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"Give me slow food and fast internet!"

Monday June 30 2008

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on Mon 30th Jun, 2008 10:14 am PDT Andrew said: Great quote. But who is the author? ************************ on Mon 30th Jun, 2008 10:18 am PDT Wren said: Mira is responsible for this quote, although I think she meant it as less of a piece of wisdom for the ages than merely to inform me of her position on the matter. Little did she know it would be immortalized here on BdW. ************************

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Phototastic

I like having pictures of where I've been and what I've done. Who doesn't? As for actually taking them (getting people all lined up, making sure there are batteries in the camera, etc.), that's another story. Esp. when traveling, I really try to force myself to take as many pictures as I can because I know I will appreciate it later. This blog has been a great help in the motivation category on that front. (It is also worth noting that I've had many great people contribute their photos of shared experiences to this blog and for that I'm quite grateful.) But those are more documentary type photos. Rarely do I think I capture something that can stand on its own without explanation or context. I'm slowly learning the art of photography, or at least producing pictures that I like, and as my skill grows, my interest grows. Someday I will have a photo that I will like well enough to enlarge, have framed, and put on my wall*. Speaking of fancy photography, my friend and your fellow BdW reader Sweet Julie has a photo in the finals of Nikon's Big Deal Photo Contest*. It is a great photo and worth checking out. Winners of the contest get a fancy new camera, so share the love and go vote! (Yeah, so this post was a combination of having little going on in my world and wanting to help a friend win a free camera. If you've got a cause you want promoted to the throngs* of BdW readers, send it my way.)

Sunday June 29 2008

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on Sun 29th Jun, 2008 10:16 pm PDT Sweet Julie said: Thanks, Wren! I am so excited cause there were tens of thousands of entries, and 120 finalists. The grand prize is a trip to Hollywood... about 40 min from my house! I would settle for being one of 60 finalists that gets the new Nikon camera!! You can vote once a day until July 15th. Woo Hoo- Schralping the Gnar, Brha! ************************ on Mon 30th Jun, 2008 11:21 am PDT Ryan Walters said: Dude, check out Windows Live Photo Gallery -- it does an awesome, one-touch panorama. ************************ on Mon 30th Jun, 2008 11:44 am PDT Wren said: I usually use Panorama Factory, but I hadn't switched it over from my old computer. In the interest of spurning anything "Windows Live", I went and retrieved said program and made this. Just a skosh better than the other one, eh? ************************ on Mon 30th Jun, 2008 07:25 pm PDT dave said: wren, i think your photographic goal is a great one. julie or wren, can you help me narrow down which photo is yours at the photo contest? i want to vote but my internet time isn't plentiful enough to allow me to sort through them. ************************ on Mon 30th Jun, 2008 11:09 pm PDT Wren said: Dave, if you click on "share the love and go vote" above, it should take you directly to the image. (It's a photo of a whale's tale.) If that link doesn't work, try this one. If neither of those work (which wouldn't entirely surprise me because the site is written in flash which doesn't play well with others*), you can find it by filtering for only the finalists in the Nature and Landscape category. It is the first image on the second row (at least on my screen.) Happy voting! ************************ on Wed 02nd Jul, 2008 11:48 pm PDT dave said: oh, that DOES work. sorry, didn't look closely enough at the name the first time i linked through. awesome photo, julie (for real). hope you win a camera! (what lens were you using for that shot?) ************************ on Thu 03rd Jul, 2008 07:31 am PDT Sweet Julie said: Thanks, Dave (and again, Wren) I was probably using my 80-200 on my Minolta X-700 SLR (old school!). Remember to vote every day, if you can! :) ************************

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FC 38 - Everybody Poops

Before you condemn me for the sacrilegiousness of this comic, let me make a case: everybody poops. Back in the day, toilets were hard to come by. At some point in his life, Jesus must have found himself in this situation. So while the bible didn't specifically mention it*, this week's comic could very well portray a scene from history. Okay, okay. I know that is pretty weak. My true defense is something along the lines of humor, and the pursuit thereof, being a divine thing and the value in the ability to not take things too seriously. And while I know that defense won't appease all, I'll just leave it at that. As per her request, the artist of this week's comic will remain nameless. (Unfortunately, the powers that be already know and I'm sure that this will be recorded in the "bad" column in that big scoreboard in the sky, both for the artist and me.) (Other allusions I tried to work into this post somehow were something about a religious "movement"* and something clever about the pope doing something in the woods.)

