-
Archives
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- February 2015
- February 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- July 2013
- May 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- October 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- November 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
-
Meta
Author Archives: Matt Goyer
Saturday
Saturday afternoon John and I tagged along as Ming shopped for a new car. We test drove a 2002 Audi A4 and a 2002 Volvo S60. Having grown up on Volvo’s I am biased towards them, however, the 2002 Audio … Continue reading
Zillow
Last night we ended up at the Zillow launch party. Apparently what we saw launch earlier this week is just the tip of the iceberg. (Yummy Zillow jelly beans) Before that we had been hanging out at Chop Suey and … Continue reading
Bars.
It’s no secret that I want to own a bar. I often discussed this with my friend Liz who managed our local hangout. She’s since moved to Portland and now Travis is in charge so we started discussing it with … Continue reading
Small scale transit systems
Given it’s large size, the Microsoft campus has it’s own transit system involving mini-buses and Prius cars. However, unless you’re going from one campus to another, it’s always more efficient to walk cross-campus. Even when you’re like me and in … Continue reading
Posted in Random
Leave a comment
Early Retirement
Philip Greenspun on Early Retirement: Retirement forces you to stop thinking that it is your job that holds you back. For most people the depressing truth is that they aren’t that organized, disciplined, or motivated.
Posted in Random
Leave a comment
More Sundance
Last Thursday after skiing some pretty vacant hills we headed into town to see some movies. Now we didn’t have tickets to any shows which meant that we needed to show up at least an hour early to try and … Continue reading
Pro Club
I went to the Pro Club for the first time yesterday. For those who don’t know, it’s the ‘Microsoft gym’ and is supposedly one of the largest private clubs in the world (250,000 square feet). And while I sorta pay … Continue reading
Posted in Random
Leave a comment
Modern prefab
Side Breeze prefab home: The Side Breeze, a 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom, 2-story version of the Sunset® Breezehouseâ„¢ modern modular home, has 2,500 sf and all the wonderful sustainable design aspects of the original Sunset Breezehouse, but is perfect for more narrow … Continue reading
Tonsillectomy?
I’m considering a tonsillectomy because I have problems with my tonsils every 6-8 weeks. Now I tried to get this done while in university back in Canada but in Canada the bar for adult tonsillectomies is quite high. However, here … Continue reading
Posted in Random
39 Comments