Broca's Area

We’ve been away.This is the story of us being away.Isabelle had a trip to New Brunswick for an incubator residency thing about curation. Sounded very cool.When she came home, we (Jon and I) left! Indeed, we flew out on the plane she flew in on.It was always late, all planes.Got to talk with lots of people and visit in London, it was great.Jon and I went to lunch in London.

We’re back!No Jon today.Isabelle has a pretty exciting residency sorta dealio coming up in New Brunswick.Jon and I will travel to London.It’s the fall.Jon aced his first test of the term.

Weird day today, might thunderstorm.I’m doing a new episode of Winds of Remembrance today with Ken and Steve!Isabelle had a very successful opening last night.She did not have a successful coffee opening.Jon didn’t come, there was F1 qualifying.Stuff keeps getting built here, that’s good.

Isabelle has a friend who is running for city council.We have a sign of hers, though we don’t live in her ward. Isabelle says she’s great, so that’s enough for me.We join a discussion of baroque pop music, already in progress.The new term is coming but I don’t care!Isabelle has a bunch of stuff coming up, including a show.Really nice later summer weather today.We’ll be in coats in three weeks….

We didn’t do one last week because I didn’t want to get too angry about the trade stuff.Isabelle didn’t want to get too upset about data centres.We’re back though…..Nice day today, though you can tell the fall is coming.Jon came!Dolly died :-(.Dolly was an amazing person.Isabelle’s garden is kind of insane, in a good way.

Nice day today.We have guests tonight!Store was fine.Weather is getting into late summer stage.Isabelle protested data centres.I made some edits…

I’m oddly proud of the title.Isabelle was away this week, Jon and I held the fort.Jon and I drank a lot of pop this week, some of it mixed with alcohol…Oh so we went to the LCBO.Isabelle’s trip was all over the place.Jon came, always a pleasure.

Jon came!Grey day today, only about 19.Isabelle will be going on a trip soon.Jon and I will be eating like kings….Isabelle also got a cool residency thing in New Brunswick. Pretty exciting.Jon thinks there should be more schools…

Somewhat brief one today.New podcast coming!Weather is cool warm.Store was fine.Dan Barabanov is a citizen!We aren’t much on AI.That said, maybe you’d like us to take out the boring bits….

Yeah, the smoke is the big story this week.But wait, so is our family trip to Toronto.Jon and I went to the Hockey Hall of Fame.We went to restaurants, we hung out.We had a nice room.Oh and it was a thousand degrees and then it had worse air quality than here.That said, Stanley Cup….

Turns out today is our wedding anniversary!An old friend of Isabelle’s who was at our wedding will visit today.An old friend of mine who was at our wedding was texting with me while I shopped.I’m making Korean food for dinner!LCBO today.Super nice weather today as well.

Thursday?Yes Thursday, what did you pay for the podcast? What gives you the ego? OK, that’s a bit over the top.Jon came today!At first he didn’t but he texted and changed his mind.Isabelle met a possible cousin.Speaking of cousin, man The Bear is a hell of a show.

Nice day today! Jon came! I had my birthday! Our friend Dave came over for my birthday, and his Mom made me a birthday cake, which is pretty great. Friday for the podcast this week as Isabelle has

As usual, the title does refer to something, you’ll have to listen to figure out what.Jon stayed home.He’ll be bowling with his friends this afternoon!Convocation was actually good!You know what else was good? Isabelle’s trip to Manitoulin Island with her friend Tawny. I of course completely forget where she went…. I am old.It was on 12 the other day.

We were going to record last Saturday (hence the title) but I messed up.So here we are.Also we are a day early because Isabelle is going to Manitoulin Island with a friend of hers tomorrow.Jon and I went to the LCBO.Jon had a great time with his friends from university on Monday.He also had a great time with his buddy Jerrit today.

And a dollar short?Isabelle was away Thursday - Saturday, which explains why this is on Sunday.That said, what business of it is yours?It was busy at the store oddly.Oh Isabelle was at a conference.Jon stayed home to watch a hockey game.

Oh it’s finally a very nice day.Szo the BBQ story from last week had quite the update. In the end, we have a new BBQ.I might mow the lawn today.I have been living in that sweet spot between needing to shovel and needing to mow.Jon didn’t come today. He stayed home to watch Canada vs Italy in the IIHF championship.Long weekend!

Spring!We bought a new BBQ, hence Jon staying home to wait for delivery.Lots of stops today.Go Habs Go.Does Isabelle ever sit still? Not really.Something has to happen with the potholes.Oh and the gas, the gas isn’t cheap, glad we bought a hybrid.

The title refers to the fact that Isabelle and I went on a trip.We went to Montreal for the Conference on Comparative Cognition (CO3) which you likely have heard me talk about if you’ve listened to these things, met me etc.Jon stayed home during it and did great.Mailed a package to the US today, it is much more complicated than it used to be, let’s say that.It was so great having Isabelle there, it was like I had some home with me, and she got to see lots of old friends etc. Great time! I can’t wait until next year because she can come again!d

It might actually be spring. It’s going up to 9 today.While it wasn’t July 1969, it was pretty great.I was, at times, transported to being like 6 years old. I remember watching the splashdown of Apollo 16 in my classroom.Everything was so great. All three of us were in awe of just how both amazing the feat was scientifically and in engineering, but also in the human sense. What a great crew.Isabelle has a very cool collage project underway.The term is pretty much over for Jon, he had a great year, it’s almost over for me.