Thanksgiving dinner hostess, we love the idea of dining with friends and neighbors for this excellent, friendly, feasting holiday. Understanding family members, we are so glad to not only get to stay put during these bad travel days, but to know that Thanksgiving II, the Redining, Hannukah version, will take place soon. Those people downtown …
The cheerful lass at the front desk had the Washington State Department of Transportation website open in front of her. “You might want to reconsider your drive,” she said. “The interstate is closed in a bunch of places, abandoned cars, accidents, it’s a mess.” The tall guy standing on the stairs agreed. “I was upstairs …
The globe at my best pal’s place is mounted to have the north pole up top and the south at the bottom. You can flip it the other way round, but it doesn’t sit like that on its own. North, for some reason, is up, it’s up on the 1950’s map I have hanging in …
Trekpod Go! Pro : It’s a walking stick! It’s a tripod! It’s both! And yes, those magnet mounts really are strong enough to hold your DSLR with the telephoto. No, really, I tried it with my Nikon and the 28-300 lens I use for traveling. Great for the outdoorsy photographer in your midst. Tom Bihn …
My fondness for the ukulele is no secret. It started as a Hawaii thing, but really, it’s so much bigger than that. Because I play the uke, I met a Hungarian refugee with an amazing repertoire of Yiddish folk songs.I played a gig with friends at a divey Seattle rock bar and played with Hanohano …
I wasn’t really supposed to talk about it, but I wasn’t successful shutting up. I asked a lot of people about things like seasickness and the best boots for warm feet. I called my friend Sarah who worked at Palmer Station — I think her exact words were “OH MY GOD, THAT’S AWESOME!” I met …