Happy Birthday Gian! This is a milestone birthday for him and I’m excited that not only are we going to get to celebrate tonight but next week, Gian and I are going to Hawaii for a week.
Category Archives: At Home
Welcome 2010
I had such a fantastic time up in Vancouver celebrating the arrival of 2010. I’m not one to make resolutions (usually because they are forgotten about by the third week of January). While we were up there, our friend Giovanni helped Gian and I practice … Read More →
Visiting Rainier
Yesterday, my friend Nate and I visited Mt. Rainier. It was the first time visiting for both of us (I know, I have no excuse, I’ve lived in Washington forever!). On the way up, Nate’s rental car almost ran out of gas and we had … Read More →
Rain!
So, Seattle is well known for its rain (albeit, I think folks from outside the region think it rains far more than it really does here). However, yesterday, there was quite a downpour. Check out this video I shot…
The results are in…
My Y-chromosome results identify you as a member of haplogroup R1b. From my report: The genetic markers that define your ancestral history reach back roughly 60,000 years to the first common marker of all non-African men, M168, and follow your lineage to present day ending … Read More →
Where am I from?
A couple months ago, I signed up for the National Geographic Genographic Project. Yesterday, my results came back – inconclusive. This means they cannot track my deepest ancestral roots and need to re-test my DNA sample (saliva from my mouth) and I have to wait … Read More →
Hottest Day in Seattle
We got record breaking 102 degree temperature today. For those of you not from this area, you might not know that most businesses and homes do not have air conditioning units. The average temperature in the summer is 75. We’re going to go find a … Read More →
Update: Opening Day of Light Rail!
So, it appears if the Link Light Rail is a success on day one with 45,000 riders! This makes me incredibly happy, especially for my old neighborhood (Othello Station – which, by the way, is getting a remodeled grocery store after all). Now, I’ll just … Read More →
Light Rail!
Seattle is catching up to other major cities with our mass transit! This weekend, the Link Light Rail opens. Today, testing continued and as I was driving to my parent’s house, I saw it going by. Here are some pictures I took while stopped at … Read More →
Spring ahead
Today is daylight savings time and with the days getting longer (and hopefully warmer!) it signals a shift in the wines we stock up on. I strongly prefer red wines to whites but find myself purchasing whites far more during the late spring and summer … Read More →