The variety pack blog post

I’ve heard plenty of blogging experts say that you should never apologize for infrequent blog posts.  But, sheesh, my little corner of the internet has been languishing without an update for 60 days. It’s not that I haven’t had anything to say.  At least once a week I think, I should really write about that.

But, life has been getting in the way. And I mean that in a good way. We’ve been loving our new home in Seattle and have been getting out nearly every day. I see something or read something amazing and I want to write, but the outdoors or some social activity beckons. I have a feeling I’ll be much more prolific during the winter, if Pacific Northwest winters live up to their dreary hype.

But as I mentioned, there’s plenty of stuff I’ve been meaning to tell you about:

1. I’m so excited about the many things that are happening in my former city, Cincinnati. The city recently approved a new bike plan that will add 329 miles of new bike lanes and promote bicyclist safety with new rules for motorists. This is a huge win for my many friends in the bicycling community in Cincinnati. Congrats! And, the Cincinnati Streetcar funding is coming through.  Hooray for more public transit options.
2. In Seattle, restaurants now are required to offer you the option to recycle or compost disposable plates, forks, cups, etc. That means they have to buy products that are recyclable in the first place too. I hope more cities start to do this.
3. The beer of summer is officially the Fish Tale Organic Blonde Ale. I’m declaring it so. I’m a huge fan of this beverage. I’ll write more about this and other tasty organic beers I’ve had lately in the near future. It definitely requires more than a single sentence in a round up.
4. Something is wrong with our water carbonation system. Our fizzy water tastes terrible. At first we thought it was because the tank was contaminated, so we got rid of a batch, scrubbed down the inside of the keg, and made a new batch. That tasted terrible too, and it gets progressively more terrible tasting the longer it sits. We’re think it may have to do with the fact that we’re using tap water here.  That means jugs of the filtered stuff will be part of the next experiment. It’s kind of a bummer to not have the fizzy water on tap at home. I love that stuff. If you’ve got any ideas on what could be wrong, please let me know.  If you’d like to check out the process for making it, see this old post on the subject.
5. The One Bus Away Android app has changed my life. Never again will I wander aimlessly hoping my bus comes soon. The University of Washington students who came up with this little app of happiness have my eternal thanks.

So, that’s the update from good ol’ Queen Anne in Seattle, where the sun is shining and the outdoors is calling my name. Maybe you’ll hear from me again sometime in the next 60 days… if you’re lucky.

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