Mike,

>>Actually, I've been on the 6th floor of the building where I expect he'll be working and it's very cool.

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>Very cool, indeed. On a clear day (hey, we *do* get them) you get a nice view of the Cascades and Mt. Baker. Too bad we're not on that floor anymore. :-(

John mentioned you've moved to the 3rd floor. Oh well.. As long as Calvin gets what he wants, needs, desires, covets, dreams of, yearns for - all will be well. < bg >

As it happened, the day I was able to visit it was a clear day. Wow..

Kind of like those idyllic Southern Californian days where the weather couldn't be more perfect. Only now you get to share the pleasure with 3,000,000 other folks. <g> When I was 4-5 years old we stayed at my grandad's summer home on Balboa Island. They were dredging the bay and the 'waste' became what is now known as Shark Island - about as procey a piece of real estate that you can get. 2-3 million bucks for a lot.


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>> The trick up there is making sure you plan to live in a reasonable driving >direction so you don't get hammered time-wise on their version of the freeway.
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>The problem is, the closer to campus you are, the more you're going to pay. Though the neighborhood I live in has (for Redmond) some reasonably priced houses and the commute's not bad.

I can imagine. I seem to recall that MSFT has a few corporate houses/apartments that folks may be able to use during transition. Goodness knows they probably own all the homes in that area given their dominance. <g>