Mark is back from Calgary and the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, a huge and highly successful (it seemed to me) affair. I did some panels, signed some books, talked to some friends, watched it snow outside my hotel room balcony and saw a lot of people enjoy themselves. Not a lot to report beyond that. As is too often the case with these convention jaunts, I was in a city but didn't see enough of the town to form much of an opinion on it. If someone says to me, "Have you ever been to Detroit?," I'm never sure how to answer them. The accurate answer is, "Yes, twice…but all I saw of it was the airport, the road between the airport and one hotel, a convention center and a couple of restaurants near the hotel. It could have been almost anywhere."
Carolyn and I saw a little more of Calgary than that but not a lot more. We managed to find a number of restaurants where I thought the food was terrible…but that's just luck o' the draw, no reflection on Calgary. You can find bad places to eat anywhere. I was impressed with the airport up there, as well as the lovely scenery…and the people sure seemed friendly. Just wish there'd been more time to do and see more. The convention organizers offered to spirit us off to a post-con holiday at a nearby ski resort but I couldn't spare the time from my work schedule.
Nor can I spare much time for blogging the next day or so. As you can see, I've posted a picture of a can of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup, which of course means that new items here will be sparse to non-existent for the next 36 hours or so. I know other bloggers go away and just don't say anything but when I'm absent here for any great length of time, I get concerned e-mails asking, "Are you okay? Did you injure yourself?" I'm not hurt…just busy.