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What a Photo Safari is all about.

The face plant series starts on page 6 or so.

Daniel Brown : photos : Photo Safari IV- powered by SmugMug

Oh Seattle, why didn’t you just get a Mac?

The fireworks looked ultimately looked gorgeous - I didn’t see any fireworks in DC if that’s any consolation…

Blogger KING: Computer glitch throws wrench into New Year’s show

I guess when people ask what happened to grunge, I can just send this link.

Seattlest: You Just Knew It Was Going To Be Enemy #1…

Poor Seattle. Just as it successfully renamed the “Cascade” Neighborhood “South Lake Union.” Now this happens.

SLUT — Streetcar’s unfortunate acronym seems here to stay

My second project with iLife ‘08. It is much easier to put together movies with this software.

The Blue Ball - Offspring of the infamous Birthdays Are a Drag, this year’s “Drag Bus” fundraiser event is The Blue Ball.

The song is “Song 4 Mutya” by Groove Armada. Unfortunately not yet available on iTunes, but you can watch the video on YouTube.

Pretty impressive.

It’s a yearly tradition, the crescent (or is it the climax) of the summer. Click on any picture to see them in gallery form. Enjoy!

Redfin, one of the most interesting real estate sites around, has now expanded to Boston. Washington, DC is coming (soon).

http://www.redfin.com

Redfin gets a new market, new look

“Bellevue spokesman Tim Waters said the city’s policy of denying domestic-partner benefits is financially motivated.”

“In recent years the city has adopted a no new benefits policy,” Waters said. “We’ve been trying to be good fiscal stewards.”

City of Bellevue is being sued by firefighter Larry deGroen for denying him paid funeral leave when his partner’s father died. I am impressed that in 2007, the City of Bellevue feels comfortable making statements like the above, because after all, equality costs money.

I am afraid that my response has to be that I be a good fiscal steward myself and avoid spending money in the City of Bellevue.

It’s prettier in Seattle anyway, and the traffic is better here.

Workers sue Bellevue, open new front in Washington gay rights fight

I took the plunge a little while ago and signed up for the Human Rights Campaign Visa Card, which I know is surprising for someone like me who is so practically minded and is not the affinity-card kind of person. And I am, and I am not.

However, owning this piece of plastic has had an interesting affect. It reminds people who I do business with that I support equality, of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender type. I (we) do not have to be invisible in even the smallest transactions.

When I was in Washington, DC, recently, I used the card to buy my standard Starbucks drink, in the Penn Quarter part of the city (downtown, diverse). Most of the time, the folks who I hand this to don’t notice the logo, but this time they did, and it was great. She took the card, looked at it, looked at me, and gave me a look that said, “You are all right.” And this is from a person who I would never have “suspected.” And that’s the point, she wouldn’t have “suspected” me either. It was the coolest 5 second reach across the table moment.

Yesterday in Seattle, the same thing. I handed the card to purchase my standard Starbucks drink, and the woman at the register said, “HRC, All right!” I asked if she was part of the community and she said, “No, but I have done a lot of work with the PIRG’s and we’ve collaborated a lot with Human Rights Campaign.”

Maybe this card also supports the Human Rights Campaign, and that’s fine. The most important thing it does is start the conversation. And we need to have the conversation. We have a long way to go yet. I never thought a piece of plastic would help with that.

In my never ending quest for the most American of restaurants, I have finally been to Claim Jumper, courtesy of the entire Mattifesto team.

I liked it. Although I don’t think the portions are as gi-normous as I was thinking they would be. Even had the “cheese cake pie,” which I assume is the same thing as “cheese cake.” I still need to visit Cheesecake Factory for the real thing, though.

It’s nice to know what whenever I’m starved for something with a lot of calories, I have more options. There’s not even a Cheesecake Factory in downtown Washington, DC yet!

I knew they didn’t like making frapaccinos. That’s why I always order my skim nonfat americano without whip.

Starbucks Gossip: Starbucks barista: We’re not your friends (but your tips are appreciated)

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