kick in the pants

Last year I set out to read 12 books… 1 a month.  Sounds simple enough.  Well, I hit a 1200 page wall named Atlas Shrugged.  I will admit that I was enjoying the book, but damn it was big and heavy!  I just hated looking at how many pages I had left.  So it sits …

SF Giants 2010

Just because I moved from Cali to Seattle 4 years ago doesn’t mean I don’t still bleed orange and black.  Today the SF Giants beat the Astros 5-2 in their season opener.  I was a bit nervous since the Giants Ace Tim Lincecum had a shaky spring training… however I was pleasantly surprised.  Lincecum had …

Gallup Daily?? No longer the authoritative source!!

I never paid much attention to polls, possibly because when I am polled I don’t really put much thought into the questions they are asking and the answers I give. Now we have http://www.intrade.com My buddy Gil turned me on to the website and I was instantly hooked.  When people actually put money down on …

Blogging from my iPhone

WordPress released a new iPhone app. Just wanted to test it out.

Fun the in the Sun

Kelly has a great post over on her blog about my adventure today. Check it out: Kid at Heart

State of Mass Transit in Seattle

Today I took the bus home. 10 miles. 1 hour 25 minutes. That is an average of just over 7mph. Really? This is an alternative to driving? Driving takes me anywhere from 25-40 min. I know that taking the bus is very “green” but come on. 2 hours and 50 min round trip or 50 …

Insight from Chip

I follow Chip Ingram’s blog and he had some great practical advice today: You really get to know someone a lot better working with them and trying to accomplish something bigger than yourselves than you do by just sitting around a table talking. I have encountered two examples of this theory as of late. Over …

Wii — SOLD!!

Took less then an hour on Craigslist… Gotta love craigslist.

A taste of what its like for an architect.

My wife’s company had their company’s summer picnic on the ‘Royal Argosy’ last friday and I was lucky enough to get to go along. I had to pretty much beg and plead to get out of work but I managed. The food was decent, the views spectacular, and I think we found our dream house …

Long weekend in Minnesota

Last weekend my wife and I traveled back to Minnesota for my Dad’s 50th birthday party. It was a quick 4 day trip but well worth it. I got to catch up with the family and see my two nieces and nephew. I also got to have lunch with an old buddy of mine which …