Thursday June 26 2008

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on Fri 27th Jun, 2008 09:47 am PDT Saxtor said: OH YEAH!* ************************ on Fri 27th Jun, 2008 10:15 am PDT Joe Wilbur said: lol....that's awesome. nothing wrong with that I say. it's all good if it's funny. ************************ on Fri 27th Jun, 2008 12:29 pm PDT Sean said: If you want some world-wide publicity, make this comic with Mohammed instead. ************************ on Fri 27th Jun, 2008 05:36 pm PDT Nesbitt said: What is on Jesus' butt? It looks like he is growing a beard down there. ************************ on Fri 27th Jun, 2008 09:41 pm PDT Amanda said: I think it's funny, Wren. And anyone with any biblical sense must appreciate humanity along with deity. i'd say your remarkably theologically correct :) ************************ on Sat 28th Jun, 2008 09:39 am PDT cardboard said: Dude i highly doubt Big J would even like toilets, he strikes me as the type who would rather head to the bush to take care of his business. ************************

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Apple Splitting Fun

In a further attempt to keep this blog at least somewhat interesting between my travels, I present you with this video I took of myself the other afternoon. A couple years back, a friend taught me how to split an apple with my bare hands. I hadn't done it in quite some time, hence the less than smooth performance. Still I think it is pretty neat. Do you know any good food tricks? I was thinking of trying to work up a vaudeville-ish style act to demonstrate a bunch of food-related tricks. So far, I've got the t(r)oothpicks/saltshaker/forks balance, the speedy hard boiled egg peel, various grape toss/catch tricks, and this apple thing. I think I will need to find a few more before I am ready for Broadway.

Wednesday June 25 2008

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on Thu 26th Jun, 2008 12:06 am PDT Sweet Julie said: Wow! Wren! How neat-O. You should take a bow on camera, that is quite a feat. Can you do that spaghetti-up-the-nose-out-the- mouth-trick that the male species has seem to perfect? ************************ on Thu 26th Jun, 2008 05:02 am PDT Nesbitt said: Blowing milk out of your eye. ************************ on Fri 27th Jun, 2008 10:17 am PDT Joe Wilbur said: cool wren. nice clean split. ************************

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Quote for a Monday

"Trust your heart. Follow your feet. You'll know when you get there." -Stuart McLean, Vinyl Cafe

Monday June 23 2008

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on Mon 23rd Jun, 2008 08:07 am PDT Wren said: I'm trying out a new weekly* feature. Just like we can all use a laugh on Fridays to get the weekend off to a good start (hence the Friday Comic), I figure an inspiring(/funny/poignant/etc.) quote on Monday might get the week started off right. We'll see how it goes. ************************ on Mon 23rd Jun, 2008 08:01 pm PDT Root Mama said: He will be in Paramount October 10th - last year's show was outstanding. ************************

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Happy Summer!

Summer here in Skagit County starts at 5:00pm (and 14 seconds). According to my watch, that is right about....NOW. I celebrated a little early by busting out the hammock and lounging back for some reading and a short little nap. I hope that is a harbinger of the next few months. Summertime and the livin's easy.

Friday June 20 2008

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on Mon 23rd Jun, 2008 01:28 pm PDT Todd said: Was that pic taken by the Goodyear Blimp? ;) ************************ on Mon 23rd Jun, 2008 01:41 pm PDT Wren said: Oh SNAP! Mom, are you going to take that? ************************ on Mon 23rd Jun, 2008 08:25 pm PDT Mom said: Nice, eh? Not revealing any secrets but beware flying objects peering through your upstairs windows. ************************

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FC 37 - Again With the Cows

I'm excited to present a new artist in this week's Friday Comic. Not only did she draw the comic, but she also came up with the idea (undoubtedly inspired by our previous series on cows.) Katherine, current NYC denizen, had a go at the notorious MS Paint and I would say came out quite victoriously. I went in and did a little sizing/background work, but the artistry is all Katherine. I kind of like this whole theme idea. We did the cow thing a couple times, then the potty humor a couple times, and now back to the cow. It will all make for a great chapter in the book. Then, of course, there is the most popular sub-series, Rock Paper Scissors. Hopefully that's one we'll revisit soon. I like Friday Comics. I hope you do too.

Friday June 20 2008

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on Fri 20th Jun, 2008 12:20 pm PDT Saxtor said: I especially like how the illustration looks like it's straight from the Land of the Lounge Lizards. ************************ on Mon 23rd Jun, 2008 08:54 am PDT Katherine said: Or Dr. Katz ************************

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Everyone Deserves a Good Paddling

This past weekend, I took our so often neglected kayak out for its* first voyage of the year. I'm always looking for an excuse to get out on the water, but rarely find one. (Lack of transportation for the kayaks is usually one of the main reasons*.) A friend visiting from out of town was reason enough to get out and have a good paddling. We launched the double kayak at low time at South Harbor Park (a.k.a. Sea Farer's Memorial Park) and headed over to Saddlebag Island. Saddlebag is my most common destination because it is a fairly easy paddle (we did it in just over an hour) and it is a state park. I've camped there a time or two but not this time. After exploring the island a bit, we re-took to the sea only to find the rudder broken. My arms got an extra workout as I had to paddle hard to keep us pointed in the right direction. Besides the sore arms, broken rudder, and sun burn*, it was a wonderful way to spend the day. There are pictures of the aforementioned adventure but until they make their way from cell phone to computer (pending learning how to transfer said images), you will have to use your imagination. If human intelligence triumphs over technology sometime soon and the pictures are liberated from the phone, I will post them in the comments. I know how annoying pictureless posts are. EDIT: Humans triumph machine! Here's me on Saddlebag Island.

