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- Glorious Chinese Cuisine
Family lunch, after sons returned from foreign travel, and before farther departs. Catching up on friends and families from afar. Lunch special of barbeque duck with dimsum, plus a noodle dish more than sated appetites. (Glorious Chinese Cuisine, Denison Street, Markham, Ontario) 20161231 - Glorious Chinese Cuisine
Fish in tank by entry of restaurant shouldn't expect a long future, with hundreds of lunch patrons inside. Saturday on a holiday weekend led us to choose a less popular venue, wait time was 10 minutes for a table for 7. (Glorious Chinese Cuisine, Denison Street, Markham, Ontario) 20161231 - Aikido Shugyo Dojo
Adult basic martial arts class of one hour is long when it's one-to-one with senior instructor. Dojo remains true to posted hours during holiday season, even with regular class leaders away. Learned stretching, moving, then wrist locks. Many details to perfect over time. Had tried out dojo last spring, my attendance should more predictable over the next few months. (Aikido Shuygo Dojo, Carlaw Avenue, Leslieville, Toronto, Ontario) 20161229 - Congee Queen
Family lunch with all of our sons out of town. Only two dishes, yet no leftovers from beef brisket chow mein, and braised fish hotpot. Continued conversation at aunt's house, after brief stop to pick up from Chinese bakery. (Congee Queen, Agincourt Mall, Sheppard Avenue East, Scarborough, Ontario) 20161224 - Chen's Acupuncture
On treatment bed facing up instead of down, needles in ankles, tops of feet, on forehead. Insertion into spot beside upper shin especially hot, acupuncturist said it's a famous spot. Diagnosis was for excessive heart fire. Vision and mind are now clear. (Chen's Acupuncture, Gerrard Street East, Toronto) 2016122 - St. Michael's Health Center
Enjoying preventive healthcare under socialised medicine, with opthalmologist checkup. Routine of old persons couples date, as spouse is more diligent about details than I am. Readjusting to urban services and pace, after week of roaming American freeways and suburbs, and Iowa farmland. (St. Michael's Health Clinic, Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario) 20161220 - Taqueria El Zarape
Rico tacos (carnitas, chorizo, asada), cecina rice+beans dinner clearly made to order, for neighbourhood Mexican lunch amongst many local postings on Sunday afternoon. Routing off I-80 well worth the detour for most memorable meal in a while. Welcomed break in the middle of an 8 hour travel day. (Taqueria El Zarape, Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois) 20161218 - Salina, Iowa
Out west window, dusting of snow from prior days and pond frozen over. On north side, cows grazing in -12C/+11F frigid temperatures, we're inside with the furnace stoked with firewood cut on the property last year. One of two Internet service providers functional, maybe the technicians don't want to scale the tower until it warms up. (Salina, Iowa) 20161215 - Hoang Anh
Slight diversion into Quad Cities for Asian supermarket revealed well stocked inventory for Viet, Chinese and Thai cuisine. Staff filling orders suggests wholesale fulfillment to local restaurants could be the larger part of the business. Location is well off the beaten path on a small main street in East Moline, a long way from freeways. (Hoang Ahn Foods, 15th Avenue, East Moline, Illinois) 20161214 - Indiana Welcome Center
Rest stop exiting the state found Christmas tree decorating contest judging. School buses parked outside, hundreds of teenagers milling about. Also an ugly lamp contest. (Indiana Welcome Center, South Shore, Indiana) 20161214 - Michael's Lapeer MI
Rest stops at crafting stores on drives across Michigan, Indiana and Illinois relieve the tedium on the way to Iowa. The chains have branches in many small towns, and rest rooms in the strip malls are well kept. DY checks out the clearance section for random deals. (Michael's, Main Street, Lapeer, Michigan) 20161213 - Canadian Tire
Long debate on skillets. Eggs don't stick on older black surface, while white ceramic is better for son #3 who uses one pan for everything. Decided to get both 10" black and 12" white. Shelf tag mislabeled, so two trips to cashier. Shopping for 90 minutes was a couples event with spouse, in parallel with oil change, as I have been away for a few weeks. (Canadian Tire, Leslie Street and Lakeshore Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario) 20161212 - London Heathrow Terminal 2
Serious roadblocks to guide traffic away from active runways. View is from Terminal 2 gate area B, west view towards Terminal 2 check-in area. There's a long walk with multiple speedways from the main building, underground to the airline lounges and gates. Photo taken with digital zoom on. (Terminal 2, London Heathrow Airport, Britain) 20161211 - Dublin Airport Gate 409
Boarded Airline 747 bus in morning darkness, so at gate before sunrise. Was denied access to Aer Lingus lounge with Star Alliance Gold status, attendant said I will get Air Canada points on codeshare, but no other privileges. Half anticipated, had leisurely breakfast in apartment before packing and leaving keys. (Dublin Airport, Ireland) 20161211 - Lucas Introna, IFIP WG8.2