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“UnSuggester takes ‘people who like this also like that’ and turns it on its head.” You know how some online retailers take search or order information you enter to “helpfully” suggest other things you might like? (Helpful in that it helps the retailer get more of your money!) UnSuggester does the opposite. You enter the […]

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February 8, 2007 The UHaul on Leary Way in Ballard is next door to Wild At Heart. I think Wild At Heart should move one of the UHaul signs closer to their business. [thumb:1122:l][thumb:1123:l]

February 6, 2007 [thumb:1085:c:l=p] Microsoft’s new operating system is getting mixed reviews. See Fortune’s “test drive”; two New York Times articles — one in the Art & Design section, one in Technology; and the Hexus story about the end user license agreement (EULA).

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February 3, 2007 The Boyfriend (TB) and I went to a model railroad show — a good thing to do on a chilly, drizzly day. [cpg_album:172,3] [thumb:1075:c:l=p] Surprisingly, it appeared no one took advantage of this terrific offer: [thumb:1057:c:l=p] TB’s reaction to model railroad shows is similar to this: [thumb:1058:c:l=p] (To be absolutely clear, that […]

January 13, 2007 You know it’s cold when you hear on the news that the temperature in your Seattle neighborhood is 20 degrees (Farenheit), the temperature on the Washington Coast is 34 degrees, and you think, “Wow, it’s really warm on the coast!” [thumb:1046:c:l=p]

November 26, 2006 [cpg_album:166,3] OK, I get it. No more denial. Not only has summer passed, apparently fall has, as well.

November 9, 2006 Until last week, I could avoid the reality that summer has passed. For most of October, Seattle had lots of sun and little rain. Although high temperatures didn’t make it past the 50s for most of the month, all that sun helped sustain the illusion of summer. In fact, I went to […]