Recent content by Phil K

Honeybees are awesome. I used to be terrified of stinging insects (still hate on hornets), and my wife had hives when I first met them We wintered bees right in West Seattle for a few years and moved them out to her parent’s place in the country for the summer. It can be a lot of work, but is...

That was right when I volunteered to make a quick grocery run on my bike. One of those crosswind gusts nearly took me down, and my eyes got filled with crap from all the dust being kicked up.

Hans' Deli in Burien (just around the corner from my office) makes their own pickled herring. It's the real deal.

You could always take that down to Second Use or Earthwise in SODO, or Ballard Reuse further north.

Cascade View Neighborhood Park, 16202 NE 40th St, Redmond, WA 98052. From Mike M’s reply above it looks like 11AM.

I picked up a three piece Okuma SST; 7'6", Medium Heavy Action, 10-20# line wt, 3/8-1.5oz lure wt for exactly that purpose. It wasn't very expensive; probably in the $120 range, and is quite a decent rod. 'Heavy enough for PS salmon and (?) most of what you are likely to run into on Baja beaches.

I am on the waitlist for the 9/11 outing; meanwhile, if anyone is aware of other open seats for a fly-oriented trip, I'd love to grab that spot. Thanks.

I have a pair of these that stood up to lots of use, and the zip-front has totally spoiled me- won't own anything else in the future. I'd take these if they were the right size. Excellent deal for someone here!!

I think Travers has one of these, but it's the 1000W version.

Sad news indeed. I’d done swaps before, but none recently. I got the definite impression that Kimba was a gentleman and something of a character. It was a pleasure to interact with him. My condolences.

I think this will work for me. I’ll bring the same boring old Orvis.

Por el Mar de Cortés.

Loreto, BCS.

The hummingbird chicks at my Mom’s place are doing well.