zaterdag 29 juni 2013

zaterdag 29 juni 2013 Nice to sleep in. Up at 6:54. Watch KOMO News. Since the sun is shining, they're warning us so much about skin cancer and putting on the sunscreen. The SPF for God's sake! I never put on sunscreen. A song pops into my mind. Good ol' Joe Jackson. The song is Cancer. Everything gives you cancer There's no cure, there's no answer. Everything gives you cancer. Despite all the warnings about UV rays, I'm Steppin' Out. I'll step out after Outer Limits - Don't Open 'Til Doomsday.

Life in 128 degrees. No Thank You! Hunker down for extreme temps. I can travel outside my apartment... thanks to Rick Steves. Let's go. Sentralesykhus. That's a hospital in Norway. Currently 84° with 55% humidity. Whaat's going on out there? KING 5 knows all. Ir... It's hot because of My Three Suns.

You don't have to go to Neptune for great Neptunian food. Today we're gonna kick it up a notch as I show you how to fricassee a mouth-watering Neptunian slug. With a dash of salt.

vrijdag 28 juni 2013

vrijdag 28 juni 2013 Up at 4:31. Watch KING-5. Weather warning - Get ready for a heat wave. It's already 64° in the morning. They've committed themselves to 90° for Tuesday.

Take a short walk. Down to Union Square. It's not even 6 AM and it's getting busy. Back to my place. Garlic fried rice and chili omelet for breakfast. Turn on Hal Sparks. He talks about the craziest right-wing reactions on the Supreme Court's Defense of Marriage Act Ruling. Horror! It's the end of the world. Rand Paul fears humans marrying non-humans. I like the HuffPo article - 10 Ways The DOMA Repeal Will Affect 'Traditional Marriage' (with PHOTOS). Shrug.

Walk up to Denny. #62 bus to Mercer. The Dolphins have water play.

Mr. D. does an outdoors concert for the Moons & Stars. I'm glad that I'm extra for the Dolphins. We need to change all their wet clothes. Change diapers. The kids crash for naps. I get nervous when the neighbors get rowdy, but the Dolphins keep sleeping. Over to Starfish. The kids are sleeping, and a couple wake up. They really need diapers. Back to Dolphins. Lunchtime at 2:30. Sad to say goodbye to Ina. Cпасибо. Listen to NPR during my walk home. When I win the MegaMillions, should I move to Puerto Rico? I have a ticket. Report - Puerto Rico Rolling Out The Welcome Mat For Millionaires. Get a Mondo Burrito at Taco Del Mar. It's warm... too warm. It's 79.9F° in my apartment. Mr. Freeze. Where are you? At least they get cooled off. Can I try that?

Dividing 79.9F° between -50F° I moved to the Seattle for a happy median.

donderdag 27 juni 2013

donderdag 27 juni 2013 Up with the rainfall. Watch KOMO News. Yep. It's raining alright. Turn on Hal Sparks. He interviews Karl Frisch about the DOMA decision. Catch this from his Facebook page. Karl Frisch Discusses DOMA and Prop. 8 Decisions Moments After Returning from Supreme Court. Also, Hal interviews U.S. Representative of California's 41st District - Mark Takano (D-Riverside). Rice and tofu scramble for breakfast. Walk up to Denny. #40 bus to Mercer. It's like water play to have the Dolphins outside in a light rain. When we go inside, it's a very fast-paced 20 minutes with bottles and naps. They all sleep well. One-by-one, they wake up. Diapers and lunches. Upstairs to Moons & Stars for a magical nap time. There are 13 kids, but they put themselves to sleep. Back to Dolphins. Some of them play on the deck and I take the bigger kids to the playground. We hang out with a couple Seahorses. Fun! Walk up Mercer to Queen Anne. I feel the mugginess and warmth. It wears me out. #2 bus to Virginia. Zigzag through d'town to my place. Can I live at the One And Only Escala? I'll take a northern view. Watch KOMO News. I am pleased... relieved to hear that State lawmakers have final budget deal.

