woensdag 31 oktober 2012

woensdag 31 oktober 2012 Up at 4:58. Catch up with Rachel Maddow. The drama of the storm. All those smashed buildings and houses. Fighting fires. Rescuers dangling from helicopters and carrying babies down 9 flights. Would Romney really eliminate FEMA? Mitt is on another photo op? People wearing "Obama: You're Fired" t-shirts at a Storm-rated event in Ohio? Of course he's using it for political purposes. Wow this man stoops lower and lower every day.

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The sun shows on Central Park. Let it shine! So gorgeous!

Scrambled egg and hash browns for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. What a special show... with Elvira Mistress Of The Dark and Mark Hamill! But that's not all! Mitt Romney - Vampire Hunter! For Halloween, I am Pemco Profile #72 - Year-Round Shorts Duuude! When pants say "no," shorts say "go!" Walk up to Denny in my shorts. Streetcar to work. Halloween Parade! Great costumes. A fox, a lion, an octopus, lots of pirates and a Cristiano Ronaldo. (No Cookie Monster?) It rains a little on our parade. Proud parents take lots of photos. Back at H. K., we have a little circle time at the table. Lunchtime. Naps are a struggle. Over to Seahorses... It's peaceful and quiet. (Thanks, Seahorses.) Streetcar to d'town. Dump off stuff at my place. Walk up to the Harvard Market QFC to get some things. Orzo salad for dinner. Looking for some scary movie to watch. Maybe Tucker & Dale vs. Evil. No... ZOMNEYYYYYY! "He needs brains!"

dinsdag 30 oktober 2012

dinsdag 30 oktober 2012 A nightmare about having a fight with a couple cats. One of them bites me on the arm. Oy! Up at 1:03. Turn on RT. They're trying to make politics out of superstorm Sandy. Ladies and gentlemen. Activist: Tom Hayden. Turn on WINS 1010 for news in New York. Sounds pretty messy. MTA has no timetable for resuming service. Millions without power. NYU Medical is evacuated. Wall Street is closed. I can't sleep. I can stream TODAY. What can they do with that crane?

But the sun peaks out between rain bands. A rainbow touches down in lower Manhattan. Best hopes and wishes to you, NYC.

Streetcar to work. Busy day. Most of the kids are cooped up inside because of the rain. The Dolphins borrow some Bike Room time. The Starfish and Seahorses go nuts in there. I set up lunches for those kids. Over to Sea Otters. Early lunch. We settle down with our Doodle boards. They like my drawings of great white sharks and starfish. WWE at nap time. Just kidding.) But everyone sleeps. The streetcar car is running late. What's the matter? Take off my rain-soaked shoes and socks. Chat with Mom about Sandy The Storm. She tells me that the storm roared through NE Ohio during the wee hours of the morning. They lost power from 11PM to 3AM. I'm glad you're ok. Divert attention a little. Maybe a little Star Trek - By Any Other Name. Why would the Kelvans leave this lovely place?

Pasta salad for dinner. Watch movie - A Boy And His Dog. It's the story of a boy (Vic) and his uniquely telepathic dog (Blood).

maandag 29 oktober 2012

maandag 29 oktober 2012 Up at 4:16. Restless night's sleep. Turn on WINS 1010 to hear news about Hurricane Sandy. It's huge! Satellite image of Hurricane Sandy at 8:40 a.m. E.T. today.

85-mph winds! An approaching wall of water 11 feet high! Rice and fried egg for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. I was hoping that she got back to L. A. ok. She has stories. Tea-bagged by Rob Reiner? Check out Sexy, Liberal. Of course, we can laugh at the storm. Turn on KUOW. John Hockenberry from WNYC shares his experience. His residence is in a Zone A area - Red Hook, Brooklyn. Click here for the WNYC Evacuation Map. Streetcar to work. Hang out with the Dolphins while Olivia gets some planning time and a lunch break. The rain is gone, so we go out to the playground. Sarah takes a few tired kids inside early. I stay out with the others. Lunchtime for the Dolphins. Actually, they eat well. Over to Sea Otters. They eat lunch, too. Naps are a struggle. Over to Seahorses. Naps are a struggle here as well. Streetcar to Denny. #8 bus up to B'way. Walk around the neighborhood. Nice sunny evening. A bit breezy. Down to my place. Watch CBS 2 NYC. Wow. The streets are flowing with water. The Holland Tunnel is flooded. Weatherman Lonnie gives us the scoop.

