Do you have outdoor places you enjoy but visit only occasionally? If so, don’t assume they haven’t changed since the last time you were there. That’s what happened to a small, almost secluded parking area at the entrance to NAD Marine Park in Bremerton. As the photo shows, vehicle access is now blocked by a yellow gate.
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The rubble in the upper yard at Treasure Island (see photo) didn’t get there on its own. Nor was it carried off by aliens. Where it came from and what happened to it are puzzling. Spoiler alert: I haven’t been able to solve the mystery.
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My response is always the same when I get a text on my iPhone like the one shown in the screen capture — delete the message and be glad I don’t receive more of them. This time, with nothing pressing to do, I examined the message a bit more closely and considered its mission. Still, the result was the same. I’m not having dinner with 1-647-986-9649.
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If you like the fifties, the place to be right now is on the Washington coast near Kalaloch. I’m referring to temperatures not the post-war decade that produced cars with fins and the first rock and roll music. Because of Kalaloch’s maritime climate, the temperature is forecast to stay in a narrow range in the fifties this week with a spread between the daytime high and nighttime low of only 3 or 4 degrees F (see screen capture, taken last night, of the NWS forecast). That’s not much variation. In contrast, the Treasure Island temperature spread for today is predicted to be 21 degrees (high of 76, low of 55).
If your house isn’t for sale, you might be thinking that only a few exterior photos of it, if any, exist on real estate websites and on Google Maps. Think again. The screen capture shows the photo that accompanies the listing on Zillow for my Mud Bay house — an overhead shot of the neighborhood overlaid with the label “Off market.” While a similar photo would be ideal for all off market houses, that doesn’t always happen when a home is not for sale.
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This post honors my sister Marian, who would have been 78 today. A few years ago she sent me a pillowcase (see photo) that she embroidered with her favorite animals: cats. She probably thought I would use it in the guest bedroom, but right off I decided against that.
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The Cruz — Kitsap County’s biggest car show — was held on Sunday in Port Orchard. Perfect sunny weather, almost 600 cars, and a great job by the Saints Car Club, which runs the event. The photo shows their pick as the Best of Show, a stunning restored 1957 Corvette owned by a Port Orchard man.
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Every morning except Sundays and holidays I check Informed Delivery to see what the USPS has in store for me. As the screen capture shows, as of today I’m working on a streak of four straight days with zero mail pieces scheduled for delivery. Will it reach five tomorrow? I hope so.
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As someone in favor of using cash, sending letters by USPS, and other old-school customs, I used digital technology today to perform a task that used to get me out of the house. I installed the Bank of America mobile banking app (see screen capture) on my smartphone and conveniently deposited a check, complete with confirmation, without ever leaving home.
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The Trump administration hasn’t given up on trying to restrict mail-in voting nationwide via an Executive Order. Their latest step is to petition the Supreme Court to allow its implementation. Distracting as this might be in a vote-by-mail state like Washington, their efforts are not the real voting issue as the August primary deadline approaches (see screen capture).
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