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| Rhadamanthys, Minos, Aiakos |
In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthus was the son of Zeus and Europa. He was a judge of the underworld and known for his strict justice.
Hi Giggster!
From forecast this morning, things looks a bit "iffy" today. However, domani, a reasonably early ride, (9:00am?), might allow us to miss the rain.
On another, perhaps more important matter, I plan to be more than rhadamanthine in the dispensation of justice towards non-non-compliance in NRBC shirkers. Cheers, Zeus' Son, a rhadamanthine chip off the parental block, so to speak!
P,
Thursday
ride works for me. We will confer this evening as the forecast becomes
muddied by yet another change of pattern – much like
the multi-directional winds we encounter on our rides.
Re
– pics: While you and Ray work on sisterhood surveillance issues the
Mongolian Terrorist is seeking help from the Ulti-Bomber and
is seen here with the incendiary expert himself. W
Hi Marcus Aurelius! Use your time machine and I'm sure everything will fall into place! Cheers, Il Conduttore!
At this point Tuesday looks like it might work, pending word from Aubrey. Keep me posted on your plans. 8^) Cheers, Mark
Hi I realize I did not give you a lot of warning, and you are top of my list, but I wasn't sure of my schedule. I sent you a message on Facebook a couple of days ago.
I am in Vancouver today having lunch with my niece at noon and then tonight Dinao has a class in False Creek area.
What are you up to? My area code is 902 Rhoda
Thanks for area code! We will be home later this afternoon,
(Perhaps all day, depending on weather. I hope to go for a ride if rain
holds up.), and tonight so give us a shout if you can pop by, even for a
short visit, if not for a full Freeloader Meal!
Otherwise Thursday or Friday nights are available.
On another matter, Howard Hurt, Head of he Curriculum Lab when we met, died this past October.
Hi Patrick
Thought I would drop you a line before we depart on Saturday on a
10 day trip to Tenerife- in particular visiting the Anaga mountains at
the eastern end of the island not far from the capital Santa Cruz. The
apartment we are renting has bikes but from
what I have seen of the mountain roads we shall be cycling back and
forward along the sea front to Santa Cruz from the village of San
Andres.
Still cycling my modest distances but too wet today so went to the
gym at Harrogate. Rain has cleared leaving a pleasant sunset before dark
drops in around 4.15.
Just completed the latest Downton Abbey series and awaiting the
Christmas special. Where are you up to? We are labouring through
Homeland which looks like going on for ever with its twists and turns
some of which don't seem necessary. I have also got into
a UK series called Hunted which is also very complicated and violent
involving MI6 and off-shoots. I gave up on a Scandinavian series called
the Bridge- named after the bridge(surprise) between Copenhagen and
Malmo- quite seedy considering our view of these
countries. How is PSB your way these days? We enjoyed it in Vancouver-
surprised it comes from USA?
I trust you are looking after that two wheeled investment of yours.
Are you riding further, faster, easier and how is the pelaton reacting.
I must say that I would be taking a poor view of being further
upstaged.
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| MI6 HQ |
We were impressed by your countryman William Schattner when he
compered "Have I git News for You" a few weeks back. Very amusing and
handled the rest of the panels very well. I see that Damien Lewis our
Etonian Brit acting out the part of Sergeant Brody
is favoured to get the compere role of this programme in the USA.
We were saddened to hear about Arthur's son's incident and have asked Ray for any news.
Mother is still going strong in the nursing home- I shall be there
tomorrow. I am ringing her now which saves one trip a week up there and
her hearing is surprisingly good on the phone. Christine's mother is
having her ears and her hearing aid attended
to so that should put Chris in a better mood.
Christine has returned from a mentoring assignment complaining
about the temperature and no central heating on-claims it is only 6
degrees C in the car- tea and croissants should help but she is
insisting on putting the gas fire( very inefficient) on.
I now have a small collection of malts, unfortunately most of them
are well spent. It seems a pity to empty them completely so they are
lined up on a table and there they will remain and hopefully be added to
until a complaint comes in.
We hope you are both well and enjoying life. Will try and send a snap or two.
Regards Jim
Hi Complaining Chris and Gymster Jim!
Great to hear from you even if it is to brag about your impending trip to Tenerife! Bravo and Buona Fortuna on the Anaga mountain roads!!!
