About three weeks ago, Amie & I went hunting for Morels in an undisclosed location in Eastern Washington. It was a site near Leavenworth where there had been a forest fire last summer, and Morels like to grow in recent burned areas. We parked the car at a gated road, and spent the day hiking… Continue reading Morel Madness
R.I.P. Titanium Sporkestra
Titanium Sporkestra is no more. I won’t go into too much detail about how/why The Sporkestra met its demise, mainly because it was a bit of a surprise to me. It kind of reminded me of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar tragedy. It’s sad to have the band gone, but also a bit of a relief to… Continue reading R.I.P. Titanium Sporkestra
The Wonders of Music Player Daemon (MPD)
Over the past few months I have been tinkering with a wondrous piece of software called Music Player Daemon, or MPD. The concept of MPD is pretty simple, it is just a service that runs in the background on a Linux or Windows box and plays music in a playlist until it reaches the end… Continue reading The Wonders of Music Player Daemon (MPD)
Six down, Four to Go
I have been taking advantage of the recent nice weather over the past few weeks and I checked off two more Fitness Challenge activities. Now I only have four left to do. First was the Cedar River Trail. I loaded my bike onto a 143 bus after work and took it almost to Black Diamond,… Continue reading Six down, Four to Go
Exploring the “Big Backyard” for Lower Deductibles
Today after work I went off to explore the Big Soos Creek Trail. I was prompted to do this because of King County Park’s Big Backyard Fitness Challenge, which is part of the Healthy Incentives program for the health insurance I get from the County. Basically, if I complete this challenge, then I get to… Continue reading Exploring the “Big Backyard” for Lower Deductibles
Returned from Austin
Honk TX is over; it again was a blast. It seems like we played almost nonstop in between sleeping and eating. There wasn’t much free time to go explore the city or do much else other than those three aforementioned activities. Sporkestra stayed at a metal shop in East Austin, with mattresses spread out on… Continue reading Returned from Austin
Off to Austin
Today I am leaving for Austin, TX for this year’s installment of Honk! TX. Last year I had a blast down there and I’m looking forward to another weekend of performing in the Lone Star State. I am also looking forward to the 85 degree weather. That’s all for now. I’m currently waiting for my… Continue reading Off to Austin
Spork News
Titanium Sporkestra is going to Austin again this year for Honk! TX. We’re trying to raise funds through a couple of different methods: We are collecting donations through IndieGoGo, a fundraising site similar to Kickstarter, which we used last year. Check it out We’re having a Big Fucking Party this weekend, should be a hoot.… Continue reading Spork News
Napping in the Shack
Last weekend Tschuai and I went on another backcountry ski adventure. This time he led me to a secret shack near Steven’s Pass. We got a late start on Thursday night after work, and arrived at the pass around midnight. We started hiking to the top of the ridge above the ski area, under the… Continue reading Napping in the Shack
Herding Customers
Tomorrow, from 4-6PM, there will be a Pay-on-Entry simulation in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (DSTT). Basically, we’re going to force/ask everyone to board buses through the front door only, as if they had to all pay a fare upon boarding and there were no Ride Free Area. I had to organize a team of… Continue reading Herding Customers