The Lovely Mrs. byoolin's trebuchet and I took a little trip to Canada earlier this week. We entered and left at the Peace Bridge border crossing between Buffalo, New York and Fort Erie, Ontario.
SCENE ONE - Entering Canada
CANADA CUSTOMS GUARD: What's the purpose of your visit?
ME: I have a job interview on Monday. And NBC's Olympic hockey coverage stinks.
CANADA CUSTOMS GUARD: [laughs, then looks at The Lovely Mrs. byoolin's trebuchet] You've been to Canada in the winter before, right?
SHE: Our honeymoon was in Ottawa one February.
CANADA CUSTOMS GUARD: They're just a whole different level of mental there. Have a nice day.
SCENE TWO - Entering the United States
US CUSTOMS GUARD: Why were you in Canada?
ME: I had a job interview.
US CUSTOMS GUARD: [gestures at my 'Green Card'] You know if you move there you have to give this back, right?
ME: Yes.
US CUSTOMS GUARD: Okay, then.
February 24, 2010
February 20, 2010
I Hope I Get The Job.
I have a job interview on Monday. I just realized that I need the job, if only to be able to pay for the things associated with going to the interview:
Geez. It's a good thing I don't need a new suit, too.
* The car was overdue for an oil change and rotation. A sticking rear brake caliper also needed to be replaced, along with the rotor it shredded. Brake pads were replaced under warranty at no charge.
** The interview is in Toronto. It's about a 750-mile round trip. Our car, "Dirty Harry," gets about 30mpg. So 25 gallons of gas ought to get us there and back. If I buy gas in the US, I'll pay around $2.80/gallon, on average. Hence, $70.
***The Lovely Mrs. byoolin's trebuchet will accompany me.
| Haircut: | $17 | |
| Shirt, new, white (16-1/2" neck, 32" sleeve): | $25 | |
| Oil change, tire rotation, brake job*: | $493 | |
| Gas to drive to & from interview**: | $70 | |
| Hotel room: | $95 | |
| Meals, tolls, etc., for two***: | $130 | |
| Catsitter: | $20 | |
| Total: | $850 |
Geez. It's a good thing I don't need a new suit, too.
* The car was overdue for an oil change and rotation. A sticking rear brake caliper also needed to be replaced, along with the rotor it shredded. Brake pads were replaced under warranty at no charge.
** The interview is in Toronto. It's about a 750-mile round trip. Our car, "Dirty Harry," gets about 30mpg. So 25 gallons of gas ought to get us there and back. If I buy gas in the US, I'll pay around $2.80/gallon, on average. Hence, $70.
***The Lovely Mrs. byoolin's trebuchet will accompany me.
February 12, 2010
Ask not what you can do for your country; ask what you can do to improve your President's speeches.
See if you can spot the Lovely Mrs. byoolin's trebuchet's editing of President Kennedy's 1961 address to the Parliament of Canada:
Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. The Internet has made us lovers. And necessity has made us allies.
Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. The Internet has made us lovers. And necessity has made us allies.
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