woensdag 30 september 2009 Up at 3:47. Turn on BBC News. Analysis - The Irish Republic will vote for a second time on the Lisbon Treaty. Toast and fried egg for breakfast. Switch to Stephanie Miller. They talk about something in Newsmax - Military Coup Would Take Care Of "Obama Problem" Whoa! Does anyone doubt that we'll see "military coup" signs at the next tea party? Bath. Walk down to 801 Caffe Ladro for coffee. Back to my place for some more Steph... Hal Sparks joins the show. Hal and Steph sittin' in the tree... Woo hoo! Up Westlake to work. 10 - Breaks starting with Anne. 10:30 - Cover for Teresa's meeting with Celeste as well as her lunch. I take her group out to the playground. Nolan doesn't like the sun in his eyes. He's a little clingy, too. We stay out for only 30 minutes. Stella and Piper conk out for naps. 12 - Charmaine's lunch. Caitlin and Tilia put themselves to sleep. Evanan takes a bit of work. He's not fighting his nap. He just feels a little playful. 1 - Pam's lunch. This is frustrating me. Ivy is always in Pam's arms... sitting, rocking. Ivy cries quite loud when she is transferred to me. Of course, that wakes up the other nappers. I really give up with this situation. I just let Ivy cry and wake up everyone. How would you like your sleep disturbed by noisy neighbors? But eventually, the kids cheer up. I read books to the kids. Harrison seems to like Silly Sally. 2 - Patty's lunch. I want to go to The Dark Side. It's just an expression of going from a well-lit classroom to a dark naptime room with all the lights shut off. It's not this kind of Darkside. Evanan sleeps a long time. The others are ready for snack, and he's still sleeping. 3 - Walk down to Whole Foods. Get some rice noodles and teriyaki chicken and Pas de Bleu cheese. Home. Turn on Ron Reagan. He interviews author T. R. Reid about his book The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care. He has explored the health-care systems around the world in an effort to understand why the U.S. remains the only first world nation to refuse its citizens universal health care. With things the way they are in the USA, 22,000 to die from easily treatable diseases. A caller responds with a concern... US citizens are treated as commodities... things to make a profit from. Too tired to take a walk. Play movie - Firefly - Serenity.
dinsdag 29 september 2009 Restless night. Up at 1:00. I can't manage to go back to sleep. Turn on BBC News. There's a lot going on in the world... as usual. Protests in Guinea. A typhoon threatens Vietnam. Saudi youths lashed after clash. I don't get why they had to do that. That report revved up my brain. It's no use to go back to sleep. Check e-mail. Mom sent me a photo of my pregnant neice. 22 WEEKS! Another family moment... I chat with Nana about 8 minutes. She says that she's worried about me flying into Akron-Canton instead of Cleveland Hopkins. "It's going to be ok," I assure her. And I tell her that I'll give her a big hug when I see her. Burrito for breakfast. Bath. Walk up to Kaladi... to get something different... a short soy mocha. "Does it have 2 shots?" "Yes." Oh, boy! Let's see how the 2 shots of espresso works for me. Up Westlake to work. Buy my bus pass at Hutch Transportation. Walk along South Lake Union then back to Hutch Kids. 10 - Breaks for the Seahorse teachers. They're getting ready to go to the playground. After my break, I set up lunches for the Sea Otters. Things go pretty smoothly. They really need the extra help. 12 - Teresa's lunch. Stella seems a little clingy. She gets a back pack ride. Nolan's mom visits to feed him lunch. Piper sips on her bottle and dozes off to sleep. 1 - Pam's lunch. The Espresso is still working on me... I feel inspired to take Paxton and Harrison down to the Bike Room while the others nap. It works. 2 - Patty's lunch. I take the awake Sea Otters down to the Bike Room. We hang out with the Starfish and Seahorses. I like the Bike Room option. 3:15 - Streetcar to d'town. Walk down to Seattle Sneaker City. I get two new pair of Chucks - $98.53 total. My choices of colors are not very exciting, but I like the Slate Gray and the Cool Blue. Walk up to my place. I get home before it rains. (Fall Storm Hits Northwest.) Lace up the gray pair. Love 'em! I turn on Ron Reagan without really listening. Watch Rachel Maddow. Leftover burrito for dinner. Watch episode of Star Trek - The Next Generation - Disaster.
