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Archive for December, 2006

2006 In Review

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

What started in the East will finish in the West.
This was 2006, a momentous year that saw me celebrate a Steelers Super Bowl victory only to leave the first full-time job I’ve ever taken months later and arrive in the city whose team the Steelers defeated. Seattle is home to my aunt and uncle […]

The Cost of Nothing: Cutting the Cable

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

I’m already starting work on my first new year’s resolution: I’m cutting cable out of my expenses.
Comcast quoted me a promotional rate of $30 a month for digital cable, plus $10 per month to rent a high definition DVR that is crashes and malfunctions nearly as much as the model I had in Pittsburgh. […]

Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout Ale

Saturday, December 9th, 2006

I made my first trip to a PCC today to do some grocery shopping the all-natural organic sustainable way. (I actually went there expecting to get some Afri-Cola, which I did not find.)
In the Aurora Avenue PCC’s modest beer selection I found Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout Ale, “Brewed with Sebastopol’s Own Hard Core Coffee.” […]

All Presentations Should Be Five Minutes Long

Friday, December 8th, 2006

Last night I attended Ignite Seattle, a technology gathering unlike any I’ve seen before. Imagine 200 people packed in like sardines to watch a list of a diverse group of 25 people give rapid-fire talks to a captive, tech-savvy audience.
Anyone who knows PowerPoint presentations knows that a “five-minute presentation” after including setup time, switching […]