my odds & ends

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Had a very fun dinner with Thea and her friends Amy and Gabby. Glad she’s got such nice folks in her life.

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This boat on the canal was a great place for drinks and a snack! The guitar player followed up “Girl from Ipanema” with the Spider-Man theme song.

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Coffee shops and crossword puzzles.

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At least 1/3 of the housing within Montreal seems to have “exterior” staircase/entry.

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Murdock & Marlowe - our hosts.

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Some amusing creatures on the walk from our place to Thea’s place.

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There is a giant dodo statue in front of a bank in Montréal.

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You sometimes forget that other cities are allowed to grow lilacs!

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Bovine figurine, 800-400 BCE, excavated at Hallstatt, Austria. (Harvard Art Museum)

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Benny and I worked together for the search engine Lycos.com from 2000 to 2002 near Boston. We had a great catch up session after 24 years!

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Visited the DeCordova Sculpture Garden with Erin’s mom.

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If I was still teaching chem I would definitely make this coffee sleeve into a “what’s wrong with this ionic compound diagram?” exit ticket… at least they didn’t go with [SA][LT]… (the coffee and croissants were excellent though!)

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Met up with some old college friends!

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Make Way For Ducklings!

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Travel Scrabble.

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Rainy day riding the T.

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Trillium flowers at the Arnold Arboretum.