Monday June 16 2008

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on Mon 16th Jun, 2008 10:58 pm PDT Andrew said: Paddling the school canoe? That's a paddlin'. ************************ on Tue 17th Jun, 2008 01:26 pm PDT Wren said: The pictures keep rolling in: this one was taken on the beach on Saddlebag Island right when we got there. (I know it was right when we got there because after we hiked around for a while and came back to the kayak, the tide had almost taken it out to sea.) ************************

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FC 36 - More Potty Humor

Since I got a chuckle or two out of last week's potty humor comic, I thought I might try another stab in that direction. Typically, potty humor appeals to a slightly younger demographic. This comic, however, should be appreciated by an older demographic as well. Living through the 70s gives you a leg up on understanding. Oh, and again I did the drawing, which is becoming a pesky tradition I know. Hopefully we'll have some guest artists in again here soon. Two are currently contracted out, so next week we should be back to the high caliber of drawing you deserve. As for the humor, however, you shouldn't expect any upward change on that front.

Thursday June 12 2008

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on Fri 13th Jun, 2008 10:51 am PDT Saxtor said: I feel sorry for the poor janitor who must scrub so high up the wall... ************************ on Fri 13th Jun, 2008 09:36 pm PDT Sweet Julie said: Ram Dass! Oh Wrenny! :) ************************ on Sat 14th Jun, 2008 01:39 pm PDT Mom said: Now we're talking my kind of humor! ************************

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Those Clever Coffee Folk

We all know I am a fan of language: crosswords, puns, double entrendes, and the like. One thing I've noticed in my travels (at least here in the U.S.) is the extraordinary number of coffee shops with witty names. I started a little list of some of the clever ones that I've come across. Do you have any to add to the list?* Brewed Awakening - Westmont, IL Loca Mocha - Brookfield, IL Bean Counter - (I forget) Cool Beans - Bellingham, WA Uncommon Grounds - Havelock, NC Brew Thru - OBX, NC Stomping Grounds, New Bern, NC Sacred Grounds, Chicago, IL (I've been collecting these for a while in anticipation of a fun little post when there's not much else exciting going on*. The other day, however, I ran across this post over at Best Week Ever. It is a list of punny store names of any type. Included were The Human Bean and C U Latte. I figured I had better go ahead and get this post up before someone else steals my thunder.)

Tuesday June 10 2008

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on Tue 10th Jun, 2008 10:39 pm PDT Andrew said: Cool Beans? Not a good name. Coffee is roasted. Not cooled. PDX has Urban Grind. ************************ on Wed 11th Jun, 2008 12:31 am PDT Horge said: Dallas has/had one coffee shop around the corner from where I grew up, founded by ex-lawyers for present lawyers. It is/was called "Legal Grounds". ************************ on Wed 11th Jun, 2008 07:42 am PDT cardboard said: yo i think we got a brewed awakening here in the bham. I wanna start one called "roasted awakenings" in glacier next to the ol wake-n-bakery...the perfect place to get your scone on. ************************ on Wed 11th Jun, 2008 08:33 pm PDT Sweet Julie said: At UNH we had the Licker Store- they sold yummy Green Mtn coffee and Ice Cream! MMMMMmmmmm We all know how Wren feels about Ice Cream! ;) ************************ on Wed 11th Jun, 2008 10:08 pm PDT jule said: I am almost sure I have seen the brewed awakening on best week ever. Maybe in port angeles? ************************ on Thu 12th Jun, 2008 07:23 am PDT Nesbitt said: in my neighborhood the coffee shop is called "Common Ground Cafe." I guess that's the opposite of Uncommon Grounds. ************************ on Fri 13th Jun, 2008 07:55 pm PDT Sarah said: Jule is right! Brewed Awakening is totally in Port Angeles. Rock on, PA! ************************ on Mon 16th Jun, 2008 04:58 pm PDT Wren said: TVland, which I know isn't a real place, has some good clever coffee shop names. Of course there is Central Perk from Friends. Showtime's Weeds* has It's a Grind. ************************ on Mon 16th Jun, 2008 07:05 pm PDT Chris said: just saw "Deja Brew" in good ol' Dayton. Made me think of you. ************************ on Tue 17th Jun, 2008 01:32 pm PDT Wren said: An alert east coast reader submitted "Brew Ha Ha" from her hometown in Delaware. ************************ on Thu 19th Jun, 2008 09:55 am PDT Wren said: It's amazing what you start seeing when you are looking for it. Last night, I saw a Moka No Joka coffee truck on the way back from Mount Vernon. ************************ on Thu 19th Jun, 2008 09:56 pm PDT Mom said: I had tea this morning in Pemberton B.C. at the Pony Espresso, a clever little place. ************************ on Fri 20th Jun, 2008 06:27 pm PDT Ryan said: The Daily Grind Pblo, CO ************************ on Wed 16th Jul, 2008 02:01 pm PDT Saxtor said: I found The Grind House in Belltown in Seattle. ************************ on Fri 26th Jun, 2009 06:18 pm PDT steve said: the supreme bean in Stillwater Mn. ************************

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