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
old motels vs. new motels
From what I can tell, there are basically two main types of things called motels. Beth and I spent most of three weeks on the road traveling from Denver to Missoula, by way of Kansas City. And I’ve found I like one type of motel a lot more than the other. The first type is what… Continue reading old motels vs. new motels
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
oh, did I mention 12 Cities, 1 Year is now officially underway?
It’s sort of anti-climactic now, but as you probably gathered from Beth’s last post, we are now in Missoula. As I write this, it’s Saturday the 16th. But we actually arrived nearly a week ago, on the afternoon of Sunday the 10th. There was a lot of unpacking to do, and setting into a new… Continue reading oh, did I mention 12 Cities, 1 Year is now officially underway?
everything has changed
I just realized I haven’t written anything on my Todd Bradley’s Galaxy blog since May 22. Wow! Just in case you’ve been living on Planet-X and haven’t heard the news, the “12 Cities, 1 Year” project is now underway. Since May 22, I quit my job at Polycom, sold our house, sold my motorcycle, sold… Continue reading everything has changed
updated itinerary
A few things have changed since we did the original planning for the 12 Cities, 1 Year project. For one, we got a later start than we originally thought we would, leaving Denver on the 3rd day of summer, instead of mid-spring. Second, we learned we travel slower than we expected; given the number of… Continue reading updated itinerary
shakedown
Wikipedia says, “Shakedown cruise is a nautical term in which the performance of a ship is tested. Shakedown cruises are also used to familiarize the ship’s crew with operation of the craft.” We had our own shakedown cruise of sorts. It was our trip from Denver to Kansas City. We got to try a few things out… Continue reading shakedown