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Below are some photos I took today at Seattle’s Olympic Sculpture Park.  This park is next to PIER 70 and the Creepy Fountain.

Photo Gallery For Sculpture Park Seattle

I’m back from the 2008 Seafair Milk Carton Derby.  Saw a boat almost sink.  Left after 5 minutes.

Just north of the Seattle Aquarium there is a fountain sculpture of a nude man reaching out to a nude boy.  Maybe I can’t appreciate art, but to me this looks like a prequel to an Amber Alert.

The uproar over this statue happened back in 2005 before I got to town.
Photo Gallery for Creepy Fountain

Last November I read a interesting post on ArtLung.com about something called Bar Camp LA. It is a free event where a bunch of tech people give demonstrations. When I heard it was coming to Seattle this weekend, I decided to go. There were four different rooms going with a new presentation [...]

Sunday I gave the home coffee roasting demo that I mentioned back in May to the Seattle Coffee Club. About 20-22 coffee fans showed up to the event. It went very well and the Stickman courtyard was the perfect location.

If you are interested in home roasting coffee in a popcorn popper, read my [...]

Since arriving in Seattle, I’ve taken numerous photos of the Space Needle. Today I got the opportunity to go up the Space Needle for brunch with a group of friends. Yes it is expensive, but it is worth every penny. The food was outstanding, the view was amazing and our group had [...]

I’ve been on the Seattle side of the bridge for about 10 days now and I’ve already gone on three urban hikes in excess of two hours. I’ve also done numerous hikes of 20-30 minutes. Walking around Queen Anne, Pike Market and Pioneer Square sure beats walking around the Volvo dealership in Bellevue.

I [...]

Sunday the Seattle Coffee Club went to Aster Coffee Lounge in the Ballard area of Seattle. When I walked in I was pleasantly surprised to see Intelligentsia Coffee. This means the Black Kat espresso blend. Yummy.
I also had an outstanding coffee from their Clover. Now Ballard has three great coffee places:

Caffe [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]