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I started life as a child.

Not taking that exit

I am leaving. An exit sign beckons in front of me. But I don’t think I want to walk in that direction. Infectious laughter? Excellent. Infectious diseases? Sorry, I’ll pass.

High cost of ignorance

A few minutes after logging in to email, a new message popped up. Opening it, there was an advertisement for a specialty item, a display that you attach to a camera allowing you to see what the camera sees, only Continue reading High cost of ignorance→

Earth Day

The current Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970, as an “environmental teach-in” at two thousand colleges and universities and ten thousand elementary, middle school and high schools across the United States. It was a grass-roots response to Continue reading Earth Day→

Buzzed. Busted. Broke.

This billboard is in downtown Bremerton, Washington. The text: “Buzzed. Busted. Broke. Get caught buzzed driving and it could cost you $10,000” suggests that this could be advice from a financial counselor. Or perhaps the police, as there were signs Continue reading Buzzed. Busted. Broke.→

Poulsbo: paradise?

Poulsbo is a small town in northern Kitsap County, which in turn is a peninsula located between Hood Canal and Puget Sound in Washington State. For most purposes, it is functionally an island, with just one lone land highway connecting Continue reading Poulsbo: paradise?→

This is a lunch salad

This salad is piled atop a 12-inch plate. It is a lunch salad, from the Oak Table Cafe in Silverdale, Washington. (Location). It was delicious. We came. We tried. But the salad won.

Dungeness Spit panorama

Dungeness Spit is a nearly six-mile long sand spit that curves out from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It is a spectacular setting. On this day you can see both Canada — the Continue reading Dungeness Spit panorama→

Mini-burger

American marketing is given to excess: “The greatest thing since sliced bread!” “The boldest step in home living since the flush toilet!” “This crew-cab truck is sooo big, you’ll need an aircraft hanger to garage it!” “100 times more powerful Continue reading Mini-burger→