Nice bath. Watch France 24 Debate. Marseille gangs out of control? The clouds are stubborn today. But the sunshine cracks out - finally - at 7:25 Pacific. Cheesy potatoes and a cup of chili for dinner. Watch movie - Disney's Hercules.

Thank you, Village Glamour. Сельский гламур!

woensdag 26 juni 2013

woensdag 26 juni 2013 A friend calls me at 7 o'clock. Celebration! Supreme Court strikes down DOMA. Gay activist Tim Vesta waves a rainbow flag in front of the Supreme Court. This photo is everywhere.

It touches me to see Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo together.

Mediaite posts: Maddow Hails Supreme Court Rulings On Gay Marriage: It’s ‘Decided As A Nation. The Argument Is Won’ Rachel is everywhere, too, today. On Andrea Mitchell.

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I'm all a-buzz with the news. This decision has made so many people so happy. Let's spread the goodness around. At work, I pick up an interesting book - I Will Never Not Ever Eat A Tomato - and read it with a couple kids who love the book. A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter.

Down to Dolphins. This is babyland. I set up the strollers for a walk. Then I hang out with the Starfish on the playground. These guys are all involved with this crazy Playskool Rocktivity Walk N Roll Trike. It's an electronic toy featuring musical sounds and lights. Baby, You Can Drive My Car, and Life Is A Highway makes me laugh out loud. VROOOOOOM!

Help the Dolphins with bottles, diapers and naps. Streetcar to Whole Foods. Pick up chips and dip. Walk home in a little rain. Cape Cods to celebrate a special day. Watch MSNBC. Matthews: 'Married Means Married' Opposed: Discrimination against the marriage of same-sex couples.

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I'm curious about Edward Snowden. BBC News covers it - US whistleblower Edward Snowden 'in transit area' at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. Sheremetyevo. Tunafish salad sandwich for dinner. Watch Batman - Shoot A Crooked Arrow. Archer and his gang have come to Gotham City, winning the public's favor with their Robin Hood style deeds of stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Art Carney is the Archer.

dinsdag 25 juni 2013

dinsdag 25 juni 2013 Up at 4:25. Watch KOMO News. Sports - Blackhawks stage late rally to win Stanley Cup. Chicago celebrates. The citizens pour into the streets.

Hot dog for breakfast. Turn on Hal Sparks (subbing for Stephanie Miller). Everyone seems really wound up about GZ. George Zimmerman trial: Knock-knock jokes and profanity. Reverend Al's report - exciting as usual.

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I'm wearing my dorky Rockports, but I want to wear shorts today and save my Chucks for a drier day. Walk to Denny. #62 bus to Mercer. Hang out with the Dolphins while their teachers take planning time. Rainy morning. The rain lets up briefly, so we go outside. We get shooed away when the Rainforest Kids take over the playgrounds. Some of the kids need naps. Some need to eat. The schedule seems a little scattered. We always sort it out. The Starfish are sleeping while I give their teacher planning time. At least, I get some quiet time, and the Dolphins are finding their grove. Streetcar to d'town. Another trip to Uwajimaya... to get things that I forgot yesterday. Train back. I hear thunder. Watch MSNBC. Supreme error. The Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act.

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Voters wait in front of the Mt. Pleasant Library November 6, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) Nice hot bath to relax. Hot and sour soup for dinner. Watch a hot movie - Immortals - directed by Tarsem Singh. All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine. -Socrates

maandag 24 juni 2013

maandag 24 juni 2013 Happy Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day! Up at 4:45. Watch RT News. Russian diver Artem Silchenko wins second round of cliff diving world series. That impresses me... to dive from the 28m-stage atop the Copenhagen Opera House. Rice and fried egg for breakfast. A real live spacewalk outside the ISS. Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin do some maintenance work outside the International Space Station.

