Sunday

As I mentioned before, the concept of a weekend is somewhat lost on me, at least in practice. Well, I'm happy to report, I now get it! Starting last week, I am again a member of the working world. While only temporary, it is real, honest to goodness, start at 8:30, end at 4:30, make-you-tired-by-the-end-of-the-day work. The work mostly consists of lifting heavy things, for which I like to consider myself more than qualified. There is also some shoveling sand and mixing concrete thrown in for good measure. "What do I care if your lazy bones finally got some work?" you say. Well, that means slightly less frequent blog posts. While I have a few projects brewing that I am anxious to post about, I'm afraid the days of playing at the computer full time are on hold. But have no fear: I foresee my foray into the working world somewhat temporary, at least this time around. Hopefully, I will be back to doing blog worthy things in no time.

Sunday March 25 2007

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on Sun 25th Mar, 2007 05:12 pm PSTtravel ahjc search iat:\\n virginia-travel said: travel ahjc search iat:\\n virginia-travel ************************ on Sun 25th Mar, 2007 06:03 pm PST Saxtor said: I think I should make mention of this momentous occasion...blogspam on a homebrewed blog! I am personally rather surprised! ************************ on Sun 25th Mar, 2007 08:53 pm PST Antonella said: Hey! Maybe a trip to Virgin is in your future post super-man temp-job. ************************ on Mon 26th Mar, 2007 08:36 am PST me said: will you be traveling to the old dominion? heard there's some rad stuff going on in her neighbor in the old state line- state. ************************ on Mon 26th Mar, 2007 04:22 pm PST Wren said: Oh how I've waited for this day. It really makes me feel like I am a real blogger. Blogspam on my very own homebrew blog. I can't tell you how happy it makes me. Oh, wait, it's annoying. I'll dive into fixing it as soon as I get a chance. But they are a tricky bunch: waiting until I have a job and less time to play with these things before they start messing with me. ************************ on Mon 26th Mar, 2007 09:02 pm PST Mom said: What??? travel to Virgin?? Old Dominion? I'm confused, maybe I'm too old for Blogspeak. ************************ on Tue 27th Mar, 2007 03:43 pm PST Saxtor said: Oh, that's okay Marg. Just so long as you remember to fprot your tarball after transcoding your terraflops, you'll do fine. ************************ on Tue 27th Mar, 2007 06:06 pm PST Jule said: Old dominion, Old line state, I love state nicknames. For the record, those states are Virginia and Maryland. Did you know? Wyoming is the "Equality state", for giving women the right to vote first (and they were the first to take it away thereafter). Washington is the "I am cold and bitter cause my furnace died state" cause they have a bunch of junky rentals in their state. ************************ on Wed 28th Mar, 2007 06:30 am PST Chris said: Yeah, and Texas is the "If you don't own a gun you must be a liberal-loving-Hillary-supporting incovenient truth homosexual" state, although it wouldn't all fit on the quarter. ************************ on Wed 28th Mar, 2007 09:02 pm PST Blogspam Jule said: Hi! Great site! You are greatest blogger of all time. I really liked your last post. Stock in Jule Inc. on the rise. 500% profit guaranteed. Aggressive buy recommended. Send checks to: Jule Inc. at above link. ************************ on Wed 28th Mar, 2007 10:33 pm PST Horge said: As an honest to goodness Texan, I feel I must clarify something. We tried to get all that to fit on a quarter. We really wanted "If you don't own a gun OR WANT TO ORDER A SALAD WITHOUT A SIDE OF 72oz. STEAK, THEN you must be a liberal-loving-Hillary-supporting incovenient truth homosexual". But that definitely didn't fit. We suggested a larger coin for it, based on our state motto "everything's bigger in Texas", but the darn Yanks running the Mint said some hogwash about "all quarters must be the same size". Dag-nabbed bureaucrats! ************************ on Thu 29th Mar, 2007 09:54 am PST Wren said: In the name of fixing blog spam, I've updated a few things. Let's see if this works... ************************

