem. It was full when I gave my talk, but I forgot to take a photo during the talk, so this is a little after. I spent the rest of the d...

September 4, 2015. An uncomfortable airplane ride (and ridiculous layers of immigration security at Heathrow (you know, just in case I'm Syrian or something)) and I have arrived in Glasgow. Minus my luggage. British Airways for the #fail. My first impr...

September 3, 2015. A misty morning looking into the sunrise to the east in my new backyard in Casselman. I won't be back to the house for a week. Yeah - one day, that's what I got. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1Xva41J

September 2, 2015. We closed on our new house in Casselman (45 km southeast of Ottawa) today, and I'm typing these words from behind the two wiondows on the left. It will be a few weeks before we're in and settled, but it's real, I'm here, and it's our...

September 1, 2015. Spent the day in the hotel room today getting caught up on office work, but at 4:30 on the dot I was on my bicycle down a really nice trail from the Airport Hilton to Osgoode, a small town 25 km to the south. Back a million years ago...

August 31, 2015. The last of the papers were signed at the lawyer's today and the purchase should go through. More soon. In the mean time, I took a trip down memory lane by going to Rideau Carleton Raceway to lose a few dollars on the ponies (via simul...

August 30, 2015. Flew home from Guadalajara via Houston and Toronto. Here I am in the Houston baggage area performing the utterly pointless task of collecting my bag, dragging it 200 feet through customs, and putting it on the belt for the next flight....

August 29, 2015. It's a rare opportunity to be able to photograph inside a church during a ceremony, but one presented itself today as this celebraation, photographed by many, was the cumulation of a march from Parroquia de San Pedro Apóstol to the plaza on Independencia Eje in Tlaquepaque. It was loud, with trumpets and drums, it ws colourful, and it was unexpected. I wandered around the area and then hiked for a total of 17km back to my hotel. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1JHbb49

August 28, 2015. Today we took a day trip outside of the city south to Laguna de Chapala, pictured here. We wandered around the houses and shorlines of Chapala and also Ajijic (which, I was told, contained many Canadians). From Flickr http://ift.tt/1Ks...

August 27, 2015. I gave a talk in the absolutely beautiful theatre at the University of Guadalajara Muso, behin which is the Templo Expiatorio church (or cathedral), where I photographed this statue commemorating the visit of Pope John Paul the second....

August 26, 2015. I did a longish workshop with a number of very nice people here at the University of Guadalajara, then we went out to the Santo Coyote restaurant, pictured here, for some very fine Mexican food. Lunch here starts at 2 and ends at 4, ex...