Friday, October 7, 2011 Calgary
5:30 am
The temperature is +6 C, with a high predicted of +8 C. Periods of rain are forecast. But we will miss most of this as we fly to New York this afternoon.
1:00 PM Puzzles
I played 6 more games of Igowin while on the plane.
- 9 Kyu - lost
- 10 Kyu - lost (losing moves the level down)
- 12 Kyu - lost
- 13 Kyu - won (finally!)
- 11 Kyu - won
- 9 Kyu - won (I am back at the level I began with today).
4:00 PM Science
I also did some reading of Lynn Margulis' book, "Microcosmos". I am fascinated by this classic book on evolution with the emphasis on bacteria. Sitting in a plane is a good time for reading.
8:00 PM Life
We are settled into our hotel in New York. Great. The taxi ride from the airport is always an adventure. Much of the time the speedometer was at 90 (mph).
We had dinner (a pastrami on rye sandwich) at the Brooklyn Deli just off Times Square. I love this food!
We then wandered around the streets just taking in the lights and sounds. We ended up at the Apple store near Central Park where we viewed the spontaneous memorial for Steve Jobs.