Chicago O'Hare has an undeserved reputation as a terrible airport to transit. I find transiting between American or United flights at ...

Ever since interning at Quack.com , I've been a sucker for duck-themed goofiness. Here's a happy family of mallards on the Universi...

The Zenith of Adak, Alaska is a long way from home. Adak is closer to Vladivostok than Seattle. Perhaps the expertise available here at t...

As I approach gainful employment, my enjoyable afternoons filled with cycling and coffee will become harder to come by. Although nothing lik...

This is a bottlebrush seedling (Callistemon), given to me during my Australian citizenship ceremony. It's not clear which of the many s...

I am now the owner of a 2005 Toyota Matrix! My requirements led to a choice between Subaru wagons and this car. The Toyota won due to bett...

Discovery Park is the westernmost piece of Seattle. That's Mt Ranier looming over the Port of Seattle. Downtown isn't quite visib...

Cycling through the Arboretum , I came across rolling oceans of poplar fluff! It looks like the grass is losing the battle here. Poplars ( ...

We are headed to Minorca in September! Spanair filed a fare for Calgary to Mahon that was missing a digit. SK's YYC-MAH fare EKWCA wa...

I rode around Seattle a bit today, including a tour of Harbor Island , which sits between downtown Seattle and West Seattle. The island is ...

This very skilled kitesurfer performed numerous jumps in front of me, on the beach at Carkeek Park . He was consistent in landing dramatica...

Indeed, the Seattle Municipal Code is quite specific: "It is unlawful for the owner to: B. Permit any cat, dog, potbelly pig or other ...

A few years ago, we visited Cyprus on an Alitalia mistake fare, YYZ-LCA in business class. It was a wonderful trip, and we traveled with R...

I used to work at 439 King St W in Toronto. This was the first office of Kinitos, which then became NeoEdge Networks. It was a beautiful pr...

Airplane wings are designed to flex under load. Pictured at left is the wing of a Boeing 737-900 at taxi, and in flight. I was very carefu...