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Welcome to the Pacific NorthwestAfter a satisfying lunch (pulled pork and side dishes aside), we went and got checked into the hotel, made a quick trip to my favorite Safeway (and a not-so-quick trip to the Fred Meyer down the street due to its horrible parking lot) for some essentials, then back to the hotel again to enjoy not being […]

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A while back I found out that The Kids in the Hall were embarking on their first tour since 2008.  I initially wavered back and forth about whether to go, but I still had enough money after returning from the Oregon Coast in March to pull it off.  It was going to be my first […]

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Okay, I’ve been sitting on this one for a while because…well, because I just didn’t feel motivated to do it.  But I’m trying to weed through my backlog of unfinished reviews, and I’ve had to delete so many because it’s been so long that I just didn’t remember them that well.  I just want to […]

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One of the things you have to get used to living in a landlocked area is that there’s generally not a truly superb seafood restaurant.  Oh, you can find fish and chips and other fried stuff.  Plenty of salmon to go around, too.  Lots of stuff drowning in sauces.  Crab cakes.  Shellfish.  But nothing like […]

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So, I’ve been sitting on this one for several months now, in hopes that I would have a chance to return and try some more things (and honestly, get some better pictures).  It’s almost happened a couple of times but just didn’t pan out.  Maybe writing about the place will galvanize me into dragging my […]

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Last day (well, half day) in Seattle.  Everyone was raring to get out of the hotel and cram in some last-chance fun.Well, everyone except Cousin It…Okay, I’m exaggerating a bit.  After two straight days of constant walking, we were feeling a little sore, tired, blistery, etc.  Mentally though, we were still mostly excited.  Mostly.  Luckily […]