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By Mark Posted on August 20, 2019August 24, 2019

Man the Ramparts

Sasha’s friend from the UW joined us the previous night, so we were now a group of four. We had to make it our to the castle at Glenapp today, … Continue reading Man the Ramparts

Categories: 2019 UK Trip, WritingTags: castle, Freinds, Scotland, travel, Vacation
By Mark Posted on August 19, 2019August 24, 2019

One Step Beyond

Our first full day of no plans in Edinburgh had only one plan. (Wait, does that actually work? Crap.) We had tickets to see Madness in The Evening with Henry’s … Continue reading One Step Beyond

Categories: 2019 UK Trip, Travel, WritingTags: Beer, Concert, Edinburgh, Madness, Madness band, Scotland, travel
By Mark Posted on August 19, 2019August 24, 2019

Gallery: Edinburgh Madness

Categories: 2019 UK Trip, Photography, WritingTags: Edinburgh, Photography, Scotland, travel, Vacation
By Mark Posted on August 18, 2019August 22, 2019

Monster Trucks

We were up early for our bus tour. Our internal clocks were still a mess, so we woke up close to 3 am, even thought we needed to be at … Continue reading Monster Trucks

Categories: 2019 UK Trip, WritingTags: Loch Ness, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, travel, Vacation
By Mark Posted on August 18, 2019August 18, 2019

Gallery: Nottingham and York

Categories: 2019 UK Trip, WritingTags: Gallery, Nottingham, Photography, travel, York
By Mark Posted on August 16, 2019August 26, 2019

Keep Left Through Roundabout

Today we were basically in transit. We had an option of heading to Edinburgh directly on our first day. But that would have been a mess as we were beat … Continue reading Keep Left Through Roundabout

Categories: 2019 UK Trip, WritingTags: ENgland, Harry Potter, Scotland, travel, Vacation, York
By Mark Posted on January 6, 2019March 12, 2019

What Good Shall I Do This Day?

Originally posted on Life is Go. :
From Dr. Benjamin Franklin.

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By Mark Posted on October 24, 2018

A Summer of Unfortunate Events

My wife noted that his may be the first year we are enjoying Fall more than Summer. Summer is supposed to be when the weather, a lighter workload, and vacation … Continue reading A Summer of Unfortunate Events

Categories: Life, WritingTags: Death, Family, Grief, mental-health
By Mark Posted on August 5, 2018

Now Hear This

I’m not sure that I’ve written about the fact that we’ve moved from Redmond to Renton. We moved last year just before we went on vacation (literally, days before). We … Continue reading Now Hear This

Categories: WritingTags: Airplane, Home, Sounds, Train, Whistle
By Mark Posted on June 26, 2018June 26, 2018

Frank Lloyd Wright’s lab online

I think that one of the reasons that I enjoy travel so much is that I have always enjoyed architecture. I think that started with spending time with my grandfather. … Continue reading Frank Lloyd Wright’s lab online

Categories: Internet, Tech, Travel, WritingTags: architecture, computers, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gaudi, Oak Park, Rednering, Taliesen West, Technology
By Mark Posted on June 17, 2018

Gallery: Father’s Day Boating

 

Categories: Photography, WritingTags: Boating, Boats, Cow, Father's Day, Fishermen, Seattle, Swimming
By Mark Posted on June 17, 2018

More Queer Eye!

I am a huge fan of Queer Eye. Both the new one and the original “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”. I was really pleased to hear this week that … Continue reading More Queer Eye!

Categories: Leisure, WritingTags: Change, Nerds, Queer Eye, Style, TV

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