Oy! No hot water for a shower! Walk up to Denny. #62 bus to Mercer. I'm in different places. Give the Starfish teachers breaks. I'm extra for the Sea Otters. Joyce sets up lunches while the kids play outside. Over to Dolphins. We play and have lunch. Over to Seahorses. It's nap time for them. It's quiet until the last 4 minutes. One of the kids wakes up screaming. Back to Dolphins. I stay with the two nappers while other 2 play outside. The streetcar is packed with tourists. Down to the bus tunnel. #550 to Uwajimaya. Pick up some things. Train back. Watch KOMO News. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to the media about progress on budget negotiations. He seems optimistic. Of course, the best news is Macklemore & Ryan Lewis announce their 2013 U.S. TOUR! Including Seattle! Eggplant in miso sauce and rice for dinner. How 'bout a little Monster A Go-Go tonight?

zondag 23 juni 2013

zondag 23 juni 2013 Noodles and shrimp for breakfast. Listen to A Prairie Home Companion... live from the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois. Honey Honey is cool.

Watch DW TV. Two guys - Daniel and Will - explore Schwerin. They eat eel.

Discover Germany.  Warum nicht? And. It's Christopher Street Day in Berlin.

The parade coursed through well-known streets and squares including Tauentzien, Wittenbergplatz and Nollendorfplatz, ending at the iconic Brandenburger Tor. And then Edward Snowden goes to Ecuador. Report - US spy whistle-blower Snowden 'seeks asylum' in Ecuador. From Russia with love, baby.

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Whistle blower in the air.

zaterdag 22 juni 2013

zaterdag 22 juni 2013 62° this morning. Ideal for the runners. Runners are sexy. The runners start at Seattle Center, head south, winding through Seward Park then across I-90 and Lake Washington to Mercer Island and back to Seattle.Report - Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon draws 20,000 participants. Don't you wish that you had solar flowers? And just watch Dennis Quaid in his tighty whiteys. Movie - The Day After Tomorrow.

vrijdag 21 juni 2013

vrijdag 21 juni 2013 Up with alarm. Google greets me with a doodle. Watch KOMO News. This is always fun. More than 20,000 runners will flood the city, along with spectators, for the annual Rock and Roll Marathon. I hope to cheer them on. Report - Seattle gets first big test of extra marathon safety this weekend. Spaghetti carbonara for breakfast.  Watch Power Rangers - Ninja Storm: Eye Of The Storm. Shane is worried when his judgmental older brother comes to visit. The Eyezak monster makes the Rangers see their greatest fears.

#62 bus up to work. I'm a free agent with low numbers in almost every room. People going on vacation? Maybe. Gloria asks me to join the Sunshine Kids. We doodle with crayons and markers.

Then I take a couple of them to visit the Seahorses. They love the loft.

Thanks! We enjoyed throwing soft balls all over the place. Over to Dolphins. I try to set up nap mats, but a couple babies don't need naps. Up to Moons & Stars. Quiet time. Everyone naps. How magical. Streetcar to Denny. Pick up stuff at Whole Foods. Home again. TV Land! Batman - The Thirteenth Hat. Watch out!

donderdag 20 juni 2013

donderdag 20 juni 2013 Up with alarm. Watch France 24. It's crazy. It's dangerous. Smog Engulfs Singapore. Hummus sandwich for breakfast. #40 bus to Mercer. I'm with the Dolphins. Nice time on the playground. Bubbles, balls and blue dogs. I do the diapers while the teachers make bottles and set the nap mats out. Easy-going day. Streetcar to d'town. It's drizzly. Take off my wet socks and shoes. Watch Batman - The Joker Goes To School. Can't access KOMO, so I watch KING 5 News. Potential for soccer in Tacoma? Seattle Sounders Consider Tacoma For Minor League. Thousands of fans came out for the city's "try out" in Cheney Stadium. Go kids! Mac & cheese for dinner. Watch movie - Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life.

woensdag 19 juni 2013

woensdag 19 juni 2013 Up with alarm. Nice solid night's sleep. Watch DW TV. Live from the Brandenburg Gate. President Obama speaks to Berlin. Wow. The temperature is 91°F at 3:15PM CEST.

