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Auto Show
My new ride Originally uploaded by ekraay. The auto show this year was filled with many interesting four wheeled vehicles, but none won my heart more than the cammo four wheel drive atv. What do you think they’d say to me if I showed up to work with this? If I worked at the post…
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Amazing Grace
Bag Piper Originally uploaded by ekraay. This bag piper played Amazing Grace as we laid Grandma to rest today. Here is the complete set of funeral photos. I avoided taking photos during the funeral, as I didn’t want to have my role be of documenter, so they are mostly of the gathering after the event.
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In honor of Beryl Kraay
My Grandma, Beryl Kraay passed away yesterday morning. Her indomitable spirit, generous love and unrehearsed and unguarded attitude toward life are a lesson for us all. She was 92. Funeral services will be held in Boise, Idaho, Friday morning at the Cloverdale funeral home.
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Phone is fried
If you’re trying to call me and I’m not responding it is due to a dead phone, not because I don’t love you. If you’re not trying to call me and you don’t care if my phone is dead then you probably stopped reading this a sentence ago. I’m available through google chat and email.…
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Google Transit for Seattle
Going car free just got a whole lot easier in Seattle. Check out Google Transit!
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Fire on the Olympics
Sailboat Sunset Postcard Originally uploaded by ekraay. This was taken last night when we were sailing on the Sound. Notice the smoke on the Olympics.
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Microsoft to distribute new browser via automatic update
The support desk workers are understandably flustered that Microsoft is choosing to distribute the new major version of Internet Explorer via an automatic update. This will happen sometime in the next month or so. It’s worth noting because there are many changes in this browser, mostly good ones, but you should know that you don’t…
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Beware, ye blissful bottlecaps
Nothing small and round is safe from this small, yet rapacious hunter.
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The next big thing
I just saw a lady riding down the street on a unicycle. I seem to see more and more of these now. Could unicycles be the next big fad? At one point, it was hip to have a fixed gear bicycle as seen by the number of fixies road by bike messengers and kids who…
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Rained today
It is beginning to look more and more like fall, with some yellow leaves on the trees outside my office. In addition it rained today, accentuating my need for fenders. After not having ridden hardly at all during the warm, sunny months, I’m starting back into commuting more regularly to work. Similar to how sailing…