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Tuesday, December 07, 2004
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Hewey, my trusty three year old HP laptop may be nearing the end. His display dimmed way out last night and will not re-light. I've tried everything - reloading the drivers, running diagnostics, rebooting, waving a dead chicken over him and uttering incantations, etc. Nothing has worked.
LCD displays are the Achillies' Heels of laptops. If the display goes, the cost to repair is equal to the cost of a new laptop. Usually about $2000. Right now, I'm at the GCI Seattle offices in Smith Towers. I'm plugged into an external monitor so it's not as if I've lost everything. Just portability. :-).
So, my posting, e-mail, etc. will now be intermittent for the next few days until I return to Anchorburg.
News Flash: Literally, as I was typing "Achillies Heel" Hewey's LCD sprung back to life. whoa....
UPDATE: Ten minutes later, the display dimmed out again. sob....
2:53:15 PM 
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Last night, Peter and I attended the Seahawks-Cowboys Monday Night Football game. My God. What a spectacle! I have never seen anything like it before. I was reminded of the Coliseum or Rollerball. Either analogy works.
The crowd was close to 60,000 in size and was predominately male, incredibly rowdy, and well lubricated. I was agape for the entire 1st quarter. Major League Baseball is not like this at all.
But, all that being said, the game was a blast - even though the Seahawks lost after leading by 10 points with just two minutes to go. It was a real treat to see Jerry Rice play - he is a zen master. I've never seen anyone soooo smooth. Plus, seeing pro football in person is way way way better than watching on television.
Here are two postage stamp pics that we took with my cell phone:
Peter and me:
The north end zone
2:44:10 PM
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Yesterday, the Ski Boy and I happened to wander through the lobby of the Seattle Sheraton (we were on the hunt for Seattle Seahawks tickets) and we stumbled across the most amazing display: The annual Gingerbread Village. The village is a joint project between the Sheraton, several local architectural firms, and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
And, I have to say this is not your Grandmother's gingerbread village.
This year's theme was New York City. Below are three pictures that somewhat reasonably capture the grand scale and minute detail of the village.
Here's the Crysler Building:
The Empire State Building complete with King Kong and Sponge Bob:
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade complete with floats:
2:20:02 PM
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