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After yesterday's snowshoeing and gaming Sarah and I woke up at our friend Kelly's this morning. It was a planned sleep over designed to keep us off the roads after the bars closed last night. More »
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There were numerous goals swirling around in our minds today. I'm proud to say we took care of most of them. More »
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Is good. A long weekend can seem like a lot if it's sufficiently relaxing. More »
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See http://www.pepper.com/products/specifications.html So cute and spicy hot -- makes me want to head out and buy two! Or perhaps just add one to my Amazone wishlist -- gotta create one of those. More »
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Last night Sarah and I got on the topic of our upcoming anniversary (see our wedding). We already have plans to enjoy some time out at the beautiful Salish Lodge but hadn't thought about gifts yet. More »
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Yeah, so when I emoted about the whole gift giving thing ealier today I seemed to forget what happens to Sarah when presented with a challenge. She wins. More »
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Friends Angela and Steve (of the Ferguson family) invited us out for dinner and drinks tonight. We met them at the local Chopstix piano bar in Tacoma's very hip 6th Ave District. More »
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After Lulu was under the weather around Christmas it was Colby's turn to get sick. He's been feeling it since the 1st and, despite still eating, hasn't become completely better. More »
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As Sarah and I drove in late to work this morning I notice some minor mudslide activity along the waterfront on Schuster Parkway. I always notice how steep those hills along the side of the road are and they certainly make me worry from time to time. More »
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Yes, no sooner than the New Year ticked by did I begin thinking about the projects to come around the house. Believe it or not, I did this all without Sarah's prompting! More »
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I just went downstairs to feed the kitties and realized it'd been raining pretty steadily for some time tonight. The local weather radar showed us in a patch of orange-red. More »
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As I mentioned a couple days ago the rains of late (including last night) have done some work to help some of our nearby hillsides slide a bit. My Geosciences degree does give me some background in this sort of stuff and most of these hillsides are genuinely stable. More »
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Every time we hit our local Tacoma YMCA in the early evenings there are crowds of kids being shuttled to and fro by parents. Most of these youth have, to date, been in programs specifically for them. More »
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Ever have one of those mornings where you wake up to the sound of a chandelier crashing to the floor? Yeah, we pretty much did this morning. More »
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Our day at the Salish Lodge was a wonderful and relaxing one. Fortunately the weather and traffic were good and posed no challenge in getting up here. More »
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Sarah and I today celebrate our first anniversary as a married couple. We've been together for a whopping 7 years total which is an accomplishment in itself. More »
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After a wonderful anniversary it's a pity that Sarah had to wake up at 3am to travel on business. The only bright spot is that she's paying a visit to her birthplace of Nashville. More »
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Or so the proverb gets slaughtered. I don't quite know where my mind was this morning but it wasn't on my park job at work. More »
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At some blurry hour in the middle of the night, Sarah called to tell me she was on the ground in Seattle. Unfortunately my brain wasn't awake enough to figure out it was the phone and didn't answer it until well after she'd hung up. More »
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Two places unlikely to be visited in the same day here in Tacoma. Hooters and the historic Blue Mouse Theatre made for a mixed up but fun day. More »
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After an invite yesterday by Mandy and friends we couldn't pass up a chance to spend more time with them and for me to have a fun subject to photograph. Motocross! More »
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I had a great day at work today. After planning on a project for a couple weeks my co-worker and I are finally laying down some code for it. More »
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After working out at the local Y Sarah and/or I sometimes like to grab a sandwich. The convenience involved is ridiculous mainly because there's a Subway in our local Y. More »
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The Leatherman Wave that was recently gifted to me has actually really come in handy. Each day I seem to find one more use for it. More »
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Lately folks 'round these parts have been pretty excited. I'll admit that the excitement caught me a bit last weekend as I watched most of the Seahawks vs. More »
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Bastards! Thinking I would actually leave the house yesterday I prepped by opening the carport gate and unlocking my car. More »
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Today I was cruising. The code flowed freely from the very hands that are writing this entry. More »
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