I meant to post much more often from Saint John, but the days have been very full -- after all I am here on an urgent assignment for a client -- and the evenings are spent mostly recovering from the days. i survived the first week and I'm looking forward to finally seeing a bit of the area tomorrow. A colleague has offered to drive me out of town to see some sights. I have seen nothing so far because the hotel and office are connected and the weather has been ugly. After storms and floods earlier in the week, we are still on a boil water advisory. That doesn't have a lot of impact on me, as the hotel is lavish with bottled water, but ice is in short supply. So I console myself in a plush upgraded room with scotch and truffles (sigh).