zaterdag 31 augustus 2013

zaterdag 31 augustus 2013 Up with sunrise. Nice to sleep in watch KOMO News. Glad to hear that the Mariners won one. FINALLY! Walker wins debut as Mariners top Astros 7-1. Uff da!. Look at that Walker guy!

Are we going to war?

McCain outlines best-case scenario for Syria strike.

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There's Marc Ginsberg again.

The Morning After a Syrian Strike -- What's Next?

Damascus is eerily calm tonight while Damascenes nervously hunker down for what Washington is billing as a short duration Mediterranean-based cruise missile assault on Syrian military installations. The limited objective: "punish" Syria for deploying chemical weapons "on a large scale" (Obama's words) against innocent men, women and children, and deter Assad from doing it again. After Up, I am watching some Star Trek. To Excalbia! The homeworld for the Excalbians, a silicon-based intelligent species which can create... President Lincoln? Yarnek!

Then we have Unnatural Selection... and boys encased in Styrolite!

A little screen cap of The Day The Earth Stood Still with Keanu Reeves.

I wonder what and where is Keanu is these days.

Long live Klaatu!

No life-forms present, sir. Good night.

vrijdag 30 augustus 2013

vrijdag 30 augustus 2013 Up at 4:22. Watch KOMO News. They talk about yesterday's crazy weather. Report - Thunderstorms, drenching rains rock evening commute. Time to dry out. Fried egg and potatoes for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Syria. Syria. Syria. George W. Bush Talks Syria on Fox: 'I Was Not a Fan of Mr. Assad' Chuckle, chuckle head. So many people died from your lies. Lots of people call into the show saying Bush is a jerk, "I am NOT one of your fans!", terrible president, a failure... I'm listening to the show on WCPT - Chicago's Progressive Talk. They play Medicare For All part of Physicians for a National Health Program fighting for health care for all. Walk up to Denny. #40 bus to Mercer. The crosswalk is blocked with new construction. I try to find another alternative to cross Westlake, but a construction worker yells at me. Give Joyce planning time. So, I hang out with the 4 Sea Otters. We have music time. Out to the playground for a little while. It seems nice and peaceful inside. We build with blocks. Play with bubbles. Over to Dolphins. They're asleep already, but it's not a magical nap time. Noises upstairs wake up a couple kids. I manage to get one asleep, but the other one cries and cries. Then another wakes up and can't go back to sleep. I take them out to the playground so that the others can sleep. Whew! Streetcar to Denny. Traffic is heavy. Bus #8 is late. Up to B'way to do a little shopping. #49 bus is magically fast to d'town. Watch a little KOMO News. I love it when PAX comes to town. Report - Gamers Descend On Seattle For PAX Prime 2013.

Watch Futurama - Law & Oracle. After being sent on yet another prank delivery, Fry becomes disillusioned with his job as a delivery boy. He decides to go to Police Academy to become an officer for the NNYPD. Fry is promoted to the Future Crimes Division.

I can't believe that Fry goes back to Planet Express. Turn to The Ed Show where John Fugelsang lights into an Obamacare hating Chaplain. Go, John!

Back to Revolution. It's The Children's Crusade. Save Danny!

donderdag 29 augustus 2013

donderdag 29 augustus 2013 Up at 5:58. Watch KOMO News. Protesters are rallying outside a Starbucks on Fourth Avenue. I think it's the new one on Fourth and Union. Report - Fast-food protests expand across Seattle, nation. March. Protest. Strike!

Same news on GMA - Fast Food Protesters Demand Higher Pay.

Caui, the cat, say Good Morning, Mike.

Snack on this and that for breakfast. Train to d'town. Stop by Bartell Drugs to buy AAA batteries. Walk up to Denny. It rains on me pretty good. #40 bus to Mercer. Take off my soggy shoes at work. Put on my dry socks. Join the Seahorses for art. Markers on a box.

Party in a box! Woop! Woop!

The rain lets up. So, we head for the playground. Wet sand for the best sand castles. Lucy loves to hang out here.

Set up lunches for the Starfish. I am Anne today since she's taking the day off. Kenn is here with me, too. Lunchtime is short. The kids go to sleep quickly. Quiet time. I take a couple early-risers to the lobby. They also hang out with Shawna in her office. She has some wonderful magnetic toys. Streetcar to d'town. Traffic from the Seahawks game clog the streets. Train to Mount Baker. I make it to Cat City before the rain storm.

