20 Wednesday Aug 2014
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“Here’s your Loonie, and here’s your Toonie,” Keith said, by way of greeting at the Vancouver train station, plopping coins into our hands. (A loonie is worth one dollar Canadian—it has a carving of a common loon on it—and a toonie is worth two.) He was providing us with a small budget for our weekend in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Yes, the travel bug has hit again!)
07 Thursday Aug 2014
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Buzz pauses on the trail to the zoo.
Sometime after my second heart attack I decided to sell my beloved red bike and buy Buzz, the bike I ride today. Unlike my red bike, Buzz is electric. He monitors the effort that I put into pedaling and, when he decides I’m working too hard, offers to help out. Riding Buzz is like being twelve years old again.
01 Friday Aug 2014
Before we begin, some items to consider:
Okay. Now we can talk about the cocktail hour that Louise and I share almost every evening.
The Expat Almanac 