August 19, 2007 at 9:39pm

My First Tacoma Photo Gang Outing

I finally had some time in my schedule to accompany Kevin on one of the TPG outings here in town. I enjoyed meeting some of the gang veterans  and other new faces, and it was nice to see that initiation basically involved whipping out a camera and taking pictures of things.

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August 15, 2007 at 10:23pm

The Red Hot

A coordinated blogger effort to meet up together at The Red Hot on its opening day turned out to be quite the success. My impression of the place?

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July 16, 2007 at 2:39pm

Tidbit of Cupcake News

A fellow cupcake fan and my one and only blog tipster told me that Hello Cupcake! now has flavor choices listed on the menu section of their website.

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June 26, 2007 at 6:10pm

Capers Downtown

For dinner tonight, Kevin and I had the chance to try Capers Downtown on its opening day. It was easy to be persuaded to check it out after reading a couple of reviews, Kevin's pictures, as well as the take out menu he snagged.I was in the mood for some comfort food this evening, and tried their grilled cheese sandwich.

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June 24, 2007 at 10:52pm

Skimboarding at Dash Point

A couple of weekends ago, I decided to go check out a skimboarding competition that was taking place at Dash Point. I've always been fascinated with the sport, but had never really seen it much in person.

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April 9, 2007 at 7:31am

Quick Cascade Bagel Review

In the spirit of impulsive, but informative blog posts, I wanted to share my thoughts on breakfast this morning.This morning, Kevin and I decided to have breakfast at Cascade Bagel and Deli before heading into the office. Kevin decided on an scrambled egg and cheese sandwich on a plain bagel, and he seems to be enjoying it.

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March 1, 2007 at 9:27pm

Trying Out Coffee & Rhetoric

Tonight, Kevin was asked to be a part of a panel discussion on a new talk show, Coffee and Rhetoric, that recently started up on Thursday nights at Cutter's Point in downtown Tacoma. I had heard about this show, but had not yet had a Thursday free to check it out before tonight.

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January 9, 2007 at 3:25pm

Overheard Comments and Rant about the WSHM Wall Not-In-Progress

Kevin posted a bit of news today about the Washington State History Museum (WSHM) wall project fiasco, and I thought it'd be a perfectly good time to post some overheard comments I gathered going to and coming from lunch today.Two tourists in front of the fence looking at the unfinished work: "This construction makes no sense. Why are they ruining a perfectly good walkway?

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December 1, 2006 at 10:19am

Goth Annual Tree Lighting

We attended the Goth Annual Tree Lighting last night. Sadly, there was a significant lack of black in decorations or attire.

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November 21, 2006 at 9:16pm

Free Parking...Until 9am

Today, I found myself heading into work today after finalizing some prep work for the installation of our new tankless water heater. But this entry's not about the water heater.

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August 24, 2006 at 4:41pm

Overheard in T-Town #13

Woman #1: "Well, you should relax tonight and have an Appletini....or a Cosmo....or some wine...or champagne...."Woman #2: "...or some dirty dishwasher..."Woman #3: "That's not a celebration drink! "Woman #2: "Oh?

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August 23, 2006 at 8:46am

Identity vs. Legacy

Kevin's been getting some attention lately for his involvement in the discussion surrounding the renaming of Pacific Plaza. It's been an interesting debate on the web, and attending and speaking at last night's city council meeting was a fun little experience.Watch the video from the meeting here (click on "Public Comment" to see us speak.

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August 8, 2006 at 11:17am

Overheard in T-Town #12

Suit #1: "There are two important words you need to remember to use when you're training people: SHUT. UP." Suit #2 (looking a bit shocked): "Best if used in moderation."

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August 7, 2006 at 8:45am

Sweets, Treats and Designs

Last Friday we went out with friends for some good italian food over at Joeseppi's (review coming soon), and following dinner, we decided to wander over to a nearby shop called Sweets, Treats & Designs. If you're familiar with Joeseppi's you probably know exactly where this is.

