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A year later… <queue the saxes>
“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” ~ Marilyn Monroe In October 2011 I got laid off by Microsoft. I had never been laid off or fired in my adult life. It was a new and … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Employment, Lifestyle, Man stuff, Microsoft, Quote
Tagged Amazon, community, Dynamics, Marilyn Monroe, McMansion, Microsoft Jumpin' Jive Orchestra, MJJO, new year
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It’s new computer time for Casa du Glassa
“A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.” ~ Emo Philips Suzy and I decided to replace our twin Dell desktop computers from 2007. I like and buy from Dell because: … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Computers and Internet, Everyday Science, Guides, Quote
Tagged Dell, Emo Philips, iPad, Kindle Fire HD
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
You see things vacationing on a motorcycle in a way that is completely different from any other. In a car you’re always in a compartment, and because you’re used to it, you don’t realize that through that car window everything … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Community, Commuting, Culture, Guides, Health and wellness, Man stuff, Motorcycles, Photograph, Pinterest, Quote, Scooter
Tagged Robert Pirsig
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Work at 56, Starting Over
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day. ~ Robert Frost After 20 years in the military and 20 years at Microsoft, I now work in South Lake … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Commuting, Computers and Internet, Culture, Economics, Education, Employment, Getting a Job, Gigs, Guides, Health and wellness, Lifestyle, My World
Tagged Amazon, Microsoft, military, newspaper, Seattle Times, South Lake Union
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The price of gas and other commuting atrocities
“The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.” ~Ralph Nader I was sitting on the bus last night and happened to look up from my iPad to see miles … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycles, Community, Commuting, Ecology, Economics, Employment, Everyday Science, Getting a Job, Guides, Health and wellness, Humor, Politics, Seattle, Tips and Tricks, Travel
Tagged gas price, iPad, Jon Stewart, Ralph Nader, scooter, Steven Wright, summer of 2012, transit
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My kind of music, Jazz is
“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.” ~ Abraham Maslow With my new job and extended commute, I am practicing less. I need to … Continue reading
Posted in Band, Big Band, Commuting, Entertainment, Family, Getting a Job, Gigs, Jazz, YouTube
Tagged Basie, Microsoft Jazz Band, Switch in Time
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New Casa du Glassa
Suzy and I have sold our big house and are purchasing a that is smaller. It is the first step in a five years to retirement program. Suzy worked hard to find us something that we could pay off with … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Commuting, Economics, Family, Health and wellness, Lifestyle, My World
Tagged bonus room, Bothell, den, FiOS, moving, Redmond, three car garage, Washington
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Samsung 9 ~ The Gorgeous Laptop
I gifted my laptop to my daughter and promptly replaced it with this little beauty. Duralumin, the New Definition of Lightweight The Series 9 is designed with mobility in mind, thanks to dramatic duralumin enclosure complete with arching curves and … Continue reading
My (work) team moves to Bellevue
We moved over the weekend to a new campus. It’s taken a few days to get used to the new Advanta campus. And the new phone system is full of gadgets and gizmos including a headset that hooks into your … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Microsoft, My World, Travel
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