…Of Course, this Could All Go Horribly Awry

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  • Trying Out: Half-Marathon (Week 52)

    Trying Out: One More Long Run (Week Fifty-Two) As I have stated before, my history of running wore my knees out.  I logged eight or so miles once a week…

  • Trying Out: Ice Skating (Week 51)

    Trying Out: Skating on Thick Ice As I alluded to before, there are plenty of holiday activities to partake in when trotting around Seattle.  We may not be New York…

  • Trying Out: Washington State History Museum (Week 50)

    Trying Out: Tacoma’s Historic Past (Week Fifty) When my friend and I were attending the Jet City Show, we drove past a rather spiffy looking building.  Tacoma is all well…

  • Trying Out: Ice Sculpting (Week 49)

    Trying Out: Watching the Ice Chips Fly (Week Forty-Nine) Like most people, my experience with ice sculpting revolves around two events.  One: weddings.  Sometimes folks have a fancy centerpiece.  A…

  • Trying Out: Audio Book (Week 48)

    Trying Out: Dickensian Narration (Week Forty-Eight) Once upon a time I tried to dispose of a mouse.  You know how it goes.  You go to work, you find a mouse…

  • My Hugging Ministry

    My church often encourages us to use our talents for God.  This is most visible through a whole lot of quilts.  There are quite a few volunteers who visit with…

  • Trying Out: Art Gallery (Week 47)

    A/NT Art Gallery (Week Forty-Seven) I strolled into what I thought I was a small, unassuming, independent art museum.  What I did not realize until I entered was that I…

  • Trying Out: Other Work Sites (Week 46)

    Trying Out: Leasing Myself Out (Week Forty-Six) I have had the same job for fourteen years.  I had no desire to work up the corporate ladder.  A few dollars more…

  • Trying Out: Digital Comics (Week 45)

    Trying Out: E-Comics (Week Forty-Five) Yep.  More comics talk. I am old fashioned.  I like the feel of paper it pushes against my finger while I hear it scrape against…

  • Trying Out: Comic Convention (Week 44)

    Trying Out: Jet City Comic Show (Week Forty-Four) As has been stated many, many, many, many times, I have worked in a comic shop for quite a spell.  I have…