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Goodbye cake

August 28th, 2010





Goodbye cake

Our friend Shannon is leaving Seattle for Philadelphia…

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Unemployment

August 25th, 2010

The Canadian Spiked Mullet

August 7th, 2010





The Canadian Spiked Mullet

A punch version of our American classic…having fun in our suite before going out with Natalie

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Have you been to Ellen’s lately…to have sex?

July 11th, 2010







Have you been to Ellen’s lately…to have sex?

So Ellensburg, the tiny town where I went to college, has a new commercial and theme to their old slogan.

Apparently so many of us got down and dirty in cow town that there is a baby boom and they all want to go to Ellensburg.

I kid you not…this is the theme to the commercial.

Oh, Ellen…

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Ferry fun

July 10th, 2010





Ferry fun

On our way to see Kelly in Bremerton…nice day!

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Happy Pride!

June 27th, 2010





Happy Pride!

We are in "pride jail" at the Spitfire watching the parade

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The world’s shortest IDE cable…

June 11th, 2010





The world’s shortest IDE cable…

Parting out an old server…remember when IDE and ISA cards ruled the
day?!

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What a ride…

June 9th, 2010





What a ride…

Going to the Portland office. Only 25 people on my Horizon CRJ-700 -
one of the last they have. Anyways the takeoff was awesome…we
rotated just prior to the 3000 foot marker, were a couple hundred feet
in the air by the N satellite and flaps retracted and power reduced as
we crossed the south field boundary… What a rush!

My aviation friends will certainly understand and appreciate! :)

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Pictures never seem to do it justice

June 6th, 2010





Pictures never seem to do it justice

First nice spring sunset, sipping wine on the roof deck

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Choco Taco!

May 11th, 2010





Choco Taco!

That IS one cool taco…

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This fruit is drier than Arizona

May 10th, 2010

Birthday via Tacoma!

May 7th, 2010





Birthday via Tacoma!

Had a nice day at the Washington State Museum and the Tacoma Glass
Museum and just general farting around Tacoma. We returned to the
Hotel Murano to have dinner…and let me tell you. Wow. Had this
incredible, indelible filet of beef topped with gorgonzola with prune
gastric and mashed potatos and spinach…unbelievable! Highly
recommended!

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Thanks Washington State History Museum!

May 7th, 2010

Bus Bunny!

May 1st, 2010





Bus Bunny!

Bugs gotta breathe!

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Happy Hour Friday

April 30th, 2010





Happy Hour Friday

Enjoying the view at the Lookout in "I5 shores"…who knew!

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Oh, pardon me…

April 22nd, 2010





Oh, pardon me…

Sorry, didn’t know you had claimed the box…guess I’ll not move it
then after your much protesting my initial attempt.

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The cats bless the new sofa

April 17th, 2010

Goodbye old friend…

April 9th, 2010





Goodbye old friend…

Today the red couch, which has been in every home I have ever made,
passed down by the parents, will be transported to the big landfill in
the sky. No longer comfortable with springs bursting out the
backside, A sexy new loveseat recliner is taking it’s place. Age
discrimination for sure.

I will miss it. Hell, it’s almost like a sibling it’s been around
so long. I really have quite mixed feelings about it. But the time
must come for all things…

Peace and sleep well, dear red couch.

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Weird things in packages

March 22nd, 2010





Weird things in packages

Mystery candy in new, un-opened package of server rack screws. How on
Earth did that happen? The screw factory doubles as a candy store?!

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Ana, the hostess with mostness

March 8th, 2010

Luau sunset

March 8th, 2010

The pig!

March 8th, 2010

Luau

March 8th, 2010





Luau

Lovely ladies hula. The PIG is next….mmmmmmm.

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Napping turtle

March 8th, 2010

We’re getting quiche!

March 8th, 2010





We’re getting quiche!

I guess we must be incredibly entertaining house guests to deserve
this…xoxo Ana!

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Sunday Bloody Mary Sunday

March 7th, 2010

Aloha Boris!

March 7th, 2010





Aloha Boris!

Ana’s pug Boris is just waiting to give you some sloppy drooly love

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Aloha Honolulu!

