A few months ago, I listened to the “The Giant Pool of Money” episode on “This American Life.” It gave the most understandable explanation of the sub-prime mortgage crisis that I’ve heard.
Now, the same folks tackle the bailout question in “Another Frightening Show About the Economy“. A preview of it can also be found here: “Is The Bailout Worth It?“ The preview is posted on a new podcast and blog called “Planet Money,” which is done by some of the same folks and covers the ongoing economic situation.
Anyways, both “This American Life” episodes (”The Giant Pool of Money” and “Another Frightening Show About the Economy“) are definitely worth a listen.
Over Labor Day, I got to spend a few relaxing days in Kauai for Sloan & Drew’s Wedding.
here comes the bride
i know it’s in here somewhere
lovely
holding hands
under the banyan tree
waimea canyon - the grand canyon of pacific
ocean!
tree
overlooking kalulua beach
On the bus this morning, I saw about 20 goats wandering around the Plymouth Pillars dog park in Capitol Hill.
Yes, I said goats.
There was a “Rent-a Ruminant” sign hanging - quite simply, this company “brings [their] goats to your location to eat a wide range of vegetation, such as blackberries, ivy, and other invasive species. “
Clever. 
mt rainer
dog or tree?
forest creatures
view from mt constitution, orcas island
me
waiting for the ferry
I’m sure many of you have heard by now… Silverlight 2 Beta 2 is powering the NBC Olympics video experience!
At http://nbcolympics.com/video, you can see live event coverage as well as on-demand viewing of already-happened events. Check it out! (Be sure to use the “Enhanced” player by clicking “Enlarge Video.”)
John Gossman, one of the awesome Silverlight and WPF architects, just blogged a prototype of VisualStateManager for WPF.
VisualStateManager will be added in to a future release of the .NET Framework. For those of you who want an early look, you can now play with John’s VSM implementation. (This is for prototyping only - it is not a supported feature yet.) He uses AttachedProperties to hook up VisualStateManager-enabled Templates to WPF controls.
You’ll also see my WeatherControl using VSM on WPF!
From a recent hike to Lake Lillian.
I never actually made it to the lake, which I guess isn’t that uncommon. There was snow at the ridge, and I ended up losing the trail. (Made more exciting by the fact that the mosquitos attacked every time I stopped to look for it.) But the surrounds were beautiful. I think it may be one of my favorite hikes.
