I always forget how crazy the weather is here in the Northwest in spring time. Wednesday was a perfect example (today is about the same). I've been one-injury-after-another-guy all spring (long story, I'll blog about it eventually), but I'm getting better so Wednesday I came into work early so I could leave early and get on the bike for a while. Tuesday had been gorgeous but I didn't make it out. All day Wednesday had been a recurring pattern: one our of mostly sunny, nice weather, followed by one hour of monsoon-like rain. It's nice...

Ugh, a month goes by without blogging. Anyway, so I've got this great house in Kirkland, about 10 minutes from Microsoft. Behind the house on the hillside, is some landscaping and a big greenbelt. It's nice to look at but has two major downsides. First, all the foliage means my house is spiderville by the end of the summer. I'm not a total arachnophobe but I don't really care for the things. Secondly, keeping up with the plants is quite a challenge. Most of it is easy enough, and I do have a...