Gather from your missive that the sort of weather you have been having s quite similar to ours, of late. However, we had a wonderful break from the rain clouds last Friday and Whirlygig and I, (No Raymondo! Myth of Geordie, Newcastle/Hartlepool toughness, is just that, a MYTH!), took the opportunity to ride to Horeshoe Bay. We left at just before 10:00am from the Heartbreak Terrace and made our way, via Seawall, around Science World to Stanley Park and then over the Lions Gate. Along Ambleside and then kicked over onto Marine Drive just past Dundarave Village. Know the route pretty well so no hitches out to HB and back again. About 36K to the village and then long climb up the steep hill, (We spit on the Anaga mountain roads!), retracing our steps but with a head wind on the return leg.
Near the the Inukshuk statue on the south end of English Bay, Whirlygig
remained on Beach Avenue while I kept to the Seawall. He had to make for
home to meet this son while I wanted to take advantage of the weather
and log at least 100K. This being the case,
riding around Science World would give me an extra 10K so that I would
only need a quick run out to UBC to push me over the hundred mark. Did
just that and sailed along Spanish Banks, (the freighters, one with a
striking broad red band on its hull), filling
the bay, the mountains dusted with snow icing, (although it was perfect cycling temperature), the fairly strong wind at
my back. Paid for it once I had completed a few dipsy-doodles around
campus, however, as by 2:30pm, when I was at the bottom of the Foreshore
Hill and making for home, wind was even stronger
and I had my work cut out for me over final 10K or so. Still, it was a
grand day and it was simply wonderful to have put such a good ride under
my belt before monsoons set in: 103.3K over 5:21:13, AVG 19.2KPH, MAX
51.2KPH.
Glad it managed the outing since it really has been wet almost ever since. Did happen to elude raindrops yesterday when I rode over to the Aquatic Centre at 11:15am that morning. Was able to swim 3.25 miles but not overly pleased with my time, about 1 mph. Hope I can reduce it to 45 minutes once I'm swimming more regularly but that remains to be seen, of course. Back home by 4:00pm after a glorious hot tub and sauna.
Have enjoyed a very busy social calendar this last little while. This past Saturday Whirlygig and his partner, Kerriopolina, hosted the Peleton and it was a grand affair. Earlier that day I popped by to visit close friend, Ted Keating, also a former Winnipeger. About a month ago he and his wife, Elaine, we at YVR, en route to Wpg as a matter of fact, when he stumbled over the curb and in ensuing fall, severed something in his right leg! had to be rushed by ambulance to VGH for emergency surgery! Aside from everything else, they had to cancel a carefully planned rip to India, scheduled for early November! To make family matters worse, poor Elaine had to fly to Wpg a few weeks ago as her own mother is not well and she and her siblings face the difficult task, (as I know you both know), of resolving issues around placing her Mom in a nursing home.
Hope to find out more details tomorrow when we host two tables of bridge, Should be fun. Corinne's
parents play and we are having Ted/Elaine, (Ted and I played handball at the U of Wpg and he belonged
to VRC for a short while as well.), with Guy, (from
my book club), and his partner, Nancy, to make up the rest.
After visiting Ted, I stopped in to see Imre and had a good long visit with him. Seemed in very fine form, all things considered. Couldn't stay but an hour or so as I had to be home to get ready for dinner at Giggster's place. Next evening we had Flamin' and Sarge as well as Andre MacKenzie, (Friend, (originally from Vancouver but now living between UK and France), we stayed with, south of Lyon, in 2010, who was in town to visit with his Mom and see his heart specialist. Should try to get him together with Robo Man!), for dinner. In a strange twist of Fate, Andre knows Imre! When in high school/university, Andre was a lifeguard and worked with Jim at many of the Vancouver pools and beaches. I hope to arrange to take Andre to see Jim sometime later this week.
I was also distressed to learn about Arthur's son. From what Ray told me last time we talked about incident, I think he is in GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre. I saw Stella just before Halloween, at her shop, but didn't say anything as I didn't think it appropriate, under circumstances. For his part, I know Raymond is a bit reluctant/torn to ask Arthur about the lad's condition as I gather it can't be all that good. Very sad state of affairs.
