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Love Engine Jet Pack
A few months ago, I shared some thoughts about dogs, while in the process of reviewing a book cover: Long ago, back in the 90s, my friend, Stan, and I…
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Fire
I regularly order stuff from the Internet, but I don’t normally receive it where I live; I get concerned that I won’t be home when the delivery person…
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Search and Rescue with Union Gospel Mission
Union Gospel Mission (UGM) is a Christian organization in Seattle that runs programs that help homeless people.
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July 2025

Lights out at Seattle Public Library
I’m a fan of public libraries.
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Power Outage(s) in Seattle
Also: Repairs on vandalized transit infra
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Damaged Arrival Display at Light-Rail Station
Coming back from Capitol Hill (Seattle) this evening, I made my way to the entrance of the Light-Rail Station at E Denny Way and Nagle Pl.
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Iran and its Ultra High Performance Concrete
Back in the day, I used to read The Economist magazine during my commutes to work on the bus.
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Carl Parker

June 2025

Urban Density and Transit
Earlier this year, I was in the Bay Area visiting colleagues at my company’s headquarters.
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Iran: geography matters
After the initiation of hostilities between Israel and Iran on June 12th, I think back to the Iraq War in 2003.
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Bus Lanes Come to Aurora (aka SR-99)
As I mentioned in a previous post, I commute to work by bus.
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Gaza Casualties Retrospective
I’ve been thinking more about Gaza lately.
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May 2025

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