maandag 30 juli 2012

maandag 30 juli 2012 Up with alarm. Turn on Stephanie Miller. The Sexy Liberal Show at the Pantages was a big success. The Rude Pundit calls in to talk about Mitt Romney’s trip overseas and Michele Bachmann’s insane witch hunt. When Is Michele Bachmann Not on a Witch Hunt? Hummus sandwich for breakfast. Bath. Walk up Westlake to work. Lots of time with the Dolphins. We hang out on the deck for a while. Change diapers. Bottles and naps. Sarah feeds them lunch. Over to Seahorses for Toni's lunch. The 7 kids are asleep. Quiet time. Back to Sea Otters for Shea's lunch. They keep sleeping until 2:30. One-by-one, they wake up. Walk down to Denny. #8 up to B'way. Walk around Capitol Hill. Down to my place. Check news about the Olympics. Report - U.S. Men's Gymnasts Fly Off Course In Team Finals.

Watch MSNBC. Couscous and chicken salad for dinner. Watch MST3K: Gamera vs. Barugon.

zondag 29 juli 2012

zondag 29 juli 2012 Up at 9:30. Wow! Did I miss anything. Walking a cat? I always wondered about this, John Fugelsang. Watch Star Trek: The Cloud Minders. Kirk and Spock are caught up in a revolution on a planet where intellectuals and artists live on a utopian city in the sky while the rest of the population toils in mines on the barren surface below.

Gary Owen: The True Story. All-around funnyman Gary Owen reflects on his trailer park life, social and racial adversities, and interracial marriage and fatherhood.

zaterdag 28 juli 2012

zaterdag 28 juli 2012 Up at 5:12. Watch France 24 for international breaking news and headlines. Golly! Hang in there, Michael Phelps. Report - Phelps scrapes into 400m medley final. He comes in 8th.

Fried egg and hash browns. Nice hot bath. Watch Roseanne. Turn on KEXP for Kid Hops and Positive Vibrations. I love The Mighty Diamonds 'WHEN THE RIGHT TIME COME' Next - KUOW - Wait, Wait. Simon Amstell is on the panel. Wow! He cracks me up! Good show. It wouldn't be a Saturday morning without the Power Rangers In Space. Watch Red With Envy. Andros is falling for Ashley. Power Rangers - Ashley and Andros. Sometimes, love is a battlefield (Pat Benatar). I guess that I'm getting into the music today. Watch DW-TV. They cover the Wachen Open Air festival. It takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. -> PopXport. You're So Yesterday. I know. I know... I'm very yesterday. Something in German. Nur Noch Kurz Die Welt Retten - Tim Bendzko. How 'bout a little snow in July? Thank you, Adam Lambert.

vrijdag 27 juli 2012

vrijdag 27 juli 2012 Up with alarm. Watch KOMO News. They report on the tour of the Olympic torch through London. London Welcomes The World. Zoinks! The excitement!

Even Edina and Patsy of Absolutely Fabulous carry the torch. Darlings!

Fried eggplant on brown rice for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Hal Sparks joins the show. He's back from Pittsburgh where he threw out the first pitch. Pirates defeat Astros, 5-3. Zoltan!

Steph and the mooks mercilessly mock Mitt Romney about the gaffs he made in London. Mitt Romney said yesterday that British officials might not be prepared to pull off a successful Olympics. In an interview with NBC News, he called London’s problems with games preparation “disconcerting,” and the remark sparked sharp responses from Britain’s top officials and the British press. KOMO News in the ears. Amazon CEO gives $2.5 million for Wash. gay marriage law. I say, "Wow!" out loud. Walk up Westlake to work. I'm glad that I'm wearing flannel. It's chilly. I'm extra for Dolphins and Sea Otters. It's crunch time when the Dolphins come inside from the playground. Bottles and naps. Set up lunches for the Sea Otters. One Dolphin hangs out with me. He explores and climbs in and out of things. Brandon conks out before lunch again. The others have lunch. Shea does the diapers while I put out the mats. Naps are very easy. Over to Seahorses for Sharon's break. Some of the kids are still up, but they fall asleep in 5 minutes. Quiet time. Back to Sea Otters. They stay asleep for a while. I read books with one. She's sweet, and she love books... especially Goodnight Moon. Walk up Mercer to 500 Mercer QFC.

