The effect of Strangers...

Oh, what's a week and a few days between friends?

Yes, I've been a bit lax with my blog. But in all fairness, I have been updating my joint Strangers blog, one two three four FIVE times since I last posted here. And some good material too, I might add...so go check that blog out HERE. (I mean, there is an elderly woman with a green bag of poo...THAT is worth a click!)

Nevertheless, I do have a few tidbits for Tribulations! First off, last weekend, Jeff and I paid a long overdue trip to ye ole Coinstar machine. We carted four containers of coins: one Harrah's Casino bucket from Vicksburg, MS (can you say deep fried pickles?), one Classico spaghetti sauce jar, one red plastic cup that looked straight out of a college keg party, and one tin container with flowers. Our grant total: 3329 coins worth $ 235.74. Not bad. 6 dollar coins. 1 half dollar. 555 quarters. 546 dimes. 342 nickels. 1879 pennies.

And what got kicked out? 1 Canadian dime, 1 Malaysian penny, 1 2-cent euro, 1 British penny and 1 Putt Putt Golf video game token.

Also last week, I got to watch one of San Francisco's oddest forms of civil disobedience. The monthly Critical Mass bike ride through the streets of the Financial District. Basically a few hundred (maybe more?) bikers take to the streets, ignoring all lanes and traffic signals. Their purpose is to disrupt traffic. I've only been caught in it once, and it is maddening. BUT, from my office 33 floors above the fray, it is a fascinating scene.


Hmmmm, then I flew to Seattle for a few days of meetings. I'll post those pictures separately.

One quick oddity from my flight today from SFO to Washington Dulles. I boarded a VERY full flight...eventually bound for Paris, but I had the pleasure of hopping off in DC :(

Anyhow, we took off late, because of a missing bit of plastic covering the light panel shown here. We nearly cancelled the flight, before the mechanic appeared with a replacement panel. I was curious why duct tape wouldn't work!!