Switch to Politics Nation. Where is Reverend Al Sharpton? Safe, I hope. He's shows us the flooding and the dangling crane on W. 57th.

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Clam noodle soup for dinner. Watch Haven - The Hand You're Dealt. Poor guy... boiled alive in a swimming pool.

zondag 28 oktober 2012

zondag 28 oktober 2012 Up at 7:08. Turn on France 24. It's snowing early in Europe. Dortmund vs. Freiburg.

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I love this ginger juice that I found at Whole Foods - Ginger Gizer. Watch some Haven. Movie day. Watch C.R.A.Z.Y.

zaterdag 27 oktober 2012

zaterdag 27 oktober 2012 Up at 12:11. Midnight movie - Invaders From Mars. Continuing my Martian tendencies. It the classic SF tale from 1953. A boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents. Thank goodness for Dr. Pat Blake who believes the boy. She has good instincts. It's like Kafka for kids! Yeah. After falling back to sleep, I have weird dreams. Up again at 6:03. Watch KOMO News. They're still talking about The Stabbing In Belltown. Sweet potato fries, turkey sausage and fried egg for breakfast. Catch up with Hardball. Sununu! Thank god that he's not running for President. Back off, you oaf! Same for you, too, Trump!

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I'm having a flashback to July where Charles M. Blow blew up about to John Sununu's stupid "othering" of President Obama. Then... The oddly informative news quiz, Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! Drew Carey is host for today's show. Walk around d'town in the drizzle. The Seattle Weekly has interesting cover art. Chris Kluwe... You are making something of yourself. I want to thank you.

Walk to SPL. Then Byrnie Utz. What an amazing hat store. Back home.

Switch to RT. I can't help bus sympathize with The Resident Report. The U.S.A. DOES have more than 2 parties. We are not allowed to know them some how. Why? Question more. I connect the VHS machine with the TV. Think. It's been a long time. Play the old Dune ... "Know then, it is the year 10191." "Long live the Fighters!"

vrijdag 26 oktober 2012

vrijdag 26 oktober 2012 Up at 4:50. Watch KOMO News. It's a big day for Microsoft. Windows 8: Make-or-break moment for Microsoft.

Mushroom omelet and hash browns for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Julie Brown joins Steph in the studio for two hours of fun and politics. She did a spoof of Victoria Jackson endorsing Mitt Romney. This is a satire of her ridiculous attitude! When the Obama/Biden campaign calls and offers you James Taylor you take James Taylor because James Taylor is a national treasure. Good show! Yay! Streetcar to work. I'm hanging out with the Dolphins and Sea Otters while Mr. Darby plays and sings for us. Take Me Home, Country Roads. The kids can't resist his shiny guitar. Olivia and I take the 4 Dolphins out to the toddler playground. Why do they always smash my sand castles? Over to Sea Otters for Patty's lunch. Kathy is subbing for Charmaine today. I do the nap mats while she does the diapers. Naps are pretty easy. Quiet time for the Seahorses as well. Streetcar to d'town. Drop off stuff at my place. #49 bus up to B'way. Just hanging out and people-watching. #60 bus to Boren. Back home. Watch KOMO News. What? Our Showers May Influence The Frankenstorm? Photo of rainy Seattle on Oct. 26, 2012. (Photo: Puget Sound Clean Air Visibility Camera) Our weather is rather mundane.

Hurricane Sandy becomes the top story on the Nightly News. The Northeast will get hit by early Monday morning. After watching some PoliticsNation, I switch to an old movie - Red Planet Mars (1952). Peter Graves plays an American astronomer who obtains images of Mars suggesting large-scale environmental changes are occurring at a pace that can only be accomplished by intelligent beings with advanced technology. Fun film which mixes science, politics, religion, world affairs and Communism.

donderdag 25 oktober 2012

donderdag 25 oktober 2012 Up!

