Today was a gray overcast day, but the afternoon brightened up. Along with our tiny travel companion (who has accompanied us on many of our other adventures – Switzerland, China, Disneyland, and more) we …
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Emily, our popular tiny travel companion who has joined us on many of our adventures across the world and in Washington, appeared today on King 5 TV’s local talk and entertainment show today.
Emily appeared as one of the fans in the live studio audience dancing to the music of the ‘Not-Its‘, a local childrens rock band who also appeared live on the show.
Here is a video capture photo that shows Emily in the front row dancing to the music:

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Today was a gray overcast day, but the afternoon brightened up. Along with our tiny travel companion (who has accompanied us on many of our other adventures – Switzerland, China, Disneyland, and more) we …
My latest toy is a new iPhone 4. After acquiring the new iMac system, now I’m taking the next step into iOS development with a new iPhone 4. I ordered the iPhone at the beginning …
As you know, I’ve been using a Hackintosh that I built and setup for a little over a year now. In this time, I’ve come to appreciate the smooth operation, quick startup and shutdown, …
June 1, 2010 – Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg’s old town is connected to the top of the Monchsberg mountain by a funicular. On the second day of our visit to Salzburg, we take the funicular up to the …
My wife and I had an idea for an amusing photo of the two of us in preparation for our return to China for her parent’s 50th wedding anniversary next year. We have two …
My wife and I decided to have a picnic today at St. Edward State Park in Kirkland, Washington. We had never visited this park and thought it might be a great place to have a …
May 31, 2010 – Salzburg, Austria
We woke up to a lot of rain on our first day in Salzburg. So we changed our plans and drove to Hellbrunn Castle so we could get a little …
May 30, 2010 – Melk, Austria
On our last day in Melk, we take a romantic Danube river cruise on board the MS Wachau (named after this picturesque river valley where Melk and Krems are located). …
May 29, 2010 – Melk, Austria
Melk’s newly restored Baroque abbey beams proudly over the Danube Valley. The abbey is one of Europe’s greatest sights. Established as a fortified Benedictine abbey in the 11th century, …
May 28, 2010 – Vienna, Austria
On our last day in Vienna, we visited the beautiful Belvedere Palace. There are actually two palaces separated by a lovely garden. We focused on the lower palace because it …