Hi Jim...
-> LP> Incidentally, I find the Quebecois to be much nicer people than
the Parisians.
-> JC> From my experience, that would not be difficult.
Well, this is true.  In Paris, I never fit in because I'm a smiler. The
Parisians are sourpusses who think that anyone who smiles must be up to
something.  I never did learn how to put on a glum face, and I still
recall the day I left Paris as one of the happiest of my life...more
than 25 years later.  Just sitting on that train thinking 'so long
creeps' was an unforgettable thrill.
-> JC>I guess I'm not convinced that remembering details (such as the
names of Presidents) is necessary. It's easy enough to look up those
details.
I should have remembered that Joe Clark, who's from Alberta, was Prime
Minister for less than a year, and then was replaced by Pierre Trudeau,
who had also been his predecessor.  I considered Mr. Trudeau to be Bad
News and unfriendly to the West.
-> LP> Are any of our common boundaries still in dispute?
-> JC> Oh, I think so. Oceanic control when it comes to salmon fishing,
for instance. But, I'll give you more details after Tuesday.
Oh, the never-ending fish wars.  We just had one with Spain. I believe
it was politically-motivated on our part (the Spanish weren't even
officially in Canadian waters).  All the public posturing was excellent
for the career of a certain federal politician, who is now premier of
Newfoundland and said to be interested in becoming Canadian Prime
Minister.
-> When I went to Junior College, I majored in Math, Science, Computer
-> Science and got an Associate in Arts Degree in General Studies.
-> (Pretty generic.) When I got started in Genealogy and U.S. History
-> and because the education is basically free (except for my time) I
-> decided to major in U.S. History. And, just because "prehistory"
-> leads up to "history", my minor is anthropology. (If someone else
-> wasn't paying the bills, I probably wouldn't be _this_ interested.
-> )
My first degrees (BA and MA) were in English Literature.  Then I got a
BSc in pharmacy, which is more-or-less a chemistry degree.  Now I work
as a medical-technical writer.  I write about drugs.  I don't encounter
a lot of people who've studied both humanities and science.  I'm glad to
have done both.  Well, keep me posted on your course.
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