Rain!
August 31st, 2010
Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. In August!
My dream come true.
That is all…
When a downgrade “upgrades” your iPhone…
August 30th, 2010
I did like some features of IOS 4.x, but holy cow did it slow down my 3G. It became intolerable. 15 seconds to open the messages app (I timed it!) Another 5 seconds to start a new message. That’s an eternity.
So I downgraded my iPhone 3G to the 3.1 software version and viola! It’s like new again. And yes, I restored the phone, reset the thing, etc — tried all the tricks before the downgrade – no luck.
So if you haven’t upgraded — I suggest you don’t if you have a 3G! The 3Gs and, of course, the iPhone 4 will probably be OK.
Goodbye cake
August 28th, 2010
The Canadian Spiked Mullet
August 7th, 2010
A punch version of our American classic…having fun in our suite before going out with Natalie
In the mail today…
July 21st, 2010
Must. Want. Need.
July 21st, 2010
Holy Crap! Where have you been all my life? This will go great with my Wine Glass Holder!
Found thanks to dlisted
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…
Ferry fun
July 10th, 2010
Oh, gee. It’s 90 degrees after July 4th…
July 8th, 2010
I was right. I knew I was. People: I’ve been here all my life. Trust. And stop whining.
See also:
[waaah, waaah] This rain is abnormal [Waaaah, waaah]
Northwest’s preeminent meteorologist agrees with me…June sucks.
That is all.
Happy Pride!
June 27th, 2010
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?!
What a ride…
June 9th, 2010
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! 
Northwest’s preeminent meteorologist agrees with me…June sucks.
June 7th, 2010
Cliff Mass is on my side!!
Per my post last week (2 down below “[waaah, waaah] This rain is abnormal [Waaaah, waaah]“) One of the Northwest’s preeminent meteorologists, The UW’s Cliff Mass, agrees with my rant! OK, he doesn’t explicitly point me out or anything, but here is an expert on weather totally backing me up on what I’ve been saying forever. Outstanding.
Here’s his post:
The First Day of Summer: When Will It Be?
In fact, he’s more conservative than me in his findings — he says July 12 instead of my July 5th.
I love it when this happens — now I have an actual article by an expert to refer to when people complain (Which happens nearly every day! I swear….)
BTW, I *love* Cliff’s blog. I’m a total weather junkie.
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
[waaah, waaah] This rain is abnormal [Waaaah, waaah]
May 29th, 2010
STOP it. You are wrong. It is always like this.
The Seattle area gets a nice little sunny streak in early May, which make all the ex-pats go bananas that summer is here. Then it shuts down again with the last part of May and most of June being pretty cool with spats of rain all the time.
“Oh, this is so abnormal”
“Oh, this isn’t like other years”
Bull$hit. It is ALWAYS like this in Seattle spring. I’m tired of hearing about it — I thought I had posted about this previously on my blog to proove my point, but I’m making record now.
I need to remind everyone that summer around here does not start until exactly July 5th.
Oh, and more rain is in the forecast!! Hahahahahahahaha.
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May 10th, 2010
This fruit is drier than Arizona
May 10th, 2010
Birthday via Tacoma!
May 7th, 2010
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!
Thanks Washington State History Museum!
May 7th, 2010
Happy Hour Friday
April 30th, 2010
Oh, pardon me…
April 22nd, 2010
Sorry, didn’t know you had claimed the box…guess I’ll not move it
then after your much protesting my initial attempt.
The cats bless the new sofa
April 17th, 2010
Goodbye old friend…
April 9th, 2010
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.
Deep Damn.Thoughts: Company Communication
April 3rd, 2010
Deep Damn Dot Thoughts…
Going to try something new. Every so often I come across a quote or a passage in a text that I wish I had said. You know the ones — when you read it you immediately understand with and become tuned to the author tightly.
So now I will post quick missives when I find these. Perhaps, dear blog readers, it will be entertaining to you and you’ll also find that you agree with them as well. But to be frank, it’s all about me. Me me me me me! I want to start categorizing these things, so I’ll do so via the blog.
ANYWAYS, enough explanation chaff, on to the first one!…
Courtesy of Aviatrix at her blog Cockpit Conversation:
“…My chief pilot is awesome at keeping us up to date. Some companies think it looks them look more professional or in control if they don’t tell you anything until it’s certain. It makes pilots nervous about what kind of Machiavellian plotting is going on, and doesn’t really fool them into thinking their company controls the weather.”
http://airplanepilot.blogspot.com/2010/04/ten-posts-in-one.html
Garrett’s thoughts: I SO agree! If something changes and the original idea or information is bad then that’s they way the ball rolls. I don’t blame you. But I do get VERY upset when kept in the dark — it does not allow me to readily adapt how I think from day-to-day or allow me to think in terms of options that could be done. The weather is never “certain” like a business process. And, in my experience, “Business processes” aren’t really tuned-in to businesses and at all certain that often either. So what gives with all that secrecy?
So, information hoarders: STOP IT. Soon you will have your own reality show on A&E and will will point at you and make fun of you.
Weird things in packages
March 22nd, 2010
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?!
Best of Hawaii Pictures
March 13th, 2010
Thanks to Christopher who had the camera!
Kona, Big Island, Honolulu. Christopher, Garrett, Amy and Ana
121 Photos
Ana, the hostess with mostness
March 8th, 2010
Luau
March 8th, 2010
We’re getting quiche!
March 8th, 2010
I guess we must be incredibly entertaining house guests to deserve
this…xoxo Ana!
Sunday Bloody Mary Sunday
March 7th, 2010
Blowhole
March 6th, 2010
Coffee
March 5th, 2010
South!
March 4th, 2010
Black sand, wind and turtles
March 4th, 2010
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…
Volcano!
March 4th, 2010
Flying Hawaii
March 3rd, 2010
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.
Good morning!
March 3rd, 2010
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!
Aloha!
March 2nd, 2010
Kona or bust!
March 2nd, 2010
A toast for good toast!
February 22nd, 2010
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