今天是放假三星期後第一天上班… 和平常一樣, 這三個星期哪裡也沒有去. Side Notes: New Seattle phone line helps immigrant victims of domestic violence: 西雅圖市的免費家暴專線 (1-888-847-7205) 提供包括華語在內的 14 種語言. 使用者在電話接通後, 從選單中選擇聽得懂的語言指令(比如華語). 專線會自動的轉接至華語人員. 一點也不用說英文. Finding a job will not get easier 388 people in 42 states hit by salmonella outbreak Major flu strain resists top drug
又是個下雪日
昨天傍晚的下雪, 小朋友今天又沒有上課了… 所以小朋友總共放了三個星期加一天(兩個星期的 Winter Break 和六天的下雪假) Happy New Year! Side Note: Seattle-area home sales fall in Dec. to end a down year Housing prices rose despite holidays, snow Gas prices not expected to stay down for long School chief sets final closure proposal: Genesee Hill, Mann, T.T. Minor Elementary, Van Asselt, The “Old Hay” Successful job hunt starts with the right attitude
A map of 2008 Seattle homicides
[img=images/images_seattlepi_20090101.jpg popup=false] 照片出處: Seattle PI More Side Notes: State’s minimum wage rises to $8.55 an hour After 6 months, drivers ignoring cellphone ban Fast-food chains must post fat, calories State’s e-cycling law takes effect Thursday – Computer and TV recycling now free The Web is slowly catching up with its multilingual users Car prowls becoming Seattle headache – “In the last two weeks of November, for example, more than 370 car prowls were reported within the city limits, according to SPD statistics.”
Obesity in Snohomish County
Health district lists ‘fattest’ county ZIPs “The percentage of obese adults doubled in Snohomish County from 13.1% in 1994 to 27.7% in 2007.” Obesity in Snohomish County, 2003-07 Zip Code, Percentage Mill Creek (98012), 20.6 Edmonds (98020), 15.3 Edmonds (98026), 21.1 Lynnwood, Brier (98036), 28.2 North Lynnwood (98037), 25.1 Mountlake Terrace (98043), 27.5 Everett (98201), 28.6 Everett (98203), 25.4 Everett (98204), 29.6 Everett (98208), 26.7 Arlington (98223), 27.0 Marysville (98270), 33.8 Marysville, Tulalip (98271), 28.5 Monroe (98272), 25.4 Mukilteo (98275), 19.0 Snohomish (98290), 23.4 Snohomish (98296), 17.5 Stanwood (98292), 23.5 Bothell, Woodinville (98021, 98072, 98077), 21.8 Lake Stevens (98205, 98258), 24.1 Rural Snohomish County (98241, 98251, 98252, 98294), 31.7 Source: Snohomish Health District – 更詳細資訊 Side Note: Don’t let claims on honey labels dupe you Seattle-area house prices drop to ’06 levels
現在的車子…耗電呀!!!
今天想說雪已經融得差不多了, 應該是駕 minivan 出門的時候了. 結果插入鑰匙, 發現車子已經沒有電了. 算一算上次駕出去應該是 13 號. 所以這車子的電池維持了沒有兩個星期就沒有電了. 想想以前的那輛 1988 年的舊車. 陽春車沒有任何的配額. 當時停在機場回家兩個月, 回來時一發就動了. 現在的車子, 一堆奇奇怪怪的配備…耗電呀!!! Side Note: Highline Community College gives immigrants an assist with job credentials U.S. home prices post 18% annual drop in October; Seattle down 10.2%
Snowing on Christmas
第一次在這裡遇見 Christmas Snow… 不過已經懶到讓雪自己融化吧! 已經沒有那股掃雪的勁了… [img=images/20081225.jpg popup=false]
終於要結束了…
這一個星期瘋狂的下雪天終於要結束了… 從星期日就已經管不到鄰居的車道了. 不過這也沒有辦法的事, 鄰居的車又大又重, 每次駕過就是個深深的車印子. 要鏟這些冰根本是不可能的事. 都已經為此壞了兩個雪鏟了…