maandag 28 september 2009 Up at 4:25. Turn on BBC News. There's a lot of buzz about Iran testing missiles which Tehran says are capable of striking targets in Israel. Report - Western Powers Condemn Iran Tests. This comes days after Tehran's disclosure of a second uranium enrichment plant. How can this stuff be explained? Anyway... Toast and salmon for breakfast. Switch to Stephanie Miller. Bath. Play with No Shirts. I love it! Walk up Westlake to work. I get my flu shot. They're getting more fast and efficient. In and out... quick like a bunny. Breaks starting with Olivia. Upstairs to Trailblazers and Explorers. Help set up some mats. Listen to Karen's book time. She reads I'm Invited To A Party! 11 - Teresa's lunch. It's a busy hour with bottles and naps. Get Stella to sleep in the back pack while feeding Nolan a bottle. Piper dozes off with her bottle. 12 - Charmaine's lunch. The Sea Otters need diapers. They go down one-by-one for naps. 1 - Pam's lunch. Ivy plays. I feed Paxton and Harrison their lunches. Oh! I need a break. Misti steps in to give me a break. 2 - Patty's lunch. The Sea Otters have free play. Charmaine sets up snack. 3 - Walk up Westlake. Through the convention center to get my Monday Mondo Burrito. Listen to The World. Today is Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year on the Jewish calendar. In Israel, the “day of atonement” means that much of the country simply stops. Stores are closed, there’s no school, no newspapers and no Israeli television. And much less traffic. In and around Tel Aviv, the holiday has turned into a festival of bicycles for children. Report - Yom Kippur: Kids And Bikes In Tel Aviv. Ron Reagan talks about the Roman Polanski hullabaloo. Lots of people call in the show.
zondag 27 september 2009 Awake at 2:00. Play movie - Children Of Dune again. Fall back to sleep. Up at 5:30. Turn on BBC News. Report - Merkel Confident About As Germans Vote.
It's already evening over there. I wonder how it's going in Germany. Polls say that Merkel may have enough votes to build a center-right coalition. BBC also reports the Philippines battle flood chaos. Turn on Community Forum on KEXP. Mike McCormick interviews author Max Blumenthal about his book Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement That Shattered the Party. Vermicelli and tuna salad for breakfast. Bath. Walk down to Westlake Station. Train to Uwajimaya. Shop for sake, tofu with rice noodles, tomatoes and Gyoza. Listen to A Prairie Home Companion. It's their first live show for the 09/10 season. They sing God Bless My Underwear. Yay! Watch some Deutsche Welle. It's about the Election. They have lots of choices... Boutique Parties. I like the one about the Green Party in Germany.
zaterdag 26 september 2009 Up at 6:00. Toast and eggs for breakfast. Walk over to my place. I want to watch Come Undone - Presque Rien - on my computer. It's a sad and sexy movie. Mathieu (Jérémie Elkaïm), is spending his summer vacation at the sea before starting college in the fall to become an architect. Then he meets Cedric at the beach (Stéphane Rideau, the object of gay desires in several films, including Les roseaux sauvages), who is attractive and obviously looking for a boyfriend. Mathieu gives his cat a bath. It's a cute little scene. Back to #404. Play with computer. Watch Syfy, Comedy Central and CNN. Michael calls to say that they are on their way back. Pack up my stuff and head back to my own place.
vrijdag 25 september 2009 Is it a full moon? Up at 2:00. Turn on CNN. I fall right back to sleep... until the neighbors upstairs wake me up with their thumping at 4:00. Watch AM Fix for a while. Toast and two eggs for breakfast. I love using the kitchen of #404. Barack Obama, Nicholas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown accuse Iran of building a secret nuclear site.