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Re-Taste of Anacortes

Once again, we (Amanda and I), accompanied by Marg, hit the town for the Taste of Anacortes. Like last time, it was a blast. Good food, a night on the town, and a little class (enough class that I felt out-classed, but we all know how much class that takes...). Sadly, this was the last Taste of the year. Here's hoping that they do it again next year! For all of you who didn't get to experience it all, here's what was served: The Store: A smattering of hors d'oeuvres all made from ingredients available at the Store. They included asparagus with a chardonnay mustard sauce, cherry tomatoes stuffed with blue cheese, prawn with "green" tampanade and caper, snow peas piped with egg salad, and a couple of breads with some sauce. Il Posto: Chicken wrapped with something served over polenta with gravy. Yummy! Randy's Pier 36: Battered and fried calamari strips served with aioli and lemon. El Jinete: Pollo al crema and rice. Cheesecake Cafe: Chocolate truffle cheesecake and shortbread cookies with pink frosting.

Wednesday March 21 2007

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on Thu 22nd Mar, 2007 08:27 am PST amanda said: i liked The Store the best! it was pretty cool to have the option to buy and make all of the hors d'oeuvres myself (mmmmm, smokey chardonnay mustard) ************************ on Thu 22nd Mar, 2007 11:25 am PST Sweet Julie said: Pictures? Pictures, Wren-Wren?! ************************

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More Word Games

Speaking of word-nerdiness, working on Another Word Game started me on a slippery slope of word games, both playing them and creating them. The two latest games are offshoots of AWG, but different enough to be fun in their own right. BUNGLE: Essentially, this combines Boggle game play, Scrabble scoring, and the tile replacement of Another Word Game. Oh, and it's timed. Like AWG, this is written in Java. WORDOMANIA Based on the popular (and addictive) clickomania game, this is a puzzle word game similar to AWG. The object is to use as many of the initial tiles as possible. When one is used, it disappears and everything above it drops down. Once an entire column is used, everything to the right of it will slide left. This is written in Javascript, so even if Bungle and AWG didn't work, this should (although with a slightly higher chance for browser non-compatibility). Check out the screen shot. Thanks again to those folks that helped work the kinks out by taking the time to test these. If you have any questions or encounter any bugs, let me know.

Sunday March 18 2007

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on Mon 19th Mar, 2007 06:32 am PST cardboard said: openttd wren openttd ************************ on Mon 19th Mar, 2007 09:23 am PST Saxtor said: FOR SERIOUS! ************************ on Mon 19th Mar, 2007 09:25 am PST Chris said: Seriously, I care about you Wren, you need help. I think you should try going for a full day without using any words over three syllables before it's too late. Although, I guess that's just another word game challange for you. It may be too late. At least spend some quality time with Jule or Andrew, that oughtta help a little. ************************ on Mon 19th Mar, 2007 05:11 pm PST Andrew said: dude. words are for nerds. ************************ on Mon 19th Mar, 2007 07:06 pm PST Jule said: Hey, I recent you're complement! ************************ on Wed 21st Mar, 2007 01:38 pm PST amanda said: wordomania doesn't rank high scores, it ranks low scores. ************************ on Fri 23rd Mar, 2007 07:38 am PST Wren said: Thanks to everyone who has played these games. It has been so much fun watching the high score list. Almost too fun, some might say. ************************ on Fri 23rd Mar, 2007 07:33 pm PST Mom said: Hey, Wren, wait just a minute. Are you out there watching us closet Bungle players? How do you know about those high scores? I didn't post mine because I didn't want to discourage any of you young'uns. ************************

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Simpsons plus Word-nerdiness equals Happy Wren

The keen eyes of a friend found this recently and knew I needed to see it. From 1995, Lisa in Wordland is a comic featuring many beloved Simpsons characters and much word-nerdiness. It is even more pertinent, as I have been thinking of word play [almost] non-stop for the past week or so. Some of the priceless phrases: "If bombastic periphrastic grandiloquence be the music of life, then rattle on, I say. Rattle on!" courtesy of Sideshow Bob. Or maybe you prefer palindromes (from Otto, of course): "Tired nude man in a pajama I am. A japan I named under it." But since a picture is worth 1000 words check these out.

