two teenage daughters who are quite talented fiddlers.
They took turns with a rock band blasting away next door
also yielded to the NWT Scottish pipe band who did a set in front
of us.

That actually sounds kind of cool and neighborly.

It turns out the pipe band didn't have a venue of their own so they
did one set per block (so 5 sets altogether) and then called it a
night.

Well, they're set up to march, so why not.

Air Canada is a Star Alliance member.

Lilli / gone strictly to OneWorld
I'm Star Gold for life, so flying on AC gets me Maple Leaf

So you could buy two tickets for the trip here and she could treat
you on the next trip? i've noticed you often don't fly together
though so does Emerald/Gold etc privileges not extend to guests
and co-travellers?

She has to spend $15K a year on AA partners to
qualify for her desired status. This pretty well
ties her down though (as she's moderately affluent)
is not a major hardship. I don't criticize, as I
would if I could.

I kind of figured and wonder about Chinese influences taking
over in developing countries in the future.

Well they are very big on exchanging foreign aid for access to
resources and have no hesitation dealing with regimes we are
reluctant to.

One doesn't look a gift horse in the mouth, but
one might consider doing so to a Trojan horse.

caribou herd populations.

Would a reseeding be possible by importation of breeding
stock from Scandinavia?

We still have tens of thousands of our own (but we used to have
millions).

Is it a stable population - and what would the
ecologically ideal number be?

... Give a man a ticket and he'll fly for a day.
... Push him out of a plane and he'll fly for a lifetime.

Thank you so very little.

Some more black humour:
Nervous Passenger: "How often do planes crash?"
Evil Flight Attendant: "Oh, just once."

Especially good one. I'm on a plane as I type, and
the rather massive turbulence calmed down just as
I read your joke.

... A great burger is an exercise in simplicity.

Agreed.

Whale Steak
categories: Alaskan, game, Barrowan, Inupiat
yield: 1

1 sl (steak-size) whale meat
- bowhead is often used
1 c flour
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Seasoning of your choice to taste
Onions
Oil

Slice the whale meat, roll in flour, salt, pepper
and seasoning mixture. Heat frying pan with oil
of choice. Place meat with flour mixture in pan
and add sliced onions. Cook to desired doneness.

after Anchorage Daily News
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