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    Freezing Rain

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    January 1, 2020
    December 30, 2019. We took a quick walk in the park to get freezing rain pictures, then drove toward Fergus to visit Bill, Shirley and family. The ice wasn't that thick in Orillia, but there were some pretty spectacular scenes on the road. The roads th...
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    Nest

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    January 1, 2020
    December 29, 2019. With the forecast for freezing rain, we decided to wait it out in Orillia. Instead, we took a walk in the park along the lake, looking for interesting things like this nest. https://flic.kr/p/2i8n55c
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    Algonquin Park

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    January 1, 2020
    December 31, 2019. We could take the 401 to visit relatives, and suffer through the misery, or we could take the northern route through Algonquin Park. In theory it's an extra couple of hours - but as Bill points out, it's never just 5 hours on the 401...
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    Monday Snow

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 17, 2019
    December 16, 2019. Back in the office today; this is a view from the road just outside our building. Back at the ethics paper, which will One Day Be Done. https://flic.kr/p/2i1xPUm
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    Trantor

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 17, 2019
    December 14, 2019. I spent most of the day working on my ethics paper, and also a couple of hours reviewing a paper. Evenings these daya I play No Man's Sky, which for me means working on my base/city I call Trantor. It may be the largest city in NMS, ...
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    Spin Cycle

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 17, 2019
    December 15, 2019. I cleaned up the basement and prepared the cycle after a bit of a hiatus, because it's time to get back on the bike to prepare for next summer's cycling season. https://flic.kr/p/2i1yJQC
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    Winter Food

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 15, 2019
    December 13, 2019. I'm on to winter food now - a warm and nourishing broth of egg noodles, vegetables, tuna, gumbo soup mix, and ghost pepper for bite. It was back to the ethics paper today, which is slowly taking shape. https://flic.kr/p/2hZEuBa
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    Cups

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 15, 2019
    December 12, 2019. I took a day off from the ethics paper to write a proposal for a May conference (a Canadian conference, so I don't get booked onto an Air Canada Rouge nightmare). Back home to play No Man's Sky. These are my various travel mugs. http...
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    Costco

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 12, 2019
    December 8, 2019. Sunday means errands as we ventured into the city (still on summer tires) for a Costco run. Other than that, I'm still working on my ethics paper. https://flic.kr/p/2hYjtFF
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    Ramp

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 12, 2019
    December 10, 2019. I tought for a while wondering why we must always build buildings above ground, creating the need for ramps (which are always awkwardly constructed) and decided it must be because of snow, which would otherwise melt into buildings. T...
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    Snow Squall

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 12, 2019
    December 11, 2019. It's hard to see but there's a vigorous snowfall taking place. This is the Chateau Laurier as seen from the Rideau Centre in downtown Ottawa. We took the LRT downtown while waiting to have snow tires installed. I also checked in at t...
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    The Back Yard

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 12, 2019
    December 9, 2019. This is the view of the back yard from the downstairs bathroom. I'm up early and ready to work from home (due to the internet outage in the office). It was another day spent working on my ethics paper (by now a Major Project). https:/...
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    Lexi and Dr. Phil

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 6, 2019
    December 6, 2019. Before I went to Brazil our TV went zzzzzzzt and died. Today the replacement arrived. We set it up, and while the cats were not impressed by the disruption, Lexi at least approved. https://flic.kr/p/2hVWciq
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    NRC Wreath

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 6, 2019
    December 5, 2019. The 'NRC' logo is there to prevent people from trying to walk through the plate glass in our lobby. The view is of the back of the wreath hung over them. The good news ended there, as I came back to find out that internet on the 'blac...
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    Senators Mug

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 6, 2019
    December 4, 2019. I spent the day working on my Ethics paper, trying to create a nice video of it. I say 'trying' because I learned the hard way that OBS will only support a certain number of image slides. This is in the evening, just before bed. It's ...
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    Sitting Pretty

