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Now that a year has passed since Rocket Companies completed its acquisition of Redfin and it’s been six months since Redfin had its own CEO, I thought it would be worth reflecting on what Redfin accomplished during its two-decade run as an independent com…

I made this for Facebook but it’s an important message that I think people should hear, so I’m sharing it here as well.

After seven years, 300 episodes, 120+ hours of content, and countless time spent editing, today I posted the grand finale of my weird, dry, improvised audio drama podcast, Dispatches from the Multiverse.

It’s time to call it.

It’s been just over two years since my wife and I opened the doors at Chai Cupboard, our loose leaf tea and spice shop in downtown Everett, and I thought it would be a good time to share how things are going for our little mom and pop shop.

In the spirit of Groundhog Day, I’d like to share my personal ranking of the best time loop movies/TV shows: Groundhog Day Russian Doll Cause and Effect (ST:TNG episode) Edge of Tomorrow Palm Springs Source Code Happy Death Day Now, before you comment “why

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Sunday night just as I was about to go to bed, I heard a strange noise coming from outside.

For no particular reason, I decided to keep a detailed log of every cup of tea I drank in 2016.

Still more dangerous driving persists right in front of my house.

Look what came in the mail today!

Earlier this month I emailed the City of Everett Transportation Engineering department about a pair of dangerous intersections on my street: 36th & Wetmore (which I live on the SE corner of) and 35th & Wetmore, one block north.

We’ve now had 3 home visits.

We submitted our paperwork to the state a week or so ago.

I originally shared this story about attempting to return a defective DVD to Target back in 2008 on the personal finance site Get Rich Slowly.

I had to post this excerpt from the Malcolm in The Middle episode “Malcolm Holds His Tongue” (Season 4, Episode 7) for my buddy Phil.

Just up the street from my house (near downtown Everett) there was a large cedar tree. a majestic giant cedar tree just up the street from my house (photo via Google Street View) Recently, the owners of the property had a tree service come and cut the tree

We’ve changed our course a bit.

Got the new bed set up today.

So it’s not the cheapest solution, but Tim fell in love with the bed.

Our first meeting with Dani was today.

Our first Home Study visit will be Jan. 14 and 3pm.

Yay!

Outside of one remaining reference, our homework for Antioch is officially done.

Red light cameras are sold by the companies that install them and the cities that use them as a “safety” feature.

Has Seattle traffic suddenly gotten a lot worse, or is it just my skewed perception?

I wrote this a while ago, but it still feels true: I’m feeling vulnerable, so you get to get a peak at my thoughts & fears.

Yup, that’s our completed homework all ready to be mailed tomorrow!

Today we learned that the next consumer version of Windows will be called Windows 10.

As you can see (above) we’re just plugging along with the paper work.

There’s been quite a bit of press recently about a new “family robot” called Jibo.

We finished up the last class today.

If you’ve done any painting lately, you’ve probably encountered the Sherwin Williams logo: The visual of a can of paint larger than the moon being poured over Earth has always been something of a curiosity to me.

We’ve completed the first segment of the new Caregiver Core Training.

Almost everything we did for Maezie’s adoption is no longer valid.

I’ve been trying to come up with an easy way to update everyone who wants to be updated.

With the news a few weeks ago of the death of six climbers on Mount Rainier, I found myself wondering… just how dangerous is climbing Rainier, anyway?

P.S. – This is 100% real.

Last week I got an email from Gordon Sands, “a principal” of BankruptcyAction.com—a website I’d never heard of—claiming that Seattle Bubble contains “link(s) to BankruptcyAction.com.”

I got the recently (finally) released “Inspector Gadget Megaset” for Christmas, and I noticed a familiar number on the box… Don Adams’ “Get Smart” character Maxwell Smart was Agent 86.

Dying to cash in on the Kickstarter craze, but can’t come up with a compelling idea?

A few months ago one of my coworkers at Redfin unearthed a long-lost treasure lurking in his garage: The Fall 1983 Markline Catalog.

The post Mmm… Flies!

A few weeks ago I attended my eighth consecutive PAX Prime.

In honor of the launch home improvement network Porch (my employer), I created this Internet-meme-ish slideshow that ties together video games and home improvement.

Here’s another great story about data, this time on a small scale.

Today on a group chat at work, the topic of “Sharknado” came up.

For most of this year I’ve been making the same Paleo breakfast every morning when I get to work.

I love stories of people or companies using data in interesting ways, and today I came across a great one.

Time to share another of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite television shows of all time, Malcolm in the Middle, in which Francis takes on the 100 Peeps challenge (okay technically they’re referred to as “candy quacks,” but they’re obviously a ref…