Not familiar, unfortunately,
with many of the series you mention. We are trying to watch all of the
episodes of Masterpiece Theatre, Elelementary, (Holmes in NY with Watson
a very attractive Asian woman, in case you don't know this spin-off.),
MI5, etc., that Chloë recorded over the summer. Watched Poirot last
night, set in a dig in Syria, and the actress, Elizabeth McGovern, who
plays the Countess of Grantham, was one of the
murderers! Can hardly wait for the Downtown third series to begin but
unfortunately, we may well have to wait to see it! We
are scheduled to leave Vancouver, (as of this writing!), on December
12th. We want to take our time driving south to LA to spend Christmas
with Ayn and Los Horridos, our grandsons. Chloë, Clarisse and Dusty, my in-laws,
will fly down. We are actually house-sitting for Ayn's cousin, Rick,
who has a gorgeous home in Simi Valley. He and his family will spend
holidays in Bora Bora to celebrate his 60th. Have
already been in touch with David and Nancy, friends in Berkeley, and
mentioned that we will probably arrive on their doorstep sometime around
the 18th/19th/20th, depending on how long we spend wine-tasting in
Sonoma and Napa!
A day or so after the 10th of January we are planning to continue driving south and east with a mind to seeing New Orleans, as one goal. I'd like to visit some bourbon distilleries in Tennessee and Kentucky but whether this transpires or not, remains to be decided. We hope to see friends, Randy and Ruth, formerly living in San Antonio, now in Dallas, en route to New Orleans.
Having
a pre-Yuletide Open House on December 2nd. Starting with a meeting of
my Book Club at 3:00pm to be followed by the Open House proper at
5:00pm. My 65th birthday is on December 6th but I gather, from
"whispers" here and there, that there may well be a bit of a "surprise"
element to festivities. I plan a bit of a malt surprise, myself, for some of the
malt aficionados who will be attending. Not sure if I mentioned it or not, in an earlier message, but I picked up a bottle of the Mackinlay's Rare Old Highland Malt, apparently a meticulous re-creation of the
original malt whisky shipped to Antarctica in 1907 by the explorer
Ernest Shackleton to fortify his 'Nimrod' expedition.
Several wooden crates of this precious whisky were
abandoned to the Antarctic winter in early 1909, then rediscovered over
a century later. Quite a story, one that celebrates the enduring spirit of both man
and malt.
Fond regards to Chris and you from Coriandre. Bon Voyage. With any luck Chris won't need a gas fire in Tenerife! Cheers, Patrizzio!
Pics: Ted; Imre; snaps taken at last Saturday's Peleton party; young woman with Raymondo, (He wanted pictures of him "air brushed" to remove any signs of old age!) is Amira, Giorgio's daughter, while profile of woman is Kerry, Whirlygig's amore; Tia, Kerry's daughter took a picture of Raymondo and I while I was showing him pictures of Ted, (They knew each other from VSB, taught together at Kits High, I believe.), and Imre; Andre The Giant!
Hi Rosemary and Andre The Giant!
Great to see you, Andre. Not sure if you have been in touch with Andre since Sunday, Rosemary, but that evening we had Flamin' and Sarge for dinner so that we could all catch up. I think everybody enjoyed themselves immensely, particularly in light of the copious amount of Single Malt consumed!
Tomorrow we will host two tables of bridge. Should be fun. Corinne's parents play and we are having Ted/Elaine, (Ted and I played handball at the U of Wpg and he belonged to VRC for a short while as well.), with Guy, (from my book club), and his partner, Nancy, to make up the rest. Tonight Rhoda, now living in Cape Breton, (I met her when I worked at the Curric Lab and she was a SA, Andre, back in the late '70's!), will come by for dinner as her daughter, Dinao, has a class at Emily Carr. Funnily enough, Rhoda's husband, Ron, was Flamin's paddling coach in Dartmouth when Flamin' was 13. He is now an oncologist and when at UBC on sabbatical about seven years ago, now, I invited the Sutherlands to dinner to meet the MacCormacks, as Flamin' had lived in Sydney at one point. We discovered, before the day of the dinner, their connection when I told Flamin' some of the details of how I met Rhoda and how she met Ron, etc.
