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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · 10h

Today I checked out the Oddities and Curiosities Expo, my first time there. It defines itself as “for lovers of strange, unusual and bizarre”, and it really delivers on that!

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The Oddities and Curiosities Expo 2025

Just today for the first time I could go to the Oddities and Curiosities Expo, in the Seattle Convention Center. In simple terms, buying a t...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · 2d

Right on time for Halloween: there is an old abandoned cemetery in Seattle and, boy was it creepy! 👻

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Urban Exploration: an Abandoned (and Haunted) Cemetery in Seattle

This one is right on time for Halloween: a forgotten cemetery in the south of Seattle. In addition, it is supposedly haunted by baby ghosts....

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · 5d

Jenn and I managed to get tickets for “Stereophonic”, a play that has actors singing but it is not a musical: it’s a fresh new idea in theater that I liked quite much. 😊 More details in the blog:

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"Stereophonic": a play with singing that is not a musical

This last Saturday I watched a new kind of theater play: "Stereophonic" , a play with actors singing but that is not a musical. It's an inte...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · 7d

On Monday of last week I had the chance of checking out two things that I had been very curious about: the Grand Illusion Pop Ups and “Christiane F.”: more details in the blog!

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The Grand Illusion Pop Up and "Christiane F."

Last week I had the opportunity to see two things that I was very curious about. Let's start with the first one: the Grand Illusion Pop Ups....

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Sep 3

After two previous attempts… I finally reached the summit of Mt Defiance: it was hard but it was more than worth it!

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The Summit of Mt. Defiance, Finally

The trail to the summit of Mt. Defiance, in the Central Cascades, is a particularly hard one: so much so that I had tried to reach the peak ...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Aug 30

I had never heard of “ear car wash”… but today not only I saw it I actually tried it out. And it really does a great job! 🚿

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New Experience: Ear Car Wash

It is a natural process in most humans: ears produce wax, that wax tends to accumulate in the ear canal, and eventually that messes up your ...

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Neil @neilforreal.bsky.social · Aug 29

Please, people, don't ever be this guy. Don't let your kids grow up to be this guy. Don't be friends with this guy. #USOpen.

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Aug 25

A recent new fad is yet another way to get more energy when you need a pick-me-up: caffeine pouches! I just gave them a try myself:

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New Experience: Caffeine Pouches

For quite a long time, when people needed to get some extra energy, they would drink coffee. Some decades ago an alternative was created: en...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Jun 28

And one final blog post from my trip to Utah: pretty close to Moab there is the Arches National Park, which has some unique rock formations that are famous all over the world: seeing them with my own eyes was quite a treat!

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Arches National Park

One of the last things I did in my trip to Utah was to add another National Park to my list of visited parks: the Arches National Park . Thi...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Jun 22

Another adventure in our trip to Utah: rock crawling in a Hummer! 😃 There is a reason why Moab is considered one of the capitals of adventure tourism…

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Moab and the Hummer on the Rocks

Moab in southern Utah is famous for its adventure tourism and beautiful rock formations: while we were there, Jenn and I found a way to expe...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Jun 21

As part of my trip to Utah, I got to try “glamping” for the first time in my life: it felt like a lazier form of camping, but not that I’m complaining! 😆

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New Experience: "Glamping"

My recent trip to Utah was really cool because I could experience a number of new things. One such thing, that I had heard a lot but had nev...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Jun 19

Last week I traveled to Utah and got to know the Great Salt Lake: it is truly a unique place in the world and I’m very happy I got to visit and even swim on it! 😊

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The Great Salt Lake

Last week, I traveled with Jenn to Utah, to get to know one more state in these United States. Among other things we did there, we toured th...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Jun 15

Last week I finally got to try cupping for the first time! I don’t know if it actually does anything but it felt nice, and I got the red circles to prove I did it. 😆

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New Experience: Cupping Therapy

