I really only had four hours of sleep last night. I pretended to sleep on the plane, but I have doubts as to whether that actually happened.

I had booked my flight with Air Canada. Unfortunately, they deked out. I was actually booked with United. I generally don’t like United; they break guitars. A couple were playing with fate as they had two guitars taped together with them. I hope they survived.

My first day in Houston went well. My friend picked my up at the airport. She had a plan to go to the zoo, but she changed her mind when we got there. It was beautiful weather, so she thought a walk outside would be better than seeing “incarcerated animals”. She was right. There was a lovely park system. Edmonton has a nice park system, but it is all natural. This was a… civilized(?) park. There was interesting art sculptures. A lovely Japanese garden with carps and turtles. Numerous fountains. My friend is also a good photographer, so I finally have pictures with me in them. I only wish I didn’t look so tired.

The weather should turn into Edmonton comparable temperatures by tomorrow.

Houston seems to be a victim of urban sprawl. The place is very spread out, and traffic does not move at an appreciable clip. So we need to get up at a reasonable hour tomorrow so that we can get to NASA which is 47 miles away. I think I have been successful in convincing he to eat at Denny’s for breakfast. But I also want to try an IHOP.

She is of Chinese background, so my souvenir gift of maple syrup was interesting. She never has pancakes, so she was trying it on ribs (good) and vegetables (better without).

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