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My most recent visit to the iconic fast food restaurant, In-And-Out Burger, in San Jose, CA reminded me how I was in-and-out of trouble one particular sunny day in Las Vegas ... I love In-And-Out Burger, but none are in the Pacific Northwest, specifically the Seattle area. So it's an absolute foodie treat to consume it, because I'm usually on vacation at some sunny destination that has it. For example, Las Vegas. That's right, Sin City! My crew and I traveled down for our annual "brodown", which always includes at least one stop to In-And-Out Burger. The location of the restaurant is off-off Strip, so that means a pain in the ass to access, the parking lot is not big enough for the demand, and it's popular to boot. Coincidentally, a couple of female co-workers of ours were in Vegas as well. We arranged to meet up there at the In-And-Out Burger. All was well, right? Nope. After we purchased our food, we withdrew to the outside patio area to nosh tough...

In the year and some change that I've been a Front End Supervisor for a Costco warehouse I understand that wearing the red vest is the first indication you are the community kicking post: FOR EVERYONE. Seriously, y'all. You get static from the members, drama from the team members that report to you, your co-supervisors providing positive and negative feedback, and of course, upper management crashing down on you for your most recent mistake(s). As I said, community kicking post - feel free to take a whack at it. So a couple of days ago I experienced the highest praise from the right person, and the most serious shade from another right person in the span of 10-minutes. I was assigned a special project by one of the Assistant Managers, which meant office time and work on the computer exclusively. Unfortunately, a "visitor" (aka high-ranking Costco Executive) stopped in unexpectedly. I was encouraged to step out of my comfort zone to speak to our next visitor abou...

Happy Easter from the Evergreen State which is Washington State (NOT to be confused with Washington D.C. which is the acronym for District of Columbia) While watching the final minutes of the movie, Logan , as the main character Logan aka Wolverine using his Adamantium claws, brute strength and healing power to berserk his way through enemy soldiers to get to his daughter who was being hunted like a dog in a thin forested area, I was reminded of an #Easter memory. It's a day in Bayne history as the one "that Los went ALL Wolverine" (or Hulked out, or full-potato or well, you get the picture) Lemme explain further, and in more detail. Growing up in the modest city of Mountlake Terrace, my family was lower to middle, middle-class. So while we had money for a roof, food, and clothes, beyond that there really wasn't much to spend needlessly. Which meant no extra expenditures on toys! As a child, I had to be resourceful in securing new toys. Well, the City of Mou...

Everyone loves pie, but do you enjoy Raspberry Pi ? Yeah, I didn't think so... Several weeks ago, my girlfriend invited me to tag-along with her to her son's S.E.A.M. Workshop (Science, English, Arts, Music) at his school. One of the science stops was the Raspberry Pi presentation. I didn't know what it was, or ever heard of it so that automatically piqued my interest! After listening a grip, and taking photos, I researched it further on the ye old Internet using my Goodigilence (yes, that's an Urban Dictionary word) Here's what my research yielded. The Raspberry Pi is a series of small single-board computers developed in the United Kingdom by the Raspberry Pi Foundation to promote the teaching of basic computer science in schools and in developing countries. The original model became far more popular than anticipated, selling outside of its target market for uses such as robotics. Peripherals (including keyboards, mice and cases) are not included with the ...