Up at 8:06. I can't believe that I slept through my alarm. Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah! Get ready for work. Walk up Westlake to work. I'm all over doing breaks. I'm with the 7 Seahorses on the Infant Playground for Kenn's lunch. I make sandcastles. The kids say, "I'm going to smash it." Inside for potty time. Toni sets up lunches. Over to Sea Otters for Charmaine's lunch. We seem to be over-staffed. Four teachers in the classroom. I sit a read books with the kids while the others set up mats and clean the lunch mess. Naps are easy. It's magical. The Seahorses are champion nappers. Kenn tells me about Dangerous Minds - a compendium of the new and strange-new ideas, new art forms, new approaches to social issues and new finds from the outer reaches of pop culture. Check it out.

Post: MITT ROMNEY: THE MORMON ‘CHOSEN ONE’? Thank you, Kenn. Streetcar to d'town. Train to Uwajimaya. Get a tofu plate and a Tsingtao beer. Catch a bus going to Mukilteo, but I'm just going to Union Street. Drop off stuff. Short walk around d'town... just over to Olive 8. Where else? Back at my place. Watch PoliticsNation - news for the hard-of-hearing. Al Sharpton talks about the New York Times 538 Blog. Very interesting.

Haven is very interesting. Obviously, a dangerous place. Watch episode - Fur. No Duke in this one. Is there life on Mars? Carl Sagan takes us on a tour of the red planet. Watch Blues For A Red Planet.

Dr. Sagan's voice is soothing to me.

woensdag 24 oktober 2012

woensdag 24 oktober 2012 Happy 30th to Pike Market Child Care Center. Amazing. I was with you June '83.

Up at 4:14. Catch up with Rachel Maddow. She sternly feels that Romney is not serious about the Commander-In-Chief job. No national security meetings in Romney's first 100 days? Really? And he's not real about what President Reagan did. Spaghetti carbonara for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. She interviews Mass. State Rep. Hank Naughton (D), and he reveals the truth about Mitt Romney's debate claim that the Navy's fleet "is smaller now..." President Bush started to decrease the use of Navy boats. Up to Kaladi for some of Jeremiah's great coffee. Down to Pike Market. I'm really lucky to bump into Ilene and a group of kids. They decorate Rachel the pig and sing Happy Birthday for PMCCC.

So many hugs! Great way to start the day. Streetcar to work. I'm with the Sea Otters as Patty and Charmaine take some planning time. We play Five Little Ducks Went Out To Play... and we go out to play. We chase Daddy, Mommy and baby bubbles. Are we going to get rained out? The weather turns gloomy. Mellow lunchtime. I hear some coughing at nap time. Streetcar to d'town. Down to Pike Market to see PMCCC. I am amazed how this place has transformed. It's all on one level. I tag along with a group of 2-year-olds to the new playground. The kids and I make sand castles.

The teachers are welcoming. I feel very warm inside. Hugs from old co-worker Lauren. Thank you, PMCCC very much. But my back is killing me. I want to go home. So, I miss the cake cutting. Walk up Union to my place. Settle down and turn on the news. Obama is going to 8 states in 48 hours. That's ambitious.

This is an early Trick-Or-Treat while I check some blogs before I go to bed. Eek! Quit scaring me, Josh Romney! Pleeeeeeeease!

dinsdag 23 oktober 2012

dinsdag 23 oktober 2012 Some noise wakes me up at Midnight. Watch a Midnight Edition Of Hardball. The folks in Boca Raton are rowdy. The panel comments on how Romney dumped the Neocon advisers for a World Peace message. Mitt Romney - The Global Dove! Watch France 24. They pour over the papers about the debate. Toast and General Tsao chicken for breakfast. Walk down to 7-Eleven for some pumpkin spice coffee. Back to my place. Finally. Hot water for a shower. Turn on Stephanie Miller. She interviews Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz about her impressions of last night's debate. The radio is full of politics. KUOW hosts a debate between Rep. Jim McDermott and Republican challenger attorney Ron Bemis. I don't have time for a whole debate. Streetcar to work. Busy day at work. I'm breaking people all over the place. I cover for Cristin's meeting. I help the Dolphins go down for naps, and then I set up the Sea Otter lunches. Raul offers me a break, but I need to give it up. I'll catch up at nap time. It's too busy. Over to Seahorses. Finally, all the kids are asleep by 1:30. Now a break. Check on Sea Otters. One early riser. I manage to get another back to sleep. Miracle! Streetcar to d'town. Drop off stuff. Walk up to QFC to pick up a few things. Back to my place. Oy! My back. Back home. Relax to a little Haven - Ball And Chain. Duke can't die! NOOOOOO!

