Posts Tagged “Seattle”

Some Time With The Comic Ace

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Some Time With The Comic Ace

This past weekend Seattle hosted the Ace Comic-Con, the second time it has been here. Ace Universe is new to the scene, relatively speaking, with many other comic conventions having been taking place throughout the country and even globally since the 70s. A couple of years ago Ace Universe embarked on a project to offer…

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Northwest Trek

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Northwest Trek

Yes, this post is coming months after the fact, but I still want to get it posted, so here it is. Back in May the Cub Scouts took a trip to Northwest Trek. A couple of requirements for different levels of Cub Scouts involve observing animals and hiking. This outing took care of these, at…

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Working Out With The Alarm

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Working Out With The Alarm

This is sort of a follow-up to my post a month ago about my attending City Cycle Seattle for spin classes. And not. In a way. It is also about smoke alarms. Let me explain. Sort of. Well, I have been going regularly to the 5:30 am classes and it is a challenge. Sure, getting…

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Spinning In Place

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Spinning In Place

There are two things you should know and keep in mind while reading this post. The first is that I’m not really a morning person. I get up early because I have to, not because I want to. People who can wake up and immediately jump out of bed with full energy irritate me, and…

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Expanding Aerial History

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Expanding Aerial History

A while back I told you about the Flying Heritage Collection new exhibit Why War. Now we get the news is making a massive expansion with a third hanger which will include over 40 artifacts. This expansion will make the Flying Heritage Collection “the largest operational military vehicle and warbird collection on the west coast”…

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War In Everett?

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War In Everett?

War is tough, as in the cost is great in both material resources and human life, not to mention anything about the effect on those who survive. But what causes a nation to commit to such costs? The Flying Heritage Collection in Everett has a new exhibit opening Saturday March 4 titled Why War: The Causes…

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Learn Your Manners

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Seattle based restaurant El Gaucho will be hosting an etiquette course at each of its locations. Seattle (both locations), Bellevue, Tacoma and Portland will have noted etiquette expert Cortney Anderson-Sanford help recapture some of what is increasingly missing from today’s digitally connected world – real connections and manners. These classes will come in two flavors, one geared…

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The Baby Fest Approaches

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The Baby Fest Approaches

evenSaturday September 24 will see BabyFest arrive in Seattle. Portland is getting the same event in May of next year. This event will be held from 11:00 to 5:00 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, but there are some ticket packages that will get you in earlier, along with a few extra perks. What is…

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Apartments I Have Known

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This post is directly inspired by Dawn’s post on her blog. I graduated high school in 1985 and went into the Army which housed me during my four year stint. Only once did I flirt with the idea of getting an apartment with a couple of friends to live off base, but it never got…

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Tourist In Town

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Tourist In Town

Yesterday I decided to take the kids downtown. Laura is on the other side of the country with our good friend Marianne whose mother dies. That leaves me home alone with the five young kids. Rather than simply sit around the house all day I solicited ideas of what to do. Going to the aquarium…

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