urn:wd:wdlabs.com:atom1:twilight Your Home For Snappy Repartee 應龍 urn:wd:wdlabs.com:atom1:twilight:20060213.2051 2006-02-14T01:51:00 2006-02-14T01:51:00 2006-02-14T01:51:00 <I>e</I> and d came out for a few days. I'm sad because now that they are gone again I realize it will be a long time before I see them again. Tell me again why I can't just bring my friends to Australia with me? <I>e</I> said she would try to come out within a couple of years. It's going to be hard getting used to not being able to meet up with her and Jack after <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/herding">herding</A> practice to go for a hike in New Jersey. <BR/><BR/> On the bright side, It was great to see them, and I was pleased that <I>e</I> finally got to meet my mum. The first day they were here we went skiing at <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Ski_Resort">Brighton</A>. d said that he actually liked skiing so he may be back for more at some point. <BR/><BR/> That night we had <A HREF="http://wiki.whitedactyl.com/wiki/Posole">Posole</A> (prepared by myself) and invited Clare and Val over as well so we had an interesting discussion about whether or not Biology could ever be a predictive science or not. We also discussed the stupidity of large organizations, such as <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM">IBM</A> and <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LANL">LANL</A>, and how open systems are safer to closed ones. <BR/><BR/> Everyone had seconds, and some even had thirds. Right before I left New York, <I>e</I> told me that she likes Mexican food... all these years I thought she was just being polite and eating the food that I make for Enchilada Night. Seriously. <BR/><BR/> The second day we took a drive to Park City to see two photography galleries. We drive through the mountains and took a number of pictures and had lunch at somebodyorother's Grill. That night <I>e</I> and d took us to the <A HREF="http://www.rediguana.com">Red Iguana</A>, where we had more good Mexican food.