With respect to Imre, let me know what might be a convenient day/time for a visit. Usually later in the afternoon is better. This week Thursday is out for me but Friday or Saturday, (earlier in day is fine for Imre), although this week I'd prefer Friday as we are off to Squamish to stay with friends Ruth/Rick, (more bridge players and former tenants, for 7 years, at Hotel Kits!), for the night, on Saturday, and plan to leave in the early afternoon.
Fond regards to you, Rosemary, from Coriandre. I trust we'll see you, one way or another, Andre, (I think Cora Lee mentioned the pre-Yuletide Open House on December 2nd to you, Andre, but if not, you are certainly welcome.), before you return to England/France. Cheers, Patrizzio!
Hi iPeletonii!
Do hope weather and conscience will allow a full Peleton domani! I am currently working on airbrushing many of the photos taken last Saturday, as per request by Robo Man. Apparently, he wishes the Movember Grizzled Look to hide his "Younger Than He Looks", rugged, dashing, debonair, stunningly handsome good looks!
On Monday, Coriandre and I cashed in our VWF complimentary tickets to
listen to Jian, (NOT Gion or Dion, Naming Disorder Giggenheimer!),
Ghomeshi, at UBC's Freddy Wood Theatre, interviewed by CBC's Stephen
Quinn. Place was packed and buzzing. Must say that
I was most impressed with Jian. For some time now I have been a bit
predisposed to be a tad negative as I've not enjoyed Q as much, of late,
feeling that Jian is becoming a bit like Peter Gzowski, towards the end
of his illustrious career, inasmuch as both
seemed/seem to utilize an almost "trademark-like" stutter during
interviews. Probably a result of their brilliant, racing ahead minds but
I found it/find it annoying after awhile. Nonetheless, Jian really was
dazzling. He could be a stand-up comic, such was
the delivery he gave before the interview itself. He had the audience
roaring as he characterized his father's reaction to him in some
episodes from early teenage years, (His dress and hair: "So you want to
look like a beggar? I didn't come to North America
for a better life, so my son could dress in rags!), or from more recent
events. The launch of his book, 1982, at a gala party: "How many books
have you sold? Why are you not standing at the table selling books?), to
the fact that Stephen was to be interviewing
him: "How many hours does Stephen broadcast each day? "Three hours, I
guess," was Jian's reply. "And you, you are on air for 90 minutes!"
replied his dad! "He's working harder! You need to work harder. Harder!"
Of course, Jian did this with his father's heavy
Iranian accent and hand gesticulations so it was even more hilarious.
Interview was wonderful, masterfully handled. For his part, Jian was just as entertaining, (while being both serious and informative), as when in comic mode. His answers were thoughtful, frank and most articulate. He certainly poked fun at himself and is really not a slave to his celebrity status. (I didn't realize that he has won some very prestigious broadcast awards and that Q is the most popular program, ever, on the CBC, at least in terms of listener/viewership.) He told a wonderful story about being in Halifax, where I believe he hosted the East Coast Music Awards, and at some point after the event a woman approached him in the lobby of his hotel. She came up to him and asked if he was who she thought he was. Bit puzzled he asked whom she thought he was and she said on CBC, etc. He said "Yes" and she went on and on and on about how much she liked him and his work. Finally she finished gushing and blurted that she could hardly believe that she could now go home and tell friends and family that she has actually met Ian Hanomansing!
Doubly pleased about attending the event as I had not placed it high on my list of possible choices, given the aforementioned misgivings I harboured. Guess I may even have to re-evaluate my opinions of the Peleton Latte Louts!
Loved the incriminating snaps of the IED's and their makers. For my part, I plan to place them in all the coffee joints along any of the Peleton's frequently travelled routes! Should self-select the cleaning of the gene pool and if the bikes are not destroyed in the blasts, Robo Man and I, as sole survivors, being non-latte drinkers, will use money from sale of same for malt and seeds! Cheers, Il Conduttore!
Hi Remembering Self!
Say what you mean or get what you deserve, Back Pedaller! Cheers, Il Conduttore!
What you see is all there is! 8^) Cheers, Mark
Marcus Aurelus:
Complete abdication of Experiencing Self's responsibility! Cheers, Il Conduttore!
Hi Complaining Chris and Gymster Jim!
Great to hear from you even if it is to brag about your impending trip to Tenerife! Bravo and Buona Fortuna on the Anaga mountain roads!!!
