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Woodinville: A How-To for Seattle’s Favorite Boozy Backyard

Susan Evani — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 23:18:50 +0000

With the holiday season on the horizon, there’s a chance you’ll have your share of out-of-town guests. And once you’ve gone through the usual runaround, e.g. Space Needle, the aquarium, EMP, next on your list should be wine tasting. Wine tasting in Woodinville, to be specific. Washington grows some truly great grapes, many of which … Continue reading →

Okay, Where’s Our Trip to Paris, Capital One?

Michael van Baker — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:02:30 +0000

During the big snowstorm of January '12, Capital One, they of the Viking hordes who demand to know what's in your wallet, set up a surprise encounter down near the Convention Center on Pike. They "dropped" a wallet containing a Capital One card on the sidewalk, and waited for someone to come by and pick it up. If you did, voilà, instant Parisian street scene.

Willie Weir on the Benefits of Extra-Cycling Perception

Jonathan Dean — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:36:52 +0000

Weir, who has cycled around every corner of God’s green earth, is a triple threat: a trained actor, skilled photographer, and talented writer who has now published two volumes of cycling memoirs. A slim man, not particularly tall, he had the crowd in stitches recounting, in his “Why I love the tastes of bicycling” section, his tale of gorging for five hours at a $5 all-you-can-eat buffet somewhere in Wisconsin, then hoisting his distended belly back into the saddle, and—a few hours later—inveigling his way into more free food at a big family-reunion picnic he came across in a park.

What To Do When You Leave Your iPad on a Plane

Michael van Baker — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:41:21 +0000

As Consumerist puts it: "Airline Employees Really Don't Care That You Left Your iPad On The Plane." It is, of course, something that you would never do in the first place, happy person still in possession of your iPad. You will always be extremely careful with your iPad, and listen carefully to that reminder about making sure you have collected all your items. But let this Consumerist story be a lesson to you--once you've left the plane, your iPad is likely gone. To disabuse anyone of the notion that airlines have the time and staff to look for an iPad--more Consumerist stories aside--I can offer my own experience.