Olympic Torch Run

Saturday morning we got the kids up early to go to town to see the Olympic Torch come through town. We were some of the hundreds to line the streets before dawn to see the torch on its way to Vancouver.

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Waiting with some friends for the torch.

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After lighting another torch and the singing of O Canada, the flame was on its way.

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After all the excitement, we headed out for breakfast. And, as my wife puts it, in the true Olympic spirit of excellence and fitness, we went to Mc Donald’s!

A Second Sunset

I’m one of those airline passengers who likes to sit by the window. I know, it’s inconvenient, you have to crawl out over people to get out. But you can’t take pictures out the window from the aisle seat. In 2008 I flew to England and wanted to get some pictures of a sunset over the north Atlantic, somewhere around Greenland.

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It was somewhat surprising when the sun went down past what I thought was the horizon.

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