Archive for December, 2006
Firefighters “Taking Out The Dirty Laundry”
You’ve heard of police officers “taking out the trash”. Well, there is a lesser known euphemism for firefighters called “taking out the dirty laundry”. You’ll just have to watch to see what I mean as Port Townsend Firefighters take out restauranteur, Joann Saul’s, dirty laundry.
If you are a Port Townsend local, please visit Joann’s fine [...]
Holiday Conspicuous Consumption Rant
This Holiday season I tried to hold the awareness of the invisible consequences of my consumer choices. In this video, I interviewed three consumer units to assess their awareness levels regarding the impact of their consuming behaviorson the world and also their willingness to change these behaviors if they knew for certain it would mean [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 11 so far )George Budabin: A virtual memorial by a geek with a big heart
At Mindcamp 3.0 in Seattle last November, I had the fortune to meet Andru Edwards, the CEO of Gear Live Media, a weblog publishing company. He was very kind to me and graciously agreed to take a look at my vlog. His warmth and joyfulness were not lost on me.
Andru has recently shared his grief [...]
Accordion Players Are Lovable Freaks!
I just gotta give some love out to these freaky-deaky folks at TDA. I have never met a “normal” accordion player and fear I never will. But, Gawd, I do love quirky, off the wall, outside the box people, being the people geek that I am. (Thus the PeopleGeek.tv?) And their blog is actually very [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Semi Truck Fall Down Go Boom!
I just wanted to go home. That is all I wanted. But a blocked road, three tow trucks, one log lifter, 2 police cars, and a semi truck had other plans.
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Seattle: Straight But Very Gay-acting
We went undercover to Puget Sounds Business Journal’s East Side Executive Forum to learn about Seattle’s new tagline: Metronatural. Research has suggested that people in and out of Seattle see it as being pretty gay. The City wanted to make a clear statement that Seattle is not, in fact, gay at all, just gay-acting. To communicate [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Port Townsend Firefighters: Gear-Geeks With Big Hearts
When PT firefighters were called to the historic Aldrich’s Grocery building with word of a fire it was no ordinary emergency. You see, Aldrich’s just burned to the ground three years ago and was lovingly rebuilt and reopened two summers ago as it has been a beloved part of Port Townsend for well over 100 years. Port Townsend’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Stalking the Real Santa Claus
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Talk about star stalking. We fought the crowds to get a glimpse of Santa’s first visit of the season. Parents don’t worry. This video is neither inappropriate nor will it hamper your child’s faith in magic… and it may just tug at your old grown up heart strings, as well.
I believe like I [...]
Caustic Snow Day
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Tags: port townsend, snow, andy goldsworthy, zefrank, snow day, caustic, depressed, sled, breathing, volkswagen, relax, funny, construction, cranky, global warming, amanda congdon, cleansing breath
My snow day was like a National Lampoon movie except without the hilarity. If you like depression with a little cynicism thrown in and snow days, you’ll love this [...]
