Links and Recommendations

Services we've used, people we trust.

Recommendations:

• Automotive Acquisitions - Buying a car? Forget the salesman; We've used repeatedly these folks for a hassle-free experience each time.
• Coslett Landscape - If you like the looks of our yard, these are the guys that take care of it.
• Donald Brumfield - An excellent painter. Has done a lot fo both interior and exterior work for us.
• Mike's Hauling & Tractor Work - Mike's mowed our front pasture once or twice a year when it hasn't been in use.
• Rick's Window Rangers - Window cleaning and more.
• Lin Sanford - Our real estate agent at John L. Scott. We've been very happy with her assistance.
• Shinstrom & Norman Insurance, in Kirkland.
• Linda Z. Starace - Our accountant for over a decade. 425-453-8630
• Banner Bank - Formerly Towne Bank, which started in Woodinville, a locally operated bank. Tell Eileen Bohn (in the Woodinville branch) that Leo sent you.

Organizations:

• Childhaven
• Corgi-L and Corgi-Aid
• Homeward Pet Adoption Center
• Hopelink
• Northwest Harvest
• Seattle Red Cross
• Wolf Haven

Computers, the Internet and Computing Lore:

• Ask Leo!, of course.
• Godwin's Law: on on-line discussions
• The Jargon File: what is a "hack", really? who was "B1FF"? Hundreds more words and concepts explained.
• UrbanLegends.com and Snopes.com. See my rant on Urban Legends for why you really should know these sites.
• This is True - You don't need to read urban legends anyway. This is True is a great humor publication - and it's all TRUE.