A mocha is 10x more enjoyable when I can forgo the ubiquitous, car-friendly paper cup and slowly sip it from a ginormous glass cup. This was from a brunch Janet and I enjoyed at Café Pirouette in Bellevue. As I explained to the kids later, a mocha is hot chocolate with at least one shot […]
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An iOS update landed on my phone Monday afternoon. Before installing, I was presented with this: I’m… not going to read 64 pages of legal on my phone, so I clicked the Send by Email link. The resulting document pasted into Microsoft Word 2011 was 17,576 words, or approximately 35 pages, not including external references
For my birthday, I took a cheese making class at PCC, the local organic food chain. While I’m a little frustrated at eco-snobbery vibe, it’s close and the classroom facilities are nice. If it were as fun to shop in as Whole Foods is on an empty stomach, I’d be in a far worse financial
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Why on earth would I be looking forward to spending Memorial Day bicycling in Pendleton? Here’s one reason: This is a different view of the gorgeous terrain seen while climbing over Pendleton’s best view, Thorn Hollow road. I found this particular spot when visiting a geocache named “A Woman’s View.” This year’s Century Ride of
I’ve been going through my vast collection of photos and came across this one. This is from a geocache overlooking the Columbia River Gorge. One can park at the rest stop and hike up the steep incline for a fabulous view of the surroundings, yet few do.
It was the best of bargains, it was the worst of deals, it was the age of wisdom of crowds, it was the age of foolishness of the masses, it was the epoch of hope, it was the era of skepticism, it was the season of rain, it was the season of … more rain.
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I was surfing Amazon.com a few nights ago and ended up with a rather odd assortment of “items to consider.” Here are some examples where product reviews and customer photos have become art. Horse Head Mask – It looks pretty creepy, but then on the product page are over a hundred examplesof it being
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