Unabridged Excerpts

Change of Address

2009-12-19T17:11:00.001-06:00

Recently I decided to change things up a bit and try out Tumblr. If you want to continue to follow me go over to http://unabridgedexcerpts.tumblr.com/

The Economy Through My Eyes

2009-11-20T13:28:00.003-06:00

200+ Positions applied for.
14 Interviews.
4 Second interviews.
1 Temporary, Seasonal job offered.
0 Permanent jobs offered.

There's nothing quite like graduating during a bad economic recession. These last few months have certainly built character.

2009-11-17T02:29:00.001-06:00

My Gotham B&W, originally uploaded by b-duss.

Maybe it's just the rain getting to me, but I wanted to see if I could take a mediocre picture into Adobe Lightroom and see how I could change it to make the picture work. I think this works well, with a grainy "comic book" look. Hope you enjoy!

I Fochi di San Giovanni

2009-11-09T02:15:00.001-06:00

I Fochi di San Giovanni, originally uploaded by aldoaldoz.

Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra

2009-11-03T02:17:00.002-06:00

I don't know why, but I've been a Sinatra mood lately.

Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening

2009-11-02T01:33:00.001-06:00

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

-Robert Frost

New Seattle Pics

2009-10-28T18:16:00.001-05:00

Flag Football in the Fog, originally uploaded by b-duss.

I uploaded some new pictures to my Flickr account. Check them out!

Radio Lab: New Normal - Stu Rasmussen

2009-10-20T20:33:00.004-05:00

I don't know how many of you listen to the NPR radio show Radio Lab on a regular basis, but while I was running today I heard this story and it really captured my attention.

Stu Rasmussen, of Silverton, Oregon, is an avid metalworker, woodworker, and electrician - and in 2008 became our country's first transgendered mayor. News of his election swept the country, but what was it like at home?

Um...Yeah

2009-10-12T17:10:00.001-05:00

Looks like Seattle winter is about to begin.

Tough Twinkie Luck

2009-10-09T22:57:00.003-05:00

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 09: Melky Cabrera(notes) #53 of the New York Yankees fails to make a play on a ball that lands fair but is called foul by umpire Phil Cuzzi against the Minnesota Twins in Game Two of the ALDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium on October 9, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Twins lost a heart breaker today. We beat ourselves by failing to take advantage of a few opportunities to score, but this blown call didn't help our situation.

Photo found on Yahoo!

For Nostalgia's Sake

2009-10-06T12:23:00.001-05:00

A Strange Juxtaposition...

2009-10-02T18:07:00.001-05:00

Uploaded with plasq's Skitch!

A Puff Away From Frustration, a Tear of Sadness | Yangshuo, China

2009-09-30T00:40:00.001-05:00

A Puff Away From Frustration, a Tear of Sadness | Yangshuo, China, originally uploaded by pqpqpq.

FIORENTINA- LIVERPOOL

2009-09-30T00:37:00.001-05:00

FIORENTINA- LIVERPOOL, originally uploaded by ViolaChannel.

I took a few hours break from continuing my job search today to watch the Fiorentina-Liverpool UEFA Europa League (Champions League) match. It was fantastic (Fiorentina won) with two goals from Jovetic. A good touch to a frustrating month. Hopefully I'll have a job soon.

La Biblioteca

2009-09-28T22:03:00.001-05:00

Favre Throws a Miracle

2009-09-28T12:38:00.002-05:00

I know, I know...it's old news but I couldn't resist. Above is the video of the last second touchdown by Favre in yesterday's Vikings game with the call by the Vikings Radio Network play-by-play guy Paul Allen.

Favre may have won over my skepticism with this play.

Skol Vikings!

A Plan to Add Supermarkets to Poor Areas, With Healthy Results

2009-09-25T01:08:00.002-05:00

Although there has been little opposition to the proposal’s goals, labor leaders have insisted that the stores be required to pay so-called living wages and offer health benefits to employees.

Damn those "living wages"

Article and picture from the NY Times found through The Green Light

Pittsburgh, City of Renewal

2009-09-24T11:41:00.000-05:00

If Angela Merkel, Silvio Berlusconi, Gordon Brown, or any of the other hundreds of foreign government officials (plus 4,000 journalists) are looking for inspiration on how to revive their economies, they could do worse than to walk through Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods, which brim with reminders that just about everything old can be new again. Got an abandoned ice manufacturing plant in the midst of an area otherwise brimming with restaurants and entertainment? Open the Heinz History Center, a regional history museum affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. Got an old church on a corner near the University of Pittsburgh? Sounds like a great place for a hookah bar. It’s a common, almost expected story here.

From The Atlantic

2009-09-23T14:39:00.001-05:00

"The only way we are going to [catch Detroit] is to pick each other up and get each other's back," said (Michael) Cuddyer, who was 3-for-4 and hit his 29th homer.

Quote from the Minneapolis Star Tribune

A few weeks after I had all but written off the Twins playoff hopes they're back and fighting. Hopefully the next few weeks go well and we can get back into the playoffs.

Couple

2009-09-23T00:20:00.001-05:00

Couple, originally uploaded by b-duss.

I have to say, Seattle is a beautiful city, and my neighborhood is a beautiful neighborhood.

My Green Light

2009-09-23T00:19:00.001-05:00

My Green Light, originally uploaded by b-duss.

2009-09-18T17:11:00.002-05:00

Between the execution that took 2 hours before they called it off and the execution of a potentially innocent man maybe we should rethink this whole capital punishment thing.

What it Feels Like to Have a Stroke

2009-09-18T15:58:00.001-05:00

Garrison Keillor explains what it feels like to have a stroke.

After Tour in NBA, a Life of Duty Over There

2009-09-17T01:11:00.001-05:00

James, who earned more than $2 million playing in the N.B.A., is making less than $2,000 a month. His commander, Capt. Curtis Byron, said he was unaware that the 6-foot-7 soldier in his unit was a former professional basketball player until James sought permission to be interviewed for news articles.

Full article in the NY Times

If You Printed the Internet...

2009-09-14T19:04:00.000-05:00

If You Printed the Internet.