Monday, December 3, 2007

Newsletter: December, 2007

There is not much to report, you might be relieved to hear, but I thought this was at least an excuse to call for the last chance to meet in 2007. So, how about this:

What: Pub Night

Where: New Edinburgh Pub, Beechwood and Crichton.

When: 8 PM, Wednesday, December 12, 2007

How: As you are, costume, uniform or national dress optional

Please note that this is a Wednesday rather than the usual Thursday.

This is important too (and the reason for the change).


The FSCA Holiday Gala Dinner will take place on December 13 at NAC. See separate posting, here. Contact: sasha.mackenzie@international.gc.ca for reservations.


Wondering what colleagues are up to? Wonder no more about Jim Graham and Marc-André Brault. This is in SK. Notice that unlike many hunters they are NOT wearing camoflage AND an orange vest.



And, you thought we sent our man to run the Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and to write memos back to us? Well, maybe he does that too but he also engages in his true calling.



It's Bill "Mr. Whitekeys" Johnston. He's in a pretty good band. See their web site. Follow the Photos link.

Ever wonder how China gets all that stuff to us? Here's how.


The world's biggest ship, the Emma Maersk. Carries 15,000 containers; 207' beam; crew of 13.

Finally, on a diplomatic note, a photo of the new US Embassy in Baghdad. Cost: about US$ 1 billion. The Gigabunker.


As you may have noticed, this is a new vehicle for our Newsletters. We'll see how it goes. You can make comments.

Still available is the main Amigos humour site, here. Keith Munro is doing a sterling job of keeping the gags flowing. You can too.

See you at the pub.

2 comments:

  1. Pretty tame content. How about this?

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/
    not-safe-for-work-wii-playing/

    ReplyDelete
  2. You will have to copy and paste the ENTIRE address into your browser.

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/not-safe-for-work-wii-playing/

    ReplyDelete

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