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Author Archives: Gandalfe
The Seattle Great Wheel (aka Ferris wheel)
So many family and friends have asked about the Seattle Great Wheel that I have created this blog post. Wikipedia sez, “The Seattle Great Wheel is a giant Ferris wheel at Pier 57 on Elliott Bay in Seattle, Washington, United … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Photograph, Seattle, Vacations, Yelp
Tagged Ferris wheel, Great Wheel, Joe Lourenco
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Microsoft Jumpin’ Jive Orchestra is on Holiday Break
“Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.” ~ Dave Barry On the tenth anniversary of this swing band … Continue reading
Posted in Band, Band Management, Microsoft, Microsoft Jumpin' Jive Orchestra, Vocalist
Tagged charity, red kettle, salvation army
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The Hidden World of Geocaching
“We never seek things for themselves — what we seek is the very seeking of things.” -Blaise Pascal My grandson and I created a little park in the empty lot next to our house. The lot was a water retention … Continue reading
Map Porn – Enjoy
“Cognitive psychology has shown that the mind best understands facts when they are woven into a conceptual fabric, such as a narrative, mental map, or intuitive theory. Disconnected facts in the mind are like unlinked pages on the Web: They … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged map, maternal leave, maternity, steven pinker; twistedsifter, twistedsifter, Washington Post
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Safety Tip 2017–In Case of Fire
As soon as you see a mistake and don’t fix it, it becomes your mistake. ~ Author Unknown
Posted in Humor, Safety
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Jim Schmidt’s Linear Fingering System for Sax
“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” ~ Kurt Vonnegut Jim Schmidt, inventor, musician, and part mad scientist has been working on a very unique sax fingering system that takes linear … Continue reading
Posted in Music Instruments, Saxophone, Theory, YouTube
Tagged Jim Schmidt, linear fingering system, neosax
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Community Band Drama ~ Johan de Meij’s “Gollum”
I was listening to this video, yet again, and marveling at how much of the band dynamics were captured. Filmed by a musician and arranger, Jeff Keith, he pans to the soloist right in time, does a lovely split screen … Continue reading
Posted in Band, Community, Saxophone, WCB
Tagged contrabass clarinet, Gollum, Johan de Meij, Lord of the Rings, woodinville community band
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Undeniable Adult Truths
I would love to find and attribute this lovely piece. 1. I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die. 2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument … Continue reading
Seattle Plans for a Biosphere ~ Seattle Sphere
Recently, the Amazon planners released this recommendation for how they would use the common area between their two new 22 floor building in the South Lake Union part of Seattle. “The intent behind the new design shown in the MUP … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, Architecture, Art, Community, Seattle
Tagged biosphere, green earth, public, seattle sphere
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Summer Morning
“I almost wish we were butterflies and liv’d but three summer days – three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.” ~ John Keats, Bright Star: Love Letters and Poems … Continue reading
The Bis Key Chronicles 