- Thu, 20:36: New culinary experiences: peppered bacon jerky (yum), sour cherry beer (wonderful), kangaroo (disappointing), poutine (wrong, but delicious)
- Thu, 20:40: The waitress asked how well-done I wanted my kangaroo. I wasn't sure, so she helpfully explained "It's somewhere between bison & ostrich."
- Thu, 20:57: Lucky our epidemiology conference had no medical emergencies. "Is there a doctor in the house?" "Yes, but I can't help: your n is only 1."
- Thu, 22:39: Biked round gorgeous Stanley Park in perfect breezy sun. Somehow almost all the route was downhill. Canada: where even physics is friendlier