the moving out routine

Yesterday we moved from Seattle to Portland.  It was amazingly simple.  We just packed up our belongings into the car, left the apartment keys under the door mat, and drove off.  We are now in the 3rd city of the 12 Cities, 1 Year adventure.  So, although we’re still early in our quest, we’ve got… Continue reading the moving out routine

Todd's thoughts on Seattle city life

A few days ago I had the displeasure of driving from our apartment in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle to Olympia, Washington. I left about 3:50 and arrived at 6:10. That’s 2 hours and 20 minutes to drive 66 miles. Google Maps estimated it would take about 80 minutes. Hah! You know what? I was… Continue reading Todd's thoughts on Seattle city life

I found my dream business

I’ve got a friend named Jon who lives in Lafayette, Colorado.  Before getting married, he was a really serious collector of comic books.  He was also an attorney.  But at some point, he decided to follow a dream of his.  He closed his legal business and opened up a comic book and game store.  Right… Continue reading I found my dream business

location, location, location

We move in to our Seattle apartment next Wednesday, but I’m already getting a very good feeling about this location. I knew it had a good walk score (see http://walkscore.com if you don’t know what a walk score is), but in the past few days I’ve learned: It’s a 7 minute walk to a classic-style… Continue reading location, location, location

the UM FLAT video

I’m pleased to present to you the first video from the “12 Cities, 1 Year” series.  The narrator and host of the video is Kate Sheridan, who is co-director of the project.  She’s also one of the residents.  For more information on the UM FLAT, see Beth’s article about it, with photos.  

shedding

You probably already read about how we left Denver with an uncomfortable amount of stuff crammed in our car.  We left several things in Kansas City, but took on a few other things.  But on the journey from KC to Missoula, we still had too much stuff. I don’t like not being able to see… Continue reading shedding

state of the Prius

Since leaving Broomfield on June 23, our Prius has performed admirably. We’ve driven about 4000 miles, and averaged 47.72 MPG.  We haven’t had any mechanical problems at all, though the car is due for its second ever oil change, something that should be done every 10k miles. As you can imagine, the fuel economy has… Continue reading state of the Prius

ethical photography dilemma

If you’ve read Beth’s article on the Standing Arrow Pow Wow, you know that we didn’t take any photos of the dancers.  Beth and I were prepared to take our cameras into the pow wow grounds to get some shots of the event.  But when she contacted the organizers a couple days in advance about… Continue reading ethical photography dilemma

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