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Politics

Despair, Not Indifference

April 12, 2005 by Mike No Comments

Some of you may have noticed that politics hasn’t been a very welcome topic on this blog since early November. Like so many other...

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Mikemas at Pelton Pond

April 11, 2005 by Mike No Comments

Another year, another Mikemas. We spent the weekend celebrating my 36th birthday, which was Saturday. The festivities included brunch with family, drinks with friends,...

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Seattle Seen

March 27, 2005 by Mike No Comments

Sara and I awoke to a gray, drizzling Easter morning determined to cram as much sightseeing as possible in our final full day in...

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Birding Bainbridge Island

March 26, 2005 by Mike No Comments

Bainbridge Island is just a short ferry ride across the Puget Sound from downtown Seattle. Though the island, considered the gateway to the Olympic...

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Mighty Mount Rainier

March 25, 2005 by Mike No Comments

Feeling thoroughly refreshed well before sunrise, an unhappy but not unexpected result of the time difference between the East and West Coasts, we had...

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Birding Seattle

March 24, 2005 by Mike 1 Comment

Sara and I have both jointly and independently criss-crossed this majestic country of ours, but neither of us had ever explored Washington State. As...

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A Tale Of Two Teals

March 21, 2005 by Mike 1 Comment

The taxonomic practice of speciation must be more art than science. After all, there are at least six distinct and recognizable populations of Dark-eyed...

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