WEATHER ALERT: HEAVY RAIN APPROACHING SEATTLE AREA

The rain blows through the screen and scares Pete. MEOOOW! Settle down to watch MSNBC here. All In With Chris Hayes and The Rachel Maddow Show. Wow. Chris is beating Rachel in the ratings. Train. Now it's full of fans going to the Oakland Raiders - Seattle Seahawks game. Back to my apartment. Watch Futurama - Möbius Dick. The crew hunts a four-dimensional space whale.

woensdag 28 augustus 2013

woensdag 28 augustus 2013 Turn on BBC World News at 12:47. It's Syria, Syria, Syria. Actually, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel puts me to sleep. Up at 4:33. It's really raining this morning. Tortilla fried egg sandwich for breakfast. I'm going to wear an Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) t-shirt today. Train at 7:06 to d'town. Drop by apartment to make and pack a lunch. Turn on Stephanie Miller. NO! "Welcome to WW III!" President Obama and his European and Middle East allies have blamed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for last week’s killing of hundreds of civilians. But the U.N. experts, who were first allowed to cross the front line by Assad’s forces on Monday, are still engaged in gathering evidence. Walk up Westlake to work. Busy day with the Dolphins as their teachers take some planning time. We're having a great time in the sandbox, but we - drat it - our time is up. The kids have a melt down in the classroom. We settle down to read Good Night, Gorilla. Some of this story is up for interpretation. Hmmm. What about the rainbow keys? A couple of the kids conk out before lunchtime. The rest have lunch and head down for naps. A magical nap time for all. Even the Seahorses. Streetcar to Denny. Shop at Whole Foods for stuff. Good karma with the streetcar. Ride to d'town and train to Rainier Valley. The train halts here and there because the Marinier game is just getting out. The fans board the train. Well... I have a feeling. Rangers rout Felix to push Mariners’ losing streak to six. Lots of fans get off at Beacon Hill and lots more at Mount Baker. I'm tired. Can't wait to unpack and say hi to the cats. Thank you, OMD t-shirt.

Can't catch most of KOMO News. Yes to ABC News. Report - March on Washington: Obama Vows That 'We Will Win These Fights' Rice and spicy black bean soup for dinner. Watch movie - Star Trek (2009). I love the chase Kirk has from the Hengrauggi monster. Sad to watch Spock as he witnesses the destruction of Vulcan.

The clerk at Whole Foods - Lance - says Vodka Monopolowa was the best wild vodka when he lived in Texas... distilled from select potato varieties. I'll try it.

dinsdag 27 augustus 2013

dinsdag 27 augustus 2013 Toss and turn all night. Stomach trouble. Flip between news channels - CNN, MSNBC, BBC, RT and World News Now. Call in sick at 1:30. TNT has Smallville - Hereafter. Clark discovers that his schoolmate Jordan can foresee the future. Oh, poor Jordan.

There's some weather out there. Turn on Wake Up With Al.

Take a break from all the news. Watch a movie - The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The disk is begging me to play it. Watch France 24. Hollande speaks On Foreign Policy. The debate sharpens. What shall we do with Syria? France ready to 'punish' those behind Syria gas attack. Nice for me. I get to stay and play in Paris with Rick Steves. Back in 2004... Highlights of Paris: Eiffel and Monet to Crème Brulée. Oy! The juice in the frig is almost a year old. That's why my stomach hurts. I get some appetite back. Some baked beans and crackers for dinner. Watch movie - 007 Moonraker.

maandag 26 augustus 2013

maandag 26 augustus 2013 Up at 4:22. Watch KOMO News. Woo HOO! We're all excited about the Sounders. The fans push the stadium past its capacity. Report - Dempsey's Seattle debut a success as Sounders beat Timbers 1-0.

Walk up to Whole Foods for my breakfast. Walk up Westlake to work. I'm with the Sea Otters and the Seahorses. Easy-going day. All the kids seem to be here today. Lunch prep for the Seahorses. Everyone sleeps at nap time. Turn on The World for my trip down to Rainier Valley. Interesting report - Inside Gay Pakistan.

Beef tamales for dinner. Watch movie - Angora Ranch.

zondag 25 augustus 2013

zondag 25 augustus 2013 Notable racist. Jesse Helms.

He opposed the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. Helms tried, with a 16-day filibuster, to stop the Senate from approving a federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Mr. Helms seems slightly left of my mom. Uff da. Do I really need to back to Ohio? It's I Have A Dream Day. And sometimes, I need to remember... We can never be satisfied.