Gather from your missive that the sort of weather you have been having s quite similar to ours, of late. However, we had a wonderful break from the rain clouds last Friday and Whirlygig and I, (No Raymondo! Myth of Geordie, Newcastle/Hartlepool toughness, is just that, a MYTH!), took the opportunity to ride to Horeshoe Bay. We left at just before 10:00am from the Heartbreak Terrace and made our way, via Seawall, around Science World to Stanley Park and then over the Lions Gate. Along Ambleside and then kicked over onto Marine Drive just past Dundarave Village. Know the route pretty well so no hitches out to HB and back again. About 36K to the village and then long climb up the steep hill, (We spit on the Anaga mountain roads!), retracing our steps but with a head wind on the return leg.
Glad it managed the outing since it really has been wet almost ever since. Did happen to elude raindrops yesterday when I rode over to the Aquatic Centre at 11:15am that morning. Was able to swim 3.25 miles but not overly pleased with my time, about 1 mph. Hope I can reduce it to 45 minutes once I'm swimming more regularly but that remains to be seen, of course. Back home by 4:00pm after a glorious hot tub and sauna.
Have enjoyed a very busy social calendar this last little while. This past Saturday Whirlygig and his partner, Kerriopolina, hosted the Peleton and it was a grand affair. Earlier that day I popped by to visit close friend, Ted Keating, also a former Winnipeger. About a month ago he and his wife, Elaine, we at YVR, en route to Wpg as a matter of fact, when he stumbled over the curb and in ensuing fall, severed something in his right leg! had to be rushed by ambulance to VGH for emergency surgery! Aside from everything else, they had to cancel a carefully planned rip to India, scheduled for early November! To make family matters worse, poor Elaine had to fly to Wpg a few weeks ago as her own mother is not well and she and her siblings face the difficult task, (as I know you both know), of resolving issues around placing her Mom in a nursing home.
After visiting Ted, I stopped in to see Imre and had a good long visit with him. Seemed in very fine form, all things considered. Couldn't stay but an hour or so as I had to be home to get ready for dinner at Giggster's place. Next evening we had Flamin' and Sarge as well as Andre MacKenzie, (Friend, (originally from Vancouver but now living between UK and France), we stayed with, south of Lyon, in 2010, who was in town to visit with his Mom and see his heart specialist. Should try to get him together with Robo Man!), for dinner. In a strange twist of Fate, Andre knows Imre! When in high school/university, Andre was a lifeguard and worked with Jim at many of the Vancouver pools and beaches. I hope to arrange to take Andre to see Jim sometime later this week.
I was also distressed to learn about Arthur's son. From what Ray told me last time we talked about incident, I think he is in GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre. I saw Stella just before Halloween, at her shop, but didn't say anything as I didn't think it appropriate, under circumstances. For his part, I know Raymond is a bit reluctant/torn to ask Arthur about the lad's condition as I gather it can't be all that good. Very sad state of affairs.
A day or so after the 10th of January we are planning to continue driving south and east with a mind to seeing New Orleans, as one goal. I'd like to visit some bourbon distilleries in Tennessee and Kentucky but whether this transpires or not, remains to be decided. We hope to see friends, Randy and Ruth, formerly living in San Antonio, now in Dallas, en route to New Orleans.
Fond regards to Chris and you from Coriandre. Bon Voyage. With any luck Chris won't need a gas fire in Tenerife! Cheers, Patrizzio!
Pics: Ted; Imre; snaps taken at last Saturday's Peleton party; young woman with Raymondo, (He wanted pictures of him "air brushed" to remove any signs of old age!) is Amira, Giorgio's daughter, while profile of woman is Kerry, Whirlygig's amore; Tia, Kerry's daughter took a picture of Raymondo and I while I was showing him pictures of Ted, (They knew each other from VSB, taught together at Kits High, I believe.), and Imre; Andre The Giant!
Hi Rosemary and Andre The Giant!
Great to see you, Andre. Not sure if you have been in touch with Andre since Sunday, Rosemary, but that evening we had Flamin' and Sarge for dinner so that we could all catch up. I think everybody enjoyed themselves immensely, particularly in light of the copious amount of Single Malt consumed!