Thursday March 15 2007

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on Thu 15th Mar, 2007 08:44 pm PST Antonella/ -lil tee said: Eye just knew this was for ewe. ************************ on Thu 16th Mar, 2007 06:55 1m PST jule said: go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog. by the way, that is a palindrome, not a description of my eating habits, although, I am sure many will disagree ************************ on Thu 16th Mar, 2007 10:09 1m PST saxtor said: That is an awesome palindromemordnilap emosewa na si tahT ************************ on Thu 16th Mar, 2007 12:33 pm PST amanda said: RELEVANT ************************ on Mon 19th Mar, 2007 12:23 am PST Horge said: If you're into palindromes, you ought to give a listen to Weird Al's song "Bob" off of the album "Poodle Hat". The whole song (http://www.alsongs.com/index.cfm?view=alsong&songnumber=170) is just a bunch of palindromes, which he sings like Bob Dylan... I just introduced my girlfriend to Al's zaniness and she loves it! ************************

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Pi Day!

Whew! That was a close one. One of my favorite holidays of the year almost slipped right by me without me knowing. I guess that is what happens when the calendar industry is involved in a conspiracy against it. March 14 or 3/14. Get it? 3.14. Like the ratio between the diameter and circumference of a circle. Totally awesome. What is the best way to celebrate Pi Day? Well, first, you gotta eat some pie. Yes, I know it is spelled differently, but I don't questions the traditions that are passed down through the ages. Secondly, you should add one digit to your personal knowledge of pi. If 3.14 is all you know, annex a 15 to the end. For everyone else, here's a helpful start: 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510 (that was from memory, thank you very much, except for the bold 71 that I missed. I guess I am slipping in my old age.)

Wednesday March 14 2007

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on Wed 14th Mar, 2007 09:40 am PST Saxtor said: I meant to ask you last night if you're making a pie this year. My fruit juice sweetened apple pie last year was a hit, but I just don't have the time this year. ************************ on Wed 14th Mar, 2007 10:52 am PST amanda said: what about the other constants holidays? like 2/9 for 2.99792458x10^8, the speed of light? to be celebrated with melted ice cream. or 8/3 for 8.314, the gas constant and celebrate with balloons? or 9/8 for the 9.807 acceleration of gravity and celebrate with juggling? i mean, if you want an excuse to party, don't limit yourself with pi! ************************ on Wed 14th Mar, 2007 11:25 am PST SaxtorsBoss said: Too bad Evan doesn't have an oven in his office. He could finally take a break from all the blog commenting and do something more useful and delicious. ************************ on Wed 14th Mar, 2007 01:11 pm PST Ryan Walters said: As an alternate time-waster, you could figure out what year pi was calculated to the place of your personal pi knowledge (PPK). That way, if you are one of the few remaining after the global thermonuclear war, you'll be able to estimate how much humanity can catch back up via your PPK. ************************ on Wed 14th Mar, 2007 06:14 pm PST Cousin Sonya said: Today is Lauren's Birthday, you should feel so privledged to be related to a Pi Day Girl! ************************ on Fri 16th Mar, 2007 01:44 pm PST Chris said: Man, I'm disappointed Wren, I thought you were hardcore. Any good mathematician and computer scientist knows the only true pi day worth celebrating is OCT 26 07. Figure that one out and drinks are on me. ************************

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Poopy Duck

"Uncle Wren, can I have a poopy?" "Not until after you finish your supper." We all have our holiday traditions. Some are holdovers from when we were kids. Some we start when we start our own families. Some holiday traditions just sort of happen. I'm glad to see that the Poopy Duck tradition has made its way to a third generation of the Studer/Schultz clan. Of all the holiday traditions I've known, Poopy Duck is far and away my favorite. Poopy is a crocheted duck who poops jelly beans. He makes his appearance about this time every year, a month or so before Easter. Visitors, both child and adult, are a bit apprehensive about the concept of eating candy coming out the back end of a duck, but they quickly overcome it. If you think you can handle it, stop by Chez du Wren and give ole Poopy a try.

