Now I have a deep desire to read a detailed history of the ever-changing Torchbearers song; have read three versions today #PomonaAW15
Category: My Travel
Apparently, alumni like free ice cream, too
Ah
Ah The “chit-chat” part of the college reunion. #PomonaAW15
Bougainvillea, agapanthus, star jasmine..
Bougainvillea, agapanthus, star jasmine.. there are things I miss about Southern California.
Alumni enjoy wine tasting, it seems
Bright college days, oh, carefree days that fly,
To thee we sing with our glasses raised on high
Bright college days, oh, carefree days that fly,
To thee we sing with our glasses raised on high #PomonaAW15
One thing hasn’t changed over the years: leisurely pace of service at the Coop
One thing hasn’t changed over the years: leisurely pace of service at the Coop Still good shakes, tho. #PomonaAW15
Gaudeamus igitur. Iuvenes dum sumus. #PomonaAW15
An essential part of any visit to Pomona College
Touring the campus with @FragolaKat , which is slightly surreal
Touring the campus with @FragolaKat , which is slightly surreal #PomonaAW15
Back on campus
Back on campus Would be more nostalgic about it if more of it were still here. 🙂 #PomonaAW15
Heading off for my very special, easily-divisible 32nd college reunion
Heading off for my very special, easily-divisible 32nd college reunion #chirp
This is why I prefer an actual alarm clock
I use my phone as an alarm clock (and white noise generator) while on travel, but it's never as convenient to stop the alarm quickly (or reliably).
(Original at http://xkcd.com/1518/ … the hover-over text is pretty good, too.)
On visiting Canada
Since numerous people (on both sides of the border) asked me, my visit to Calgary, Alberta, last week was … well, a heck of a lot like visiting another state in the US. Heck, Calgary has a lot more in common with Denver than Denver does with, say, Philadelphia.
That said, there were a few differences.
1. Weather-wise (and spring-blooming-wise), they're about a month behind us. (Being 900 miles due north accounts for that.)
2. Poutine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine) is a thing. And a good thing. (People sometimes look askance at poutine — but, honestly, it's first cousin to chili cheese fries, which are hardly beyond the pale, foodwise.)
3. The locals seemed very enthusiastic about a team called the "Flames."
4. The highway signage was all very familiar-looking, except that distances and speeds were in metric (as were temperature signs, for that matter).
5. No American flags, of course. Canadian flags, sure, but a lot fewer of them. The US is a big … flag-crazy.
That all said, I didn't get to see a lot of Calgary, to be honest — airport, hotel, restaurants around hotel, office, highways in-between, that was the extent of my visit. But it seemed like a nice place.
Something visiting Calgary reminded me of
How much I love maple sugar candy.
I probably didn't need to be reminded of that, but I'm glad I was.
Dave Hill, International Man of Mystery, is ready to jaunt (in a non-Besterian sense, alas).
Dave Hill, International Man of Mystery, is ready to jaunt (in a non-Besterian sense, alas).
Hmmm
Hmmm Appears globe-trotting is delayed for a non-jaunty hour and a half.
Dave Hill, International Man of Mystery, is off on another globe-trotting jaunt
Dave Hill, International Man of Mystery, is off on another globe-trotting jaunt Marrakesh? Bombay? Macao? Stay tuned!
Well
Well I haven’t taken that wrong a bus since 1st Grade. All should be well as ends well, though.
And @MargieKleerup is home! Woot!
And @MargieKleerup is home! Woot!