Tomorrow we will host two tables of bridge. Should be fun. Corinne's parents play and we are having Ted/Elaine, (Ted and I played handball at the U of Wpg and he belonged to VRC for a short while as well.), with Guy, (from my book club), and his partner, Nancy, to make up the rest. Tonight Rhoda, now living in Cape Breton, (I met her when I worked at the Curric Lab and she was a SA, Andre, back in the late '70's!), will come by for dinner as her daughter, Dinao, has a class at Emily Carr. Funnily enough, Rhoda's husband, Ron, was Flamin's paddling coach in Dartmouth when Flamin' was 13. He is now an oncologist and when at UBC on sabbatical about seven years ago, now, I invited the Sutherlands to dinner to meet the MacCormacks, as Flamin' had lived in Sydney at one point. We discovered, before the day of the dinner, their connection when I told Flamin' some of the details of how I met Rhoda and how she met Ron, etc.
With respect to Imre, let me know what might be a convenient day/time for a visit. Usually later in the afternoon is better. This week Thursday is out for me but Friday or Saturday, (earlier in day is fine for Imre), although this week I'd prefer Friday as we are off to Squamish to stay with friends Ruth/Rick, (more bridge players and former tenants, for 7 years, at Hotel Kits!), for the night, on Saturday, and plan to leave in the early afternoon.
Fond regards to you, Rosemary, from Coriandre. I trust we'll see you, one way or another, Andre, (I think Cora Lee mentioned the pre-Yuletide Open House on December 2nd to you, Andre, but if not, you are certainly welcome.), before you return to England/France. Cheers, Patrizzio!
Hi iPeletonii!
Do hope weather and conscience will allow a full Peleton domani! I am currently working on airbrushing many of the photos taken last Saturday, as per request by Robo Man. Apparently, he wishes the Movember Grizzled Look to hide his "Younger Than He Looks", rugged, dashing, debonair, stunningly handsome good looks!
Interview was wonderful, masterfully handled. For his part, Jian was just as entertaining, (while being both serious and informative), as when in comic mode. His answers were thoughtful, frank and most articulate. He certainly poked fun at himself and is really not a slave to his celebrity status. (I didn't realize that he has won some very prestigious broadcast awards and that Q is the most popular program, ever, on the CBC, at least in terms of listener/viewership.) He told a wonderful story about being in Halifax, where I believe he hosted the East Coast Music Awards, and at some point after the event a woman approached him in the lobby of his hotel. She came up to him and asked if he was who she thought he was. Bit puzzled he asked whom she thought he was and she said on CBC, etc. He said "Yes" and she went on and on and on about how much she liked him and his work. Finally she finished gushing and blurted that she could hardly believe that she could now go home and tell friends and family that she has actually met Ian Hanomansing!
Doubly pleased about attending the event as I had not placed it high on my list of possible choices, given the aforementioned misgivings I harboured. Guess I may even have to re-evaluate my opinions of the Peleton Latte Louts!
Loved the incriminating snaps of the IED's and their makers. For my part, I plan to place them in all the coffee joints along any of the Peleton's frequently travelled routes! Should self-select the cleaning of the gene pool and if the bikes are not destroyed in the blasts, Robo Man and I, as sole survivors, being non-latte drinkers, will use money from sale of same for malt and seeds! Cheers, Il Conduttore!
Actually I did mean Thursday, not Tuesday. I will check in with you tomorrow morning.
8^) Cheers, Mark
8^) Cheers, Mark
Hi Remembering Self!
Say what you mean or get what you deserve, Back Pedaller! Cheers, Il Conduttore!
What you see is all there is! 8^) Cheers, Mark
Marcus Aurelus:
Complete abdication of Experiencing Self's responsibility! Cheers, Il Conduttore!
P,
If
you wanted a mission in Squamish, I would get you to bring me back some
brews from the brewery. I am buying my beer in re-usable one litre
bottles (like the
Grolsch bottle with the clip and cork)) – all from Howe Sound Brewing
at the moment. My intention is to make beer when I have enough bottles.
I can get most in the BCLC stores but some I cannot buy such as:
Diamond Head Oatmeal Stout
Baldwin and Cooper Best Bitter
Howe Sound Lager (may only be available in cans as it is here) if so don’t buy
Maybe
they have some seasonal – or one-off brews available in the reusable
bottles. I would try anything. A couple bottles each would be great.
