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Spokane Scene no. 9

Imagine my joy when I spotted this sign near University High School in Spokane Valley last weekend, prompting as it + more

Walt’s Last Stand

I’m just going to come right out and say it: Breaking Bad is the single greatest television show in the + more

Miscellany

Did residents of North Carolina narrowly miss getting nuked back in 1961? It would appear so. Speaking of explosive power, + more

Strike a pose

Well another week has come and gone for me at helveticka. This  week was even more busy than the last. + more

Random Blog Post of the Week

Good news! If you’ve ever “had your surfeit of poetical whimsy and are ready for some good, hard facts,” there’s + more

Celebrate!

The Discovery Channel may have Shark Week, but Modern Farmer has Goat Week. I think it goes without saying which of the two + more

We Miss You, Johnny

Johnny Cash died 10 years ago today. When I told my son, who was six at the time, Jake’s response + more

Don’t bother me. I’m thinking.

Interesting article* on the science behind extroversion and introversion. Here’s a quote that helps explain why I’m no good at group brainstorming + more

More Sendak

A month ago, CK reported on a Maurice Sendak exhibition in New York City. I had no idea he (Sendak, + more

New Music

I’m not entirely sure what it is about the work of sand artist Ilana Yahav that I find so mesmerizing. Maybe it’s + more

Miscellany

L’shanah tovah, everyone. Maybe now people will listen to me when I tell ’em cow tipping is a myth. A movie + more

Autumn’s Almost Here

“Near nature. Near perfect.” While the second half of our city’s tagline is at best arguable, the first is spot-on. + more

Quote of the Day

“As a young man, I harbored the populist idea of writing for the public. I learned that the public didn’t + more

What I Did on My Vacation

The weathered remains of a fire lookout, built in 1934, greeted my son and me when we reached the summit + more

Quads Only.

If you ever want to join me for a little fun on wheels after work, grab some skates (quads only) + more

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