At 12:28am on September 9, 2009, Atheist Exile said…
Hey Mike,
I grew up in Seattle. Went to high school at Queen Anne, lived in Magnolia. I drove for Gray Top and Far West back in the early '70s. It's a beautiful city but I've only been back for a visit once in the last 20 years. The most noticeable change was COFFEE. LoL. They've completely gone nuts over coffee.
Anyway, just saying Hi. I'll be sending you a friend add request.
My next show is in Olympia on Friday, but my next atheist themed show is not until the end of March in Tacoma, Seattle and kirkland. Oh and one in Selah/ Yakima
Ever heard of Nuclear Chess? *evil grin* It's basically the same, except important peices self-destruct when killed- using firechrackers! It's for those that feel anything as sacred as Chess ought not to be taken seriously as a matter of Priciple lol :) By the way, Ever Read The Eight? Great book.
I'm Rickr0ll, and i never stop rolling! Seriously, i don't shut up, so watch yourself. ;)
Nice to see you here Mike. Although we both would rather label ourselves naturalists than atheists, I promise that you will find the community here very diverse and interesting.
Ajita
That would be the hope, but the random reshuffling of the parent's gene's could just as easily combine the daddy's lack of beauty with the mommy's lack of intelligence.
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I grew up in Seattle. Went to high school at Queen Anne, lived in Magnolia. I drove for Gray Top and Far West back in the early '70s. It's a beautiful city but I've only been back for a visit once in the last 20 years. The most noticeable change was COFFEE. LoL. They've completely gone nuts over coffee.
Anyway, just saying Hi. I'll be sending you a friend add request.
I'm Rickr0ll, and i never stop rolling! Seriously, i don't shut up, so watch yourself. ;)
Ajita