The Pioneer Building

Interesting mix of architectural styles at the Pioneer Building in Seattle.

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The Postal Service

Clever that The Postal Service is now featured on commercials for UPS (United Parcel Service.) For the commercial, click here. For info on the Postal Service, click here.

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Women and War

An often used argument for electing women leaders around the world is that women by their nature are not warmongers and that the world would be more peaceful if ruled by women. It is said women and mothers in particular better understand the value of life because they have the ability to give life.
Yet in [...]

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Hobson’s Choice

A few months ago, we bought a region-free DVD and I was able to catch a film I hadn’t seen in years. Hobson’s Choice with John Mills and directed by David Lean. I risk spoiling a small part of the film just to get you interested and that is why I am showing this clip.
According [...]

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BurgerTime Online

So I was over at some friends’ house the other day when someone brought up BurgerTime, one of the original video games from the 1980’s. When my friends started describing the game I couldn’t stop laughing. You can’t make this stuff up. Or if you can you’re a very twisted genius. Here are some [...]

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Strange Japanese Mascot For Rail Card

There are oddities in your own culture that you never question or notice because that’s the way it has always been. As an outsider in a foreign land you see things that seem peculiar to you which you can only guess is common to the locals.
From Lonely Planet:
If you’ll be doing a lot of traveling [...]

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