back with a Bang!
Well I'm back! DSL came back and I've got me back my slice 'o the interweb. St. Helen's did a big vertical spew today about noon. I wouldn't have known a thing about it, as I was hidden away in my cubical pounding out code when I got an IM from a buddy in Portland who has a eye on the mountain from his office. Helen is miles from here and in the wrong wind direction so we won't see any ash i'm sure. Now if Rainier is the next to go, well I better be a good fast swimmer....
Things are accelerating nicely - got my passport from the Feds, and memorized a few new German phrases - for my trip overseas.
It's just about 2 weeks away - ah the relaxing vacation of an 18 hour flight. My coworker is bringing along his kick ass palm computer that will play two full length movies. So it is lookin' like 4 movies, some readin' and a whole lotta sleepin' pills to get me over. 4 movies because last time i did the trip they had 2 full length movies - and by full length I mean edited to be below G. From what I read the carrier we are using has personal TVs for IFE (in-flight entertainment.)
A couple other things: I live in Ballard, a neighborhood on the north end of Seattle and if you were wondering what there is to do, well you could do worse than check out inballard your one stop site for all things Ballard. Here's a bit of history from the site:
Now several folks are very serious about their Scandinavian heritage around here. You can hear it in their inflections and see it in the gift shops. Right down the street from me is Leif Ericson Hall - full of vikings and bee-keepers. Speaking of vikings, you know folks are serious Scandinavians when they buy Viking Insurance to protect them from looting or if you are on the other end of the sword Viking Risk Management -"Because living by the sword isn't what it used to be.?"
I'll leave you with this nice shot of Golden Gardens beach overlooking the Sound and the distant Olympics.
Things are accelerating nicely - got my passport from the Feds, and memorized a few new German phrases - for my trip overseas.
It's just about 2 weeks away - ah the relaxing vacation of an 18 hour flight. My coworker is bringing along his kick ass palm computer that will play two full length movies. So it is lookin' like 4 movies, some readin' and a whole lotta sleepin' pills to get me over. 4 movies because last time i did the trip they had 2 full length movies - and by full length I mean edited to be below G. From what I read the carrier we are using has personal TVs for IFE (in-flight entertainment.)
A couple other things: I live in Ballard, a neighborhood on the north end of Seattle and if you were wondering what there is to do, well you could do worse than check out inballard your one stop site for all things Ballard. Here's a bit of history from the site:
Ballard was first settled in 1853. In 1889 it was incorporated in Washington State and in 1907, Ballard was annexed to Seattle. Proud of its Scandinavian heritage, Ballard has many reminders of its past including the annual Norwegian Constitution Day Parade on May 17, the Nordic Heritage Museum, and the Bergen Place mural that was dedicated by the King & Queen of Norway in 1996.
Now several folks are very serious about their Scandinavian heritage around here. You can hear it in their inflections and see it in the gift shops. Right down the street from me is Leif Ericson Hall - full of vikings and bee-keepers. Speaking of vikings, you know folks are serious Scandinavians when they buy Viking Insurance to protect them from looting or if you are on the other end of the sword Viking Risk Management -"Because living by the sword isn't what it used to be.?"
I'll leave you with this nice shot of Golden Gardens beach overlooking the Sound and the distant Olympics.
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