David Fielding
1Lt David L. FieldingDeputy Commander for Seniors/Mission Pilot/Aerospace Education OfficerMount Pocono Composite Squadron 207, Civil Air Patrol
Since I’m a sucker for a man in uniform, I thought I’d post a picture of a man in uniform. Except I happen to be engaged to this one.
Last night I accompanied David [...]

Life’s funny, isn’t it? Who would’ve thought I’d be writing this, sitting in a printing plant, typing on my PowerBook beside David Fielding, who’s typing away on his Mac, as his colleagues walk by and check us out (yes, I’m a real person, not a figment of David’s imagination).

Had a lovely weekend in New York City, but I’ll get David to write about it.

Things are messier than I’d like to show, but this is the current state of my home office. I bought a BenQ 15-inch LCD panel on Sunday, to replace the massive 21-inch Sony CRT monitor that monopolised my table. This way I can access both the Powerbook and the desktop more easily. In typical Gail-unconventional-fashion, [...]

I’ve been out of town a lot since Solène arrived around the end of September from Paris, but we finally met today. She’s on a contract at the French Cultural Centre until next summer, so my friend Manu put us in touch (while he tries to break into the job market here, himself).

Solène kindly gave me one of the bracelets she makes from pieces of natural leather and housepaint. She makes each design individually, and her boyfriend designs shoes!

I love autumn — it’s my favourite season. The colours, the smell in the air, the heat of summer giving way to cooler temperatures… it reminds me of being a kid entering a new grade school year, when I could get to see my friends again, maybe get a new pair of shoes if I was lucky. I was always filled with anticipation at the prospect of new classes. There is a heady excitement when it comes to new beginnings, and change. I’ve got that feeling, now.

It started out as a clear day, then this thick fog rolled in, obscuring everything past the trees. It was no less than BIZARRE to see it roll in so fast, enveloping everything, then quickly dissipating. I managed to stop gawking long enough to snap a couple of shots as it started to vanish.
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I’m in Seattle this weekend, to celebrate Karl’s birthday. I drove down late on Saturday night, after having Thanksgiving Dinner with the family. We Canadians have a long weekend, and it’s Columbus Day in the U.S., but apparently it’s only a bank holiday here, so only government employees and bank people get the day off. Karl took the day off, anyway — why should those lazy gits civil servants/bankers have all the fun?

I asked David to write the post about the weekend, since:
1) He’s a better writer than I am;
2) I can’t even begin to recall some of the historical or technical details;
3) a guest writer is a nice break from me!
Photo album in Flickr: Pennsylvania, Oct 1-4
Having visited most of the exotic and interesting places in [...]

Photos now, posts later!

I’m still uploading the photos to Flickr, so check back later. Here’s what’s up, right now:

October 1-4, Pennsylvania.

The return flight from JFK was smooth, and touched down a bit early, around 1:45am. It’s nearly 5 o’clock in the morning, and I’ve got to go to the office in a couple of hours. I’ll have to post updates about the weekend later, but suffice to say, it was EXCELLENT.

So, for now, I leave you with a pic of my twin nieces, Megan and Maribeth.