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July 18, 2006 at 11:26am

Forecast: Melting

So, Forecastfox displayed an interesting icon this morning when I opened my browser. One that I have not yet laid eyes on before.

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July 3, 2006 at 9:04am

Things That Go Boom

Most demolition enthusiasts probably have heard about the Kaiser smokestack that was destroyed this past Sunday. Kevin left the house at I time I determined was way too freakin' early to be conscious.

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June 8, 2006 at 9:53am

Morning Bus Ride

So we're participating in "Dump the Pump" today. I've come a long way in my feeling about buses in general.

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June 6, 2006 at 3:20pm

June 8th: "Dump the Pump" Day

News is being circulated around the office that this Thursday, June 8th is "Dump the Pump" Day. The American Public Transportation Association is promoting this nationwide to raise awareness about the benefits of public transportation.

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May 18, 2006 at 9:05pm

Enjoying This Third Thursday

For the past couple of days, I've been held up at my house while trying to get over a bout of allergy/cold symptoms. It always leads to cabin fever, and this time, I remedied it by catching a bus downtown to work today even though I was still far from 100%.

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May 15, 2006 at 9:00am

Overheard In T-Town #11

"Bobby! Stop eating all that unhealthy crap food, or you'll spoil your dinner at McDonalds!

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May 14, 2006 at 12:35pm

Farrelli's Pizza

We met up with friends Angela and Steve last night to give Farrelli's Pizza on Poole's Corner a try. Fortunately, we got there before the big Saturday night dinner rush, and found seating in the bar area by the windows facing 6th Ave.

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May 8, 2006 at 2:07pm

Overheard in T-Town #10

"You know why I wear fake hair? So when someone compliments me on how beautiful my hair is, I can pull it off and show them and say SEE?

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May 2, 2006 at 10:01pm

YA RLY!

Apparently, I'm not the only Fark.com and/or SomethingAwful.com forum enthusiast in my neighborhood:

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May 2, 2006 at 2:33pm

More for Pacific Square?

Does anyone think the new (not so) square on Pac. Ave is missing something?

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April 8, 2006 at 5:27pm

Junior Daffodil Parade

Kevin’s folks came up to spend some time with us today, and to show off their new car. We show our gratitude for their visit by forcing them to walk 10 blocks in the pouring rain, and then making them watch a parade.

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April 7, 2006 at 8:55am

Overheard in T-Town #9

"Yeah, Gale. She's always screwing up my Sales Orders.

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April 4, 2006 at 12:48pm

Overheard in T-Town #8

"So, with this real estate market like it is, I decided that it's about time I buy Mt. Rainier."

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April 3, 2006 at 8:41am

Overheard in T-Town #7

"So I said, 'Of course the file is on the network drive because it said so in the email! ' Emails don't lie!

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April 2, 2006 at 11:02am

Overheard in T-Town #6

"You know what I love about technology? I can send a picture of an outfit to a friend, and have her tell me if she thinks I can pull it off."And yet, there's still no world peace.

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March 31, 2006 at 9:49am

What Makes Me Smile

Just past Proctor on N. 30th Street is a house with a front yard full of grass and daffodils.

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March 28, 2006 at 10:01am

My Tacoma Voice

A couple months ago, when Kevin transformed my bitching about Blogger into a custom-made content manager for my website, I realized I was on my way to getting serious about my web-voice. Little did I realize that I really wanted to create a voice with a purpose.

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March 21, 2006 at 4:28pm

Overheard in T-Town #5

"You know, I often wonder if I should just give all this up and pursue a career as a video-game tester at Nintendo,"said the woman who's only introdution to video games came this year when she bought her son a Nintendo DS. And I couldn't help myself from muttering, "Yeah, enjoy your 10 billionth place on THAT waiting list, sucka!

