Recently, I have had a little green thumb itch. I guess it is spring on the horizon. I have spent some time cleaning up our yard here in Seattle. I put a bunch of pictures up to show off. I made a new page to document our process. Check it [...]

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This is a picture of something unusual. It’s a used Nintendo Wii. It was new when I purchased it. The availability of this sought after gaming console is strangely limited: approximately 2.5% are distributed worldwide (including Europe and Asia). That’s 2.5 Wiis available to every 100 interested buyers. I only bought one because we had [...]

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So a few weeks ago, Lapster and I stared to have a debate (I would call it a fight – he would call it a debate). I started telling him that I wanted to show him “my new favorite Hack.” He told me I was using the word incorrectly, but I thought I [...]

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Hi everyone, Lapster here with something scientific that deserves recognition. In the world of energy production, nothing comes close to being 100% efficient. The short concept behind that is that when you make one kind of energy (electricity, for example) you always disperse energy in the process. Hydro-electricity, the grand pappy of electrical generation here [...]

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I used to be in politics. Well, maybe I’m still in Politics. . . I don’t know what I want to say about that — it’s a bigger discussion.
I used to follow every vote and every issue in detail daily. However, as I have moved away from working on capitol hill or [...]

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As Lapster said, last weekend we went up to Vancouver Canada for a Valentine. The weather was sunny (well, not rainy — which in the Pacific Northwest is by default a sunny day), we had a beautiful hotel, and spent a day or two walking city streets shopping and drinking coffee. Honestly, it [...]

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Actually, it’s not wireless — just hidden wires.
I’m crazy about organizing and this is like my messiah for a beautiful desk. I want to use my new skills in GTD and this idea on Lapster. Maybe he will be my guinea pig to keep the limitless lengths of cable and cords in control. I know [...]

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Oh yeah! This is the gift of my dreams — of course I don’t have a pool to use it in, but who cares I want it anyway.  It inflates to 15ft tall, has three sides of climbing walls with varying degrees of difficulty, and on the fourth side the ultimate waterslide.

If you want one [...]

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I love this article “The Best Time of Day to Do Just About Anything”– on top of the fact that I am addicted to Real Simple. They have great ways to stay organized in all areas of your life.
Since I love to travel and always need to travel on a budget I have always [...]

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