…Of Course, this Could All Go Horribly Awry

Category: washington

  • My Weekend Will Be a Hoot

  • Trying Out: Timeleft

    I did not wait for New Year’s to try something different. I tackled it in November and found that it was not for me. Friendships have gotten harder to achieve. …

  • The Scenic Path Less Traveled

    Option A: I could drive. Gas is expensive, parking is expensive, and I am a tree-hugger. Option B: I could take the bus to the train to the bus. ……

  • Universal Conflict (Or, “E.T.- Extra Territorial”)

    A new documentary has engaged my brain.  Deep Sky features pictures from the James Webb Telescope.  (Every time I start to use that phrase, I have to stop myself from…

  • More Power to Me

    My electric company is a little nutso. They send me e-mails every month, suggesting ways that I could save on usage. I could unplug my second fridge (that I do…

  • Trying Out:  New Adventures, Old Markers

    I have been in this city for a fair number of decades, but I do not claim to have seen all the sights.  I had a few hours between work…

  • A Burger For What Ails You

    Yesterday I needed something.  I did not know what.  I just knew I needed something.  A break.  Encouragement.  A little variety.  I was discouraged.  I was tired.  And I wanted…

  • He Was There With Bells On

    In 1912, Seattle Times Publisher A.J. Blethen donated twelve bells to the University of Washington.  What was once a water tower became UW’s Blethen Chimes Tower.  The wooden tower was…

  • Extra(-Colorful) Arches in My Run

    I try to listen to my gut.  And on Wednesday of this week, my gut told me to go for a run.  Not an insane request, but I tend to…

  • Painting a Picture

    If Albert Bierstadt were still alive, he would have plenty more to paint. Since I cannot paint, and he has been dead over a century, I can only make suggestions.…