Report: Germany And The US - Still Best Of Friends. Fish and chips for breakfast. While President Barack Obama speaks, I'm all over Pariser Platz with Google Earth. I can even find the Starbucks there.

Up to 7-Eleven for some coffee. Whole Foods for a 2nd breakfast. #62 bus up to Mercer. I'm mostly with the Dolphins most of the day, but the Sea Otters need a third person outside on the playground. A couple of the babies are on the verge of crawling. Listen to KUOW News on my way home. By all reports, people seem really happy that the I-5 Skagit River Bridge Re-opens. Passing through the convention center, I notice that many interesting people are attending the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) party.

I wish that I could attend. I love the human brain. Back at my place. Watch review of Obama's speech at the Brandenburg Gate. We can keep each other safe. It's really hot, poor guy. Pulled pork sandwich for dinner. Chris Matthews adores Kennedy. I knew Hardball would focus on Ich Bin Ein Berliner. The Huffington Post’s Howard Fineman and The Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson discuss President Obama’s speech in Germany, as well as his meeting with Angela Merkel in which he announced his push to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the U.S. and Russia. Thanks for the discussion, guys.

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dinsdag 18 juni 2013

dinsdag 18 juni 2013 Restless night. Up at 3:05. Watch France 24. On the culture report, they interview Zal Batmanglij. Report - Thriller "The East" explores the world of anarchists fighting Western capitalism.

The East sounds interesting. Big deals at the Paris Air Show. Switch to KOMO. An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner performs its demonstration flight during the first day of the 50th Paris Air Show. Look at this futuristic plane from AgustaWestland - project Zero.

Black bean and bacon bit omelet with potatoes for breakfast. Up to Kaladi for some coffee. Not expecting to see the lovely and talented Jeremiah working. Sip my coffee at First Hill Park. Back at my place. Turn on Stephanie Miller. She interviews Rolonda Watts - host of Sundays With Rolonda on BlogTalkRadio - about the Zimmerman Trial. Walk up Westlake to work. I'm with the Dolphins today. Lynette and I get the strollers set for a grand adventure. We visit the lakefront, the tugboats... There's a blackbird who's trying to pluck a dead fish out. We know he really wants it and we cheer him on. We visit the fountains. The kids love the water splashing on their faces. Back to the classroom for diapers, bottles and naps. Tired. Streetcar to d'town. I'm listening to NPR on my way, and get a little sad to hear... Germany Not As Enthusiastic About Obama Five Years After Historic Speech. I remember, back in 2008, he was embraced by a crowd of 200,000 enthusiastic Germans. Let's wait for the place and time. Obama is getting the chance to speak at the very place where Ronald Reagan delivered his 1987 "Tear down this wall" address - the Brandenburg Gate. Nice bath. Nice intro for Batman... This was the most unkindest cut of all. Villain - The Puzzler. Maurice Evans. Watch Batman - The Puzzles Are Coming. Rice and beans for dinner.

maandag 17 juni 2013

maandag 17 juni 2013 Up at 3:20. Watch NBC News. Syria’s raging civil war was set to top the agenda at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland starting on Monday, with President Obama trying to get Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Syria’s most powerful ally, to help bring Bashar Assad to the negotiating table.

Toast and fried egg for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. The Rude Pundit calls in to talk about the Left’s reaction to the NSA Scandal.  His post: Liberal NSA Apologists Can Take It All, Want More. Walk up to Denny. #62 bus to Mercer. Hang out with the Seahorses on the playground. We enjoy digging in the sandbox. They give me my bucket and shovel. Over to Sea Otters to offer extra help. Lunchtime is messy. The Dolphins are sleeping. Up to Sunshine Kids. I help a couple of kids go to sleep. There's one non-napper, but he just sits on his mat playing with his cars and legos. Bright blue skies and sunshine as I leave work. Streetcar to Denny. #8 bus up to B'way. Walk around. Shirtless studs walking down B'way. Back to my place. Watch KOMO News. This story sends chills up my spine. Teen's harrowing escape: 'He could have kidnapped and killed me' Switch to PoliticsNation. Dick Cheney... As Reverend Al exclaims, "That's a funny person to talk about credibility!"

