A Snowman is a Person in Your Neighborhood

I tend to avoid corporate coffee because yes, I’m that kind of hippie, but today, I’d like to give props to the barristas at our local Tully’s. First, they had the good sense to seize the day and head on to the sledding hill just across the street. We followed them in the door and …


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Delurking Week

I’m a bit of a soapbox blogger. I stand in the town square and declaim. Blah blah blah, me me me. I’m like that guy downtown in front of Pottery Barn with the sign, shouting at traffic. I don’t really expect you to comment. I enjoy it tremendously when you do, but I don’t lie …


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Seattle Snow Day

Friends tried to convince me that the thing I needed to do on this lovely snowflocked morning was this: Get in my car and drive to Redmond, home of a Large Software Corporation (LSC), and take pictures of the campus. I do believe it was beautiful there, the grounds at LSC can be lovely and …


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What A Swell Party!

It is a lot of work to plan a big party, but if you are a lucky person (and that I am!) and have friends and family to help out, you can do it with nary a hitch. The folks who showed up early helped set up chairs and tables. A vast array of cake …


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Fish Wednesday, Broken Things Edition

If you’re coming from the Tercel message boards, well howdy! You should know that we’ve since sold our old friend Theodore Tercel. He’s still running, though, and I saw him the other day in my old neighborhood, happy as ever, with a dog sitting in the front seat. Theo always wanted a dog, I’m glad …


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