Monthly Archives: September 2009
In My Own Back Yard…
We are spending time this weekend on a small island in the San Juan’s . Maybe we should stay there until this blows over On the edge of the Western plains, in Spokane, Wash., the reports of significant student sickness … Continue reading
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Fraud Alert: Scammers Using ME.COM to get your Money
So we got a robo-call from our bank saying that there were suspicious charges on our Debit Card. Boy were they right. The one that tripped the alert was a web site in South Africa. I had the card canceled, … Continue reading
Some Good Press
I usually don’t talk much about work here, however this piece from NewsHour on PBS helps explain why Group Health is getting so much national attention.
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Perfect for my 80′s party this Friday. $24 @ good will. Real leather too.
Perfect for my 80′s party this Friday. $24 @ good will. Real leather too., originally uploaded by Andromeda_Strain.
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Don’t Copy That 2
Man – you would think the SIIA would be a little more hip…
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Ship Ahoy! I mean DUCK!!!
OK, so for some time we have had this small wooden model of a schooner on the ledge in the entry way. I came home tonight and found it on the floor below. I knew what happened right away. Sofia … Continue reading
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Take Over the World!
Are you a fan of the game Monopoly? Do you like the variants of you favorite city or collage? Well hang on because Google just did it “their way”. This game opens to the public tomorrow. Using Google Maps you’ll … Continue reading
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Watch for this at the Puyallup Fair, then buy Health Insurance
From the people in Texas who deep fry ANYTHING comes this. A seasoned stick of butter, that’s deep fried. On Tuesday, State Fair officials released the eight finalists for this year’s fifth annual Big Tex Choice Awards, and on the … Continue reading
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Anti-burglar door mat – from the same company that makes glue traps!
That’s right, it’s really just an over sized glue trap for rats of the human kind… The mat is basically a sheet with an adhesive layer and weighs a whopping 8kg (size: 1mx1.5m). Shimada says the main idea behind the … Continue reading
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