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zondag 16 juni 2013

zondag 16 juni 2013 I'm just resting at home. I am going to help Amazon. Watch a movie 1984. Listen to Wait, Wait! Not My Job: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin On Getting Mooned. Thank you, Rick Steves. We visit Potsdam. Watch Batman - The Greatest Mother Of Them All. Shelley Winters is Ma Parker.

zaterdag 15 juni 2013

zaterdag 15 juni 2013 Watch RT. Woah! Lee Camp. "The plutocrats will make the decisions for us." It IS The age of global plutocracy. Congratulations to Valentina Tereshkova - a retired Soviet cosmonaut - the first woman in space... 50 years ago. Report - First Lady of Space: Tereshkova’s flight.

How Edward Snowden split the Right and Left.

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vrijdag 14 juni 2013

vrijdag 14 juni 2013 Up at 3:32. Watch WLS News. They talk about the big storm on Wednesday night. National Weather Service confirms 2 tornadoes touched down. That looks rather dramatic. The Willis Tower took a direct hit by lightning.

Ham and cheese omelet with toast for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. She interviews Rep. Alan Grayson about introducing The Mind Your Own Business Act.

I heard Jim say this the other day. What could go wrong?

Walk up to Denny. #40 bus up to Mercer. As the Dolphins take a ride in the stroller, I hang out with the Rain-forest Kids. A couple of them are building a Washington State Ferry out of waffle blocks. The ferry is carrying quite a load.

It's one-to-one attention for the 3 Dolphins. A couple of them fell asleep in the stroller. They wake up to the noises of Hutch Kids, and they get a little cranky. Of course, the boy is fine. He takes a bottle and a nap. A teacher takes an hour to clean the wood chips off the AstroTurf. Streetcar to d'town. Train to and from Uwajimaya. I need that ginger brew. Back to my place. Watch KOMO News. Report - Convicted Killer Gets Nearly 70 Years For Bus Shelter Shooting. 159 comments. He says that he didn't do it. Tries to escape the courtroom. Make a batch of beet salad. Leave to marinate. Ham salad sandwich for dinner. Yahoo, Chicago! I make it awake to 8 PM for WLS News. Cyclists descended on Daley Plaza this Friday morning to tout the benefits of pedaling to work during a rally to end Chicago Bike Week. Report - Chicago opens new barrier-protected bike lanes. Behold.

I really love this segment of The Cycle - Ill Will For The Hill.

donderdag 13 juni 2013

donderdag 13 juni 2013 Dangling from 46 stories. Yikes. Report - Two Workers Rescued from Scaffold Dangling Atop Hearst Tower.

Tofu scramble on toast for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Michael Tomasky of The Daily Beast calls in to talk about the NSA and Edward Snowden - Big Brother Is Watching, and People Don't Care. Michael tips his hat to Glenn Greenwald and old pals and colleagues at the Guardian. Listen to KOMO News AM 1000. Senator Patty Murray talks about Gov't Giving $15.6 Million For Skagit River Bridge Repairs. Up to Denny. #62 bus. Hang out with the 3 Dolphins. Diapers, bottles, naps. It seems to be a regular thing already. My schedule includes a visit with the Summer Camp at "rest time" at 1 o'clock. I'm a little nervous about it, but it's goes well. The kids are tired and a lot of them sleep. Walk up Mercer to the Q. A. QFC. Get some stuff. #2 bus to d'town. Watch KOMO News. Yay for Patty Murray. Watch the last hour of The Avengers... left over from the last viewing. Wow! They do get their Shawarma. No news this evening. Just old vids from the 60's like Star Trek - I, Mudd. Norman. Coordinate.