#3 bus back to d'town. Skip KOMO to go straight to Hardball. Spaghetti prima vera for dinner. Watch movie - An Officer And A Gentleman. "I got nowhere else to go!" Check France 24. Report - Queen, Famous Faces Light Up Olympic Opening Ceremony.

donderdag 26 juli 2012

donderdag 26 juli 2012 My cough wakes me up at 1:19. Turn on BBC News. They're building up for the London 2012 Olympics. Already a snafu - The North Korea Flag Error. They talk about the various Olympic venues around London and the final preparations. Play with YouTube. Interesting political ad about the importance of My Vote. If all of the people between the ages of 18 and 30 voted in the next election... they would elect the next president. The vid has only 85 views. William Noah Schnapp and William Wawro want to go on Hardball to talk about this. I want to follow up on the Flat Earth Five - Environmentalists target 5 Republicans who question humans’ impact on climate.  (Discussed on Hardball last night.)

Watch KOMO News. Oh, boy. Waste Management Goes On Strike. The recycling is piling up already. The weather report for today is wonderful.

Black bean dip omelet and hash browns for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Stephanie and the Mooks compare Romney to Japanese sex robots. Walk up Westlake to work. My goodness! The Stranger in the staff lounge? The cover catches my eye.

I get to stay outside most of the morning. The Wildflowers join the Seahorses on the playground. It's a joyful reunion with former classmates. Inside to join the Sea Otters. We clean up their lunch mess. Change a few diapers. It's nap time. The Seahorses are sleeping soundly, too. Back to Sea Otters. Brandon is awake. He eats a late lunch. The kids wake up one-by-one. I read to them. If I leave at 2:58, catch that streetcar, I'm home by 3:27. It's nice to catch that 3 o'clock streetcar. A little snack to keep me going until the STARS class. Walk down to the new City Target. Just a little walk through. Streetcar to South Lake Union Park. Stop to admire the geese. I listen to their squeaks and squawks. I love geese.

The meeting is called "Components Of Growing And Celebrating Community" ta-dah! Actually, we have an in depth discussion respect, professionalism, learning from each other and active listening. Ride home with some of my comrades to d'town. "I live at the Convention Center," I tell the others. Turn on Rachel Maddow - Ezra Klein. RomneyShambles. Enough said... except that it was a no good terrible horrible very bad day for Romney.

At last, Dinotopia, Part 3. The sunstones are turning off. The kids explore the forbidden underworld to find new sunstones.

woensdag 25 juli 2012

sick woensdag 25 juli 2012 Up at 3:17. Call in sick. Watch MST3K - Hercules Unchained. When they make me laugh, I cough really hard. Ow! Fall back into a light sleep for a few minutes. Watch KOMO News. Ow! Alex Rodriguez Breaks His Hand. That naughty, naughty pitcher - Felix Hernandez. Seattle is also bracing for the Obama's motorcade to shut down one of the floating bridges.

Turn on Stephanie Miller.  No Hal...  It's Jump Day With John.  He's live in the L. A. studio.  He's sounds caffeinated (and proud of it).  I like his Romney vs. Muhammad Ali. 

I see Air Force One on my iPad.

I fill out my ballot and walked down to King County Admin. Bldg. to put it the drop box. Democracy is loverly.

That little walk makes me tired. #545 bus back up to Pike. Settle down at home. Watch Dinopotia - Part 2. It's just a movie, but the tests of courage and height to be on the Skybax patrol fray my nerves. David Scott - Wentworth Miller - keeps fighting his fear and wins. Turn on The World. Ice sheet in Greenland is melting at an unprecedented rate and it has got NASA scientists worried. Also, presidential candidate Mitt Romney heads to London for Olympics and to raise some cash. And... economic woes dampen the Spanish indie music scene. Time for a nap. Black bean suace on spaghetti for dinner. Watch Hardball. Chris says that an Army of war hawks and neocons bring war with them in every election. "They want another BIG ONE!"

dinsdag 24 juli 2012

dinsdag 24 juli 2012 Up at 3:43. Man. I'm coughing again. Watch Rachel Maddow. Ezra Klein is subbing. Yes, Ezra. There Is No Such Thing as ‘Politicizing’ a Tragedy. Ezra has charts - Six facts about guns, violence, and gun control. Check it out - Links for the 7/23 TRMS.