Monday March 12 2007

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on Mon 12th Mar, 2007 03:22 pm PST jenelle said: oh, i had a little ducky and it wouldn't lay an egg so i poured hot jelly up n down her leg oh the little ducky hollared and the little ducky begged and the little ducky laid me a jelly... bean... egg? ************************ on Mon 12th Mar, 2007 04:23 pm PST cardboard said: ohhh yea all hail the claypool, that and the poopy duck...woot woot ************************ on Mon 12th Mar, 2007 07:08 pm PST Sweet Julie said: YOU said poopy! haha ************************ on Mon 12th Mar, 2007 07:27 pm PST Mom said: There are 2 things that my children will fight over when I am gone--the cheese slicer and Poopy Duck. I'm working on finding 3 of the cheese slicers but I need serious help multipying Mr. Poopy. Please fellow Bloggers, I'm on my virtual knees--is there a crochet wizard out there in blogland who can replicate this most artful and useful creation? It was given to us by a devout Mormon woman from Salt Lake City back in the early 80's. It could have been part of a special ritual, maybe? ************************ on Tue 13th Mar, 2007 04:56 am PST Chris said: Well, I've got three sets of neighbors who are all Mormon, I'll see what I can do about penetrating their inner circle; if I must sacrafice my soul for jelly beans so be it! ************************ on Tue 13th Mar, 2007 09:14 am PST Saxtor said: It may seem blasphemous to the Studer/Schultz household, but the famous Poopy Duck apparently goes by an alias: Turd Bird. I did a google search for "jelly bean duck" and came up with a bunch of patterns, including this one with a picture: http://crafterscommunity.com/view/21/Crochet_Jelly_Bean_Duck ************************ on Tue 13th Mar, 2007 09:10 pm PST Sean said: Lately my poopy's the same colors as Poopy Duck's ************************ on Wed 14th Mar, 2007 06:18 pm PST Cousin Sonya said: whoa! For a moment I thought that was from the good ole Studer clan...I was starting to feel a little left out! ************************

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Another Word Game

What happens when you leave a computer programmer to his own devices? Well, first he watches a lot of movies. Then he recodes his blog. But soon, he feels the call of those sweet sweet algorithms, with their object orientated logic and structured syntax, and he can't handle it. He must write something. Well, this is my something: Another Word Game. Inspired by boggle, Word Racer, and Wordy, the premise of this game struck me while lying in bed one morning. The object is to use up all the initial letters once while reusing letters as infrequently as possible. Points are awarded on length of word and number of reused squares. To play, you need to have java installed. If you don't have it installed already, it is kind of a pain. Sorry about that. Also, it might not work on some Macs (I don't have a Mac to test it on.) Thanks to Andrew, gretch, marg, Saxtor, rus, Sara, Amanda, and Deanna for help with the testing. If you come up with any bugs, let me know. Enjoy!

