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Apr 28, 2011
Personal Life

SB 5073 - Medical Marijuana

From: Aaron Brethorst Date: April 28, 2011 9:34:49 PM PDT To: christine.gregoire@gov.wa.gov Cc: chopp.frank@leg.wa.gov, jamie.pedersen@leg.wa.gov Subject: Please Sign SB 5073 Into Law--Don't Veto Any of It Dear Governor Gregoire, I've been a Sea...

The audacity to buy hardcover

I just read about David Plouffe’s new book, The Audacity to Win, which is coming out on November 3. I’m all set to buy it for Kindle until I check the price difference and discover that the hardcover copy is only $3 more than the Kindle edition. W...

Oct 04, 2009
Personal Life

Shoe Size

In another 12-18 months, I’m going to need to buy another pair of Pumas (I love Pumas), and I know that I’ll have forgotten my shoe size. So, just as a reminder to myself, I wear size 10. That is all.

Polish and The Mythical Man Weekend

There’s a great thread on Hacker News right now talking about the myth of “I could make that in a weekend!” Of course, there’s always some truth to this. To my mind, any project that can be completed by a single developer in a ‘reasonable’ amount ...

Happy birthday to me!

My birthday happened to land on July 4th this year, just as it has for the 25 prior birthdays I have had. As always, I celebrated at someone else’s house party and watched fireworks in the evening. Here are some of the results. The rest are up on ...

Jul 16, 2006
Personal Life

God Bless Capitol Hill

I’m walking down the street to Victrola Coffee yesterday from my apartment. It’s 5pm on a Saturday, and all of the crazies are out…including my new personal favorite: a gay man wearing a towel on his head and a dress. His story goes something like...