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Switch to KOMO News. After 12 seasons with the Mariners, Ichiro is now playing with the Yankees. I'm rubbing my eyes in disbelief to see this. The 'face of the franchise' is finally gone. Beans on rice for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. They mercilessly mock Former Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce (R). Please, Russell. Arg! Report - Russell Pearce On Colorado Shootings: 'Had Someone Been Prepared And Armed, They Could Have Stopped This "Bad" Man' Bath. Streetcar to work. A few short breaks. Help set up lunches for Starfish and Seahorses. Over to Sea Otters. It's just diapers and naps for these kids. Quiet time. Over to Seahorses for Toni's lunch break. The kids sleep through most of the hour. Kenn reads books to them from his special suitcase - What's The Matter, Bunny Blue? Kenn is great with his voices. The kids love it.

Streetcar to d'town. I guess that President Obama is coming to town, too. Traffic is tough already. Over to my place. Snack on a few things. Back to work for a meeting... but I linger at South Union Lake admiring the scenery. Beautiful.

The meeting lasts 90 minutes. We talk about fire drills, the "red sheets" and re-treat. (Not me, no thank you.) I walk most of the way home, but I catch the streetcar the rest of the way. Glad to be home. Watch South Park - 1%. Chili spaghetti for dinner. Watch a fantastical adventure story - Dinotopia: A Land Apart From Time.

maandag 23 juli 2012

maandag 23 juli 2012 Up 3:30. Turn on BBC News. World Have Your Say - All the guests on the show remember Eric Liddell one way or another as a Scottish champion, athlete and missionary. Liddell was the winner of the men's 400 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Fried egg and hash browns for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Lots of talk about gun control. How Congress avoids the issue. The power of the NRA. Gun control dominates the conversation after Aurora.

James Holmes makes his first appearance in court today.

Streetcar to work. Spend 3 hours with the Dolphins while Olivia gets planning time. They keep us busy with diapers, bottles and naps. We never make it outside. Over to Sea Otters for Charmaine's lunch. Only 4 kids here. Three are asleep. One needs 20 minutes in the rocking chair. Zzzzzz. Toni's lunch. Seven Seahorses snooze. A few of them wake up. Kenn reads books with them. Walk down to Denny with KUOW playing in my ears... but I can't believe my ears! Ichiro is traded to the Yankees. This is sad, too. Report from NPR - Politicians Shy Away From New Gun Control Efforts. Mayor Bloomberg is right - "Everybody always says, 'Isn't it tragic?' ... There are so many murders with guns every day; it's just got to stop." Obviously, this country has somewhat accepted its fate. It may not be happy with it, but [it has] just kind of, in a depressing kind of way, has accepted this level of gun violence. Get my Monday Mondo Burrito at Taco Del Mar. #8 bus to B'way. Walk around Capitol Hill. Visit the library. Check out the new crane at the tunnel project. Down Pike to my place. Watch Nightly News. It's an emotional interview with the police chief of Aurora.

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Watch Hardball and PoliticsNation.

zondag 22 juli 2012

zondag 22 juli 2012 Up at 5:50. Watch MST3K: Teenage Caveman. Toast and fried egg for breakfast. I'm a mass transit geek today. I wonder if I can take the T-Rex to Aurora, Colorado. Yes. The H Line takes you Nine Mile. Then I take a ride on a tram in Berlin - Line 68. I take a virtual tour of Berlin with YouTube and Google Earth. Sites visited include the Berlin Wall, Holocaust Memorial, German Resistance Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, Brandenburg Gate, Charlottenburg Palace and the KuDam.

Watch movie - Wings Of Desire. I probably haven't seen this since 1987. There are angels over the streets of Berlin, but these are like no angels you've ever seen. I love the Symphony Of Thoughts. Check on the Seattle Transit Blog. What's new? It's time for Washington State to do more for walking, bicycling, and transit. Time to shop. Down to Uwajimaya. The transit gods must be smiling upon me... I get instant service via trains from and to d'town. Rice and Szechuan bean curd for dinner. At last, Altered States.

