2005 STP Trip Report

by Claire Petersky Left Seattle July 9 6:20 AM, Arrived Chehalis 6:20 PM Distance Saturday – 107 miles Weather Saturday: partly cloudy in the morning, afternoon sun; temps from mid 60s to mid 70s. Left Chehalis July 10 6:40 AM , Arrived Portland, OR 6:45 PM Distance Sunday – 97 miles Weather Sunday: rain with […]

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King versus Super Sized

My dryer is now acting out for attention by leaving rust colored marks on my clothes. It will have to be replaced. Consumer Reports’ recent review suggests either a GE model DPSB620GCWW (bear with me here) or Sears/K-Mart Kenmore model 7699/7698/7697/etc would be a good match for our staggering laundry production. I wanted to compare

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Summer 100k Populaire

Ride to eat? I didn’t do STP (Seattle to Portland) this year because I felt I was already imposing on my spouse’s munificence by signing up for the five-day Ride Around Washington in August. While 8,000 riders and bandits did STP, I rode SIR’s populaire in Olympia. It’s the same route as last year’s —

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And I ra-a-an…

My spider sense told me that my 20-year high school reunion was lurking in the shadows. I found a sealed box with what I assume is my collection of high school baubles and ribbons signifiying my my achievement in the field of excellence. When my kids are old enough to appreciate how much of an

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