20 Nov 09

2009 CWU Turkey Bowl Championship

by Rob


SEATTLE, WA – At the historic grounds of Seattle’s Queen Anne Bowl, ligaments were stretched, ankles were turned, muscles were pulled and bragging rights were won.  The second annual CWU Turkey Bowl Championship was claimed by... [More]


19 Nov 09

9 Sep 09

Race report: Ironman Canada 2009

by Ernie

This is fairly long, and there are a lot of things I'm not getting in here. There are so many things and feelings you experience during an Ironman that a race report is really too short to capture it all. Things that happen during the week also make the race special - the people of Penticton, the beauty of the area, the expo, etc. My race report is very high level to keep it short, otherwise I could write a post a day for a month and still miss something.

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4 Aug 09

"Take risks not to escape life...

by Mathieu

...but to prevent life from escaping."

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23 Jul 09

Recipe for a perfect sunny Saturday in Seattle

by Mary

Recipe for a perfect sunny Saturday in Seattle


Recipe for a perfect sunny Saturday in Seattle (yes, Virginia, the sun does shine in Seattle) – first, a pastry stop at Bakery Nouveau in West Seattle – imagine a warm, twice baked almond croissant and a large, iced latte. The croissant is “soaked in simple syrup and filled with delicious almond cream... [More]


22 Jul 09

A Promise of Fruit

by Terry

A Promise of Fruit


What a wonderful summer we are having this year. It is amazing to me that I am looking for plants that thrive in hot climates for a pea patch in Seattle... [More]


26 Jun 09

Off the Grid

by Rick

For three weeks in July I will be living in Morris Graves’ studio and painting up a storm. It’s my first artist residency, and I’m really looking forward to it . Morris Graves was a local artist who achieved world renown in the 1940’s for his mystical paintings of birds and flowers, and put Seattle on the art world map...

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20 Jun 09

Hot Jazz Club in Münster, Germany

by DeAndre

My Aunt Rockin 88 Keys


With only 3 short rehearsals under our belts, we departed for what we thought was going to be Amsterdam. But what we understood was going to be a direct flight to Holland, was actually three flights...

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18 Jun 09

Europe and Japan, here I come

by DeAndre

Chiwo Flyer HotJazze


I have been blessed with the opportunity to tour Europe and Japan with Zimbabwean singer-songwriter Chiwoniso as her bassist.

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10 Jun 09

CWU Pea Patch Day 50

by Terry

CWU Pea Patch Day 50


CWU Pea Patch Day 50!!! Wow, eleven out of the last fifteen days in Seattle have been wonderfully hot and sunny. Although this makes the deck a fantastic...

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