Maybe they will fill bottles with other beers, the lager…
I CAN buy the following here at BCLC -- so don’t bother.
Garibaldi Honey Pale Ale
Whitecap Wheat Ale
Rail Ale Nut Brown
Their -- Winter Ale
Devils Elbow India Pale Ale
Better take both panniers. W
Hi Braumeister!
For once, no naming disorder! I'm more than happy to see what I can find. Unfortunately, I don't think a ride to Squamish will work, given forecast. However, I am planning to take my Madone along on the bike rack and hope to ride from HB on Sunday, perhaps even from Squamish, but will have to see how late we are up and how much of your beer we consume! And pesky weather, of course. Cheers, Il Mulelator!
PS: Next thing will be that you want to stop for lattes!
David Kessler
Bake my pretty pumpkin cheesecakes...bake
PS: Next thing will be that you want to stop for lattes!
David Kessler
Bake my pretty pumpkin cheesecakes...bake
Easy riders,
Should be good to go tomorrow. Let's be in touch in the morning.
Ray
Hi guys,
Sorry but I have pressing work first thing tomorrow but please keep me in the loop and I'll see if I can drop in somewhere enroute.
Thanks, Al
Hello iPeletonii!
Rhoda is meeting me at the Heartbreak Terrace at 9:00am. We plan to ride over LG and do a few dipsy-doodles into North/West Van before re-crossing the LG. Thence once around SP before I accompany her to Canada Place where she is meeting another friend for lunch at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. Please join us if interested. Cheers, Il Conduttore!
Pics: Rhoda; young woman is her daughter, Dinao, enrolled in an Art Therapy course, here in town; Joanne Trueman, with Sarge, is a friend and neighbour in our building. I beleive you know the rest of the Usual Suspects!
Sorry but I have pressing work first thing tomorrow but please keep me in the loop and I'll see if I can drop in somewhere enroute.
Thanks, Al
Hello iPeletonii!
Rhoda is meeting me at the Heartbreak Terrace at 9:00am. We plan to ride over LG and do a few dipsy-doodles into North/West Van before re-crossing the LG. Thence once around SP before I accompany her to Canada Place where she is meeting another friend for lunch at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. Please join us if interested. Cheers, Il Conduttore!
Pics: Rhoda; young woman is her daughter, Dinao, enrolled in an Art Therapy course, here in town; Joanne Trueman, with Sarge, is a friend and neighbour in our building. I beleive you know the rest of the Usual Suspects!
Padre Madrone,
I was hesitant to ask, would you mind stopping for lattes?
Of course, stop by HSB only if you are interested in seeing the brew pub. The fact that I might be thirsty should not enter into your consideration. W
Hi again, Giggster Turn-Coat!
I love your passive-aggressive response! I feel that it is really not the Latte Louts that I need fear, but rather The Sisterhood! You have been seduced, me lad, and I regret that you must abandon all hope of returning to the fold. I suggest you resign as Secretary General of the NRBC before your profligate and degenerate ways become known to the Great Unwashed. "The fact that I wanted another three pairs of shoes should really not enter into your consideration!" Nice bit of plagiarism if I do say so! Goodbye, Imelda! Cheers, Patrizzio!
Hi again, Giggster Turn-Coat!
I love your passive-aggressive response! I feel that it is really not the Latte Louts that I need fear, but rather The Sisterhood! You have been seduced, me lad, and I regret that you must abandon all hope of returning to the fold. I suggest you resign as Secretary General of the NRBC before your profligate and degenerate ways become known to the Great Unwashed. "The fact that I wanted another three pairs of shoes should really not enter into your consideration!" Nice bit of plagiarism if I do say so! Goodbye, Imelda! Cheers, Patrizzio!
Ski!
