A few pics

End of Game

Dang, I fly out tomorrow morning. Where did the time go?

Here's a useful sign you can find on the metro:



Now, my French isn't great, but I do believe this says 'In case of influence, do not use strapons.' Obviously good advice, but not sure why it's in the metro..

Paris 8, Richard 9

The French clap like robots (you wouldn't think it, eh?). I'm counting that as a point for me =). Mostly because my time is running short and I want to win!

End of Third Quarter

Hmmm, time flies. I'm sure there was a halftime in there somewhere. Ah well, take a look at this:



I'm fairly certain that this add not only offends multiple races and nationalities, but that the company is also regretting their choice of names. Also, I want to know how they define success and with what confidence they measured their 97%...

Also, I had to go to Geneva for a day for work this week. Did I mention that already? I think I did. I found this store, seems like a good place to hide a clue, if I were into that sort of thing.

Paris 8, Richard 9

Found the best lunch place ever in Paris. Cosi - a sandwich place. Yummy warm fresh bread, and fresh ingredients inside. We shared an excellent tapenada sandwich today!

On the way home, we saw this:

I thought those little cars were supposed to make parking easier!

Paris 8, Richard 8

Susan and I went to a terrific place for dinner last night. Le Verre Vole. A pioneer of the wine bar bistros in Paris, or so they say. Our waiter was a wine-nerd, wearing a 'Where's da beef' shirt he got from New York. Cool Guy. He told us the place likes to take a 'democratic approach to wine.' When he described it, it sounded like whatever bottle of wine you order will only cost 7 euros. So we ordered a very expensive bottle. It costed us 32 euros, plus an additional 7. Hmmm. Didn't feel very democratic =). The tapas we had were tasty, but we got very drunk last night. Overall, so no score for either side.

Paris 8, Richard 8

Saw my landlords play, La Bombe, then went for drinks with him. The play is a comedy in which a strained couple has to deal with the introduction of a young, hot baby sitter ('La Bombe') into the house and hilarity ensues. Here is a pic of the play I found online. The older couple were the same actors we saw, except our Bombe was different. After the play, the landlord took Susan and I to a local place for drinks. Two beers and a wine for 8.5 euros. That's a good deal!