Seattle's jogging routes

I like this site, although I really wish I could hit a “show all routes in my area” button. Still, if you’re looking for a new jogging route, take a look. Furthermore, if you’re wondering how to follow through on your “exercise more” resolution, this might be a good starting point.

Here are Seattle’s routes. Add your own if you are so inclined.

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Seattle running routes

Rain City Guide in Russian?

I had a good laugh when I read over WorldLingo’s translation of Rain City Guide in Russian.

“Interview with John Mudd of Inside Real Estate” became “Interview with John Mudd Real Estate Guts.” There were a bunch of other funny issues with the translation, but that was my favorite.

Rain City Guide in Russian

I’m yet to find a good Russian-to-English translator (or even one that is usable). Anyone out there know of one that works?

Here are the one’s I’m aware of:

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What's in a Name?

[photopress:thor.jpg,thumb,alignright] I like to think that Rain City Guide is constantly growing and evolving… Along those lines, Anna has been doing some growing (and evolving?) of her own lately. (She’s going to kill me for saying that!)

For those that don’t already know, Anna is expecting to have our second child in a little over a month.

So, let’s get down to business… What should we name the child?

Some ground rules:

  1. Boy or Girl: We don’t know if it is a boy or girl, so you’ve got twice as many names to suggest…
  2. Bilingual: Like her big sister, this child will grow up to be fluent in two languages (it is a must since one set of grandparents speak only Russian and the other only speaks English!). While I encourage you to suggest all types of names, if the Russians can’t pronounce it, I’m pretty sure that it won’t end up flying with Anna
  3. Outrageous: I love unusual names. Anna hates them. While I might be able to sneak past a name like Thor or Tyr, you can be pretty sure that we wont’ be naming our child after a major corporation.

Beyond that, I just look forward to reading your suggestions!

Is Santa Planning on Moving to Seattle?

I don’t mean to brag, but I was just checking my log files and I noticed that someone from the North Pole found my site while searching for real estate on Google.

I imagine the street level up there is pretty high this time of year. I wonder if one of the elves is thinking of getting out of manufacturing and into a more high-tech job?

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Also, if you look closely, you’ll notice that my North Pole visitor had cookies enabled 🙂

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