zaterdag 21 juli 2012

zaterdag 21 juli 2012 Up at 4:35. Toss and turn because my back hurts and my stomach is rumbly. Watch France 24. The sport report actually interests me. Hundreds of Muslim competitors at this summer’s Olympic Games are preparing to take on the tough challenge of winning gold while respecting the festival of Ramadan, which forbids them from eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset... Fasting Muslims Athletes Face Olympic Hurdle Of Ramadan. And France reaps benefits from London's Olympic Games... especially the Nord Pas de Calais. The main advantage - the region’s transport hub in the city of Calais is a mere 57-minute train ride away from London, by Eurostar. Beans on toast for breakfast. Watch KOMO News. Scout Returns Medal. Jim Morrison says, "I sent back my Eagle Scout medal in protest of the Boy Scouts' policy of discrimination." He's not the only one. Bath. Walk up to Denny Park. The clouds are burning off. It's Wait, Wait in my ear buds. Thank you, Frankenstein "Paula" Poundstone, for making me laugh out loud. This program is oddly informative. A car that makes coffee? Yes! It's the Fiat 500 L. Back to my place. I try to distract myself with South Park and Being Human. But I am curious about the shootings and recent developments. Will they get into his apartment without blowing everything up? What about the victims? This report gets me - Bicyclist Shot At Colorado Theater Determined To Continue Cross-country Ride. Fate? He got bumped up to the 12:05 show and not the 12:01 show. I hope that you get back to the ride to San Francisco, Stephan. Tofu and broccoli salad for dinner. Watch Lost In Space: The Keeper.

vrijdag 20 juli 2012

vrijdag 20 juli 2012 Up with alarm. Yakisoba and fried egg for breakfast. Greasy meal, indeed. Watch KOMO News. Sad news from Colorado. A gunman wearing a gas mask set off an unknown gas and fired into a crowded movie theater in suburban Denver at a midnight opening of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises," Killing 12 People And Injuring At Least 50 Others, authorities said. Turn on Stephanie Miller. It's all about James Holmes, guns, violence, police reports, eye-witness accounts, rumors, hear-say, etc. We need to put out as much kindness as possible on this day. I need George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace). I'm all worked up about the news, so I really need to walk. It's pouring down rain on my way to work. Oops. My left foot steps in a puddle.

First, an hour of planning time for Cristin. The 4 Dolphins greet me by latching on to me. Mr. Darby makes a surprise appearance. He's always fun with his happy guitar and banjo. He always does a little improvisation. 11 - Patty's lunch. The 5 Sea Otters are not a happy group. It's been a tough week for them. Lunch time was barely 15 minutes. That's not normal. 12 - Cristin's lunch. Back over to Dolphins. We just hang out and play. 1 - Sharon's lunch. (Where's Toni?) Only 4 Seahorses. They're sleeping... except for one defiant. Kenn and I take turn dealing with the situation. Finally, peace and quiet. 2 - Charmaine's lunch. Two Sea Otters wake up. We color with crayons nand play with cars. At last, it's time to go. Walk up Mercer. Cars are stuck in traffic. (I can see what you're doing in there.) I feel that it's a Mercer Street version of One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. "Black car, blue car, old car, new car. This one has a little star. This one is a little car. Say! What a lot of cars there are." Shop at Met Market. The trusty ol' #18 takes me d'town. Put my Finlandia away in the freezer. Watch some KOMO News. I feel for the owner of Cafe Racer. He must be suffering Deja Vu today. Strength and courage, my friends. Whew! Short walk up Pine to the Egyptian Theater and back down Pike. Wow. Two old guys - one with a tuba and one with a synthesizer - are playing Nirvana's It Smells Like Team Spirit at Pillars Park. Fantastic!  It draws a few people.  "No, I don't have a gun."  That's Come As You Are.

Back at my place. Salmon salad and rice for dinner. Watch France 24. Britain's Mark Cavendish claims victory in the 18th stage of the Tour de France. Tour favorite Bradley Wiggins crossing the finish line seconds later and keeps the Yellow Jersey. France 24 also covers the news of the shootings in Colorado. The Paris premiere of the new Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises” was canceled.

donderdag 19 juli 2012

donderdag 19 juli 2012 Up with alarm. Egg salad and hash browns for breakfast. Catch up with Hardball. Chris Matthews talks with NBC's Richard Engel about a recent blast in Damascus.

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There are reports that Syrian forces have begun moving their chemical weapons. Watch movie - MST3K: Final Justice. Homicidal Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo is tasked with escorting a mobster to Malta; when the prisoner escapes, Geronimo goes rogue to catch him. Goosio, friend to Maltese children everywhere, arrives on the SOL as a goodwill ambassador, but the bots think it's a joke by Mike and brutally dismember the poor lovable goose. Oops.