Take a short walk up to First Hill Plaza. Zeena's is rather empty. Back to #404. Turn on Syfy. Saul Rubinek is in this episode of Star Gate SG-1: Heroes. Water the plants and clean the kitty litter. Walk throught the convention center to 7th Ave. Up to Whole Foods to get a snack. 10 - Breaks starting with Charmaine. The Sea Otters go out to the playground. It's sunny but it's cool - 54° perhaps. The Dolphins are playing on the deck. It's chilly in the shade. 11 - Teresa's lunch. It's a little hard to figure out what Nolan and Stella need. They go down for naps. 12 - Charmaine's lunch. Five Sea Otters nap. Caitlin wakes up at 12:45. She doesn't want to go back to sleep. Her noises wake up Alex and Rohan. I take them down to the Bike Room, but they're acting cranky from their colds. 1 - Patty's lunch. I bring the kids back to the classroom. Change Alex's diaper. Evanan pitches a fit when I change him. 2 - Up to Moons & Stars for Lonnie's lunch. Iris and Kyle are not sleeping. 3 - Walk up to Whole Foods to get some salad bar and tuna salad. Change clothes at my place. Walk up to #404. "Hi, cats." Watch a Stargate SG-1 marathon. 1969 is a lot of fun.
donderdag 24 september 2009 Up at 3;47. Turn on CNN News. Fall back to sleep. Up with alarm. The cats are fighting a little. Max is bugging Phoenix. I meditate in the bedroom. Yellow curry tofu steaks with rice for breakfast. I switch between the news and Saved By The Bell. Silly. Episode - My Boyfirend's Back. It's the annual ATV race. Yay! Zack and the gang are entering it. Zack feels inferior when Stacey's on again off again boyfriend shows up at the beach resort. In the news... A rare meeting of U.N. Security Council heads of state, led for the first time by a U.S. president - Barack Obama. Short walk around First Hill... over to Boren & Madison Bartell Drugs to get a bag of mini Milky Ways. There are some O'Dea kids shopping, too. Walk up 7th, over to Westlake and up to work. 10 - Breaks starting with Kenn. It's mellow on the playground with the Starfish and Seahorses. The Dolphins and Sea Otters are using the deck. It's a nice cool, gray day. 11 - Teresa's lunch. Her group needs bottles and naps. 12 - Charmaines's lunch. Only four Sea Otters. They take naps. 1 - Pam's lunch. How does Ivy know that it's 1 o'clock. She awake already and clinking to Pam. (Who is clinging to whom?) 2 - Patty's lunch. I take Alex and Wyatt down to the Bikeroom. It's so much fun down there with the other early risers. 3 o'clock street to d'town. Up to 1020 University. Pet the cats. Turn on SyFy. Watch Star Trek: Enterprise - "Cease Fire" and then Stargate Atlantis The Return, Part 2." Pizza and salad for dinner. Switch to CNN News. I like Anderson Cooper 360.
woensdag 23 september 2009 Really early in the morning, I hear the garbage truck at 1020 University. CRASH! BOOM! it wakes me up. Oy! 3:31 - Turn on CNN News - The AM Fix. Lots of talk about President Obama's speech at the U.N. Report - At U.N., Obama Calls For New Era In World Relations. I almost fall back to sleep, bit I won't myself. Old pizza for breakfast. Bath. Turn on Stephanie Miller while watching The Weather Channel. Down to my place to burn a DVD. Maxine meows, "Don't leave me alone!" It takes 2 and a half hoursto burn it , but it works. Walk up to 9th and Westlake. Oh! There's Alex and his mom. Oh! There's Patty. 10 - Breaks starting with Renee. Hang out with the Moons & Stars on the big playground. Kyle tells me, "Come over here, Mike." Over to small playground to do Patty's and Pam's breaks. 11 - Heather is subbing for Teresa. It's her lunch break. Nolan is napping. He gets a diaper and a bottle when he wakes up. Stella pops in a little late today. 12 - Charmaine's lunch. Five Sea Otters sleep. The rest of the day is quiet for me. 1 - Pam's twins sleep. 2 - The Trailblazers and Explorers rest. Nathaniel reads a lot of books. Walk up Terry to my place. Change my clothes. Up to Gregg's and Michael's to take care of the food and kitty litter. Watch Larry King's interview with Michael Moore. Then MSNBC News.
