rant

Stop making (ad)sense?

(Guess which Talking Heads album I’m listening to? 🙂 Since setting up Adsense on my site two years ago, I’ve hit the magical minimum about every nine months. The cool hundred United States Dollars partially offsets my web hosting fees. The real amusement has been what kind of organizations would pay for keywords pointing here.

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I’m done with summer

As I was biking up the hill from Factoria to Eastgate, the sign at the Honda dealer indicated 99°F. A quick review of temperatures in the area: Because the house was running 86°F (no air conditioning), I spent the rest of the evening at Crossroads Mall in Bellevue. It’s an unusual place. For one, the

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Thar be Vendors

The conference’s vendor “pit” is on the bottom floor, off to the side of the hotel. Because no attendee would intentionally wander in where the vendors are, the conference sets up coffee tables the room to lure them in. Every day at 10:00 and again at 2:40, there is an influx of people. It’s like

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Clown shoes

“A standard clown shoe is 15″. Most clowns order this size. However, on occasion, a clown that is portraying a character (ie: cop, fireman, chef, tramp, hobo, etc.) may order a longer shoe. For the clown that marches in parades or walks a lot, a longer length is not suggested. Women’s standard clown shoe length

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