{"id":374,"date":"2008-06-04T06:45:32","date_gmt":"2008-06-04T13:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=374"},"modified":"2009-05-24T11:45:17","modified_gmt":"2009-05-24T18:45:17","slug":"trip-to-renton-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2008\/06\/04\/trip-to-renton-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip to Renton, WA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content_div-374\">\n<p>I made my first business trip to the home office of Classmates.com.  Its located in Renton, WA, which is about 10 to 15 minutes outside Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed the trip.  Alaska Air is a nice airline, the planes are pretty clean and reasonably new and the flight crews were pleasant (not quite Southwest-jovial but I think I like it a little more low-key).  The office is very nice, two floors of a building that was part of Boeing&#8217;s campus when there corporate headquarters were out there.  And it was great (albeit tiring) to meet almost everyone I&#8217;d been emailing with and talking on the phone.  I just hope I can remember all the names&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>The weather wasn&#8217;t as great.  I&#8217;d compare what I experienced to what I experienced in Amsterdam &#8211; some rain, some partly sunny skies, and coolish temperatures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/stonehenge.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"375\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2008\/06\/04\/trip-to-renton-wa\/stonehenge\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/stonehenge.jpg?fit=500%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"stonehenge\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/stonehenge.jpg?fit=500%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-375 colorbox-374\" title=\"stonehenge\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/stonehenge-300x207.jpg?resize=300%2C207\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/stonehenge.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/stonehenge.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 7pt;\">This is a view out the window &#8211; a Stonehedge-like sculpture<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/lakepanorama.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2008\/06\/04\/trip-to-renton-wa\/lakepanorama\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/lakepanorama.jpg?fit=800%2C212&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,212\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lakepanorama\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/lakepanorama.jpg?fit=800%2C212&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-376 colorbox-374\" title=\"lakepanorama\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/lakepanorama-300x79.jpg?resize=300%2C79\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/lakepanorama.jpg?resize=300%2C79&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/lakepanorama.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 7pt;\">A panorama of the dock on Lake Washington<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/lakewithpuppy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"377\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2008\/06\/04\/trip-to-renton-wa\/lakewithpuppy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/lakewithpuppy.jpg?fit=500%2C298&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,298\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lakewithpuppy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/lakewithpuppy.jpg?fit=500%2C298&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-377 colorbox-374\" title=\"lakewithpuppy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/lakewithpuppy-300x178.jpg?resize=300%2C178\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/lakewithpuppy.jpg?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/lakewithpuppy.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 7pt;\">A man with his puppy, along with a man with his &#8220;puppy&#8221; in a stroller<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/weareopen.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"378\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2008\/06\/04\/trip-to-renton-wa\/weareopen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/weareopen.jpg?fit=500%2C227&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,227\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"weareopen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/weareopen.jpg?fit=500%2C227&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-378 colorbox-374\" title=\"weareopen\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/weareopen-300x136.jpg?resize=300%2C136\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/weareopen.jpg?resize=300%2C136&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/weareopen.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 7pt;\">No, we&#8217;re not!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/img00120.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"379\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2008\/06\/04\/trip-to-renton-wa\/img00120\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/img00120.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img00120\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/img00120.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-379 colorbox-374\" title=\"img00120\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/img00120-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/img00120.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/img00120.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 7pt;\">The plastic utensils at the pizza place at the airport were very interesting and not very useful<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"translate_block\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<hr class=\"translate_hr\" \/>\n<a class=\"translate_translate\" id=\"translate_button_post-374\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\" href=\"javascript:show_translate_popup('en', 'post', 374);\"><span>Translate<\/span><\/a><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/google-ajax-translation\/transparent.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" id=\"translate_loading_post-374\" class=\"translate_loading colorbox-374\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made my first business trip to the home office of Classmates.com. Its located in Renton, WA, which is about 10 to 15 minutes outside Seattle. I enjoyed the trip. Alaska Air is a nice airline, the planes are pretty clean and reasonably new and the flight crews were pleasant (not quite Southwest-jovial but I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,547,143,546],"tags":[165,2355],"class_list":["post-374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal","category-renton-washington-united-states-travel","category-travel-foreign","category-washington","tag-renton","tag-travel-foreign"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2w3Qj-62","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}