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What music do you clean best to?
As I was scrubbing the oven grate, and some drum and bass music played on KEXP, I started scrubbing to the beat. I began to wonder what the best music for cleaning is. I recall growing up, we’d listen to the Andrews Sisters on Saturday “Fine Bin” day…where Mom would put anything of yours that…
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Rollin’ up my sleeves
This weekend Kei and I are cleaning our old apartment. I can’t think of anything more fun to do with my weekend, except perhaps getting a root canal by a blind dentist. As my boss put it, you have to wonder if the time you put into cleaning a place is really worth getting the…
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Tamarind Tree and Round the County
IMG_1331 Originally uploaded by ekraay. On Friday I had a delicious dinner date at the Tamarind Tree, a Vietnamese restaurant. You can see Kei here clutching her champagne cocktail that she nurses while we wait an hour for our table. She just got paid and took me out to dinner for 7 courses of beef.…
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Wet November Move
Kei and I have moved. Last Saturday we grabbed a couple friends (thanks Loren and Carol!), a 16′ Budget rental truck and loaded all our earthly posessions for an epic 7 mile journey to the northern slopes of Seattle. If you need our new address just email me. Three months ago, during the heat of…
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Water, Water, Every Hare
Call me… Originally uploaded by ekraay. I decided stubornly that I’m not going to sign another 2 year contract with my Cell phone provider just so I can get the same phone I have (and get a $50 charge). Rather than go to someone else and sign their 2 year contract to get the same…
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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!