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The Daily Doings of Steph

After ten days on the road, I’m finally heading back home. As I type, I’m in the Seattle Airport Alaska Airlines Boardroom - my flight will be at least an hour late leaving Seattle. So, plenty of time to get comfy and catch on all things electronic.
I had the most fabulous day yesterday. Songya (my […]

Read: On the Way Home »

Tonight, I BART’d my way from San Francisco out to Walnut Creek to do Geocaching, an Apple Store run, dinner, and GREAT wine with cousin Lisa, Jillian, and Rick. We had a great time.
We were very successful geocachers - even with Jillian’s somewhat zig-zaggy navigation. The Apple Store was fun although crushing - the Apple […]

Read: Visiting the Cuz! »

Here I am in San Francisco at the Digital ID World conference and through the miracle of the Anchorage Daily News “breaking news” email alerts, I’m in the loop on the Pete Kott corruption trail. The jury notified the judge 15 minutes ago that they’ve arrived at a verdict. So, I’ll be watching my email […]

Read: Corruption Trials and the Connected World »

After Day One of Digital ID World wrapped up, I did the long hike down Market Street to the Ferry Building and the world famous Slanted Door restaurant. My first stop was the Apple Store - I am totally lusting after an ipod touch. The official release date is not until this Friday. However, some […]

Read: A San Francisco Evening »

The Ski Boy and I had the most fabulous Seattle weekend. Our very good friend Linda celebrated her 60th birthday in style - a big bash in Seattle. Linda has friends scattered all over the US and Seattle is a very good central gathering point.
Friday night was a wine and hors d’oeuvres gathering in Lower […]

Read: Linda’s 60th Birthday - in Style! »

o.k. This is short and funny.

Read: A Trailer for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - via Legos »

This year, I’m President of the Board of Directors of the Anchorage Concert Association. One of the duties that goes with the job is curtain speeches - prior to the start of a performance, the President (me) goes out on stage, welcomes everyone, thanks corporate sponsors, and chats (in an entertaining way) about special events […]

Read: My First Curtain Speech!!!! »

For the past three mornings, there’s been Termination Dust in the mountains. Yesterday and Friday, the snow was quite light and at the very tip tops of a few mountains. However, today is a different story. This morning was blue bird clear and very chilly: 38 degrees here at the Partnow Manse. The view east […]

Read: Termination Dust 2007 »

The Partnow Manse is in the midst of some major roof work. And of course, as a result, the monsoon season got underway. It’s been pouring for the past two days - right after the roof covering was removed. Fortunately we have an ace roofer and the entire roof is sealed with visqueen. Our roofer […]

Read: Roofin’ in the Rain »

Via A Very Short List this Cadbury ad is absurd, but extremely well done and a ton of fun.

Read: A Gorilla Rockin’ to Phil Collins »