幾個月前寫了個搭錯火車 (Sounder) 嗎? 應該往南搭到往北的火車. 現在這個是往北卻搭到往南的 Sounder 火車. 如果從 Tukwila Station 下車, 依所搭乘的公車, 需要在 Southcenter Mall, Rainier Beach 或 Retnon Transit Center 轉乘公車回西雅圖市中心. 看了一下, 時間上不會比較快. 最好情況都要一個小時多一點. * Tukwila Station -> Metro #110 -> Renton Transit Center -> Metro #101 或 Metro #106 回西雅圖 * Tukwila Station -> Metro #126 -> Rainier Beach -> Metro #32, Metro #36, Metro #42 或 Metro #39 回西雅圖 * Tukwila Station – > Metro #140 -> Southcenter Mall -> Metro #150 回西雅圖 另一個方式是到 Kent Station (Tukwila Station 後的下一站)下火車, 從那裡可以直接搭 Metro #150 回西雅圖. 這方式也是約一個小時. 因此建議在 Kent Station 下車, 再轉搭 Metro #150 回西雅圖. Kent Station 附近就是一個商區. Tukwila Station 附近沒有什麼店家(近工業區)… Side Note: Cancer top killer in world by 2010 Protect the Ones You Love: National and State Child Injury Data Survey shows consumerism uptick in health benefits About 1 in 9 US kids use alternative medicine
裁員
我想這是公司第四次的裁員… 情況真的是越來越不好. 由於 Snohomish County 的裁員, 近幾個月 Everett Transit Commute 公車上的空位似乎多了些. 根據報導上個月超過五十萬個的工作被裁減. Employers cut 533,000 jobs in Nov., most in 34 years. 在公司要常常”假裝”很忙才行… 
Side Note: Reverse mortgages getting more popular in tough economy Homeowner appeals of tax valuations soar About 100 bankruptcy cases filed each day statewide New jobs in Washington paying less than living wage Census shows state is richer, better educated than rest of US Economic slump began earlier than thought
The Upside Down Show
家裡的小朋友很喜歡看 The Upside Down Show (Wiki). 我想這是他唯一可以乖乖的坐電視前看的節目. The Upside Down Show 在 2007 年獲得澳大利亞 Logie Award 的最佳兒童節目獎. 只是 2007 年 Nickelodeon/Noggin USA 電視公司並沒有興趣再續約這節目. 所以這節目總共只有 1 季(13 集). 兩天前當小朋友正在搶佔電腦時, 想想便開了 YouTube 看看有沒有人上傳 The Upside Down Show. 才發現到原來節目裡的兩位主角在澳大利亞還是有名的喜劇二人組 Umbilical Brothers. 在 YouTube 上可以找到不少的片段. (不過這部份非兒童節目). Side Note: 華盛頓州今年是第十名健康的州 Women Abroad and Men at Home November house prices dip from year earlier Jobs, retail sales data paint grim picture Home loan troubles break records again Foreclosures up again, 2009 to get worse Seattle-area housing market continues to slow Home sales off 54% from 2007 in Snohomish
行人被車撞…
Woman struck by car along Lynnwood street 原本是要在那路口轉車的. 結果道路封閉, 所以就到 Swamp Creek Park & Ride 才轉車. 希望那位女士可以安然渡過難關… Side Note: State deficit hits colleges Evidence of a Causal Role of Winter Virus Infection during Infancy in Early Childhood Asthma Chicken pox outbreak keeps 300 Monroe students at home: Chicken Pox Outbreak in Monroe
自言自語…
一直有人告訴我, 我自言自語就算了, 不要跟自己講話和對他人的講話聲調一樣大. 看起來很奇怪… 不過終於見識到有人比我更利害… 今天在公車上見識到一位說著華語的女生, 自己在那裡自言自語. 嗓門之大半個公車內的人都可以聽得一清二楚. 華人多的城市=城市有華語的翻譯 城市沒有華語翻譯=華人少的城市 華大這詞是誰翻譯的 上面看不懂沒有關係, 我只是寫下些她自言自語的大概而已… Side Note: U.S. foreclosure rates up 25 percent year-over-year Heart transplants fare better from same sex Study: Calif dirty air kills more than car crashes Prescription pill deaths soar
Not Again…
習慣在 laptop 插電的時候把電池給拆了下來, 結果卻又常常忘了放回去. 還好火車上有插頭, 不然就只好在上面打瞌睡了… [img=http://www.soundtransit.org/images/riding/sounder-icon-sm.gif] Sounder Commuter Rail – Seattle – Everett Sounder trains delayed — 10/30 Posted Date: 10/30/08 – 2:23 p.m. 10/30 — SOUNDER DELAYS Due to mechanical difficulties, northline Sounder trains to Everett may depart King Street Station approximately 10 minutes late. Southbound trains to Tacoma are not affected. Please check back as updates are available. Side Note: College costs may spike with economy’s slide Is setting clock back good for your ticker? Racial differences in savings cause for concern IRS looks for people owed refund checks
網路的影響…
曾經在網站上賣過八年多泰國音樂的 CD 片, 之後網站也已經改了五年多了. 不過剛剛發現還是有約 10% 的訪客是來自於泰國. 只是 Google Analytics 上說 100% 的訪客都是直接來的. 真是不懂是怎回事???