Posted by Adrienne on June 28, 2009 under Random Thought | 
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This last weekend, we went backpacking for the first time this summer. Our destination was the Thunder Creek trail in North Cascades National Park. We’d never been to this area before, so it was a new experience for us. For the official trail guide at the North Cascades National Park website, click here.
Posted by Josh on June 10, 2009 under Photos, Random Thought | No Comments
This has been a busy week for me somehow, so this will be brief. However, I do want to say that I am very proud of Adrienne for finishing up her Master’s degree in Library Science. And so, I present to you a picture with Adrienne and a library (the front of the New York Public Library to be specific).
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| From New York City, New York |
Congratulations, Adrienne!
Posted by Josh on February 5, 2009 under Random Thought | No Comments
I’ve had this vacuum cleaner for over four years. It has a filter that is supposed to be replaced every year. I usually try to stretch those recommended replacement schedules a bit, but with it starting to have a burning smell, I thought I should finally replace it.
So, I bought 3 replacement filters (between discounts for multiples and shipping costs it came out to only double the cost of 1). Unfortunately, after replacing the filter, it still smelled and it seemed to not work as well. On top of that, every time I turned it on for more than a few seconds it would blow a fuse.
Finally, I managed to think of taking a look at the bottom of the vacuum and see if there was anything there mucking it up. Sure enough there was. This picture shows how much hair and carpet bits there were in there, and the tools I used to help get it out. I’m not yet sure how much it helped; I was done vacuuming by then. So, we’ll have to see.
Posted by Josh on January 20, 2009 under Random Thought | 1 Comment
It’s been foggy for the last few days. Here are a few anecdotes to illustrate:
1) Sunday morning, driving along Nickerson to church, I saw a nice full moon in the sky. Adrienne disagreed and it very quickly became apparent that it was, in fact, the sun.
2) Monday, I was returning from hanging out with Andrew in Bellevue at around 9:30pm. Coming across on 520, it took me about 10-15 seconds driving along the bridge before I realized I was on the bridge surrounded by water instead of being surrounded by trees. (Not that I could see the water, but I could make out the bridge-like properties).
3) Tuesday night driving up to Jason’s for singing and gaming, I missed the turn onto 130th from Aurora because I didn’t see the familiar landmarks until it was too late. Then once I was on 130th, I nearly missed the next turn because I couldn’t really see the road coming off the T-intersection.
Posted by Josh on January 16, 2009 under Random Thought | 1 Comment
I have struggled for several years in finding any sort of consistency in my spiritual walk. I’ve had spurts of a week, occasionally two, where I’ve managed to read a chapter or two from the Bible every morning. Several different times, it worked well for me to read the Bible while eating my regular bowl of cereal for breakfast. Usually, it was the weekends that would pop up and get me off my routine; they are, after all, different enough in the morning to throw off my timing.
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