Category Archives: Seattle

Aerial Seattle

One of our wedding presents was a gift certificate for a Kenmore Air flightseeing tour. Today was gorgeous, so we finally booked it and went. Knox decided to put his treasured Lensbaby on the camera. I usually find it gimmicky, … Continue reading

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Flying Wheels Century 2009

View Larger Map I just got back from biking my first century, the Flying Wheels, which is a preparation for the 2009 STP we’ll ride later this summer. The STP can be done either in a day or two; we’ll … Continue reading

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Snow day!

We have a dusting of snow today. Or, as Seattleites call it, Winter Blast 2008. See, things here just come to a standstill at the first snowflake. The city is hilly, it doesn’t have many plows, and its denizens are … Continue reading

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Crime

This morning, I was witness to a crime. As they were getting off, two punks swiped the iPod of a guy sitting next to the rear door of the bus. The victim gave chase but couldn’t catch them. The bus … Continue reading

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Fishy

It takes a lot of effort to fix what is broken—the more complex the system, the greater the effort. Blame entropy. I was reminded of this truism today when we went to the Salmon Days celebration in Issaquah. That we … Continue reading

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