An absurdly cheerful music video about all the dumbest ways to die:
http://io9.com/5961404/a-weirdly-adorable-music-video-about-all-the-dumbest-ways-to-die#13535173283953
http://io9.com/5961404/a-weirdly-adorable-music-video-about-all-the-dumbest-ways-to-die#13535173283953
| The tale of Hillary and Tenzing's ascent of Everest in Mick Conefrey's Everest 1953: The Epic Story of the First Ascent includes a connection to Britain, notes Justin Cartwright. Conefrey's book confirms Cartwright's childhood understanding that the coronation and the conquest of Everest were yoked together. | ||||||||
Mick Conefrey's moving book confirms that the coronation and the
conquest of Everest were indeed knowingly yoked together. Jan Morris,
then a young journalist for the Times, helped get hastily coded
dispatches, confirming that Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay had
reached the summit, to London just in time for the coronation. It was
immediately understood to be a huge boost to British prestige and a
tonic after the war and rationing. In some ways it reminds me of the
recent Olympics and the jubilee, with reality stretched to encompass
some uniquely British qualities. The Indians and the Nepalese joined in
vigorously, both claiming Tenzing a hero and a native son. In fact,
Tenzing was born in Tibet. Conefrey describes this frenetic scramble for
ownership of the mountain brilliantly.
But how could a mountain
which straddled the border between Tibet and Nepal be considered
British? And why did it have the name of a British man, Sir George
Everest, who had been surveyor-general of India from 1830 to 1843? The
truth was that the British climbers regarded themselves as the
aristocracy of the sport, and through the Indian connection Everest was
thought to be more or less within the sphere of British interest.
The
climb was some years in the planning. Operating from the Royal
Geographical Society, the Himalayan committee wanted to see a British
conquest after many failures and many deaths, as far back as George
Mallory's and Andrew Irvine's mysterious disappearance in 1924, a
subject of Wade Davis's brilliant book of last year, Into the Silence.
To carry out their "great cause", the committee appointed Mr Everest, Eric Shipton, as leader. In 1952 a group of hand-picked climbers, including the New Zealander Edmund Hillary, went to Cho Oyu in the Himalayas to prepare and test equipment for the following year. But the legendary Shipton proved to have little organisational know-how and no interest in the notion of "the great cause"; the expedition was a shambles and he was sacked rather ineptly. John Hunt, a colonel in the army, was recruited as leader. He proved to be just the man for the job, meticulous in his planning and a relentlessly hard worker, as well as a good climber. He very soon endeared himself to the others.  The first British attempt, on 26 May 1953, was to be made by Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans. Despite the meticulous preparation, it was fraught with difficulty; the weather was appalling and the climb from the South Col was terribly difficult. In the end a defective oxygen canister meant that they had to turn back only a few hundred metres from the top. For the rest of his life Bourdillon regretted that he hadn't gone on alone. But he had heeded Evans's warning that if he did he would never see his wife again. He was killed climbing in the Alps some years later. Hillary and Tenzing were the next up. They set off confidently towards the South Col, where they just managed to get a tent up in a gale and temperatures of -20C. They didn't sleep. In the morning they had a problem with the oxygen, and finally left their tent at 7am. Hillary's diaries show that they were determined to make it, no matter what the risks. At the final 40ft rock wall, Hillary forced himself through a narrow crack in the rocks and ice, overhung by a huge and unstable cornice. Tenzing followed. Hillary now believed they were going to make it. But after an hour he started wondering if he could go on. Then the going suddenly improved and he saw that the snow ahead was sloping away from him towards Tibet. They had made it. Hillary's famous pictures show Tenzing holding his axe, flying the small flags he had brought with him. The two of them stayed 18 minutes on the summit. Typically, Hillary did not ask Tenzing to take a picture of him.  Hillary was knighted, as was John Hunt, while Tenzing got the George Medal; there was talk of colonial attitudes. All three were worldwide celebrities. They met everybody who was anybody, including the newly crowned Queen and Prince Philip. Tenzing was deified in Nepal and India. It does not appear to have brought him happiness: although he was given a large house and a prestigious job as head of a mountaineering academy, he died in Darjeeling in 1986, depressed and with a drink problem. John Hunt went on to run the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and the parole service. Some years later he was made a life peer. Hillary became New Zealand's high commissioner to India.  Justin Cartwright's most recent novel is Other People's Money (Bloomsbury) Hi Kids! Great evening. Thanks for coming everyone. As discussed, Ski, you are meeting me at the Heartbreak Terrace at 9:00am. We plan to ride over LG and do a few dipsy-doodles into North/West Van before re-crossing the LG. Thence once around SP before I accompany you to Canada Place, or thereabouts, where she you will meet your friend for lunch at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. Cheers, Il Conduttore!  |
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