March 6th, 2010

Life’s a beach..,

March 6th, 2010

Blowhole

March 6th, 2010





Blowhole

On Oahu now…gorgeous weather and water

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Our ride to HNL

March 6th, 2010



Our ride to HNL

Kona airport is all open air….even the seating and gate areas.

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Coffee

March 5th, 2010





Coffee

Did you know coffee is related to the Gardenia?

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South!

March 4th, 2010





South!

Southern most spot in any state. They call it…. South Point ;)

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Black sand, wind and turtles

March 4th, 2010





Black sand, wind and turtles

At a black sand beach…see if you can spot the turtle! It is W I N D
Y ! The sand it pelting us in the face…

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Volcano!

March 4th, 2010





Volcano!

Volcanoes National Park….cold, rainy, volcanoes….could be
Washington :)

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Flying Hawaii

March 3rd, 2010



Flying Hawaii

Kona to Hilo via Kohala coast, Upolu point, Hamakua coast and back via
Waimea. Cessna 182 N5692P 2.2 hours of time logged. Simply awesome.

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Good morning!

March 3rd, 2010





Good morning!

Here’s the view from our condo in Kona town. Didn’t realize the
powerlines were there… Funny what your mind filters out. The
flowering trees below I believe are Gardenia trees. Whatever they are
they smell awesome!

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Aloha!

March 2nd, 2010





Aloha!

We’re here! First on the list….a shaved ice. This is a medium!

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Kona or bust!

March 2nd, 2010





Kona or bust!

SFO more rainy than Seattle!

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A toast for good toast!

February 22nd, 2010





A toast for good toast!

I had a toaster. I hated it. Despised it.

No more!

Look at my new toaster OVEN! I’m more excited about it than I
probably should be, but hey – it’s the little things in life, right?

I already know it makes great chicken nuggets :)

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Cleaning; Cats…again!

February 8th, 2010





Cleaning; Cats…again!

Cleaning out my closet… How could I not post this pic? :)

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Meet Junior…

February 6th, 2010





Meet Junior…

He’s there on the right next to his brothers of various ages – isn’t
he cute?

I had wanted a smaller device to use while traveling and while
watching TV (it’s fab to lookup stuff/stars/stats while watching!)

I had high hopes for the Apple iPad but the first version that came
out a few weeks ago just didn’t meet my needs or expectations (no
flash player Apple? Come on now…that’s just dumb no matter what)

So I finally got a "netbook" – and it’s pretty neat. One inch thick
and about 2.5 pounds. 10 inch screen running Windows 7. Intel Atom
N450 processor (the very newest Atom processor) and 2 gigs memory.
Keyboard is more useable than it looks. It’s a sweet little dealie
and performs great.

Oh, and here’s the fun part… It’s a Gateway. Yep, remember them
cows? I was going for the highest rated and reviewed HP netbook but
found this little gem that just came out while researching for the
others. The specs beat the others and price was right so I got it.
Hopefully this little guy will continue to perform.

YAY – new toys!

garrettw On the go..., Technology, geek

Cat commas?

February 1st, 2010





Cat commas?

Or synchronized sleeping?

Feline open parenthesis?

Two cat posts in a row, I know, but they’re just so damned cute…

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The poor things…

January 18th, 2010





The poor things…

So ignored. So unloved. So abused. Life is hard.

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Blackout!

December 22nd, 2009

Power is out on Capitol Hill…kinda fun for a change…

took a shower real quick before the hot water became cold water. shopping at Safeway is fun – very dark and manual checkout.

hope it doesn’t last into the night!

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Happy Christmas!

December 20th, 2009





Happy Christmas!

Claire and I after crackers! Loving the holidays!

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NY Times quotes me!

December 15th, 2009

Read to the end…the reporter chose to quote me!  April and Steve (also quoted) are good friends of mine as well (fellow airplane geeks)

NYT Link: Boeing Looks for Momentum in Dreamliner Takeoff

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She flies!!!

December 15th, 2009

Its moving!

December 15th, 2009

787 is moving!!!

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Fudge FAIL

December 12th, 2009





Fudge FAIL

I swear I followed the instructions to a "t" — here’s hoping attempt
#2 will turn out better

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