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When Paul and I co-founded Idee 7 years ago and started building the team to develop our visual search software I used to wake up in the middle of the night thinking that there was so much to do that sleeping was kind of a pain in the neck. I would get home exhausted at … Continue reading Enjoying the Journey

"I wish you the mind of a mule for the next 10 days, and hope that it is cloudy/with rain every day, and is dry/warm for sleeping at night." David C. – British Columbia . Amen to that Continue reading Long Distance Wishes

Thanks to all of those who came to wish me good luck at the Red Room. I know we are madly busy so it makes it extra special for me when people take time out of their schedule to drop by. We had a blast! Had to get back to the office later that evening … Continue reading Red Room

Race Number: 638 For those of you who will be keeping track, my race number is 638. The MDS organizers will be tracking the pqrticipants throughout the race. The results are posed daily I believe and you will need to vis the MDS website; skip the first pages and click directly on the last pages … Continue reading Race Number

Landed in Paris and now on the way to Casablanca with Royal Air Maroc. I probably won’t be able to post until I get to Ouarzazate. I am really flying by the skin of my derriere, I still don’t know where I will be meeting the MDS crew. I know that we all need to … Continue reading Royal Air Maroc

I am afraid that I forgot a lot of little items that could make my life easier in this journey. I am the type of person who can simply get on a plane without a single piece of luggage with the exception of a laptop and bits of hardware for connectivity because I believe that … Continue reading Toronto Paris

Can you spell Panic? Today, I actually envy Robert – my dog, he spent the day sleeping in the sun, going for the occasional walk in the backyard, totally oblivious of the mad panic and rush around him. I am still not packed, I am still not ready. I leave tomorrow but tonight if you … Continue reading Panic?

Who shops at Whole Foods for their Sahara Odyssey  ? Me, that’s who. I know it is crazy but, they are open late, the staff is friendly and they have great cheese… I went to MEC and besides picking up 25 Clif bars I also picked up a series of meals in a pouch from … Continue reading Clif Bars

Preparations for the MDS are continuing. I have this giant battle with the sleeping bag. I know I want a sleeping bag that is as light as possible but goes down to 0C. Now I can’t think of a single store in Toronto where the sleeping bags are organized by weight and temperatures – maybe … Continue reading Sleeping a la belle etoile

Hello Hello! You start a blog and you think that you will have time to write, because you like to write and you want to keep in touch and suddenly (well actually is it not that sudden!), you realize that running a software firm and blogging can perhaps not coexist. But I am not the … Continue reading Hot to Trot…