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the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Halifax, 2004.05.14

After a whole four hours of sleep, I was woken by the pager again at 6:30 this morning. Whatever problems had been sorted out last night, there were still hangovers this morning.

But the time I was heading into work two hours later, the technical calls had stopped coming, and the political calls had started.

The day was spent fielding a variety of calls, emails, and intercontinental teleconferences. We'd done our bit, though, so the politics more or less went away at some point in the afternoon.

It's incredible, but I actually got an 'attaboy' for one of my written communiques. I've come some way in the ten years I've been at this game, I suppose.

rand()m quote

I'm pleased and happy to repeat the news that we have, in fact, caught and killed a large predator that supposedly injured some bathers. But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the beaches are open and people are having a wonderful time.

—Mayor Vaughn, Jaws