Pasta salad for dinner. Watch Star Trek - A Piece Of The Action. "It's a hit, ain't it?" "Where'd you get them ears?" It's meant to be a humorous episode... but a planet run by gansters? Really? Hits too close to home planet.

maandag 22 oktober 2012

maandag 22 oktober 2012 Up with alarm. Leftover stuffed pepper for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. She interviews Mo Rocca about his new documentary film - ELECTORAL DYSFUNCTION - an irreverent but non-partisan look at voting in America. Watch Haven - Consumed. Duke gets a restaurant.

Food goes bad mysteriously. Ew! It's gross. Streetcar to work. Hang out with the Dolphins while Olivia gets planning time. I take 3 kids out into the cod drizzle while 3 others take naps. We don't stay out very long. They're shivering. They sit for lunch. Over to Sea Otters for Charmaine's lunch. No one seems really hungry today. Down for naps. Quiet time. The Seahorses are sound asleep. Streetcar to Whole Foods. #8 bus up to B'way. Pick up some Frïs Vodka. #49 bus to d'town. Back at my place. Turn on KOMO News. Pierce County detectives say they have uncovered a frightening first: pot-laced with pot allegedly sold to a minor at a local dispensary. Ready for the debate. This election is giving me some serious anxiety since I've seen the recent polls. The Race Couldn't Be Tighter.

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Garlic noodles for dinner. After the debate, I explore The Universe - Another Earth.

zondag 21 oktober 2012

zondag 21 oktober 2012 Nice day to stay in Haven. Watch Butterfly and Harmony. It takes a village to hide a secret.

I can't help but admire the beautiful, seaside Nova Scotian landscape... as well as the lovely and talented Eric Balfour. Watch movies - Avatar and MST3K: Master Ninja II.

zaterdag 20 oktober 2012

zaterdag 20 oktober 2012 Up 4:34. Watch movie - Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life. Oh, Gaston, my son... Turn on BBC. Protests in London (again). Around 100,000 protestors including firefighters, nurses, teachers, and those without jobs march through London to make a stand against the Coalition's austerity cuts. Protesters carried banners which read: 'Cameron Has Butchered Britain'

Pasta carbonara for breakfast. Another good documentary by RT - Cuban Missile Crisis: Games And Reality. 50 years ago...

Fill out my ballot. Walk down to King County Administration. It starts to rain when I drop it in the box. Back to my place. Watch Haven. This seems perfect for Eric Balfour. Welcome to Haven. Goh Yeow Seng noodles for dinner.

vrijdag 19 oktober 2012

vrijdag 19 oktober 2012 Up with alarm. Hummus on toast for breakfast. Stephanie Miller and I think and wish and hope and pray it might come true... Just like The Beach Boys. I'm streaming 1090 KPTK today.  Wow.  They have a lot of ads about Toxic Mark Hargrove sponsored by Progressive Kick. Walk up Westlake to work. Open space this morning. Hang out with the Dolphins on the Infant Playground while Cristin finishes a project. The kids like my sand castles... and love even more to smash them. Over to Starfish and Seahorses to set up their lunches. I have 30 minutes to spare. I give myself a big break. It's nice to have an extra person with the Sea Otters... with the milk spills, diaper changes and nap. Actually, their naps are easy. They're tired. Peace and quiet in the Seahorses room, too. Kenn likes my photo of Eddie imitating Mr. Darby. Early risers. Those Sea Otter boys! I take them to the Bike Room. Listen to All Things Considered on my walk to Queen Anne. Interesting report - White Men, A Key GOP Demographic, Discuss The Romney Appeal. Really? Have they seen the polls in Michigan (Obama is leading by six percentage points) and Massachusetts (Obama +18.8)? To know Romney is to hate Romney. Get on your bikes and find a life.

