I'm safe in Dublin thanks to the kindness of Sean O'Donnell. They were actually training new passport officers in the passport line. I'm on this WebTV system that barely works, but I'm here. I need to get some more sleep and then off to the conference.
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Wed Feb 27 2008 11:39 The Great Smell of Alberta Beef:
Overheard in the airport: "No, lifestyle fragrance. For the Canadians."
Overheard on the plane: "[Buy stuff from] our award-winning duty-free." What kind of backscratching organization gives out awards for duty-free product collections? The Global Travel Retail Awards, that's who.