I hope that you havn't made any plans for corn muffins. P.A. System: Lastday, Capricorn 29's. Year of the City: 2274. Carousel begins.

zaterdag augustus 24 2013

zaterdag augustus 24 2013 Wake up at 6:04. Watch Empire.

It's still hot... It's hot enough to jump into the International Fountain. Watch Galaxy Quest. By Grabthar's hammer, we live to tell the tale. Down to Rainier Valley for a little while. Pet Max, Pete and Cuai. Michael drives me back to my place. Watch Doctor Who - The Bells of Saint John, The Rings of Akheraten and Cold War.

vrijdag 23 augustus 2013

vrijdag 23 augustus 2013 Up at 2:08. Watch DW-TV. The German federal election will be held on 22 September 2013 to determine the 598 members of the 18th Bundestag. So, they talk a lot about politics. People & Politics. German politicians agree that nuclear energy should be phased out, but there's little consensus on how to pay for it. Making the switch to green power will be very expensive, and the power grid will need a pricey expansion, too. Now higher electricity prices are becoming a campaign issue. I like the special report on Christoph Metzelder - ein deutscher Fußballspieler. Egg salad and potatoes for breakfast. Watch Good Morning America. I'm enjoying the Summer Concert series. It's the fabulous band The Wanted performing Glad You Came. Walk up to Denny. #62 bus to Mercer. I'm Dolphin/Sea Otter extra for an hour. Teachers seem happy that it's Friday. However, the kids seem a little cranky and clingy. 11 o'clock lunch break for Eileen. Hang out with the Sea Otters. Bubbles are the best. How do you say bubbles in German, I wonder. Wie Sie Bubbles auf Deutsch sagen, tun, Frage ich mich. Diapers are done. Set up lunches. Over to Seahorses. They have a later lunchtime. It's very low-key here. I'm all over the place today. Back to Dolphins. I take an early-riser to the playground while the rest nap. Finally, up to Wildflowers for their nap time. Streetcar to Denny. #8 to B'way QFC. Hi, Connor. I need a bottle of Finlandia. #49 bus to d'town. Watch KOMO News. Microsoft's big Ballmer is finally stepping down, ey? Report - Microsoft says CEO Ballmer to retire in 12 months. Flashback... Gates and Ballmer getting goofy. Jay, man! This evening, you pamper yourself in a nice bath with a lovely, lovely beer. You deserve it after this morning's concert in NYC.

Teriyaki chicken, fried rice and spinach salad for dinner. Guess what. I have Star Trek - Into Darkness.

donderdag 22 augustus 2013

donderdag 22 augustus 2013 Happy Birthday to Claude Debussy, born today in 1862. He gets a Google Doodle. Up with alarm. On the news...

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Tofu salad and potatoes for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. They talk a lot about Manning's desire for a sex change. Watch some RT News. This is bizarre. A huge Russian hovercraft powers past swimmers sending clouds of spray shooting up high into the air at a beach near Russia’s western city of Kaliningrad. People are screaming. Walk up to Whole Foods to get something for lunch. Walk up Westlake to work. It's ironic, but I'm extra for the Dolphins. They go on a walk. Hang out with the Sea Otters. Only 4 kids in the group today. Six Dolphins. When they get back from their walk, they sit down for lunch. Change diapers and set out nap mats. Over to Sea Otters. Audrey helps me to get them down for naps. Up to Wildflowers for the last lunch break. I see that they have Once Upon A Potty in their library.

Potty training... What a concept. Keep me out of it. Streetcar to d'town. Train to Uwajimaya. Get some teriyaki chicken and tofu fried rice. Train to University. Home. Watch Futurama - Attack Of The Killer App. Welcome to Third World of the Antares System. Antares 3 is inhabited by the Antarians, whose children work as slaves and do most of the work, except the whipping.

Watch KOMO News. EW! Looming Pioneer Square 'Ratpocolypse'? Depends on who you ask... But I saw a rat in Freeway Park yesterday. I thought it was a rather strange occurrence.

Watch Power Rangers - SPD: Wormhole. I love the Green Ranger - Bridge. Say your goodbyes and report to delta launch in 5 minutes. SIR? WHEN YOU SAY SAY YOUR GOODBYES. DO YOU MEAN SAY "GOOD BYE" AS IN "SEE YOU LATER"?

woensdag 21 augustus 2013

sick woensdag 21 augustus 2013 Call in sick at 4:46. My stomach is driving me crazy. Watch WLS Chicago News. A 55-year-old Chicago man could lose the use of his fingers after he reportedly was attacked by his chain saw-wielding neighbor. How scary! Switch to KOMO News. Report - Seattle to world: 'Hey, come film your commercials here' Turn on Stephanie Miller. She makes me laugh, even when I'm sick. She gets all goofy about the Obama's new girl puppy, Sunny. I'm not a dog person, but Sunny is cute. Aren't you a cutie? Breaking news - Manning sentenced to 35 years for massive leak of US secrets.

