Showing posts with label canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label canada. Show all posts

Monday, September 5, 2011

Walkabout 2011: Day 1–What Could Go Wrong?

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Everything looks ok out there.

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And inside as well.  OOOoooh Duty Free smokes!!

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WTF.  Canada.  Oh great.

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Well, at least the bar is open.

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I’m sure we’ll only be here a few more hours.  It’s not even 3am local.  And what’s with the whacky time zone??

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The least comfortable international terminal in all of North America.  Although the Socialist Workers Mural was fantastic.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Beware the Canadian Honey Crisps

Ordinarily I'm a huge fan of all things Canadia -- Ice Hockey, SCTV, Cobie Smulders. I even worked at a Canadian combany for 10 years. But recently I've found something from Canada that I'm forced to give a resounding thumbs down. And that is their Honey Crisp apples.

Sadly, the Honey Crisps coming out of Washington are long gone. To replace them, Central Market has started selling the lower quality Canadian imports. Unfortunately, while still a good apple, they are not the quintessential experience of the Washington variety.

You've been warned.

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