Simple Evening Joyful Life
I was walking home late after work, some weeks ago.
On one of the first days of fall. It was several
blocks from home...
Been Awhile!
Merry Christmas to All!
It's time to laugh and then move on...
Laugh about the absurdity of it all, and then work at the task at hand to let people know how much proposition 8 hurt everyone.
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Comfort Food: Chicken Meatball and Daikon Soup
No Title Necessary no. 4
Riding the Sound Transit in the bus tunnel today I
had time to check out their advertising...
If We Had a Piano...
Getting Back to Normal
Today was the first weekend that I felt that things have gotten back to normal a little bit for us. Starting with the mundane:
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"Grand Opening"
Have
you noticed the use of “Grand
Opening”
has lost its’ meaning as it has fallen less and less
from proper usage? The same goes for the opposite
message “Going
Out of Business”:
both should be taken with a grain of salt.
Separate Tables
I hate eating alone at home. When Saro has gone on his business trips like this weekend, I usually eat out.
Read More...Vicky, This One's For You!
Vicky
has left my workplace for another employer. She’s
moving up and she will be greatly missed. Good luck
with the new job in marketing!
Sounds of Kink?
Gosh-O-Mighty
Duck Tape
Yesterday evening I had to laugh. It was first the
sounds, then my imagination. Let me
explain.
What is this about Backwards Birds?
Jo
Ellen Van Ouwerkerk - Birds
Flying Backwards.
What is this about Backwards Flying Birds? Well,
yesterday was one of those days where it seemed cows
could fly...it was windy as heck. In fact it brought
down trees, scaffolding, and all kinds of stuff. We
had a front row view to watch the storm...
Birthday in Town
Another
birthday! We've made it a tradition to do "Mystery
Tours" for our birthdays. One taking the other B-day
boy out; without the destination known.
Rube Goldberg Machines Japanese Style
ピタゴラスイツチ “Pathagora Switch” is a 15 minute children’s program in Japan offering lessons in principals in science, natural phenomena, etcetera in a short vignette format. The program is similar to Sesame Street in that it uses short sketches that demonstrate and re-enforce the lessons. Between each grouping of lessons there are some transitional Rube Goldberg style shorts. Each short starts with a motion of a single object, that through a remarkable route of ingenious design ends with the show title being revealed in a new way. Check out this video to see a few of them. Be prepared to be entertained!
Read More...Pit Stop @ Olive Pit
For years I’ve ridden and driven along I-5 and have
passed the town of Corning, ignoring the chance to
pull over and visit the Olive Pit. Why? I
love
olives! Ever since mom opened up a can and I placed 5
on each finger tip to do the
“Look Mom, Mickey Mouse”
wave, I’ve loved olives: in salads, on a pizza, out
of dad’s martini (when he wasn’t looking) or straight
out of the jar or can.
Good Morning Grants Pass!
If one is on the ball and waking up at a Motel 6 in
the early morning, you’re likely hushing the kids
from waking the neighboring rooms, packing up and
loading up the car before the sunrise, and getting
out of there... But I haven’t been a kid in years;
and I’ve never had to hustle a bunch of them into a
car for a road trip; so I have found when I wake up
at the “6” the parking lot is just about empty - all
the families, recreation seekers, empty-nesters, and
motel trysts have left and I’m the last to rise;
having slept through all the doors opening and
closing and engines revving up.
Road Trip for One
This is weird. I’m on the road alone for the first
time in a long time (17 years). The last time I was
on the road on my lonesome was going cross-country to
see the land having just returned from living in
Japan and before finding a job in Seattle. Saro was
still in Japan, preparing for the move, and I decided
to go off across the country in my Chevy “Margaret”.
Future for Seattle Housing?
Today I visited the sample modular housing unit
project
Inhabit
on display in downtown Seattle. The units are huddled
under the shadow of the all important and watching
Rainier Tower; ironic Rainier Bank no longer exists?
Contemplating the Ceiling
This
is a bummer. I've been in bed staring at the
ceiling. Nyaji, our cat walks across me like
I'm a lump in the bed (true I am at the moment... a
lump...in the bed).