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This is the top story on RT News. Manning to ask Obama for pardon, will pay ‘high price’ if not granted. In his statement, he quotes historian and social activist Howard Zinn, saying, there is not a flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people. Catching up with Rachel Maddow. She talks about the story of David Miranda's detention at Heathrow. Journalism is not terrorism... Reporting on what governments do, even when those governments prefer to keep those actions secret, is not terrorism.

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Connected with the Guardian ordeal, we have the destruction of the Snowden data - Guardian's Alan Rusbridger. Hello, Ingsoc. Play with Star Walk for a little bit. Watch movie - Stargate. Nap. Watch DW- TV Insight Germany. The guest in this edition has an extraordinary story to tell. A lecturer in Iran she was forced to flee after a photo taken from her Facebook profile was erroneously used by international media to illustrate a breaking news story about 27 year-old Neda Agha-Soltani. A woman who had been shot dead at a demonstration against the Iranian government. Her book - My Stolen Face. Mein gestohlenes Gesicht.

dinsdag 20 augustus 2013

dinsdag 20 augustus 2013 Up at 2:10. Watch RT News and The Keiser Report. Even after a big dose of Max Keiser's ranting...

I manage to doze back to sleep for a couple more hours. Rice and fried egg for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. They talk a lot about Ted Cruz - I Will Renounce Any Canadian Citizenship. Oh! I'll take it if you don't want it. Walk up to Whole Foods for a 2nd breakfast - curry tofu scramble, a piece of nice crispy bacon and some pasta salad. Walk up the rest of the way to work. Busy, scary day with the Seahorses. Planning time for Pam and Sharon. One of the kids wants to sit in my lap and read The Runaway Bunny... with our flashlights.

It's a nice relaxing one-to-one experience for us. Out to the playground. Try to juggle diaper changes, too. Someone already set up lunches. Over to Sea Otters for a couple hours. Many diapers are already done. They finish lunch and lay down for naps. Naps - 50% easy, 50% struggle. I think that some of the kids miss their primary caregivers. At last, Dolphins. One is awake already. The others wake up one-by-one. Easy-going hour. Streetcar to Denny. Walk up to 500 Mercer QFC to pick up some stuff. #2 bus to d'town. It's a hot, crowded bus. Finally, I'm home. Watch KOMO News. If you want to live in a Lego building... Report - New Belltown apartments to be built using stackable blocks.

Switch to The Cycle. Money makes the world go around. They talk about the effects of the next sequestration cuts on the horizon with Politico's Manu Raju. Washington State gets involved with the minimum wage discussion. Congress' 'minimum wage': $70/hour.

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Turkey sandwich for dinner. Watch movie - Titan A. E.

maandag 19 augustus 2013

maandag 19 augustus 2013 Up with alarm. Watch KOMO News. Report - Program allows Seattle businesses to ban guns in stores. Gun violence kills more than 31,000 people each year in the United States and Washington CeaseFire says they are hoping the new program will cut that number. Fried egg and potatoes for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Islamic militants today ambushed two mini-buses carrying off-duty policemen in Egypt, killing 25 of them execution-style in a brazen daylight attack that deepens the turmoil roiling the country and underscores the volatility of the strategic region. Walk up to Whole Foods to get some pasta salad. #40 bus to Mercer. I'm with the Dolphins and Sea Otters. Low numbers. Lots of outside time for me. The Dolphins go down for naps first, and they sleep almost 3 hours. Streetcar to d'town. Train to Mount Baker. Michael gives me a buzz cut. Pet the cats. Ride home. Watch The Cycle. Egypt in limbo.

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Fried egg sandwich for dinner. Watch Futurama - The Beast With A Billion Backs.

To better understand the anomaly, I will now focus its radiation on a giant medium-sized ant to see what happens.

zondag 18 augustus 2013

zondag 18 augustus 2013 Watch France 24. Tecktonik is fab again. Mon dieu. Faster than the speed of light? That's extremely slow.

zaterdag 17 augustus 2013

zaterdag 17 augustus 2013 Up at 8:30. Nice to sleep in. Watch movie - MST3K: The Space Children. It's not on YouTube anymore. Watch it on Metacafe (which is fine on my iPad).

