Archive for “June, 2007”

Ratatouille!!!!!!

Posted by: Steph on June 30th, 2007

This evening, Peter and I saw Ratatouiile!!!! Oooh - it was so much fun!!!!! It centers on two of my most favorite things in the world: Good Food and Paris. Of course, our plucky protagonist is a rat, but a very endearing rat. It’s the best animated movie in several years - it is literally […]

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iDay Frenzy Fun

Posted by: Steph on June 29th, 2007

Up in here in the frozen North, we’re shut out of the whole iPhone frenzy - no At&T Wireless/Cingular service. As a result, we’re deprived of the opportunity to stand in line for days at the local Apple or AT&T store eagerly awaiting 6:00 PM today when the phones go on sale.
However, we can live […]

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Our “Esteemed” Attorney General in Seattle

Posted by: Steph on June 28th, 2007

The Ski Boy and I had heard the grapevine that there was very good chance that Attorney General Gonzalez would be at the Tuesday evening Red Sox-Mariners game. So while the Red Sox were being thumped by the Mariners, we scanned the crowd for Alberto, but no sighting - which is too bad, because […]

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Counting Down From 100 to 1: Movie Style

Posted by: Steph on June 28th, 2007

This clip is a total gem: 100 Movies, 100 Quotes, 100 Numbers. As VSL states, A brilliant waste of time.
Here’s the list of movies. The comments following the post are also amusing and fun.

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Break Out the Brooms

Posted by: Steph on June 27th, 2007

A whirlwind 5 days - yesterday was the only day among five days that I was not on an airplane - four out five days going through airport security. Oh boy - how much fun can one person have?
I made it back to Seattle from Salt Lake Monday evening and got down to the ballpark […]

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The Travelin’ Fool Slat Rat

Posted by: Steph on June 24th, 2007

As I type, I’m in Salt Lake City at one of my Dad’s favorite hotels, The Little America. Yesterday morning, I was in Anchorburg. This morning, I was in Seattle. And tomorrow evening, I’ll be back in Seattle. whew!
BTW - it’s very hot here in Salt Lake. It was 90 degrees when my plane landed […]

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Happy Birthday Dad!

Posted by: Steph on June 22nd, 2007

Today would have my Dad’s 77th birthday. I sure do miss him.

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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Posted by: Steph on June 22nd, 2007

This morning, I woke up at 5:30 AM to the unmistakable aroma of “Campfire”. The smell was very strong, even indoors. The smoke from the big South Central Alaska wildfires moved in to Anchorage over night. The smoke was so thick that one could actually taste the smoke. The light is also very weird - […]

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On Fire

Posted by: Steph on June 21st, 2007

It never fails in Southcentral and Interior Alaska: a long dry spring followed by a few hot and sunny days in June result in wildfires everywhere. There is a big fire burning on Kenai Peninsula at Deep Creek. That fire was sparked by a cabin owner sharpening his shovel. The sharpening machine generated sparks that […]

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CNet’s Webware 100

Posted by: Steph on June 20th, 2007

CNet’s Webware 100 list was published today. Basically, a user nominated and voted upon and editor reviewed list of the top 100 web applications. It’s a very useful list and I must admit than I’m smug that many of the web applications that I utilize everyday are on the list. The list includes all the […]

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