An all-day wardrobe mistake hiding in plain sight
Recollections of a vacation with Heather in Central America
Shopping for exercise clothes after joining a gym
Rediscovering scenes in the extended Lord of the Rings films
A quick, free hard drive replacement restores my faith in Apple
Taking my iPhone activation complaint to Steve Jobs
A dealership’s repair estimate needs a second opinion
A trip briefly turns this night owl into an early riser
Enjoying Lady Gaga’s sound and colorful wordplay
Google has an answer for life, the universe, and everything
A title that lives up to its own claim
An introduction to the technology I work on at Microsoft
When a political label gets used as an argument
Giving a live baseball game another chance
Dealing with another rear-end collision and lingering whiplash
ITunes Smart Playlist For Unrated Songs
Finding a way to collect songs I haven’t rated yet
Wanting to hear the rest of a speech others walked out on
Trying to stop AARP’s membership solicitations
An awkward phone greeting turns into helpless laughter
A feeling to share with We Feel Fine
Recognizing a sound I hadn’t noticed in my Seattle apartment
Parting with a family recliner and the memories it carries
Family and friends make my birthday special
A couple of favorite jokes from The Onion
A chance conversation on a holiday flight stays with me
My apartment is finally about to get real furniture
Photos of my new apartment before the furniture arrives
A shopping trip ends with a missing purchase
An uneasy morning as Microsoft announces layoffs
A late night with caffeine ends in a fire alarm
Apricot-Glazed Pork Roast: A Tragedy
A promising slow-cooker dinner burns to a crisp
A snowy holiday flight becomes a series of delays
Celebrating graduation with family, friends, food, and wine
Snow starts my break early before a trip home
Seattle’s snow makes getting to work a challenge
New furniture arrives damaged or refuses to fit together
Finding an apartment through Microsoft’s relocation service
Exploring Volunteer Park and Capitol Hill as a possible home
Weighing Seattle against the Eastside before temporary housing ends
A tuna casserole joins my run of disappointing dinners
A ferry ride and a visit to family in Sequim
A new job brings the ordeal of waking before nine
Finding familiar faces after moving to a new state
Playing tourist before settling into Seattle life
Watching election night with a smile I couldn’t shake
Moving to Seattle with Microsoft’s help
Windows behaves once Task Manager is watching
Could simulating a brain be enough to reproduce intelligence?
Paul Graham on programming as a craft of making things
The Crystal Method provides a track worth repeating