Pick up a few things at the Mercer Street QFC. Catch one of those new RapidRide busses to d'town. It takes 9 minutes (instead of 11). The bus is packed. I find a seat, but a lot of people stand. Back to my place. Watch Politics Nation. I knew Mitt Romney was diagnosable. Romnesia! Romnesia [Rom-nee-zhuh] Noun—a condition affecting Mitt Romney, who has shifted his positions from “severely conservative” to “severely kidding”—conveniently forgetting the conservative promises he’s made over the past six years that he’s been running for president. And the crowd goes wild! Stuffed pepper for dinner. Switch to RT. Capital Account is interesting. They interview a Ron Paul surrogate - Lew Rockwell. He explains how the Federal Reserve Enables War, Empire, and Destroys the Middle Class.

donderdag 18 oktober 2012

donderdag 18 oktober 2012 Up with alarm. Catch up with Rachel Maddow this morning. She's the best. Also, she's right - the bubble giveth and taketh away. Jerome Corsi? Yuck! I like how she uses the George Bush - Miss Me Yet - pin. Spicy sweet potato fries and egg for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. (I realize that I missed Hal Sparks yesterday.) Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is quite fun. He talks about what the election means for LGBT rights, national security, and the economy and jobs. Cali's 29th is lucky to have him. Walk half way to work. Streetcar the rest of the way. Handfull is breaks. I cover for Kenn's break. The Seahorses use the Infant Playground. Change of scenery, I guess. Charity sets up lunches for us. Thanks, Charity. Raul gives me a break. Thanks, Raul. Over to Sea Otters. Lunchtime is rather challenging today. Lots of spilled milk. Naps are a struggle, too. Fun for them, but not for the teachers. It's quiet in the Seahorse classroom. Time to relax. A couple Sea Otters wake up early. Streetcar to d'town. Shop at City Target. Some dark clouds are moving into the city. Back at my place. Watch KOMO News. Sad story about a cyclist who is hit by a truck. "People that were nurses, people who had been in wars, were all there to help and pull together." They watched Trent Graham take his last breath. Makes me wonder about riding my bike. It's perilous. Stuffed green pepper for dinner. Watch Politics Nation. Taggart Romney needs a good talking to. Threatening the president.

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woensdag 17 oktober 2012

woensdag 17 oktober 2012 Up at 4:41. Try to connect with BBC. It won't connect. Watch KOMO News. Everyone is a pundit this morning. Report - Obama Takes The Offense, Says Romney Just For Rich. Beans on toast for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Yes! She caught it, too. 'Binders Full Of Women': Mitt Romney's Comment Goes Viral. Luziannagirl posts a great comment - I don't think Mitt really MEANT to objectify women. He's just using a kind of top level corporate CEO shorthand for human citizens way way beneath him and his peers in the Free Market hierarchy. And in doing so, of course he objectifies women. But he objectifies us all. All the 99%, certainly the 47%. We're just grease for his Free Market skids...

Ann Romney has glower power. Her thought bubble: "Our coronation is taking too long."  Take the streetcar up to Terry and Thomas.  Walk the rest of the way to work.  I'm with the Sea Otters as Patty takes some planning time.  What a busy day!  We dance to a CD.  I think this kid is ordering some pizza from Zeek's.  Can I have some, too?

We decorate the kids with pop-bead ducks.

I like my pop-bead belt.

Then we head to the playground. We share it with the Seahorses and Dolphins - mingle with big and small kids. We chase bubbles. We have a pretend birthday party in English and French. Bon Anniversaire à vous. Lunchtime lasts a little longer than usual. Naps are easy, too. Fun day. Home for a little R & R. Need to go back to work for a meeting. Nice exchange among support staff. The question is: What do you need? Streetcar back to d'town with a couple of my co-workers. Settle down and relax with The Walking Dead - The Second Season.

