PETrudeau departure gate

Time and space

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May 31st 2011
We were fortunate that Will's godfather David Pepper chauffered us to the airport as we enjoyed his stories of his recent trip to Poland. Needless to say the night flight delight for the kids trumped any notion of la-la land so aside from the occassional fitful doze, all of us were awake pretty much through the night. I managed to stay alert in the face of Air Canada's best sleep-induc ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more