End of the Summer
It’s Labor day weekend. The end of the summer. School starts next week for the 14 year old, and starts in three weeks for myself and the students I work with. It’s been a good summer though, lots of fun. I’m delighted to link to my new Daytrips photo album to show just two of [...]
Yelp: Reviews of the Week
Recently I’ve reviewed : Star Life on the Oasis The Grand Illusion Cinema Padi Indonesian Food Ride the Ducks Outback Steakhouse Burger and Kabob Hut
Bringing the world closer
I dont know K and S very well. I’ve only known K through reading her journal for about a year. She’s one of those friends of friends, someone known by a number of my respected friends. Thats why I added her to my blogs reading list. We’ve got something in common, something beyond our [...]
Kingston Washington, Farmers Market
Patrick had never been on a Ferry before. While a trip to my beloved Port Townsend is on the books for later in the summer, We popped up to Edmonds and took the Ferry over to Kingston just for a walk around. We got off the Ferry and were greeted by the site of the [...]
What do you expect….
From customer service. When I walk into a store I want to be greated and welcomed, offered assistance then left alone to shop. When I have my hands full I want to be offered a basket. When I am near the counter I want to asked if I am ready to check out. When I [...]
Edmonds Bites
I’m always on the look out for something new to do in Seattle. Festivals, fairs, parties and other kinds of events. This weekend it was The Bite of Edmonds. Every time I mentioned to folks that I was going to The Bite of Edmonds they stared at me blankly “What is there that is interesting [...]
Helvatica Part 2
Of course after discussing the movie in the car on the way to Edmonds “Bit of Edmonds” we spent our time trying to find sines that were and werent Helvetica.
That little Swiss wonder.
What would you do to see a movie about a typefont? A movie about Helvetica ? You know, the genaric, used for signs and to symbolize sleek modernism. Would you preorder tickets? Would you stand in a throng of excited people waiting for your chance, drooling over the cute typegeeks in town for Typecon? Would you shift from [...]