dinsdag 16 oktober 2012

dinsdag 16 oktober 2012 Happy birthday, Jedward. John and Edward Grimes are 21-years-old. Cheers! Rather restless night with some strange dreams. Up at 3:40. Watch Star Trek - Obsession. People are buzzing about the Monday Night Meltdown on Dancing With The Stars. Poor Katrina. Apolo is looking hot! Rice, napa kimchi and fried egg for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. She offers a link to the Romney Tax Plan. Interesting interview with Richard Belzer - co-author of Dead Wrong. He comes into the Los Angeles Bureau to talk about the news of the day. He says that this election is "an invented horse race." For him, Obama gets elected. Walk up Westlake to work. I'm outside at the very beginning to start breaks. Some of the kids are stressed out about their Teddy Bear photo experience. I set up lunches for the Sea Otters. Over to Starfish who have an early lunch. As they finish, they go down for naps. It's quiet here, but it's buzzing next door. The Seahorses are going down for naps, but a couple of them are a little hyper. I go to help. Finally, by 1:30, they're all asleep. The Sea Otters are not having a very magic nap time. One wakes up. He wakes up some others. Oy! I'm glad that it's a sunny day. I take the early-risers out. Streetcar to d'town. Settle down for news and weather, but I'm getting ready for dinner and the debate. Lovely evening in Seattle. Switch on NPR and put it in my ears while I walk and watch the sunset. Active debate. Calm skies.

I'll sort it out tomorrow morning... hopefully. He said, then he said.

maandag 15 oktober 2012

maandag 15 oktober 2012 Up at 2:46. Watch movie: MST3K - Attack Of The The Creatures. They just didn't care. Rice and tuna fish salad for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Tina Dupuy - Editor in Chief of TheContributor.com - calls in to talk about the 2012 Campaign. There's a lot a stake for Tuesday's debate. Up Westlake to work. Planning time for Olivia. Sarah covers for Cristin. The 6 Dolphins hang out on the playground. With all the wet sand, we can make some nice sand castles. They seem to tired fast, so we head inside. Lunch lasts 5 minutes. Cristin is back, so we get the kids to their mats. They're almost all asleep. One is a little feisty. Over to Sea Otters. The kids are getting more silly at lunchtime. I get their mats out while Charmaine does diapers. Over to Seahorses. They're all asleep. Nice nap time. Back to Sea Otters. One pops up early. She wants to play. Patty wants her to go back to sleep. Catch a 3:00 streetcar to Denny. Shop for a few things at Whole Foods. #8 bus up to B'way. It's starting to drizzle. Here comes the rain. Watch KOMO News. More attention is paid to the Michael Saffioti case. The outrage is growing. Snohomish County has some explaining to do. What a sad story. It makes me mad, too! Salmon salad and rice for dinner. Watch Politics Nation. Al Sharpton talks about a photograph was taken on Friday at a Romney/Ryan campaign event in Lancaster, Ohio. A racist campaign t-shirt saying “put the white back in the White House” causing a stir.

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This is not the first time in recent weeks that racism has been directed towards President Barack Obama. A spate of symbolic protests against the president have featured empty chairs and racist imagery continued this week in California, with an arrangement featuring a noose, watermelons and a birther sign.

zaterdag 13 oktober 2012

zaterdag 13 oktober 2012 Up at 6:08. Watch RT. Documentary - Old And Bold. Igor Gavar interviews old women - and the Buranovskiye Babushki - about the truth about beauty for his blog - Point of People. Amazon has it!  Watch movie - Prometheus.  Located at a distance of about 39 light-years from the Earth, Prometheus finds Zeta2 Reticuli and LV-223. They find a lot of danger. Beware of the cylinders and the dark liquid inside.

Then it's The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Oh, the passion, action and suspense!

zondag 14 oktober 2012

zondag 14 oktober 2012 Up with alarm. Why did I turn on my alarm? Watch DW-TV. They have a report on Space Tourism.  Berlin starts its Festival Of Lights. Beams of bright colors and all shapes illuminate monuments and installations throughout Berlin.
Festival of Lights 2011 from Matthias Makarinus on Vimeo. Why did I think it was a work day? Oh, well. Turn on A Prairie Home Companion. I love Guy's All-Star Shoe Band. Out and about. There's a Seahawks game today. New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks.  All the fans mingling d'town.  The train to Uwajimaya is packed with them.  I just want some Ozeki and Sichuan eggplant.  #101 bus tunnel back to my place.  It still feels bizarre that there's no more Free Ride Area. It's been 16 days of NRFA. Seattle's bus system has had a "ride free" area downtown since before I ever got here, back in the 80s.  Watch movie - X-men: First Class. Go, Alex, go!

vrijdag 12 oktober 2012

vrijdag 12 oktober 2012 Up at 4:27. Watch DW-TV. Congratulations to the European Union. You get the Nobel Peace Prise. Report - Merkel Hails Nobel Committee's Wonderful Decision. Switch to NBC News. Congratulations Milky Way galaxy. You have a diamond planet.