Saturday March 10 2007

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on Sat 10th Mar, 2007 09:17 pm PST Jule said: I relly suk at this gaim. I canot figur out why. I thenk you may hav a bug in it, caus it wont acept any whord I put in. ************************ on Sat 10th Mar, 2007 10:49 pm PST Sarah F said: GEEZ!!! Who is ~the man~ anyway??? He accepted HWIG as a word but not "hee", as in 'hee hee, that was funny'. But, ~the man~ aside, one of my favorite posts since you left Asia. Nice work! ************************ on Sun 11th Mar, 2007 09:04 am PST Andrew said: Hwig are you talking about? ************************ on Sun 11th Mar, 2007 10:28 am PST Wren said: Sarah, the real question is what are you doing trying "HWIG"? I borrowed the dictionary (at least for the 3, 4, and 5 letter words) for Another Word Game from here. (Miriam-Webster and Dictionary.com don't like the word "hee" either) ************************ on Sun 11th Mar, 2007 05:04 pm PST Nesbitt said: It seems to work on my mac, really cool. One question, why does it change the letters in the squares of words I find? Does that make sense the way I worded it? When I find a word and submit it the letters change in those squares. Maybe I'm just an idiot and it is self evident. Only other suggestion it is a cool game worthy of a more distinguished name then another word game. ************************ on Mon 12th Mar, 2007 12:22 am PST Horge said: How is "doo" not a word?! But otherwise, good times, buddy. But how about naming it something cooler, like "Wren's Word Game" or "Wrenggle" or "Wrebble" or "Wrentionary". Maybe "Thesaurschultz"... ************************ on Mon 12th Mar, 2007 01:53 am PST Horge said: Otherwise, any way to work in some sort of a list for the longest words found, in addition to the high scores? I've only finished it once so far, with a 14. Damn Qs and Xs... ************************ on Mon 12th Mar, 2007 08:53 am PST me said: it's not working... or am i doing something wrong? how am i supposed to spend my little work breaks? ************************ on Mon 12th Mar, 2007 01:15 pm PST Saxtor said: I can't speak for Wren, but as a beta tester on this, I believe that until a dictionary accommodating long words is implemented, the "Longest Words" list will likely be made up of words such as "PBBTSIQuVVNRLHSYUI." No, really, try it. ************************ on Mon 12th Mar, 2007 01:20 pm PST Wren said: Dude, that was supposed to be an easter egg. Now that everyone knows, the high scores mean nothing. ************************ on Tue 13th Mar, 2007 12:09 am PST Horge said: Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater! ************************ on Tue 13th Mar, 2007 11:27 am PST Wren said: Just so you know, I got my score without cheating one bit, thank you very much. But more excitingly, I've updated the game to 1)Now spell check 6-letter words (I'll prolly never get around to 7-letter words, because there are a lot of them) and 2)Now sort the high scores correctly and display more of them, for your viewing pleasure. To be sure you are playing the latest version, check for the version updated date in the instructions panel. If you don't have it, you can close all instance of your browser and try again, or open the java console and clear the cache (by pressing "x"). ************************ on Tue 13th Mar, 2007 07:56 pm PST Caleb said: I don't know what your current high score is, but I got my high score of 22 without cheating. Whew. Also, it works fine on my Mac laptop. Cheers for that. ************************

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Post Number 100!

Huzzah! Huzzah! Blog du Wren has reached a milestone. This is the 100th post. It warms my heart to see how far it has come since it's humble beginnings. Together, we've shared announcements, travels, food, and double comments out the wazoo. In honor of this momentous occasion, I thought it might be fun to have a look at some of the statistics behind BdW. Number of posts 100 Days of BdW existence 201 Average days per post 2 (!) Number of comments (including double comments) 585 Average comments per post, excluding double comments and test comments 5.6 Most prolific commmenter, excluding anonymous or otherwise misattributed comments Saxtor Number of comments by said commenter 73 Other major commenters with number of comments Jule, 56; Mom, 45; Trista, 42; Andrew, 40; Horge 31 Approximate number of images posted (excluding externally hosted images) 190 Thanks to everyone (readers, comments, beta-testers) who has helped make this the success that it is.

