@ Oriental Hair Salon - Toronto colder than L.A. or San Jose Saturday, and Iowa on Thursday. Waited for not-too-short haircut by Asian cutters near home

@ Maple Leaf Lounge - Walk from LAX T8 to T6 indoor, then over parking lot in rain refreshing. I don't remember ever being in L.A. in the rain. Inbound still late

@ Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) - Would be more stressed that SJC-LAX inbound 15 minutes late, but AC791 inbound to LAX is 49 minutes late. Wifi to terminal to flightstats

@ The Duke of Edinburgh - After-hours catch-up with @JimSpohrer , service science now in second decade. Next emphasis on T-shaped professionals, dynamic capabilities?

@ Queen House - Lined up for dinner with Kevin and Julie. SFO to San Bruno BART to Millbrae, Caltrain to San Jose, taxi to airport to pick up rental car.

@ Panda Palace - @United Air rebooked route, went to Cedar Rapids to find not 1 hour, but 25 hours later. Stopped for Chinese lunch on way back to Fairfield

@ Shokai Sushi - Fairfield - Surprisingly good pho at Japanese resto in small town Iowa. Casual decor, friendly service.

@ Vermeer Windmill - One of two windmills in the centre of Pella. Scenic Americana ideals around town square on holiday Saturday, horse drawn carriage rides

@ The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) - Picked up by Emma for drive to Fairfield. A day after Thanksgiving , but Americans stretch Thursday holiday into Friday and whole weekend

@ The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) - Picked up by Emma for drive to Fairfield. A day after Thanksgiving , but Americans stretch Thursday holiday into Friday and whole weekend

@ SJC Rental Car Shuttle - From SJC rental car to Mountain View to visit nephew Kevin. Turkey with rice, then to bed for early SFO flight. Living Eastern Time in Cal

@ Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) - Air Canada flight to Denver leaves 15 minutes after United on same route. Flying codeshare, went to UA gate, then long walk to AC gate.

@ Jimmie Simpson Community Centre - First snow of fall coincides with dip in community pool. It's cold for bicycling, and I still need exercise.

@ Dave & Charlotte's No Frills - DY left the cupboard bare. Shopped in Chinatown as usual, but supermarket at home so much more reasonable than in Jamaica, Norway or Finland

@ Departures - Dropped off DY for flight to YVR. Reversal in roles this time, I get to stay home.

@ Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre & Spa - Presented at 2nd Workshop on Personalized Web Tasking. Not at 1st Workshop, may not be at 3rd. Am regular Cascon attendee, luck of location

@ Donalda Golf & Country Club - Afternoon party celebrating tenure for @prof_lyons. Overlapping social networks, so some familiar faces in a different context.

@ Terminal 1 - Revelling in 7 degree C cool in Toronto, arriving from 10 days in Jamaica at 32 degrees. Not a warm weather or beach person.

@ Fish Pot - Escoveitch for me, brown stew for DY. Luxury of take out seafood on an island in the Caribbean, where the quality of a quick service resto exceeds the choices nearby our landlocked home.