Seattle goings on
Ping Chow set a bottle of red wine on our table. He smiled broadly and nodded at us. “Happy Birthday!” we all said, reaching across the table to shake his 94 year old hand. Our friend N. kissed him on the cheek and Mr. Chow brightened up. “You see why my mother told him ‘No …
For some people, gravity seems an arbitrary thing. I’m not one of these people so if I gawked open mouthed at the skateboarders during the LG Action Sports events, that’s why. To see these guys – and it was the guys we were watching, though women compete too – clear the ground and rest for …
Ybor City, Tampa.
And now for something completely different. I know Nerd’s Eye View readers are refined, cultured folks. Readers. Observers. People who appreciate a good cup of coffee, an excellent bowl of pho, a piece of music that evokes far away places. Which is why we’re doing something different. Dude, we’re going to see people on wheels …
I’ve been doing a bit of jetting about lately, and not the most fun kind, where you suffer through the trials of coach because you’re going to spend the next two weeks – three months traveling elsewhere. Nope, this is the stuff where you’re wedged into a seat that is too small for the average …
Lucy is 3.2 million years old. She’s tiny, a little over 3 feet tall. She’s spent most of her modern life in a secure vault in Ethiopia but she’s been let out to see the world – or to let the world see her. Which is what we did on Sunday on the first ever …