Archive for January, 2005
Monday, January 31st, 2005
Codi and I have been amazed at how quickly our winter has been fading into spring. Almost all the trees by our apartment already have buds on them, and the grass is getting greener by the day. It's warm, too. I've already begun wearing shorts and t-shirts. ...
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Saturday, January 29th, 2005
I like this quote a lot.
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Friday, January 28th, 2005
Still free from the grip of Starbucks coffee, I've taken to morning tea. I found this tea at Williams Sonoma. It's one of the best teas in the world. $16 gets you a small tin of loose tea leaves that will render about 15 large cups. Sounds ...
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Thursday, January 27th, 2005
A gorgeous January day calls for a nice 'take five' on the deck. Guinness outside on the deck? Brilliant!!
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Tuesday, January 25th, 2005
On all TriMet busses, there's a large sign that looks like it was suggested by the Department of Homeland Security - an image of a person giving a curious look, and text that says "Security is our main concern. If you see something that looks suspicious, please let us know."The ...
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Tuesday, January 25th, 2005
As if that's not the understatement of the century... Advertising and marketing pieces are turning into absolute crap over the last few years due to the rapidly decreasing number of literate people graduating from schools and colleges then being assimilated into PR firms. Billboards, ads, commercials and even ...
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Monday, January 24th, 2005
I went to the Portland area Mac store this afternoon to check out the Mini. As I made my way through the mall, I saw what looked like dozens of people lining up or converging outside the doors. I was nervous, thinking I'd have to wait in line (which I ...
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Sunday, January 23rd, 2005
I'm usually at Starbucks every day working on my laptop, thanks to the high-speed internet connections at almost every sbux location. Of course, I usually get a coffee - not the $5 froofroo double caramel latte with foam, whipped cream and sprinkles - actual coffee. Plain coffee ...
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Saturday, January 22nd, 2005
I found a British site that is closing down its mapping services (temporarily, according to the site). It's too bad because they have neat maps. Anyway, I did the old copy/paste and placed my own dots on the map. Here's my "places traveled, places lived" map:
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2005
Codi and I were out at the mall the other day and I saw this advertisement on a car. I hate to say it, but the very first thought I had about this was whether or not some of the dust on my car could be someone's third cousin. ...
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