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 6, 2019
    December 3, 2019. Back from Brazil, taking a rest day before working again. This is Andrea's chair, and sitting pretty on Andrea's chair is Lexi, who knows where to find the softest chair in the house. https://flic.kr/p/2hVQ1PM
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    Tropical Flowers

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    | 2019365, brazil, Syndicated, teresina
    December 2, 2019
    November 29, 2019. Today was the big day. I was working on the slides right up to the final moment, did a really nice presentation (IMHO) and then (of course) we went out for another longish dinner to talk about it all. These were flowers outside the r...
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    livia Nery

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 2, 2019
    November 30, 2019. The day after the conference livia Nery celebrated two things - the successful completion of the conference she organized, and her birthday. This is at the celebratory lunch. Before lunch I went for a walk around the hotel in 40 degr...
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    Carlos

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 2, 2019
    November 27, 2019. This is Carlos Alberto P de Oliveira from Rio, one of my co-presenters in Teresina (and all-round good guy). I didn't attend any sessions today (since they were mostly in Portuguese and I wanted to spend more time working on the big ...
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    Snow

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 2, 2019
    December 2, 2019. This is what greeted us when we landed in Toronto. After a layover, I got into my 10:10 flight to Ottawa. After a three hour delay we managed to take off. Back home now. Cats are very happy. https://flic.kr/p/2hU5ymV
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    The Band

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    | 2019365, brazil, Syndicated, teresina
    December 2, 2019
    November 28, 2019. I have to say, any lead singer that comes out in pink tights shreds has my support right off the bat. I did my panel session and general conference attending in the morning, then worked on slides in the afternoon. There was also a le...
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    Sao Paulo

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    | 2019365, brazil, saopaulo, Syndicated
    December 2, 2019
    December 1, 2019. Arrived in Sao Paulo early in the morning, had breakfast, stayed at the 'Fast Sleep' in the airport, sleeping most of the day, then caught my flight to Toronto in the evening. I had thought about taking my 13 hour layover and visiting...
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    Brazilian Orchestra

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    December 1, 2019
    November 26, 2019. This is the traditional Brazilian orchestra from the opening ceremonies for the conference in Teresina. They were quite good, playing standards that had the audience singing along. https://flic.kr/p/2hTCSu9
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    Dogs in Airports

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    November 25, 2019
    November 24, 2019. This was one of two dogs being led through the Ottawa airport for people to pet and just generally enjoy. He was a very good dog and loved all the attention. Security staff loved the dog, too. For me, it was part of a good start to m...
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    Car Wash

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    November 25, 2019
    November 23, 2019. We ran some errands today, one of which was running the car through the car wash (it's the fastest and easiest way to make sure all the windows, lights and cameras are OK). https://flic.kr/p/2hQLSFp
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    The Bridge

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    | 2019365, casselman, Syndicated
    November 21, 2019
    November 20, 2019. This is the railway bridge at Casselman (I can also see it, at a different angle, from my kitchen window). I've been focused on my current paper on ethics, preparing for a trip that might not happen, and watching the days grow shorte...
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    The Plant

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    November 19, 2019
    November 19, 2019. Another day spent working on my ethics paper, and also adding publications to my c.v. As I walked outside under this sky I thought "the mark of a good sunset is that makes you feel small." https://flic.kr/p/2hNbfXy
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    Base

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    November 19, 2019
    November 16, 2019. In retrospect, I should have built my base in No Man's Sky on a planet that has more colours. Still, I like my super-heated world, and though there's zero point to doing it, I've been enjoying the task of creating a large city on a w...
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    Luggage

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    November 19, 2019
    November 18, 2019. Just as I was about to submit my claim, I got a call from Montreal airport saying the luggage was coming in on the 7 pm flight. That was Saturday. Sunday evening I got a call from the Grayhound station in Ottawa. Monday at lunch time...
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