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Toronto, 2012.07.22

We met Jon, Manami, Kii-chan, and The Chako at the ferry terminal just before noon, and spent the day at center island.

It really is the highlight of Toronto's parks and recreation.

I quite nearly caught a seagull by tossing my broad-rimmed hat at the thing like a frisbee. I was merely attempting to chase away the flock of screaming airborne rats that had come for the food being thrown to them by some dunce child from a nearby picnic.

Speaking of rats, the woodpile at the side of our apartment building is miraculously gone. I hope the displaced rats will be okay.

rand()m quote

In the wake of 9/11, we [in America] have made the decision as a society that we can never again create something in which we can take pride, for fear that someone will destroy it. Moreover, we must suppress any trace of individualism, lest someone have the desire to rise above the bland sameness that protects us. I have, alas, no idea how to recapture our courage.

—Anonymous post to boingboing.net, 2009