Saturday, June 11, 2011

zaterdag 11 juni 2011

zaterdag 11 juni 2011 Up at 1:03. Turn on Deutsche Welle for the news. There are some concerns about the powers of Turkey’s AKP on the eve of elections. Report - Turkish Election: New Constitution? Protests and demonstrations take place almost everyday on Istaklal Avenue to demand freedom of the press and self-expression.
Well, the elections take place tomorrow. It looks like the incumbent Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is heading for another win. Switch to France 24. They report on the troubles at the Turkey - Syria border. Report - Syrian Army Crack Down On Pro-Democracy Demonstrators and Syrian Forces Converge On Rebellious Northern Town.
Egg salad and rice for breakfast. Turn on KING5 News. Uplifting story - Zachary Lystedt Walks In Graduation. More than 500 senior-graduates cheer for him at Mt. Tahoma High School on Friday night.

A little mist this morning. Walk down to 801 Caffè Ladro for a cup of coffee. The Ethiopian cab drivers are in the shop chatting and drinking coffee, too. Catch a #49 up to B'way. Zig-zag down hill back to my place. Chat with mom for about 25 minutes about dad and grads. Alex, Daniel and Katie have graduation celebrations. How they grow up so fast. Listen to Wait, Wait... and RuPaul Plays Not My Job. Fun show. Meander around d'town - Denny Triangle, streetcar, train, Uwajimaya, and the library. Home to change clothes. It's getting warm and the sun is coming out. Grab my radio for a A Prairie Home Companion. They're doing the show live this week from beautiful Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, Washington. Garrison Keillor gives us the weather report as the sun breaks through the clouds. I love how he makes fun of our city. But he doesn't pronounce Puyallup right (pew-al-əp), and no one calls him on it. Walk up to Cal Anderson Park. I see progress in the Capitol Hill Station.
Over to First Hill and down to my place. Watch movie - Batman: Under The Red Hood. Very good movie. It gets rave reviews on all the sites. Exciting, dark, violent and well-told story.

Tabouli and tofu for dinner. Stargate Universe marathon - Epilogue, Blockade and Gauntlet. The ending is sad, but Eli makes a noble decision... to be alone... and a slim chance to survive.

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