Entries from May 2008

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Double Check That Movie Listing

Before you head out to see Indiana Jones 4, make sure you’ve read the listing correctly. I’d hate to see you end up at the wrong theater.

Photo taken near Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle.

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Random Thoughts This Week

I seem to be having blog writers cramp this morning, so perhaps I’ll just go free-styling.

I have some very good friends who came to my aid on Tuesday.  Thank you.
My new apartment is small, but it’ll be OK.  I think.
The refrigerator is still making a knocking sound.  This appears to be common with GE.  Not [...]

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Rats!

No I didn’t discover any rats in my new apartment.  I did discover a book on the history of rats in New York City though. 

Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City’s Most Unwanted Inhabitants by Robert Sullivan is a mix of history and the author’s own adventures ratting in NYC.  I wanted to read [...]

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

3:30 in the Morning

Once again I’m wide awake at 3:30 AM. Only this time I’m in my new apartment in Seattle. It is so small. I feel like the walls are closing in on me. What was I thinking?
I moved to Seattle because I didn’t want to keep driving across the bridges. Yet [...]

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Active Weekend in Seattle

Friday I hiked 6 miles at West Tiger (aka Exit 20) in 2 hours.  Guess I’m still in good enough shape to hike.

Saturday morning I was at the gym for my first decent workout in a month.
Then later that afternoon I went for a two hour kayak with my new pals from the Seattle Area [...]

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Staying in Seattle

It was a tough decision. After strongly Considering a Return to Columbus, I’ve decided to stay in Seattle. I’ll be moving from the Eastside suburb of Bellevue into the Queen Anne district of Seattle. Below is a photo taken from Kerry Park, which is a mere 0.3 miles away from my new [...]

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

The Cuban Family

Last Friday I thought about a girl I met almost ten years ago. She was from a wealthy Cuban family from Florida and was attending Harvard Medical School. Although she had never been to Cuba, both her parents and grandparents came from there. She told me how her family owned land and [...]

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Ballard and Chittenden Locks

Hiked around Ballard and the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks today.

Photo Gallery for Seattle - Ballard and Locks (2008)

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Seattle Coffee Works

Only in Seattle could a business this cool exist.  There are so many quality roasters in Seattle it would be near impossible to run around town trying them all if one were on a short vacation.  Ale houses can serve beer from several microbreweries at one location.  Why not try it with coffee?  Seattle Coffee [...]

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Public Blog, Private Me

I think something needs to be cleared up. This is a filtered blog. I don’t share every thought or feeling I have on this public forum. That isn’t my style. MAS o Menos is my hand-edited highlight reel. And guess what? I just pick the best scenes.
I’ll tell you [...]