Cheesy potatoes for dinner. Watch Batman - That Darn Catwoman. Julie Newmar was the best Catwoman. Robin gets quite cocky after getting Catatonic.

woensdag 12 juni 2013

woensdag 12 juni 2013 My window is open. Someone outside is smoking... and coughing. Watch KOMO News. Not a complete surprise - NSA Scandal Sends Sales of George Orwell's '1984' Soaring on Amazon. Seems when you think Big Brother is watching you, you want to read about him.

Mushroom and mozzarella omelet with toast for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Hal Sparks really explains the stuff about information storage and our servers. Fun with Batman. I love the Riddler. Watch Batman - The Ring Of Wax. Walk up to While Foods. Get a box of tofu scramble. That's my second breakfast. #62 bus up to Mercer. Quiet excavators again. Open space. I hang out with the Wildflowers on the playground. The kids give me lots of hugs. They want me to watch them. "Look at me, Mike!" "Look at what I can do." Inside to meet the Dolphins. They go down fairly easily for naps. They sleep for a good 90 minutes. They even sleep through the noise next door. Over to Sea Otters. Some of them need to go outside and some need to eat lunch. I'm glad that I'm extra for them. Then we take the Dolphins outside. They're going over eating wood chips, I hope. Streetcar to d'town. Change clothes. I am not going back to work for a meeting. Actually, I try to take a short walk up Pike, but the fresh air and sunshine doesn't perk me up. My back aches and I want to go home. Watch The Cycle. So, Middle America has the upper hand economically. All those red states? Why would anyone move there? Crazy!

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S. E. Cupp seems to adore Meredith Ann Whitney. So! You must be good... I'm suspicious. But, wait! Fate of the States: The New Geography of American Prosperity explains 4-star very well. Orwellian? Or not. USA on the verge of distopia. Some states must fail while others succeed. Chili spaghetti for dinner. Watch some Batman with the Penguin and Egghead. An Egg Grows In Gotham.

dinsdag 11 juni 2013

dinsdag 11 juni 2013 Restless night. My tummy is a little upset. Watch some WLS News. Chile lime chicken for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Question of the day: Who is this NSA leaker Edward Snowden guy anyway? And does he really have a pole dancer girlfriend? Up to work. What? Unmanned excavators, shovels and back-hoes in the construction zone. Are the guys on strike? Actually, I feel relieved that the Killdozers are quiet. Construction on Valley and Westlake is getting crazy. Please, finish this! Whole day with the Dolphins. Thank goodness. Only 4 kids. They gang up on us sometimes. "I'm hungry." "No, I need a nap." "I don't know what it is!" Bottles, diapers, naps. It always sorts itself out. I notice that each child is trying to achieve a stage - crawling or walking. Streetcar to d'town. Change clothes at my place. Shorts for me, please. Walk around First Hill. Buy a Mega at Han's Mini Mart. Up Madison. McDonald's has the new McWrap. Never mind. Freeway Park. I'm tempted to join the woman doing Tai Chi. Watch The Cycle. Top story - Clashes between Turkish protesters and police continue in Istanbul's Taksim Square, despite the PM's warning that he will not back down. Thanks, guys. I want to understand more about the politics of the protests.

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Richard Engel joins the fray... wearing his gas mask. Corned beef sandwich for dinner. Watch Star Trek - The Apple. The Enterprise crew encounters Vaal. IT'S A RED SHIRT MASSACRE!

maandag 10 juni 2013

maandag 10 juni 2013 Up at 3:25. Watch WLS News. Edward Snowden Claims to Be NSA Leaker.

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Potatoes and fried egg for breakfast. Turn On Stephanie Miller. The Rude Pundit give us his rude thoughts about the NSA spying program. His post: NSA Phone Record Collecting and the Melancholy of Living in the Future. Switch to France 24. Report - The right in France: a new generation. Up to Denny. Catch a #62 bus to Mercer. Spend the morning with the Dolphins. The kids play on the deck for a little while. They go down for naps early. Over to Seahorses for Sharon's lunch. Quiet time as the kids sleep. One of the Dolphins is ready for outside time. We mingle with the Sea Otters. Streetcar to Denny. Shop at Whole Foods. #8 bus up to B'way. Walk a little around the neighborhood. Back to my place. Watch Power Rangers Ninja Storm - Shane's Karma. Shane, plagued by nightmares, comes to Tori for advice and heeds it to her chagrin. There's only one person who can help Shane, and that person is someone from his past. Chicken salad sandwich and cole slaw for dinner. Watch MSNBC. Touré On ‘Proper Negro Fatigue’: No Matter How Good I Am At It, ‘I Still Know I May End Up Dead’

