Green Lake’s History
This PI piece on the history of Green Lake is awesome. Among the gems: in 1911, Seattle Approved an awesome new park system, but Green Lake had been so popular that there wasn’t room anymore. They drained the lake and freed up 100 acres of land. The Green Lake Itch is about 100 years old. Green Lake was home to hydroplane races until the 1980s! There used to be 4th of July fireworks and Bite of Seattle here (but my guess is...
Thomas Jefferson on owning property
The small landholders are the most precious part of a state. – Thomas Jefferson
How I Do Gmail
I try to be humble about most things in life, but email isn’t one of those. I’ll just say it. I consider myself in the 99th percentile of efficient Gmail users. It seems like I talk to a handful of people each month who either don’t reply because “it got lost in my inbox” or hate how much spam they get and it’s not worth digging out. “I can’t do inbox zero, there’s too much to deal with” they say. Here’s how I run my Gmail inbox. I...
Bandera Mountain
Choose, but choose wisely Katy is happy that she doesn’t have to hike up anymore. I share the emotion. The happy couple. I lost these glasses later that year. It make me really sad. Don’t show this to my mom. I’m sure she said something like “I’m the king of the world.” Overall, the hike was more strenuous than we expected. There’s a full mile of steep scramble up to the first...
The Basement is Finished!
We finally finished our basement! It looks pretty great. We’re planning to rent it out for $1400 to $1500, but if you find this page, you’re likely to be eligible for the friends and family discount of $1300. Except that we don’t want to rent to family. That would be weird. The place is right around here. Utilities are going to be a flat $300 per month. That is a pretty good deal as it includes internet and premium...
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