Turned out that ours was the first Air Canada flight via Boeing 787 from YVR to NRT. We got a cheesy pin to celebrate. New plane, same indifferent service.
Life in Tokyo
We're in the air, on our way to Japan for two weeks to meet up with Andrew. Pretty sure I still have this somewhere in the basement....
2014 Music
It's December, and here's what I've got: There wasn't anything this year that grabbed me by the neck and shook. But hey, who am I to criticize? I can't hum in tune. Here are the 10 albums that I listened to most. Each one has its moments, but not sure how well any of [...]
Going down a rabbit hole and emerging with cicadas
I was in New York for work last week, and Heidi came down for the weekend. We attended the National Ballet of Canada's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" on Friday, and Youssou N'Dour on Saturday. Both were OK. We visited the Morgan Library & Museum on Saturday in the rain, giving me an opportunity to add [...]
I’m at…
... the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a Steve Reich and Philip Glass concert. I am a happy camper. Update The concert, nearly 3 hours, was amazing. Reich did "4 Organs" which I have on vinyl, but haven't heard since I retired my turntable, oh..25 years ago. Then he did the complete "Drumming"' aka "Music [...]