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zondag 9 juni 2013

zondag 9 juni 2013 Up at 5:01. Watch France 24. Félicitations! Vous avez gagné! Rafael Nadal wins record eighth French Open title. Tears for Clément Méric. Thousands of supporters marched in grief and anger Saturday to honor an anti-fascist activist who died after a brawl with far-right militants. People march along Boulevard Richard-Lenoir to pay respects. Walk around Capitol Hill. Up to 15th and down Olive Way. Watch Up With Steve Kornacki. Lots of talk about New Jersey politics. Will Cory Booker run and win for the NJ Senate seat?

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I'm watching France 2 and they're interviewing Rafael Nadal. Incroyable! The students of France also start Le Baccalaureat. The emphasis is on philosophy... Plato, William of Ockham, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Heidegger, Sartre.  Bon Chance, mes jeunes. Finally, the sun comes out at 1:11. The One Time. Watch episodes of SeaQuest DSV and Star Trek.

zaterdag 8 juni 2013

zaterdag 8 juni 2013 Up at 5:32. Watch Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil - The Toddyssey. Todd uses a time-traveling paraplegic student as a taxi to the future, where he sees what the world could become without him. Catch up with Rachel Maddow. Rachel interviews Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. about the difficulty he had getting information about U.S. surveillance programs despite President Obama's insistence that members of Congress have been briefed, and resistance he encountered trying to bring greater transparency to the program.

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Senator Merkley: 'Certainly what the president said today stretched several things' I am reminded that Former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) was the only senator who voted against the Patriot Act in 2001. What a mess! #10 bus round trip to Safeway on 15th. Back to my place to make beet salad. Watch Revolution - The Dark Tower. They get the power back on... just to launch nukes. Watch France 24. Thousands of supporters marched in grief and anger Saturday to honor an anti-fascist activist who died after a brawl with far-right militants. Report - Skinhead attack suspect to face manslaughter charges. RIP Clément Méric.

vrijdag 7 juni 2013

vrijdag 7 juni 2013 Up with alarm. Watch KOMO News. Denise Whitaker does a cute story about a kindergarten class visiting city hall. Cheesy potatoes and fried egg for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Much discussion about The N.S.A. and the F.B.I. tapping into the servers of major Internet companies to collect audio, video, photographs, e-mails and other documents, according to a Washington Post report. Program code-named PRISM. New York City is getting drenched. It's tropical storm Andrea. How's the weather in space. Well, Justin Bieber will tell us some day. Walk up to Denny. Catch a #40 bus up to Mercer. I love watching this gaggle of geese in the park. Wow! So many of them. Spend an hour with the Moons & Stars. We're goofing off on the playground. The new climber makes me a little anxious. Over to Seahorses. Only 4 in this group. The little rascals. The Seahorse traadition continues. Down to Dolphins. Only 2 kids. It's nap time for them. One wakes up a little hungry. After a good meal, we head outside. We mingle with some Starfish and Sea Otters. The streetcar is off schedule... to my advantage. 3:06 to d'town. #550 bus tunnel to Uwajimaya to get some Sho Chiko Bai, Phad Thai and some some real ginger ale. Train to d'town. Watch NBC News. Obama Defends Secret Internet, Phone Surveillance Programs. "We have to make choices as a society," Obama said in his first remarks about revelations of the huge scope of government surveillance. "It's important to recognize that you can't have 100 percent security and also then have 100 percent privacy and zero inconvenience."

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Congress enacted the Patriot Act. They can and should undo it. Watch movie - Magic Mike. Try to concentrate more on the plot.