Well the summer of ’09 is drawing to a close, and what a summer it has been. Among the many records for heat and sunshine consider this: During the summer we normally have about 25 days at 80 degrees or above. This year we were above that mark 34 times! Interestingly fall is going to start out on a warm note as well. When it gets underway, we will probably be close to 80 degrees again.
KOMO Report - Seattle will soon be made for walking. Yay! They're thinking about the people who walk (for a change)! Rice and scrambled eggs for breakfast. Bath. Walk over to Kaladi for some coffee. There's a new cashier. She seems nice. Back up to my place. Listen to Stephanie Miller. Comedian Jeffrey Ross calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about his new book, “I Only Roast The Ones I Love: Busting Balls Without Burning Bridges.” Walk up to 9th & Westlake. Catch the streetcar. There's Alex and his mom. We chat for a little bit. Alex seems happy to see me. 10 to 10:45 - Extra help for the Sea Otters. They don't seem to need it, really. 10:45 - Pam's break. 11 - Teresa's lunch. I try to feed Nolan, but he doesn't seem hungry. Stella eats her lunch. Piper wakes up from her nap sad. 12 to 2 - Pam's observation meeting and lunch break. Her group naps. Ivy decides to play a while before she sleeps. 2 - Patty's lunch. There are a lots of diapers to do. Snack is a little late. Darnel brings it in. "Are you the Sea Otters?" he asks. "Yes, we are the mighty Sea Otters!" I tell him. It's chili. Oh, boy. This is going to be messy. 3 - Leave. Up to Whole Foods to get some dinner - Butter Chicken on fried rice and some spinach salad. At my place, I pick up some essentials in order to do cat-sitting at Michael's and Gregg's. The cats meow at me while I unpack. Oh! I find some Vikingfjord in the freezer. I mix it with Newman's own Limeade. Nice and refreshing on a hot evening like this. It's 84°F at 5:00 on this first day of autumn. Play some Children Of Dune. Max wants to watch with me. Paul allows the conspiracies to play out to avoid even worse consequences. He is attacked with a nuclear weapon called a stone burner and blinded, but still manages to "see" by following his prescient visions. Paul's concubineChani gives birth to his twin children and dies soon afterwards.
Leto smells the new grass of Dune. "The spice must flow!"
maandag 21 september 2009 Toss and turn. Toss and turn. Resist turning on BBC News... until 4:34. Report - Recession 'Cuts Carbon Emissions' Turn on Stephanie Miller. She refers to a study - 45,000 Americans Die Each Year For Lack Of Insurance. That's incredibly sad. This is a life and death situation, here! Eric Boehlert from Media Matters talks about Fox News hypocrisy. Irony Is Dead: Fox News Exec Urges Staffers To Be "Fair" And "Impartial" Rice, beet salad and h-b egg for breakfast. Bath. Down to 801 Tower Caffe Ladro for coffee. I tell the barista about the Pet Shop Boys at the Moore. He seems thrilled. "It was awesome!" Stop by Whole Foods to get some Spinach Orzo Salad. Walk up Westlake to work. Breaks starting with Kenn. 11 - Teresa's lunch. Nolan is already asleep. Stella conks out sipping on her bottle. Piper does the same. 12 - Charmaine's lunch. The Sea Otters are going to have naps. They are easy. Manage to whip up an observation for Alex while they sleep. 1 - Cover for Charmaine's observation meeting. Edie wakes up early. She plays with Sharyn. 2 - Patty's lunch. Alex is taking a long nap. Wyatt wakes up very upset. I take him out to the lobby to calm him down. A cup of formula helps him, too. Charmaine sets up snack. Munchies! 3 - Streetcar to d'town. Get a Mondo Burrito at the Convention Center Taco Del Mar. Drop off burrito at my place. Walk down to the library. Check out the maps in the Mixing Chamber. Home again. Take a nice relaxing hot bath... even though it's 76° outside. Watch some MSNBC News. Burrito for dinner. Conk out in the middle of The One.
