Monthly Archives: January 2012

Ramblings

I’ve been really hyper-sensitive to names lately. The presidential candidates for example: Newt and Mitt, what kind of names are these? And Barack? I challenge anyone reading this post to recall someone they’ve known named Newt, Mitt or Barack! We’ve … Continue reading

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Magnum MX305

Spotted that cool Snow Blower parked at Broulim’s this morning. It’s actually just a sexy tractor with a snow removal attachment (that shoots snow 50 feet in the air…). I like it! I could not only clear our driveway with … Continue reading

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Box of Chocolates

I wrote a great little app today and inserted it into the blog as this days post. It’s function is to grab random Flickr images and present them in a 640×480 frame. This turned out to be too much action … Continue reading

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The Weather

I suspect that a lot of visitors to this site don’t take advantage of the tools I’m providing in the menu area above. Even Steph says, No, I don’t click up there… Come on, Click! I’ve recently revamped the Weather … Continue reading

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Snow Blower

I was heading out of the Broulims parking lot today when I spotted this cool snow blower clearing out the build-up, so I snapped a quick shot from my window. I then moved around to the other side to try … Continue reading

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Snow Blocked

I was driving the Stud today but there was just too much snow on the road! I know if I’d tried to drive through this I probably would have gotten stuck…

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Motions

I’m getting concerned. This feeling of just going through the motions while driving here is growing stronger. This is my sixth winter operating a bus on icy, snow covered treacherous roads, and lately it just doesn’t faze me. I have … Continue reading

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Chicken Adobo 2

Dave and Karen dropped by for some Chicken Adobo tonight. This is the national dish of the Philippines and I often ate some at a little spot by the Pike Place market in Seattle. To re-create it I cooked up … Continue reading

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Musical Vehicles

I have four vehicles that I use regularly, Jack, my 79 lifted Silverado, Lucy, my 87 Mazda 626 with tons of finely aged miles on her, and two buses that I obviously don’t own, but use to accomplish my job. … Continue reading

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Nothing…

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