Walk up Westlake to work. Lots of little breaks. Lots of people out today. Coach Jay from Happy Feet is here to teach the big kids soccer. The Seahorses watch with much interest.

Over to Sea Otters for lunch clean-up and naps. Back to Seahorses, they're all sound asleep. (Thankfully). Ed wakes up first. He stumbles around a little, finding his bearings. Streetcar to d'town. Drop off stuff. Let's take a walk. Down to Victor Steinbrueck Park. Pike Market is really busy. People admire the view of the bay.

Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis came to Pike Place Market to serve coffee... at Local Color. The visit was to promote their new movie - The Campaign. Back to my place. Ah, oui. Le Tour de France. Yay for Spain! Alright, Alejandro Valverde! He rides to victory during the 143.5 kilometer (89 miles) stage starting in Bagneres-de-Luchon and finishing in the ski resort of Peyragudes. “Es algo que no puedo explicar” A couple compañeros escort him to the finish. Report - Valverde Wins Stage 17. La última ascensión de la etapa.

What do the French make of British cycling hero Bradley Wiggins? He still keeps the Yellow Jersey. Yakisoba noodles and tuna for dinner. Watch movie - MST3K: Track Of The Moon Beast.

woensdag 18 juli 2012

woensdag 18 juli 2012 Up at 4:38. Turn on KOMO News. Oh! It's an alcoholic Guinness World Record. Ladies and gentlemen, the largest cocktail ever made - The Calarita. Tandori chicken and toast for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Steph and the gang think that John Sununu has had some brain-related event. John Sununu: 'I Wish This President Would Learn How To Be An American'.

Sununu is a tooly tool. I need a Calarita after hearing that. Steph and Hal on the Republican Party turning into Muppets. I totally forget about the Tour. Walk up Westlake to work. Spend most of my day with the Sea Otters. We head outside early. We wave 'hi' to the groups of big kids taking walks. Inside, we read SMILE!... three times.

The kids conk right out after lunch. Kids! Don't get sick in July. So many runny noses, sneezing and coughing. I hear coughing during nap time. Restless sleep. Over to Seahorses. Most of them are asleep, but one is absolutely defiant about nap. The screaming is stressful, but Kenn and I manage. Streetcar to d'town. #550 bus tunnel to Uwajimaya. Get a few things. #19 back to Union. Drop off stuff. Catch up with the Tour - Stage 16: Pau to Bagnères-de-Luchon (197 km). Yakisoba noodles for dinner. Watch Power Rangers In Space - Wasp With A Heart. Weird, creepy episode. Wouldn't you freak out if a giant hornet attacked you? And it has a weapon that shoots bees.

It reminds me of the giant Asian wasp - suzumebachi. Watch movie - SiCKO - with Dutch subtitles... een documentaire van regisseur Michael Moore.

dinsdag 17 juli 2012

dinsdag 17 juli 2012 Up at 3:58. Watch KOMO News. This report gives me the willies. Oy! Needles Found In Sandwiches On 4 Delta Flights, including Seattle flight. The vid is from Philly. Fly Air France and you get real meals with choice of 3 different entrees, wines, Champagne and great desserts... this is in coach. Tuna salad on toast for breakfast. Bath. Up to Kaladi for coffee. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Such an educational experience. Report - Jonah Falcon, Man With World's Largest Penis, Frisked By TSA At California Airport. Walk to work. I tend to be extra for the Starfish and Seahorses. Set up lunches and mats. The Sea Otters are dealing with Summer colds. Runny noses, coughing and sneezing. The 6 Seahorses sleep peacefully, but one coughs in his sleep. Please, no illness. No plague. Walk up to Denny. #8 bus to B'way. Walk down B'way. There's always a line at Dick's Drive In.

Jeremiah is still around... He's walking down Pike Street (face in his mobile). I cook a batch of black bean stew with potatoes. Too much garlic? Too much red pepper? No. It's perfect. Watch France 24. Man! The Iraqis escaped carnage by fleeing to Syria. Now Syrians are fleeing aggression by escaping to Turkey. 112,000 refugees. Web News. And... Oh My God! Your Prius might kill you!

maandag 16 juli 2012

maandag 16 juli 2012 Up at 4:27. Watch France 24. Report - French Far Right To Sue Madonna Over Swastika Concert Video. The video shows party leader Marine Le Pen with a swastika superimposed on her face.