zondag 20 september 2009 Up at 8:00. Wow! I know how how to sleep in! Play an old Matt Dillon movie - Tex. Matt takes on his original "troubled youth" role. I can't seem to access the internet this morning. Listen to the Vinyl Cafe. I wander over to the library. Connection good! Check e-mail. Stuart McLean talks about his visit to Québec City. J'adore la ville de Québec. Stuart's French is awful... And he grew up in Montréal. Listen to Marketplace. Report - Clues To Cleveland's Foreclosure Crisis. They talk about North Collinwood. It makes me Google Jim Polzner. We have a nice chat. Up to Gregg's and Michael's. They ordered some pizza. Nice to pet the cats. Baron drops by, and we drive down to the Moore to see Pet Shop Boys. The show is about an hour late, but it's worth the wait. I love their use of boxes and colors. The guys drop me off at home. Play some Fireball XL5 episodes. It takes a while to fall asleep.
zaterdag 19 september 2009 Up at 7:01. Turn on Mind Over Matters. Listen to an interview with Mike McGinn - Candidate for Seattle Mayor - on the Community Forum. Also - Counterspin talks about Daniel Ellsberg - The Most Dangerous Man in America. That's how Henry Kissinger described whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who famously leaked a top-secret study of the Vietnam War in 1971 to the NY Times and other news outlets. Leftover spaghetti and chili for breakfast. Bath. Down to Pine and 2nd. # 131 bus down to SODO FedEx to pick up my tickets to Ohio. It's a little drizzly. The clerk is quite nice. My mass transit karma is good today. A #106 bus comes right in time to take me back home. I call Ohio. Mom and dad sound good. Mom is happy that I'm going to visit. After the call, I walk a lot around Capitol Hill. It drizzles on and off. Listen to Wait, Wait! Wow! They have Kelly Slater - the greatest surfer in the world - on the show! OOOOOOOOW! Champion Surfer - Kelly Slater - Plays 'Not My Job'
vrijdag 18 september 2009 Up at 3:49. Turn on BBC News. Report - Police To Protect Belgrade's Gay Pride. They're going to try again since - 8 years ago - it became quite violent.
Today is Parking Day. Cheese and mushroom omelet for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Bath. Streetcar up to work. 10 to 11:30 - Kitchen help. The kitchen is hot. Cheese melted on eggs is tough to wash. Pack some dried mango. 12 - Charmaine's lunch. Over to Sea Otters to help with the lunch rush. Patty's kids conk right out. Charmaine's kids struggle with sleep, but they sleep. 1 - Patty's lunch. She switchs with Pam today. Kids sleep. Caitlin wakes up at 1:30. I have fun with her - playing with her cuddly dog. 2 - Pam's lunch. Harrison is sleeping still. Paxton needs lunch. When Harrison wakes up, he gets his lunch. New parents visit the Dolphins. Their little boy - Austin - is cute. Walk up to Whole Foods to get some shreaded beets and carrots. Drop off stuff. FedEx tried to deliver my trip tickets, but Karen wasn't available. Do 3 loads of laundry. Watch lots of Hardball. Obama does a media tour.
Wait for FedEx... thinking they're coming back. Watch my neighbors come and go. I see Peter Lock for the 2nd time today. I love that guy! Tuna salad sandwich for dinner.
