Biking in the path of a volcano and a visit to the Skystone
A bright morning awaited us today. After a breakfast of cereal and a pastry from the nearby coffee kiosk Sarah and I waited around until the groceries came then...
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Subiegal portrait published
The last off-road rally I attended was the Dryad Quest/Shitepoke outside Shelton, WA. I had great access to the race stages (got to three each day -- very rare!)...
Gettin' high off beads
A freak discovery today yielded a trip to what is touted as the largest bead store on the planet. Shipwreck Beads is on the edge of a commercial building...
Morning farewell and evening LAN party
We awoke this morning a little earlier than usual for a Saturday to have breakfast and to bid my sister a fond farewell at the end of her latest...
Direct to DVD hits
After a late start after a late evening of LAN games at Matt's I drove home and enjoyed a brief portion of the Seafair festival showcase Blue Angels flying...
Children's litter-ature with today's letters 'B' and 'K'
"B" is for the bug I caught somewhere between the bead store and becoming a night owl at our LAN party this weekend. Staying up until 3am isn't as...
DSL farts
Since about 9pm last night our DSL service has been down but is now, since you're reading this page, up. I was beating myself up a bit by taking...
A lazy Friday afternoon
I took the afternoon off today as a part of my summer holiday vacation time given to me by PLU each year. I made a nice lunch and watched...
An afternoon at Emerald Downs and Ikea
Sarah's mom drove up from Vancouver today to join us for an afternoon at the races. We picked up lunch first at Engine House No. 9 on 6th Ave....
Our negative president
A quote from a May 31, 2004 Washington Post ad about how negative the Bush campaign has been: "Three-quarters of the ads aired by Bush's campaign have been attacks on...
Why no one's buying tickets for the Olympics
big brotheropolisthe athletes don't want to play for fear that their missed serves will be tracked on radarthose patriot missiles could be rooting for the other country's teamthey're using...
Required RealPlayer update
A gripe I just sent to the folks over at Real: "I only reluctantly updated my version of Real Player months ago because a stream I wanted to listen to...
Personal time warp
Man, I swear I thought it was Wednesday! I've never been more convinced that it's one day versus another than I am today. Sometimes I make jokes to try...
Beer drinking bear drinks local brew
This is beautiful. Wonder if he could handle a Guinness? Thanks to Mandy for the forward! The Associated Press Baker Lake, WA "Rain-eeeeer ... Bear? When state Fish and Wildlife agents recently found...
Tacoma Link accident and other moments of clairvoyance
There was a slight bit of traffic in downtown Tacoma this morning due to what I discovered to be a train-car accident at the intersection of 21st and Pacific...
There's glass in that thar museum
Sarah and I spent the afternoon together in downtown Tacoma today. We parked at the T-dome station and took the Link to Union Station where we walked over the...
Bush wants more roads in pristine forest land
A note I sent as a part of a petition to the US Forest Service: Do not open up these forests for roads! Do you have any idea how few...
Kerry rally at the Tacoma Dome
John Kerry is holding a rally in the parking lot outside the Tacoma Dome this Saturday morning. Get your tickets and show up at 9:30am to take part in...
Coke with lime and twist of a car chase
Yes, there really is a way to cram two such exciting events into on day. After helping out a fellow co-worker in the PLU library she offered me a...
John Kerry in Tacoma
This morning Matt and I parked downtown and took the Tacoma Link light rail so we could join the throngs of supporters gathering to see and hear John Kerry...