Thursday March 8 2007

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on Thu 08th Mar, 2007 11:41 am PST Saxtor said: TAKE THAT! I make up for not posting on my blog, by commenting on others'! ************************ on Thu 08th Mar, 2007 03:47 pm PST Jule said: I was going to post 18 times, just to beat Saxtor, but then he posted before me, and then I would of had to post 19 times, and that would just be annoying. I will be satisfied with #2...(insert potty humor here). ************************ on Thu 08th Mar, 2007 06:50 pm PST Jule. (schultz. you know. wren's brother. i surf and study crabs. maybe barnacles. i forget.) said: umm. Jule better not be getting my posts. err. i mean his posts. um. i mean. crap. ************************ on Fri 09th Mar, 2007 08:15 am PST Chris said: I think any award on commenting should have to have a conversion factor applied based on the number of posts on the person's own website. That's gotta make it at least a tie between Saxtor and Andrew ************************ on Fri 09th Mar, 2007 09:48 am PST amanda said: i don't want to steal your thunder, but this analysis and reporting has inspired me to do some of my own research since it has been a year since i started my own blog. i've completed 184 posts since March 10, 2006 and have earned 202 total comments. this includes my lame beginnings @ www.xnork.blogspot.com which lacks the community and informality of myspace. otherwise my comment/post ratio would be way higher, maybe, but probably not, as competitive as yours. would require more research... ************************ on Fri 09th Mar, 2007 12:35 pm PST me said: do i win for leaving the most anonymous comments? ************************ on Fri 09th Mar, 2007 02:21 pm PST amanda said: oh yeah, and i don't think you posted a single comment on my blog. i give you 24 and you give me 0? what's up with that? are you a blog snob or something? ************************ on Mon 12th Mar, 2007 12:01 am PST Horge said: Mmmm.... comment.... Um. I mean, 6th? Damn, I'm the suckiest suck that ever sucked. I need to step up my game. I wish I'd double-posted more. I think I recall doing it maybe once. But at least I apparently got more in than Dave. Take that, Nesbitt! :) ************************ on Mon 12th Mar, 2007 12:02 am PST Horge said: Oh, and congratulations on 101, Wrennie! ************************ on Mon 12th Mar, 2007 12:03 am PST Horge said: (disclaimer: that last comment, though it may appear to have been created to merely boost my comment score, was in fact something I'd forgotten to say the first time around) ************************ on Mon 12th Mar, 2007 12:05 am PST Horge said: (disclaimer, the second: however, that last comment as well as this one are blatant attempts to boost my score - typographic steroids to up my game, if you will. If Bonds or cyclers can get away with it, then so can I. Mwa-ha-ha!) ************************

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Scoot scoot scoot!

I bought a scooter. I've been toying with the idea ever since I got back from Asia (and well before (*cough* Honda Spree (twice))). After spending a lot of time looking through craigslist and the classified, I wasn't finding what I wanted. Through persistence, however, I found a place in Bellingham that had what I wanted: low(ish) size and power, non-automatic transmission but no clutch, decent gas mileage, and decent top speed. All of these came together in the Yumbo C110. As the dealer tells it, this an replica of the old Honda Cub now made by some Chinese company. The speedometer and odometer are both in kilometers and the owner's manual is obvious translated, but both are no hill for a stepper. Now all that's left is for me to get a motorcycle endorsement on my license and I'll be good to go. (Oh, and don't worry. I got a good helmet too.) For those gearheads out there, here are the specs: YUMBO - C 110 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS * Engine type 4 stroke, single cylinder, OHC, horizontal Displacement 107 cc (6.53 cu in) * Bore X Stroke 52.2 x 49.5 mm Compression ratio 8.8:1 * Cooling air Starter system Electric and kick * Transmission primary: 4 speed gearbox secondary: chain and sprocket * Power 7.5 HP @ 8000 rpm * Engine Lubrication by wet sump and oil pump Spark Plug NGK CR7 HS or equivalent * Width 675 mm (27 inch) Height 1040 mm (41.0 in) * Wheelbase 1215 mm (48 in) Length 1945 mm (77 inch) * Dry Weight 90 kg (198 pounds) Front suspension Telescopic, hydraulic shock absorbers * Rear suspension hydraulic shock absorbers Front brake hydraulic disk * Rear brake drum & internal expanding shoes Wheels alloy type * Tires front: 2.50" x 17" / rear: 2.5" x 17" Ignition type CDI, 12V * Fuel tank capacity 4.5 liter(1.18 gal) Clutch multi disc wet in oil, semiautomatic

