Barbara J. Hamby
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Motoring Around
We spent enough time in a car today to have driven to Seattle or maybe even Everett. We went from Tigard to Beaverton where we spent about fifteen minutes at our realtor’s house. His wife presented all the papers, we signed, and she said “That’s all there is to it.”
Rather abruptly I responded, “Except a check.”… click here to continue
June, 30th, 2006
We Are Finally Moo-ving
Modern Art - So. Korea
(Not my Cup of Tea)
The manager of King City Apartments called early this evening to let us know the painting, cleaning, etc. will begin on our place tomorrow. The former occupant moved out early. There is a good possibility… click here to continue
June, 29th, 2006
Lemmings or Robots
Two seemingly unrelated news stories I’ve heard, one today, the other in the last week or so, raise questions in my mind.
Today I heard about robots being trained to interact with humans, even make eye contact, while communicating with one or more persons. The story went on to point out the many possibilities for using such robots.… click here to continue
June, 28th, 2006
Truth in Advertising
Hilltop View - Pusan, South Korea
Tonight I ate a fourth of a watermelon designated by Fred Meyer as “personal size.” The sticker says “seedless,” but also says something to the effect that there may be occasional seeds. Come on now, shall we examine the adjective “occasional.”… click here to continue
June, 27th, 2006
Shall We Fry Eggs on the Sidewalk
We are likely to be chilly tomorrow when the temperature is supposed to drop to 83 degrees. Reportedly it was 106 in Tigard today (where we live) and 102 is the high in Portland. We are very fortunate to have power and an air conditioner that is pumping its little heart out. It’s not able to keep the temperature… click here to continue
June, 26th, 2006
Hot News
Pacific Princess in Hiroshima
The above picture is of the ship we cruised on last month.
Our tired, old air conditioner is huffing and puffing and I hope it doesn’t blow itself up before we get out of here. The weather guy on a local… click here to continue
June, 25th, 2006
Wait and Hurry Up
Instead of playing “hurry up and wait,” we are waiting and will be hurrying up once we get the go ahead. I think I have all the info together that we need to buy a washer and dryer. I need to do a little more research on room air conditioners. We’re happy not to be moving this weekend, with the… click here to continue
June, 24th, 2006