Also, Police files reveal 13,000 sent to die in Auschwitz. Fried egg and hash browns for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Oops. 'Extraction Retraction’ Orly Taitz–style. That's Hal's fault. Wiggins still in yellow as Fedrigo wins Stage 15 of Le Tour de France 158.5 km Samatan to Pau. Walk up Westlake to work. Give Toni a couple hours of planning time. Sarah covers for Kenn. I hear Eddie. "Play-doh?" "Play-doh, please." OK. After play-doh, the Seahorses head out to the playground. Freedom, fresh air and sunshine. Inside to change a few diapers. Sharon sets up lunches. Over to Sea Otters for Charmaine's lunch break. The kids are tired. Soon, they're napping. It's quiet. Back to Seahorses for Toni's lunch. The kids are sleeping peacefully. I'm ready for a nap, too. I feel like a ping pong ball. Back to Sea Otters for Patty's lunch. Three kids are awake now. We just hang out. Walk up to Denny. #8 bus to B'way. A little shopping at QFC. #49 bus to d'town. Drop off stuff at home. Watch a little Lost In Space - The Ghost Planet.

Take a short walk down to Westlake Center. Lots of tourists. Lots of locals, too. Back to my place. Tandori chicken and sweet potato fries for dinner. Watch some Hardball, but I'm not really interested. Haven't got time for the Bain. I like Discovery's Atlas series. Uncovering Earth: Mediterranean.

zondag 15 juli 2012

zondag 15 juli 2012 Up at 6:10. Turn on France 24. Bastille Day in review. Civilians meet the armed forces. The avenue around Les Invalides was packed with onlookers.

Fried eggplant on toast for breakfast. Of course, I keep track of the Stage 14 of Le Tour. Watch Power Rangers In Space. I enjoy the Andros moments.

Next, Discovery: Uncovering Earth narrated by Campbell Scott. It scares me that such a huge rift exists on our planet - the East African Rift. The clouds just won't burn off. It's a stay-inside day. More movies! Treasure Planet. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is the voice of Jim Hawkins. Then A.I. Artificial Intelligence. I wonder what's going on with Haley Joel Osment. At last, Invaders From Mars [1953]. One of the greatest low budget sci-fi movies.

zaterdag 14 juli 2012

zaterdag 14 juli 2012 Up at 5:50. Happy Bastille Day! Watch KOMO News. Assessing the damage of yesterday's storms. Report - Lightning strike's impact blows Renton man across the living room. Potatoes O'Brian and fried egg for breakfast. Check Stage 13 (217 km) Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Le Cap d'Agde. How exciting!

I wish that I could be down there - à la piste de Sète - to cheer on the riders of the Tour. André Greipel claims a third victory of the Tour de France. Turn on Wait, Wait. Bobcat Goldthwait is on the panel. (?) Listen to the show while walking around Cal Anderson Park. B'way is all chopped up. Catch a #60 bus to Beacon Hill to visit Jefferson Park for the Jefferson Park Jubilee.

Train to d'town. How convenient. A #17 bus is waiting right there for me. Ride up to Ballard. The traffic is bad getting in there. But it's fun. It smells good! It's the 38th Annual Ballard SeafoodFest. Of course, young Vikings need to test their strength.

Down Ballard Avenue, I discover the Bastille. Quel bijoux!

I suck on my First Republic Rhum Punch. Excellent!

# 18 bus back to d'town. Lucky, me. This bus has AC. Back at my place. Upload photos and film. Watch movie - Paris, Je T'aime. I love the "Le Marais" segment. And Quartier de la Madeleine with Elijah Wood. Of course! A young guy stumbles upon a female vampire hunting at late midnight. He is bound to go to the extremes as he falls in her at first sight. Eggplant Cheddarsan for dinner. Next French movie - Douches Froides.
Douches froides (2003) - 1 - by zawkes

vrijdag 13 juli 2012

vrijdag 13 juli 2012 Up at 3:57. Turn on France 24. Another massacre in Syria. Report - Syrian Troops Kill More Than 150 In Hama. Human Rights Watch says it's more like 200. The video is sad for me. Fried egg and sweet potato fries for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. John Fugelsang sends his greetings from muggy NYC. After checking NY1 for the weather, I notice something - Occupy Wall Street Protesters Return To Zuccotti Park. And just like old times: NYPD brutally attack the peaceful protesters. The Guitarmy marched 99 miles - symbolizing the plight of the 99 percent - from Philadelphia to NYC and converged with local demonstrators at Zuccotti Park. Back to Stephanie. She read the Comment Of The Day from Jezebel. Steph has to push the bleep button a lot for this. It sounds very rude but very to-the-point. Quick bath. Streetcar to work. A thunderstorm starts as soon as I get in school. The kids on the playground come rushing inside. I hang out with the Dolphins and Sea Otters. One of kids wants to sit with me and listen to Tickle The Duck!