Tuesday March 6 2007

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on Wed 07th Mar, 2007 05:53 am PST Chris said: Nice, I'm all for the two-wheeled transportation. I tried talking Jenn into a motorcycle with a side car for Jonah and the dogs, but for some reason she thought the minivan was more "practical". ************************ on Wed 07th Mar, 2007 05:56 am PST Andrew said: big deal. i bought a helicopter yesterday. quit bragging. ************************ on Wed 07th Mar, 2007 09:07 am PST jenelle said: might i recommend some riding chaps for those nekked shanks? ************************ on Wed 07th Mar, 2007 09:14 am PST amanda said: air cooled? that should make the summer days even warmer, well, on top of your hot ride. i love the electric and "kick" start. no mention of the oil warranty, man, good thing i'm paying attention! ************************ on Wed 07th Mar, 2007 03:34 pm PST gretchen said: i like the front basket. ************************ on Wed 07th Mar, 2007 03:42 pm PST Wren said: I wanted to get some streamers for the handle bars too, but they were out of stock. ************************ on Wed 07th Mar, 2007 11:26 pm PST Horge said: One tip, though: If you put baseball cards into the spokes, don't expect that cool sound you get on a bicycle; instead you get that crying sound as you realize you accidentally stuck in your $2.35 million Honus Wagner card. ************************ on Fri 09th Mar, 2007 06:44 pm PST Sean said: I'll trade you this Cal Ripkin jr for Omar Visquel ************************ on Sat 10th Mar, 2007 03:00 pm PST Andrew said: I've got the Carl Yastrzemski with the bushy sideburns. ************************

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What a Weekend

As a non-member of the working world, the concept of a weekend is almost lost on me. Tuesday is Friday is Sunday. About the only differences between a Wednesday and a Saturday are the hours the stores are open and who is around to hang out with (oh, and Jeopardy is alway a rerun on Saturdays.) This weekend, however, felt different. Activities abounded. I'm aware of the fact that tomorrow in Monday. I almost even have a schedule to fall back into. But I digress. Saturday was the Great Rubber Ducky Escapade, a geocaching event with an elaborate premise, treasure hunt, and pot luck. While the event required more driving and less hiking than I like in my geocaching adventures, it was neat to see so many other geocachers. Oh, and the free cookies didn't hurt either. Sunday morning presented the opportunity to visit the Summit Park Grange for a fund raising pancake breakfast. The food was pretty alright, but the experience was top notch. Nothing makes you feel more appreciative of being young than spending a couple hours surrounded by people 40 years your elder. To wind up the weekend, I ended up at a place I've driven by a hundred times and always wanted to visit, but never have; the Old Edison Inn. Talk of the epic table shuffle boards have almost made me pull off the road on many passes. Tonight, those shuffle board tables were conquered! Along with shuffling, there was live music, great friends, and good pub food. I think I could really get used to this weekend thing.

Sunday March 4 2007

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on Sun 04th Mar, 2007 11:21 pm PST Saxtor said: Heck yeah it was a good time! Thanks for reminding me to log that cache! ************************ on Mon 05th Mar, 2007 09:16 am PST amanda said: no pics? i'd like to take this opportunity to make a plug for the fundraising dinner i'm hosting at the Eagles at 6 pm on March 10th (this Saturday). the cost is $8 and the menu is meatloaf, parboiled potatoes, gravy, salad, roll & apple crisp (or peach cobbler). proceeds go to the Anacortes Animal Relief Fund (helping low-income folks pay their vet bills for high cost surgeries and spay/neuter, which in turn curbs the number of homeless/unwanted animals in Anacortes). volunteers are needed, please, please, please! or if you'd just like to swing by for dinner, it would be great!! thanks so much & wren, i hope you are gonna be there too! there will be plenty of people 40 years your elder! ************************ on Mon 05th Mar, 2007 09:31 am PST Saxtor said: I'm in if they're serving vegetarian loaf-style meat-analog. ************************ on Mon 05th Mar, 2007 09:45 am PST amanda said: if you don't want the meat, you can have the potatoes, veggies, salad, roll and dessert!! ************************ on Mon 05th Mar, 2007 08:50 pm PST Jule said: What exactly IS the meatloaf made of? I'm just sayin, I HAVE noticed a decrease in the number of unwanted animals in Anacortes and an increase in the number of tasty meatloaves in town. Of course, it could be due to the hard work and excellent chefs of A.A.R.F. No, seriously now, this is a great cause for a longtime anacortes charity. ************************

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