tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38379042012-05-18T06:37:31.572-07:00outboundOutbound is written by <a href="http://pesotum.com">DB Blas</a>, who blogs mostly on art, good food & drink, education & reform, politics, and sports.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comBlogger1059125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-58266653429217307892011-12-07T15:44:00.001-08:002011-12-07T15:44:43.589-08:00DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-15752319901525269442011-08-20T13:19:00.000-07:002011-08-20T13:19:27.800-07:00Biking, in Barcelona, Doing Good
A bike sharing rack in Barcelona, Spain
A bike sharing system may be saving 12 lives a year in the city of Barcelona.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-39416956244785192362011-08-17T02:24:00.001-07:002011-08-17T02:24:07.952-07:00Save Our Barrios eventCozy Corners played this event last Saturday. Location:Kalmia St,San Diego,United StatesDBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-48500749394653611942010-09-06T14:56:00.000-07:002010-09-06T14:57:25.155-07:00MariscosDBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-91733474382060702882010-08-23T20:50:00.000-07:002010-08-23T20:50:53.837-07:00Birthday of Mike NissleyHappy Birthday to Chicago-based pal, M. Nissley, pictured here enjoying the Wisconsin summer.
Have a good day, sir. And enjoy yourself with fine ales and lagers.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-62743149359546561962010-04-28T03:10:00.001-07:002010-04-29T04:54:11.703-07:00This blog has moved This blog is now located at http://blog.pesotum.com/. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here. For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to http://blog.pesotum.com/feeds/posts/default. DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-67050415478078905522010-01-04T17:50:00.001-08:002010-01-04T17:50:12.682-08:00Train and CNA.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Train and CNA, originally uploaded by D.B. Blas. Chicago during Thanksgiving 2009. The elevated train passes the CNA building in downtown. I wanted to shoot the building with the tracks in the foreground but as I pressed DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-25294519675465613392009-12-12T03:09:00.000-08:002009-12-12T03:09:39.628-08:00The Military and GuamAn in-depth report on the military build-up on the island of Guam produced by PBS Now is here.
The report is interesting because the U.S. doesn't appear to take into consideration the wishes of the people of the island if in fact they want the build-up.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-44444586582470390932009-09-06T09:20:00.000-07:002009-09-06T09:32:34.660-07:00England & RaceIn Birmingham, England, demonstrators fought each other in a racially charged incident. Article here.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-37236637272632105872009-09-05T19:18:00.001-07:002009-09-06T09:37:57.675-07:00BBQ 2The view from above at Chad & Steph'sDBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-47360434479986030772009-09-05T19:16:00.000-07:002009-09-06T09:37:27.430-07:00BBQ of summerSunset at Chad'sDBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-63681829631066885092009-09-01T11:50:00.000-07:002009-09-01T12:11:34.285-07:00Goldheart Mountaintop Queen DirectoryA German choir performs an inspiring version of Robert Pollard's Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory, a song originally recorded by Pollard's band Guided by Voices, on the album Bee Thousand.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-64510739965925637342009-08-18T10:54:00.001-07:002009-08-18T10:54:20.750-07:00If the World was a Village of 100 PeopleIf we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following:There would be:57 Asians21 Europeans14 from the Western Hemisphere, both North & South America8 Africans52 would be female48 would be male70 would be non white30 would be white70 would be non-Christian30 would be DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-78535625377156602022009-07-24T09:20:00.000-07:002009-07-24T09:37:14.848-07:00Bill Gates recently told a group of legislators that education is an industry least changed by technology. Gates also said that reducing class sizes isn't as important as placing a highly skilled teacher in every classroom.Gates heads the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a philanthropic organization that spent $4 billion dollars to improve under performing high schools, and to improve graduation DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-4282925590441904512009-07-16T22:21:00.000-07:002009-07-16T22:26:56.273-07:00Second Saturday CookoutHamilton's 2nd Saturday celebration served over 100lbs. of tri-tip. Amazing cooking machine.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-32605805437919062482009-07-06T19:24:00.000-07:002009-07-06T19:35:36.901-07:00The Central SaloonThe Central is seattle's oldest saloon, established 1892. -- Post From My iPhoneDBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-76277798258834128812009-07-06T12:11:00.000-07:002009-07-06T12:33:51.742-07:00Today in SeattleToday in Seattle the sky is cloudy and the wind is cool, coming in from the west, over the Sound. It's unusual weather because everyday here, thus far, has been sunny, hot, and wonderful. Here's a short run-down of my Seattle trip up to now:1. Arrived last Tuesday, stayed overnight in Ballard, a quiet neighborhood in north Seattle. I manned the BBQ grill, preparing chicken and veggies on kabobs.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-51938018588332643782009-07-03T13:12:00.000-07:002009-07-07T09:52:55.455-07:00Seattle Beer FestivalYummy. Belgians!D.B.(from my iPhone)DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-81623330319716037442009-07-03T12:36:00.001-07:002009-07-07T09:52:55.458-07:00In line for the Seattle Beer FestThe Space Needle overlooks the line at the beer festival.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-17720627559843265232009-07-02T14:02:00.000-07:002009-07-07T09:52:55.461-07:00Relaxing at the parkWith my shoes off, and the sun bright, I'm at a Capitol Hill park reading, relaxing, and thinking about the beautiful game.I feel as if I'm on top of the world.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-54007402162527846702009-07-01T11:19:00.000-07:002009-07-07T09:52:55.463-07:00Another day of nicenessAnother nice day in Seattle. First full day.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-51125740947637782682009-06-30T13:57:00.000-07:002009-07-07T09:52:55.465-07:00SeattleToday I fly to Seattle. This will be my first trip there. Takeoff is at 2:00 pmDBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-49182834039833048162009-06-30T13:52:00.000-07:002009-07-07T09:52:55.468-07:002nd steps are important, tooD.B.(from my iPhone)DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-2145472128500663422009-06-30T13:30:00.000-07:002009-07-07T09:52:55.470-07:00Every journey begins with the first step.D.B.(from my iPhone)DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837904.post-79199827801090320892009-06-25T22:59:00.000-07:002009-06-25T23:01:06.820-07:00More 'MatsThis is Justin Townes Earle, the son of Steve Earle.The apple and the tree statement applies here.DBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663422347184960390noreply@blogger.com