Andy got dressed up to attend a pediatric conference and describe his poster of research results. He was Vanna White, only with the mute button off.
Tom followed me on a four-hour trek around Vancouver to visit bookstores. At one point his hand was numb from the plastic handles of one heavy bag. (Oh, don't you feel sorry for him! It wasn't that bad; I did feed him.)
The first store was amazing. It was chock full o'books. Tom said one stack looked like a sculpture -- one that was defying gravity.
I was hunkered down looking at one shelf, stood up, and immediately toppled the pile behind me. After I put that one back together, I backed up (mistake), and toppled another pile. It made a loud sound but no one came running. It makes me think that that sort of thing happens all the time.
It was gray and spitting rain at first, but then the sun came out -- and then it really got cold. We had to come back to the hotel room for more layers and gloves and stuff.
This is Tom about a block before we hit the legalize marijuana protest in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Instead of the maple leaf on the Canadian flag, the protestors had a marijuana leaf. I would have taken a picture, but it was too cold to take my hands out of my pockets.
Sabbatical Useful Projects Running Count: Temporarily obscured by frost.
Bookstore Useful Projects Running Count: Started-1, Completed within 2 hours-0, Completed within 4 hours-1.
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