This week has seen Seattle, New York, and now back to Ottawa. A bunch of things wrapped up. And gearing up for the next round - which promises to be even busier. The long weekend can't come soon enough!
Dubai – remarks
And that is the tallest building in the world. Live in Dubai - captured on my iPhone as we drove through the city. My remarks: The architecture is more amazing than anything I have ever seen. Anywhere. Period. The country is run like a company - that is the philosophy. Everything is about renewal and... Continue Reading →
En Route to Dubai
A brief post this week. I have been in Ottawa. Then Seattle. Now I'm in Washington DC. And about to fly onto Dubai for business. That should make for some interesting camera-phone photos - too bad I don't have the room for the 1D Mark IV and gear.
DB9
The DB9 is here. The photo above was taken on delivery in Seattle. It is AWESOME. A full review comes later when I have lived with it for a while. But the short take: Nothing sounds like an Aston V12 - it rocks! Great balance of comfort - without sacrificing handling or performance Seemingly limitless... Continue Reading →
100K
I made a joke earlier I would hit 100,000 miles by July. I guess I was only joking with myself. That's a lot of travel. Ironically, my trip from hell last week was what pushed it over the threshold. Fortunately, this has been a week with no flights!
O’Hare Mayhem
Without a doubt, today has been the worst travel experience. Ever. I'm finally getting on a plane, but not by much. I landed from a redeye at Chicago O'Hare (ORD) at 5:15 AM - looking to fly to Ottawa (YOW) at 6:30. As I disembarked, the airport was very dark. And there were buckets everywhere.... Continue Reading →
Instagram & Customs Hell
I have broken down and joined Instagram. Look for me on there under ryan_donovan. My first picture? My Continental Express flight to Newark...right next to my fiancee's flight to Vancouver. Next to each other but separated by the glass of the secure pre-clearance area of US Customs within a Canadian airport. And speaking of customs...I... Continue Reading →
iPhone vs. Windows Phone 7
I have been doing a fair bit of traveling in the United States. My iPhone 4 is on Telus in Canada. The roaming fees are not cheap. So I've whipped out my old US cell account - and put it on a Samsung Focus running Windows Phone 7 (from a Nexus One on Android). In... Continue Reading →
Canada Day Weekend Fail
How I spent my Canada Day weekend...trying to get the washing machine to fit in the closet and get the closet door reattached. and then reattach the broken knob to the washer so that one does not have to use such things as BBQ tongs to change it. As one can see, the project was... Continue Reading →
V8 Vantage – the Farewell Review
Ottawa Fall Colors '09 #78, a photo by rdonovan on Flickr. I admit it. Jeremy Clarkson was right. Those who bought the V8 Vantage would probably just end up wishing they buying a DB9. I can now count myself in that boat, having worked a trade of my V8 Vantage for a DB9. There are... Continue Reading →