I love the riff that Mike and the bots do on the short film - 21st Century Calling. Two perky teens explore every inch of the telephone exhibit at Seattle's fair. Turn on Rick Steves. Family Croatia; Bumpy Balkans; Exploring Northern Italy. Travel writer Francis Tapon, author of The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us. It's a lazy, stay-at-home day. Watch A Traveler's Guide to the Planets. Dr. Steve Squyres describes how difficult it can be to land on rocky old Mars.

Our commune's been monitoring the Universe's life energy for, like, a really long time, and we're grokking some super-weird junk. It can only be Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder.

vrijdag 16 augustus 2013

vrijdag 16 augustus 2013 Up with alarm. Snack on leftovers in frig. Turn on Stephanie Miller. It's Fridays with John Fugelsang from the New York bureau. He talk about his last hour on Current TV. John Fugelsang says good-bye to Current TV with his son Henry Jack.

Macklemore is doing a concert in Central Park for GMA!

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Walk up to Denny. #62 bus to Mercer. I'm extra for the Sea Otters. The numbers are low today. Mingle with the Seahorses. It's sad to split the group up, but some need to go in for lunch prep and diapers. Over to Dolphins. Quiet time. The kids sleep soundly. Next door, the Sea Otters wake up early. They love to play with their toy dogs.

Streetcar to d'town. Walk up to my apartment. Watch KOMO News. LIVE from Myrtle Edwards Park... Hempfest! See Pot Celebrities. Say Hello to the Cops. Smoke on the Water. Find Shade Seats at the Hemposium. Seeley Stage.

Watch MSNBC. Has everyone heard about Russia’s new anti-gay legislation?

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Curry chicken and pasta salad for dinner. Watch movie - The Last Starfighter. The Last Starfighter is a 1984 film about Alex Rogan, a teenager who seems doomed to stay at his trailer park home all his life, and finds himself recruited as a fighter pilot for an alien defense force. Directed by Nick Castle. Written by Jonathan R. Betuel. In his wildest dreams, Alex never suspected that tonight, he would become... The Last Starfighter.

donderdag 15 augustus 2013

donderdag 15 augustus 2013 Up with alarm. Want to stay in bed. Watch KOMO News. Think you're going to get the munchies while at Seattle's Hempfest this weekend? Perhaps seek out a Seattle Police officer. Duuude! SPD to hand out Doritos at Seattle Hempfest. Hard boiled egg and toast for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. It's the last day for the show on Current TV. Officials from the Missouri State Fair apologized Sunday after a rodeo clown dressed as President Barack Obama sparked an uproar. Sean Hannity Defends The Racist Rodeo Clown. Hannity is such a jerk. Walk up to Denny. #62 bus up to Mercer. Muggy day. Seattle really one of the most humid cities in the U.S.? You bet! Hang out with the Dolphins and Sea Otters.

I'm like a ping pong ball, going back and forth between the two groups. Playground, diapers, bottles, naps. Most of the kids wake up happy... except one. He seems really mad. Streetcar to Whole Foods. Get some stuff. Walk home. Watch KOMO News. Go, Sammamish! Sammamish beats Texas 8-4 in their opening game of LLWS. Proud dads and moms.

Sammamish, Wash.'s Jack Carper, left, celebrates with Jack Titus (4) after hitting a solo home run against Corpus Christi, Texas, during the second inning of a baseball game in U.S. pool play at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Seattle rapper and chart-topper Macklemore makes the cover of 'Rolling Stone'

The mayor says violent crime has dropped, but a Seattle Times analysis finds the level holding steady in the retail core — with spikes in summer months. Report - Downtown getting safer? Not according to the numbers. The intersection of Third Avenue and Pike Street in downtown is among the hot spots where violent crimes have tended to cluster.

Watch The Cycle. Why is Ari Melber in Seattle? Hempfest 2013?

woensdag 14 augustus 2013

woensdag 14 augustus 2013 Up at 1:20am. Play podcast of The Takeaway. Greg Louganis is a gay athlete who won a total of four gold medals in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympic Games for diving. He also has personal experience with Olympic boycotts. Back in 1980, he was favored to win two gold medals in the Moscow games, but was unable to compete due to the boycott. Greg Louganis on Russia's Anti-Gay Laws & The 2014 Olympics.

