I just read a proposal at www.standardtime.com that is so logical that I'm sure it will never happen. Why not just leave the Pacific and Central regions on permanent Daylight Savings Time and the Eastern and Mountain on permantent Standard Time? That … [Continue reading]
BBS Nostalgia
I just ordered the BBS Documentary DVD because in the late 80's, I spent quite a bit of time running a BBS (Bulletin Board Service) on my Apple II+. It was called the Magical Tavern BBS, and my alias was The Spaniard. I ran it out of my bedroom in my … [Continue reading]
Mount Rainier view atop Mount Si
Distant view of Mount Rainier, from top of Mount Si I was feeling ready for a hike today, so my friend Karen and I head off to conquer Mount Si in North Bend, WA. A lot of folks give this hike grief because of the heavy traffic that it gets during … [Continue reading]
Zach the Dog loves Kendall Katwalk!
Gorgeous day today... wanted to take advantage of it... so, packed up Zach the Dog and the two of us headed out to Snoqualmie to hike the Kendall Katwalk... ended up being a 10 1/2 mile hike and took ~4 1/2 hours, and it was truly amazing! About 4 … [Continue reading]
Seattle Storms to first championship in 25 years!
Karen and I went to see the Seattle Storm win the WNBA Championship tonight... was the first professional women's basketball game I'd ever been to, and it was really fun/exciting... first, it was great to see the number of little girls at a sporting … [Continue reading]