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March 13, 2006 at 9:29am

News of the News Bringers

In a case of the little fish eating the big fish, McClatchy has decided to buy Knight Ridder in a $6.5 billion deal. Tacoma's News Tribune, which is owned by McClatchy is one of those that may be affected by the deal, although it doesn't seem likely that any McClatchy papers will be sold to pay off the acquisition debt.Having been part of a company that recently acquired a large competitor, I can sympathize with newspaper staff that will likely endure many month of uncertainty, waiting for confirmation of job security while anticipating what, if any, changes will take place in corporate culture.This is a completely different industry than what I am involved in, but I have to say that, on a macro-level, acquisition behavior seems pretty uniform throughout most domestic industries.

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March 9, 2006 at 8:22am

Overheard in T-Town #4

"We're all gonna die! "Not what I would expect as a typical response to observing the large snowflakes in the air this morning.

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February 22, 2006 at 11:02am

Overheard in T-Town #3

"Oh, you'd be amazed at what you can learn standing under an overpass! "Huh.

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February 20, 2006 at 1:56pm

Flaky

Kevin's got to work today, but lucky little me gets the day off. So how will I spend the holiday?

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February 15, 2006 at 11:00am

Invisible Snow

Last night, the local news began hyping the next "massive winter storm that will most certainly have disastrous effects on the Puget Sound region". It was supposed to come in today, and by the tone of the report, it should've buried everything from Olympia to Everett in at least 10 feet of snow.

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February 9, 2006 at 3:14pm

Overheard in T-Town #2

"Get to work, or you're all fired! " This was addressed to the entire floor at work today, and the response was a bunch of laughter.

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February 9, 2006 at 8:40am

Front Page News

Kevin was mentioned in an article in the News Tribune today. I find it quite amusing how he slips into public view from time to time.

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February 8, 2006 at 1:35pm

Overheard In T-Town #1

"Simon Cowell on American Idol ain't got nuthin' on a woman's critique of herself in a picture." It made me realize that I have never witnessed a woman compliment herself in a picture. Which probably means that not too many prissy, self-absorbed, attention-whores grace me with their presence.

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January 3, 2006 at 4:40pm

Cell Phone Ring Tone Wars

Can someone please tell me what the proper etiquette is for dealing with a new cubicle neighbor that has your SAME EXACT cell phone ring? !

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December 1, 2005 at 10:35pm

Finally.

Ok, so it FINALLY arrived, it all its glory: Snow can be such an attention whore. Always needing to build up insane amounts of hype before making its debut.Anyway, it's kinda fun watching it cover the neighborhood.

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November 28, 2005 at 10:29pm

Attention: Snow May Fall. Somewhere.

Well it ain't happening here, yet. But this morning, we were told that snow WOULD DEFINITELY fall, and we'd see about 2-4 inches.

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November 20, 2005 at 6:56pm

It's The Holidays: Chainmail Required

If you're in the Puget Sound area, you probably heard about the shooting at the Tacoma Mall today. Crazy stuff, indeed.

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November 18, 2005 at 10:13am

Stagnation

So, the National Weather Service has a severe weather alert out for Tacoma this week. Which means we must be dealing with severe rain and flooding, or a snow storm, or high winds, or heck, even an earthquake, right?

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July 2, 2005 at 12:06pm

Tall Ships and Sunburns

Today, I woke up early and decided to bake a chocolate and peanut butter cake for Kevin's dad, in honor of his birthday. Fortunately, everything went according to plan, and I was able to finish the cake just as they were arriving at our house.We caught the bus downtown to check out the first ever Tall Ships festival here at Tacoma.

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May 23, 2005 at 9:07am

But, honey, it says "Easy Assembly"

This weekend, Kevin and I decided to tackle a slew of household projects. Two of these, however, turned out to shape the theme of the weekend.

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May 20, 2005 at 3:02pm

Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'....

Wow. I'm sure I probably seem over-fascinated with weather sometimes, but I have to comment on today's.

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April 11, 2005 at 12:17pm

Missing Scotland...

Today has been turning out to be a typical start of the week. Stressing already about how I'm going to get through the week with travelling and trying to keep my personal life organized (like closing on our house this week), I decided to take an early lunch.

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