jaq’s blog

Practical devices

2008-04-28T19:33:58Z

We have two inexpensive torchere-style lamps that the bases of fluorescent bulbs simply would not fit into - the wide part (ballast maybe?) of the compact fluorescents are just too wide for the way the lamps are made. I was buying compostable Bio...

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Indoor weeding

2008-04-07T00:07:50Z

So, if you decide to get a Smart Catbox (which really is working out very well for us) or go my DIY route and construct a draining litter pan that uses sunflower or safflower seeds for the litter, don't think that just because your cat has peed on...

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Sounds of silence

2008-03-19T17:15:57Z

Whoa, sorry about the lapse. Things have been awfully busy. Work demands had me living in soCal for most of November and a big chunk of December and led to my resigning effective mid-January. I've since begun consulting again, and that's going ...

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Square living

2007-10-27T16:14:19Z

I know I keep saying this: I love living downtown. Love love love love it. After work last night - what should we do for dinner? Order pizza? Oh, we also need soap. Let's go up to the market, maybe Soapbox is still open. We can eat there too...

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Meat, the press

2007-10-22T02:48:37Z

So, I started a buying club for pastured meats a few months ago - this is for a farm we've been buying meat from for about 8 years, and their meats are all excellent. A few other people at my place of work were also interested, et voila! The Sout...

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In the neighborhood

2007-10-21T18:59:52Z

I had to be gone to the LA area for 9 days for work, and was so glad to return to cool, damp Seattle. Things I love about our new neighborhood: all kinds of food availability a few steps from our front door and Elliott Bay Books just across the ...

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so moved

2007-10-09T19:52:15Z

Photos here. Even if you do it every year, a person can forget how hard and traumatic moving is. Things still aren't settled, but progress has been made. What I can't tell is, are we getting any sleep? It should have been Heavy Metal Monday la...

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Movin' on up

2007-09-09T16:53:39Z

That's right, in addition to all the other craziness in our lives, we are moving AGAIN. This time, to a loft space in Pioneer Square, the heart of downtown Seattle. Part of the impetus is cost-saving - though the rent is the same as our current ...

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Something special

2007-09-07T15:32:08Z

Yesterday, I was asked to write something about why my town is special. There are so many things I love about Seattle, but I chose to write about the absolutely most mundane: the weather. " I live in Seattle, a town that by virtue of geography ...

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I'm convinced

2007-06-07T23:31:19Z

Arguments for streaming/downloading music vs. buying vinyl/cds etc 1) Better for the planet. 2) More room in the house. 3) More cost effective 4) Easier to get rid of embarrassing tracks/bands you used to love and now make you cringe. So, ch...

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