Room with a View

Looking down the alley towards the south from my Seattle bedroom. That big old volcano in the distance is Mount Rainier and yes, you really can see it from my house. The best view is from the shower, but setting up the tripod in the bathtub is really awkward. I’m messing around with high ISOs …


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Seattle Soup Swap

Hello, welcome! I know you’re here to read about soup swap, but stick around – it’s more than just soup at Nerd’s Eye View. You might also enjoy: To Venice for Lunch You Are Here While My Uke Gently Weeps or, who knows, maybe not. There’s stuff about cooking seafood, local and international adventures, ukulele …


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Fish Wednesday: Rockfish and Red Wine Edition

Rockfish is a type of bass. It’s got a firm white flesh that does well in the oven and you really have to try to overcook it. It’s good in heavy red sauces and stews, though I suppose it would be a good chowder fish, too. I roasted the zuchinni with garlic first. Then, I …


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Late Fall Cleaning Tips

It might be time for you to toss that Halloween pumpkin into the yard waste bin. If you can afford to buy a swank new flat screen monitor, you can afford to recycle the old one properly instead of kicking it to the curb where it will be ruined by the rain. A few minutes …


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There’s No Place Like It

Welcome to the next Nerd’s Eye View podcast. It includes three stories about home. In the first segment, Julia remembers home with a song. In the second segment, Jesse asks about the words to the Czech national anthem. In the third (read by me) Marilyn talks about finding home in an unexpected place. The music …


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While My Ukulele Gently Weeps

Over the last week we’ve had a sad little storm in a tiny teacup. My uke playing brothers and sisters have been duking it out over a message requesting support for the Ukes for Troops program. The problem wasn’t the request for support or the program – I don’t think any of us would argue …


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