TPCAR Awards Luncheon for 2012, Fircrest Golf & Country Club Dale Collison accepting the 2012 Harold A. Allen Jr Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award at TPCAR's Awards Luncheon, March 22, 2013 at Fircrest Golf & Country Club. A drive through the golf course leaving the TPCAR awards luncheon t
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03/25/2013
I was in that blissful state of not quite a sleep, not quite awake and dreaming. It was a sci-fi like dream about me being in a big hurry to get to the future first. “It's a race!?” It seemed really really important, then this voice, my voice asks, “where is first in the future anyway?" Then Poof
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03/21/2013
There’s a wee bit o’ the Irish in all of us this day! Have a wonderful St. Patricks Day! May the sound of happy music, and the lilt of Irish laughter, fill your heart with gladness, that stays forever after. ~ author unknown
03/17/2013
I was digging through the hard drive on my old HP Vectra 933 (Pentium III) this last week. I need to free up some closet space. It's time to go. But before I take it to recycle I wanted to see if there were any files, photos, or presentations on it I might want to keep (for old times’ sake) befo
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03/15/2013
As far back as I can remember books have been an integral part of my life. I love to read. It really got going in my late teens. I became a big fan of Henry Miller, Carlos Castaneda, Kurt Vonnegut, Ken Follett, John le Carré, J.R.R. Tolkien, Tom Robbins, Castaneda and I loved biographies and auto
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03/13/2013
Normally I’m a homebody on Sunday but I got an invite to join an event at Chocolopolis in Seattle. My friend and coworker Barbie Van Horn hosts a monthly event at different shops around Seattle that feature artisans from around the globe that create fine chocolates from bean to bar. As many of yo
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03/11/2013
Yesterday on my way home the afternoon sun is waning and the shadows are growing long. I stopped for a few groceries when I spotted this VW Bug in the Safeway parking lot. My first car was a 1966 bug and it still ranks right up near the top of my favorite cars. It was just so much fun to drive. I
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03/08/2013
If there was ever a home where I felt I could just hang up my jacket and call it a day, it was this wonderful little place. I confess, I’m an eclectic when it comes to homes. I love new, I love old. I love modern, I love old world charm. About an hour south of Seattle, through Tacoma, over the Na
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03/02/2013