In the latest Olympic Games, you may have seen some athletes with big red circles on their backs: people got curious about them, and eventua...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · May 27

I just returned from my first hike of this year: following the Granite Creek trail all the way up to the Granite Lakes. It was a pretty wet hike, but the views more than compensated for that! 😊 ⛰️

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Hiking the Granite Creek Trail to the Granite Lakes

At this time of the year, the hiking trails in Washington are becoming snow free, marking the start of the hiking season. To get started, I ...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · May 25

Yesterday I had the opportunity to watch one of the famous shows at Julia’s on Broadway and Le Faux Playhouse: I had high expectations but they managed to beat them all and make a fantastic spectacle. It was a really great time!

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My First Night at Julia's on Broadway and Le Faux Playhouse

Seattle has a venue that's famous for its very elaborate drag queen shows: Julia's on Broadway and Le Faux Playhouse . Situated in Capitol H...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · May 24

Decided to try something new and find out if breathing pure oxygen would help me exercise: I mean, if NFL athletes use it, then why not me? 😆

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New Experience: Using Boost Oxygen

I had heard about them and I had seen them a number of times at my local Walgreens pharmacy: oxygen cans. So two days ago I decided to try t...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · May 5

It was sunny and nice yesterday, so it felt like the perfect day to take my kayak… under a bridge. 😉

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Kayaking under the I-90 bridges

Yesterday was a sunny day without much wind, so it just made sense for me to finally check out how the I-90 bridges on Lake Washington look ...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Apr 26

Last weekend I visited the Quality Flea Center, part of the Punk Rock Flea Market Seattle. It’s a very cool place and definitely worth a visit! 😊

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The Quality Flea Center and the Punk Rock Flea Market Seattle

The Punk Rock Flea Market Seattle is a non-profit organization created in 2006 that defines itself as the "Pacific Northwest's favorite und...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Apr 20

And now, for something completely different: poop donuts! 💩

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April Fools Treat: Poop Donuts

This is a little bit late, but because it was tasty and interesting, I didn't want to just let it slide. There is a local donut chain here i...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Apr 13

Last week I got to watch my first Hardcore Punk concert with the Swedish band Refused: it was my most intense live concert… and I loved it! 😃

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New Music Genre: Hardcore Punk with Refused

A week ago I got a chance to watch a concert of a music genre I hadn't heard before: Hardcore Punk. Most people have heard about Punk all th...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Apr 5

Last week I could finally check out the Historical Admiral Theater, a still operating movie theater that’s more than one hundred years old! 😮

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The Historical Admiral Theater

Last week for the first time I watched a movie at the Historical Admiral Theater , a Seattle landmark listed on the National Register of His...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Mar 22

After hearing a lot about them, I finally got to try them myself: deep fried Oreos! 😃

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And, Finally, Deep Fried Oreos

This was not done on purpose, it just happened: a couple of weeks ago, I tried Coke Oreos , which proved out to be... quite bad. Then, last...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Mar 17

I had heard about Collide-O-Scope, a curation of weird videos mixed together, but I wasn’t prepared for what I saw: it’s like an overdose of bizarre!

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Collide-O-Scope!

Since moving pictures have been invented, a lot of people have put a lot of strange stuff on the screen. Then, fifteen years ago, two guys f...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Mar 9

I just tried today “Coke Oreos”: Oreos with a Coca Cola flavor. TL;DR: don’t do it, and thank me for doing it for you.

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Not a Good Idea: Coke Oreos

I like to drink Coca-Cola (especially if it is Cherry Coke). And I like to eat Oreos, both original and its many varieties. So I thought tha...

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Discoverer @discoverer.bsky.social · Mar 2

I had taken a ride before in a driverless car, but this time I got to try it with a Waymo, and I have to say that their technology is quite impressive: this may become commonplace before we think.

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Taking a Ride in a Waymo in San Francisco

Waymo is a company owned by Google that is developing self driving taxis for some years now. It currently has driverless cars taking paying...

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