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Bumbershoot Part II: Sonic Youth

I arrived outside Seattle Center and found a parking space less than two blocks from the gate. Then I got in line to go into the gate and saw the line going the other way into the stadium. The line kept going and going. In fact, it stretched all the way across the Seattle Center [...]

  • Posted by Tim Jarrett
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Ouch

Spent the first part of the morning waterproofing our fence, then trimming the fifteen foot hedge that separates us from our loud neighbors. Ouch. My muscles are still sore. We also removed some low hanging branches from the trees in the front yard. Those three activities were supposed to have taken us the morning; they [...]

  • Posted by Tim Jarrett
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Football humor

This is by way of apologies for infrequent updates over the last few days: some observations on how the northeast and the South look at football differently. After all, after the shellacking the Cavaliers took against Florida State this weekend, we all need a laugh:
Women’s Accessories
North: ChapStick in back pocket and a $20 bill in [...]

  • Posted by Tim Jarrett
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Bumbershoot Part I

Written Saturday 31 Aug: Just got back from our first day at Bumbershoot. Mental note: look at the map first next time. We parked on the wrong side of the Seattle Center for the Will Call desk, and that’s a long walk.
Despite which it was really pleasant. Walked around in the sun, watched a goofy [...]