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PNW 2026, Days 9 & 10: South Lake Union

We returned from Canada to Seattle on Independence Day, our nation’s 250th birthday. Knowing that Seattle traditionally had a big fireworks show on Lake Union, I had booked us a room at the Silver Cloud Hotel there with a view … Continue reading

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PNW 2026, Days 5-8: Victoria

My only ventures beyond the United States have been to Victoria and Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. I visited them in 1999 and returned to Victoria in 2005 and 2008. Wendy and I traveled to Victoria from the Olympic Peninsula … Continue reading

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PNW 2026, Days 3 & 4: Seattle Tourism

Wendy had never been to Seattle before, while this was my fourth visit. The rented condo in Belltown allowed us to walk a half-mile southeast to Pike Place Market one day, and on the next stroll a half-mile north to … Continue reading

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PNW 2026, Days 1-2: Belltown & West Seattle

On July 1, 2026, Wendy and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary and my first day of retirement, and I wanted to spend that day in Victoria, British Columbia where we spent part of our honeymoon. Ten years ago, our … Continue reading

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My Last Enterprise

In 1972, I flipped on our new color television one afternoon and saw a man with pointy ears appear from nowhere in a corridor and begin sneaking around. I remember thinking, “Is that some sort of ghost?” I continued to … Continue reading

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