Travel Swag from Air Wear

Jason Solarek, the design guy behind Air Wear sent me a box o’ swag with my airport code on it – that’s SEA in case you’re wondering. I’ll tell you what I told him – those snappy airport logos make my eyeballs happy. I’m using the notebook for a project I’m starting today – and …


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Fish Wednesday, Salmon Sammich Edition

The nice thing about having a gas grill is you can walk outside, grill yourself up a little something, then wander back inside and, you know, eat it with very little fuss. There’s no planning, no charcoal chimney, no fretting about if the kindling is too wet or the wind will take out the flame. …


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At the Quinalt Ranger Station

“Were you in Vietnam recently?” he asked me, pointing at my cap with the Vietnam flag just above the brim.  He was a broad faced guy, Nordic looking and very tan, maybe in his 50’s, extremely healthy – the picture of fitness you’d expect from a park ranger. He was sitting behind the desk at …


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Caption Contest: Free to Good Home

We’ve just returned from a few days on the Washington Coast. On the way out, we stopped at the Aberdeen Farmer’s Market where we encountered this animal loving policeman trying to find homes for a batch of strays. It’s a good thing I’m allergic to cats; this little guy is exactly the kind of weird …


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