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Mushroom, onion and cheddar omelet and hash browns for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Steph and the mooks discuss the previous night’s debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. A little Fox bias - Vice President Joe Biden launches attack against Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney — including a barrage of grins, guffaws, snickers and interruptions.

Stephanie Miller found old film of her father - William E. Miller - back in 1964. Love the crunchy audio. The glorious black & white. Walk up Westlake to work. I'm with the Dolphins as Cristin takes some planning time. We take the 5 kids out to the playground. Today, we try to bury a toy dump truck with sand. After milk and crackers, they go down for naps. No more rocking. We rub their backs, and they're all asleep by 11:20. Nice. I set up lunches and mats for the Sea Otters. I'm dealing with naps for the rest of the day. Over to Starfish as they finish lunch. They go down for naps. I talk with Toni and Sharon about the Brain Lady - JoAnn Deak. The Seahorses go down for naps next. The Sea Otters keep sleeping. I'm sleepy, too. Streetcar to d'town. Watch the news. Catch up with Ellen. Rachel Maddow talks about the debates and gay marriage with Ellen. Cool! Rice and tofu for dinner. Watch Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy. Trakeena is super evil.

donderdag 11 oktober 2012

donderdag 11 oktober 2012 Up before alarm. Turn on Stephanie Miller. They quote some of the polls. It makes me a little crazy when they do that. The polls are only right when you like the numbers. Presidential debate only gave Romney a small bounce in key battleground states, poll shows. They sound excited about the Biden - Ryan debate.

Lemongrass chicken stix and a fried egg for breakfast. Walk down to the post office to mail my Comcast bill. Walk up to 7-Eleven for some coffee. Blue cup, please. I like their pumpkin spice coffee.

7-ELECTION.COM Catch the streetcar from Denny to work. Busy with breaks. I'm amazed that the Seahorses are fairly mellow. They play with the train set. Some do puzzles. Raul sets up their lunches. Over to Sea Otters. It's so quiet when I enter their room that I wonder if no one is there. They're eating lunch. A couple of them eat everything on their plates. I like how Kamon pronounces Spaghetti. "Basaghi!" I wonder if that's Japanese. Most of the kids go to sleep easily. It's a struggle with one of them. All sleep. Early risers play with my buckeyes with baskets and scoops. Walk up to Whole Foods to pick up somethings - Key Lime Tofu. That sounds good. Turn on KIRO for a change. Sad story about a kid - arrested for possession of a small amount of pot - who died from bronchial asthma brought on by his severe milk allergy. Stupid cops ignored his suffering. Report - New allegations after inmate with severe allergies dies in jail. Rest in peace, Michael Saffioti.

Take the Biden-Ryan debate with me on a walk up and down Pike Street. Thank you, KUOW. It's sounds like a good debate.  I see the debate is on TVs at Saint John's, the Vietnamese Nail place, and at Homewood Suites. Back to my place. The stream from ABC News is rather unstable. Pesto pasta primavera for dinner. Watch Star Trek: The Wrath Of Khan. Revenge is a dish best served cold. It is very cold in space.

woensdag 10 oktober 2012

woensdag 10 oktober 2012 Up at 3:34. Watch France 24. It's the Culture Report. Movie reviews and an interview with Bobcat Goldthwait about his dark comedy movie - God Bless America. I love Lisa Nesselson, and she brought her teddy bear. Blue cheese and green pepper omelet and hash browns for breakfast. Turn on KTLK for the Stephanie Miller Show. KTLK has a disturbing report about a kid in Maryland who is roughed up by students as local TV crew prepares to interview him. Stop bullies. Support Preston. Steph talks about Obama's Visit To Ohio State. A big crowd of 15,000. Obama tells the crowd, “Grab your friends and go vote." How about that interview with her favorite comedic actress? Stephanie starstruck with guest of a lifetime Carol Burnett. Walk up Westlake to work. I cover for Patty's planning time. Sharyn covers for Charmaine. We're with the 5 Sea Otters. We play the 6 Little Ducks CD and read the Wacky Wild Peek-A-Boo book... emphasis on the BOO!