donderdag 17 september 2009 Up at 3:47. Someone is testing the apartment doors. Yikes! Turn on BBC News. Report - France To Close Migrant 'Jungle' Some 1,500 migrants live in dirty settlements in Calais. They have reported about this before. Check the news on Wikipedia. Oh! There's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. News about the Red-Green Coalition winning the Norwegian parliamentary election. Toast and egg salad for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. John Fugelsang is subbing for Steph. Rev. Jim Wallis of Sojourners - Christians For Justice And Peace - calls in at 7:05am Pacific to discuss the need for more spirituality in the debate on health care reform. Up to Kaladi to get some of Jeremiah's delicious coffee. Back to my place to drink the coffee. It's still hot. Walk down to Bartell Drugs to buy a new electric razor. $49. Walk up Westlake to work. 10 - Charmaine gets time for an observation meeting. Sharyn covers for Patty. We are a little confused about the playground schedule, but we take the Sea Otters out to the playground to mingle with the Starfish and Seahorses. Too many kids, but we manage to get along. Yay, kids! Back inside. 11 - Teresa's lunch. Feed Stella her lunch. Nolan needs a diaper. 12 - Charmaine's lunch. The Sea Otters are almost all asleep. Evanan needs a little help. I hear the Dolphins. They are very upset about things. Is it a full moon? 1 - Pam's lunch. I just need to appease Harrison with the slinky and get him to eat the rest of his lunch. There are a couple poops to clean up. Ivy is very easy. How incredible. 2 - Patty's lunch. Escort her group out to the playground. Rohan loves playing with balls in the sandbox. Rohan is kinda like the Federal Aviation Administration... He points to every airplane which flies through the sky. 3 - Streetcar to d'town. Drop off stuff. Try my new razor. It works! Short walk up to City Market. Just get a MegaMillions. See an interesting poster on my way back. I think that it's for Michael Moore's new movie - Capitalism: A Love Story. Turn on Rachel Maddow. More stuff about Winning The Souls Of Americans... Theme Of The Day? Frank Schaeffer appears on Rachel Maddow - The President And The Prince of Darkness. A poll shows a surprising number of New Jersey Republicans believe that President Obama is the anti-Christ. This is very weird.
woensdag 16 september 2009 My Trek Wars tape wakes me up. Episode - Errand Of Mercy. Kor and Kirk argue too much. Switch to BBC News. Report - Bid To Kickstart Celtic Tiger. Toss and turn. Too hot. Too cold. Toast and beans for breakfast. Call Lisa to see about going to Ohio. She calls back while I bathe. Make reservations via Yahoo Travel. SEA to CAK - $277.34 using AirTran Airways. I'm excited. Walk up to Kaladi for coffee and a croissant. Back to my place for a little while. Walk up Westlake to work. There are a couple firetrucks at Westlake and Denny... blocking the streetcar. 10 - Breaks starting with Heather. She is taking care of the Seahorses on the playground. Pam is sitting outside on the deck with her group. Patty has her group on the playground with the Seahorses group. 11 - Teresa's lunch. All the kids are here. Nolan and Piper are napping. Stella just plays. I made a bottle of breast bottle for her. 12 - Charmaine's lunch. Things are winding down for the Sea Otters. Patty gets her kids to sleep first. Caitlin and Tilia take their bottles, and I pat backs while they doze off. "That wasn't so hard," I told Patty. 1 - Pam's lunch. Grandma is visiting the twins. Ivy doesn't like her touching her. 2 - Patty's lunch. The kids hang out at the table - eating a little snack. They enjoy watching me build a block tower. Slowly but surely we head out to the playground. Rohan sees Patty and cries a little. 3 - Walk up to Whole Foods to get water, salsa, dip and pico beef. Drop off stuff at home. Talk a short walk over to Old Navy. Up Pine to watch the construction for the U-Link I-5 Underpass. Just miss the rain when I get home. Listen to Ron Reagan. He talks about "Contempt Of Cop" issues. Spaghetti and Pico beef for dinner. Watch some Hardball on MSNBC. Check out BBC's profile about Norway. Norway enjoys one of the highest standards of living in the world, in large part due to the discovery in the late 1960s of offshore oil and gas deposits. Nice for them. See > Map Of Norwegian Oil Fields.
sickdinsdag 15 september 2009 Wake up at Midnight. Night sweats. Toss and turn. I am uncomfortable. Turn on BBC News. There's a lot of stuff about Lehman Brothers' anniversary. A year after Lehman Brothers collapsed, a UK think tank echoes President Obama's warnings about complacency in the banking industry. Report - Bank Crisis Lessons 'Not Learned' Also in Oslo - Norway's Government Is Re-elected. Call in sick at 3:56. I never go back to sleep. Just listen to BBC News. At 6, turn on Stephanie Miller. Steph and mooks talk about the Tea Bagger demonstration in DC this weekend. Jon Stewart has his own take on the Mad Men.
