We started a new series over on Travellious last week, where we ask locals questions about their native country.

Check out our first interview with Francesco, who attempts to explain Italian's strange line forming habits. Drop me an e-mail if you have a question for him, and we'll be happy to put it up on the site.

Our first year in Seattle has brought many good things into our life. We have found renewal in living a life free of stress, an appreciation of the earth and the beauty that nature holds, and the joy of a good Northwest microbrew. Here's to more good things to come in 2008.

We went to the beach yesterday, and I worked on my photography skills and collected some sea glass. It was a quintessential rainy November day, so windy that the rain blew sideways, but we had a great time, nonetheless.

Hi, this is slowly becoming my repository for all the things in my life. My work, my hobbies, my fun. It's a little window into my world.