I wonder how the Seahorses are doing. They don't like to be pent up. It's raining pretty hard. Lots of rumbling, too. Despite the rowdy weather, it's a mellow day. No arguments at nap time. It's quiet. At last, I'm with the Seahorses. Kenn is making a batch of play-doh while the kids sleep. they wake up all at once toward the end of the hour. Walk up Mercer to Queen Anne. Shop for a few things at Metro Market. #2 bus to d'town. Back at my place. Watch KOMO News. Lots of talk about today's storms. But people have also noticed the beautiful sunsets we're having. Particulates from wildfires in Siberia are contributing. The view from Golden Gardens. I get news that my nephew wants to study in Germany for a year - from the office of Kent State's Global Education. With that, I watch DW-TV. Interesting. They have news about today's stage of Le Tour de France. I love how Millar plonges himself ahead at the finish line.

donderdag 12 juli 2012

donderdag 12 juli 2012 Up with alarm. Watch France 24. In The World Papers, they talk about the Super Lesbian PAC. More interest in US politics, they ask: Is Mitt Romney Too Rich For The White House? Pasta salad for breakfast. Bath. Watch movie - Conan The Barbarian. Ladies and gentlemen, the lovely and talented Jason Momoa. Walk up Westlake to work. A few short breaks for Starfish and Seahorse teachers. I stay with the Seahorses on the playground for Kenn's lunch. We drink lots of water at the picnic table. It's a hot day. Take 4 kids up to the Trailblazers to deliver their water bottle back. There's a meltdown before lunchtime. Geez. Over to Sea Otters. Quiet time. Some fell asleep before lunchtime. Back to Seahorses. Kenn and I chat about this and that. Treats in the staff lounge for Support Staff Appreciation Day. And I get a little something. Streetcar to d'town. Walk up to First Hill Park. Back down to my place. Watch KOMO News. Total Wine & More in Bellevue is trying to break a Guinness World Record of the most wine bottles uncorked at the same time. I can watch it live! Three bean salad for dinner. Watch Power Rangers Samurai - The Tengen Gate. Then... The Meaning Of Life. Now, today, we're going to do marching up and down the square! That is, unless any of you got anything better to do. Well?! Anyone got anything they'd rather be doing than marching up and down the square?!

woensdag 11 juli 2012

woensdag 11 juli 2012 Up at 3:43. Play Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ethics. Watch KOMO News. Theron Zahn visits the Kitsap Humane Society. A lot of cats and dogs need to be rescued. Scrambled egg, lox and toast for breakfast. Check Le Tour de France - Stage 10 (194.5 km). The Tour enters the Alps. It includes 1,501m climb up Col du Grand Colombier. Still, there are Stephanie Miller and Hal Sparks trying to understand what Sarah Palin said on Sean Hannity's show. Hal jokes, “Somebody dropped my box of words and I had to pull them out in the wrong order.”

On my way out the door, NPR News covers Mitt. I hear booing. Report - Romney Absorbs Boos, Tells NAACP That Democrats Have Failed Blacks.

Walk up Westlake to work. It's 65° already. I cover for Patty's planning time. I take the boys out to the playground first. The girls come out a couple minutes after. The 6 Sea Otters play in the sandbox and chase bubbles. I am the bubble man. I set up lunches. I hear grumpy sounds when they come in. They are tired. Lunch time is fast. I do the diapers, set out the mats and pat backs while the kids doze off. It's quiet in the Seahorse classroom, too. The sun drains us all. Streetcar to d'town. #73 bus tunnel to Uwajimaya to get some groceries. CT bus back to Union. Drop off stuff. Egg role and Buffalo chicken wings for dinner. Watch Power Rangers Samurai: Forest For The Trees. Mike - the Green Ranger - gets kicked off the team.