We head outside. The teachers talk about how Fall has really settled in. We really involved with the sandbox... sifting the wood chips out of the sand. They're serious about the job. What a mellow day. Mellow lunch. Mellow naps. The Seahorses are wound up, though. Oy! It takes patience, but Kenn and I prevail. Back to Sea Otters. It's a magical nap time. Ahhhh, yes. Walk up to Mercer to Met Market. I love that they have Sanpellegrino Pompelmo - just 82¢ per can. I'm hoping to catch a Rapid Ride bus back to d'town. It's a plain ol' #2 bus. Watch Power Rangers Lost Galaxy - Escape The Lost Galaxy. Can they really do it? Yes! With Mike's help. Sesame noodles and stir fried imitation crab for dinner. Watch France 24. Well, the US Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday it has gathered 1,000 pages of "overwhelming" evidence - Armstrong’s doping ‘most sophisticated ever’.

dinsdag 9 oktober 2012

dinsdag 9 oktober 2012 Up with alarm. Hash browns and fried egg for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. She reads pieces of an endorsement for Barrack Obama from the St. Louis Post Dispatch - Obama for president: A Second Term For A Serious Man.

Finish Star Trek DS9 - Captive Pursuit. Turn on KUOW to hear Weekday - David Quammen On New Frontiers Of Disease. The emergence of strange new diseases is a frightening problem that seems to be getting worse. In this age of speedy travel, it threatens a worldwide pandemic. We hear news reports of Ebola, SARS, AIDS, and something called Hendra killing horses and people in Australia—but those reports miss the big truth that such phenomena are part of a single pattern. The bugs that transmit these diseases share one thing: they originate in wild animals and pass to humans by a process called spillover. Spillover sounds scary. I'm outside a lot this morning doing some breaks for the toddler teachers. I set up lunches for the Sea Otters. Naps are a little wacky. Usually, it's quiet when I walk into the Seahorses. Today, only 2 are asleep. They're rowdy. It takes work to get them to sleep, but they do. Back to Sea Otters. Among the nappers, one pops up. "Mike is here. Time to play." I take her out to the playground. We play with Elena's group. The streetcar runs every 10 minutes now. Convenient for me. Drop off stuff at my place. Up to QFC to pick up a few things. Settle down with a movie - Werewolf: The Beast Among Us.

A monstrous creature terrorizes a 19th Century European village by moonlight and a young man struggles to protect his loved ones from an unspeakable scourge.

The kid is played by Guy Wilson. How could a nice kid like this end up as a werewolf? Just look in the mirror, kid!

The town gets hysterical. "It's the kid!" The villagers are rather mean to him... when they discover that he's the savage killer.

maandag 8 oktober 2012

maandag 8 oktober 2012 Up at 4:22. Catch up with Saturday Night Live - this week with Daniel Craig and Muse.
Saturday Night Live _ Weekend Update: Big Bird by hulu Curry chicken with rice for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Conspiracy theories mount about the recent jobs report. Republicans and conservative pundits – that say President Obama somehow doctored the numbers. They talk about the Job Truthers and They Are Nuts! West Wing Actor, Melissa Fitzgerald, says that she a little bit nervous. Streetcar to work. Hang out with the Dolphins on the playground. They're all happy... for a Monday.

The kids don't like it when I hog up their slide. Weeee!

Someone loves the camera. Cheese!

They have an early lunch. Some of them resist naps. Over to Sea Otters for lunchtime. The kids (and a couple teachers) admire my Caprese Salad. It smells good, too. Naps are fairly easy here. Over to Seahorses for Jenni's lunch break. Quiet time for these guys. I float between groups since I have some open space. Pam is converting a pumpkin into an Elmo. Halloween spirit.

Streetcar to d'town. Visit Target for a little while. When I get home, I turn on KOMO News. Protest against Columbus Day. March from March from Westlake to the John T Williams Memorial Totem pole.

To Politics Nation. Thank you, Rev. Sharpton, for bring up the spoof on SNL.

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Pasta salad for dinner. Watch Star Trek DS9 - Captive Pursuit. Fall asleep half-way.