by Andrea James | Nov 19, 2011 | Inspiration, Seattle
I finally did it. I bought some five-finger minimalist running shoes. My goodness they are ugly. Have you ever seen anyone wearing these? It’s a startling realization when you do. A family member of mine wore them all around Ireland on my recent vacation. Every...
by Andrea James | Nov 6, 2011 | Curiosity, Inspiration, Photos, Seattle, That's Life
My old alarm clock went off this morning before my mobile phone did. That’s odd, I thought as I scrambled over to shut the thing up. The dumb alarm clock — as in, not smart like my phone — is the backup alarm, the one that will faithfully and...
by Andrea James | Sep 9, 2011 | Photos, Seattle
How droll, I’m going to talk about our soggy weather. If you’re visiting from outside of Seattle, all you need to know is that it always rains here. Nothing else worth reading. No really, this blog post is super boring. . . . . Seattleites, shh, gather...
by Andrea James | Sep 8, 2011 | Communication, Curiosity, Photos, Seattle
Over at GeekWire today, Mónica Guzmán talks about how she bravely left behind her smart phone on her summer vacation. It’s well worth a read. One of her sentences, referring to her interactions with her husband, made me laugh out loud: It’s not reasonable to...
by Andrea James | Jun 21, 2011 | Curiosity, Seattle
You may have noticed the big white ball in the Port of Seattle over the past month. It’s easily the most recognizable thing at the Port, outshining the container cranes and the ferries. The ship is a Sea-Based X-Band Radar Vessel, and it is a...
by Andrea James | Mar 11, 2011 | Photos, Seattle, That's Life
Springtime is trickling into the Pacific Northwest — with sunbursts between raindrops. The days lengthen as sunset arcs toward 10 p.m. I love this time of year. It means summer is coming — and summer in Seattle is a beauty. But there’s one thing I...