Switch to BBC News. Violence Escalates in Egypt With Pro-Morsi "Massacre" One local resident says there is "complete terror" on the streets of Cairo. Doze off for a couple hours. Chili dog for breakfast. Check NBC News. Of course, they have Richard Engel in the middle of the chaos in Cairo.

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Walk up Westlake to work. I'm extra for the Wildflowers. Short time on the playground. I set up their nap mats. Down to Sea Otters. Only 5 kids. Their lunchtime is already over. I do some diapers and they conk out for nap time. It gets quiet quickly. Dolphins sleep, too. One early riser. Change some diapers before I leave. Streetcar to Denny. Shop at Whole Foods for some food and organic toilet paper. Home. Watch RT News. They report about the meanness in Cairo. Blood on their hands! Documentary about the cool Su-27 Family - Russian Knights. Curry chicken and cheesy potatoes for dinner. Watch Avatar.

dinsdag 13 augustus 2013

dinsdag 13 augustus 2013 This day marks the start of the Berlin Wall Timeline - 1961. On this day in history - The Berlin border between East and West Berlin is closed. Up at 2:04. Watch RT News. RT invites a panel of guests for an in-depth discussion - Sochi Olympics Boycott: Hysteria or legitimate protest? Martyn Andrews - RT Arts and Culture Correspondent - talks about the cultural differences of London and Moscow. Konstantin Yablotsky - Carrying The Torch For LGBT Sports - is against a boycott. Switch to Netflix to watch From Russia With Love. I manage to doze back to sleep in the middle. Snack on left-overs for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Lots of talk about the NYC's "Stop 'n Frisk" policy. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people are stopped, interrogated, searched and humiliated by the NYPD for doing nothing more than walking to the subway, going to school or leaving work. Of course, Laura Ingraham has her unique point of view. Lots of people call into the show with the personal experiences of racial profiling by police. Walk up Westlake to work. Planning time for the Dolphin teachers. Everyone is coated with sunscreen. We visit the Toddler and Infant playgrounds. Lots of fascinating truck activity on the streets. The kids eat well at lunchtime. Not all of the kids are asleep when I head over to the Seahorses for their lunchtime. Pam reads a few stories while the kids eat. It's goes very orderly. Awesome, kids. Back again to Dolphins. They sleep well through the hour. I'm supposed to go to Summer Camp, but the campers are not back yet from their trip to the zoo. I set out their mats... and I wait, wait, wait. Finally, they pop up. What's new at the zoo? Say hello to the tallest baby in town. Mom Olivia FINALLY gave birth on Aug. 6 at 7:03 p.m. The nearly 6-foot-tall baby giraffe is standing, nursing, and stealing hearts already. Streetcar to d'town. Drop off stuff at my place. Short walk up and down Pike Street while listening to NPR. I like their Cosmos And Culture segment: Stars Define Our Place In The Universe - How To Fall Forever Into The Night Sky. Right now I just see the clear blue sky and a very bright sun. But I understand... For our Sun is a star. Like all stars, they are all suns - vast spheres of thermonuclear burning gas. When I get home, I turn on my Star Walk app on my iPad. It's pointing fairly close to the Pluto System.

maandag 12 augustus 2013

maandag 12 augustus 2013 Up with alarm. Turn on Stephanie Miller. The Rude Pundit chats with Steph about racism, Bill O’Reilly, and Ann Coulter. Lee Papa's post for today: Politics and Pigs at the County Fair. Chili dog for breakfast. Walk down to the Post Office to mail my Comcast bill. Across the street... Bus driver shot in downtown Seattle; police fatally shoot gunman.

I'm numb. A shooting right across the street from me. Hundreds of people stop. They're curious. The busses pile up because they can't move. Tune my radio to KOMO News to find out what's going on as I walk to work. Now I'm getting the jitters. I tell everybody at work about the shootings. Up to Moons & Stars. Just hanging out. Outside to visit the Dolphins. I'm extra. We head inside for diapers and lunch. Some of these kids sleep almost 3 hours. Streetcar to d'town. Train to Uwajimaya. A few groceries. Sho Chico Bai sake. #150 tunnel bus back to my place. Watch KOMO News. People from Toulouse Petit make me drool. I love the Summer Cocktails segment. Mint Julips of course.

The bartender is a hunk! Watch Futurama - Obsoletely Fabulous.

Cold noodle salad for dinner. Watch MSNBC and finally MST3K: The Horror Of Party Beach. "Oh, I am so Twyla Tharp...!"