This apparently dates back to 2003, but was amusing… The Hokey Pokey,as it would have been sung in its native Klingon written by Shakespeare (author: Jeff Brechlin) O proud left foot, that ventures quick within Then soon upon a backward journey lithe Anon, once more the gesture, then begin: Command sinistral pedestal to writhe. Commence […]
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Since there were a couple of requests, and some disbelief (*cough*, Jennifer) here is the scarf-in-progress, also known as “Scarf ]I[” or “When I finish this, there will be warm weather” scarf. My hand is strategically placed over some design elements: knitting my name into the pattern. If my name was a series of random
This morning I sauntered down to the coffee shop downstairs. Because the hotel’s deconstruction was concentrated right in front of the cafe, the shop’s front entrance was cordoned off by opaque plastic and yellow barrier tape. There were detour signs channeling consumers through the gift shop (whose “No food or drinks” sign connoted irony). There
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In Seattle’s airport, the international sign for Espresso ranks right up there in importance with Baggage Claim, Ground Transportation, Currency Exchange and Restrooms. The conference’s official event hotel, the former Reno Hilton, is now named the “Grand Sierra.” In the execution of their plan to turn parts of building into condominiums, they have managed to
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I was at work until 9:30 this evening building demos for the trade show next week. This is the latest I’ve biked home since the summer, and it wasn’t too bad: very light traffic, wet roads, 34°F and clear sky illuminated by a sliver-short-of-full moon. Near home, it got interesting. The temperature had dipped below
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I did the Polar Bear Plunge (aka “Polar Bear Swim”) again this year. Since I had better planning going into it, I thought I’d try going to the big shindig at Matthews Beach sponsored by the Seattle Parks Department. Writes The Stranger: “(Gloating) Last year, 800 foolish hippies kicked off the New Year with this
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LearningNerd “tagged” me with the 5TYDKAM meme. So, here goes… In 1991, my employer asked me to help out with one of those TV news filler segments on “people who (are crazy enough to want to) bike to work.” So they’d have more than a talking head, the news reporter wanted me to ride around
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It’s pretty easy to see where I started, when I got tired, and when I decided to stop. They occur in roughly that order.