RobertinSeattle

May

31

2005

What Can You Carry on to a Plane?

Author: robertinseattle

Did you know that it’s illegal simply to carry a prohibited item — even unintentionally — to a boarding gate at the airport? I didn’t. I’ve had needle nose pliers and nail clippers taken away from me at the gate a few times, all without much fuss on my end or theirs. But technically, they can actually bust you just for showing up with those little items. So what’s on the list? Well, after a bit of searching, I found the most current Permitted & Prohibited List from the TSA (April 2005). Download it here… and DON’T carry it again! (You’ll need Adobe Reader to view and print it.)

Surprisingly, you can now carry a disposable safety razor in your carry-on bag but cigarette lighters are apparently now banned.

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May

30

2005

Romance Novel Covers We’ll Never See

Author: robertinseattle

Mark Longmire has a terrific humor site where he recently posted a whole batch of Romance Novel covers that will never see a bookstand! Then a lot of his fans sent in even more of them. Great stuff!

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May

30

2005

Why Girls Do Better in Exams

Author: robertinseattle

Now the secret can be told!

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May

30

2005

Lawyers, others question radio TIVO-like devices – Yahoo! News

Author: robertinseattle

Lawyers, others question radio TIVO-like devices

I had personally pondered developing PC-based audio recorders years ago; just another project that got put on a shelf.

My own comments posted to the Yahoo! Board in response to this lame waste of time and energy:

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May

30

2005

Anal Glaucoma

Author: robertinseattle

A woman calls her boss one morning and tells him that she’s staying home because she’s not feeling well.

“What’s the matter?” he asks.

“I have a case of anal glaucoma,” she says in a weak voice.

“What the hell is anal glaucoma?”

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May

29

2005

Oregon Daily Emerald – University of Oregon news and sports: 10 Reasons Not to Kill Bush

Author: robertinseattle

From the Oregon Daily Emerald — University of Oregon News & Sports: 10 Reasons Not to Kill Bush. Jennifer McBride is a surprisingly level-headed student from Oregon (of all places!) writing about the current discourse in American society today. Well worth the read.

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May

29

2005

Commercial of the Week

Author: robertinseattle

This one takes the prize for the best commercial of the week. Too bad it’s not real but it IS funny. I love it…

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May

28

2005

Decorating a Cake in a Heatwave in Seattle

Author: robertinseattle

Thursday night was Cake Night at the Barnes & Noble in Downtown Bellevue! Well, actually it was the roll-out for two new books in the Day Hikes series from Sasquatch Press: The Columbia Gorge by Seabury Blair Jr. and The Central Cascades by Mike McQuaide. (Seabury was my soon-to-be-ex Jeanne’s first husband – try explaining THAT one simply to people!) Anyway, I did a similar cake for Seabury’s first book many years ago (Backcountry Ski Washington) when I was first dating Jeanne over on Bainbridge Island. So the Community Relations Manager from Barnes & Noble thought it might be a fun idea to have a cake for their book release party.

A lot of you know that my daughter, Nikki, has been a decorator for Whole Foods as a bakery decorator over the past year. Nikki’s worked on a wide range of cakes and cookies now so I asked her to prepare a sheet cake for the party. Here it is pre-decorating: chocolate with mousse and raspberry layers inside, covered with a surprisingly light cream icing. She added the beautiful edging before transporting it home during her lunch hour just as we started into Seattle’s first serious heat wave. (Nikki’s car was like an oven in the parking lot by the time she got into it.)

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