donderdag 31 oktober 2013

donderdag 31 oktober 2013 Red Sox! This is More Than WHAT? I wander limply down to King County to drop off my ballot. I vote for Ed Murray for Mayor. You got it, Misster! Hurry now, before I make a fool of myself. So, for this special day, I drop off my ballot and my rent. There's Halloween candy in the lobby. I like Twix, but I want some Mr. Goodbar. And so, I watch Young Frankenstein. Uff! WHAT THE? After you, Frau Blucher. BLUCHER! *Horses neigh* Put... the candle... back!

woensdag 30 oktober 2013

woensdag 30 oktober 2013 Up with alarm. Chicken chow mein for breakfast. Watch NBC News. Live, from the Hall of Statues, Roger Daltrey performs at ceremony honoring Winston Churchill.

The Guardian writes Churchill's Bust Unites Washington in Bombast and Circumstance. Daltrey crooned a special arrangement of Ben E. King’s Stand By Me. Walk up to Denny. #62 to Mercer. A couple short breaks in Moons & Stars. I am greeted with great enthusiasm. Brady sits in my lap at circle time. Leisha talks about the life-cycle of the pumpkin. Down to the Sea Otter classroom. Joyce does Five Little Pumpkins.

I do diapers while Joyce does circle. Anne sets up lunches. Short-staffed today? Not really. Lunchtime is messy. Naps are a struggle. Up to Wild Flowers. I keep a non-napper company. Down to Seahorses. One is already awake. The others sleep through his noises. Streetcar to Denny. #8 bus up to B'way. Visit Conner at QFC's liquor store. Take a bottle of Finlandia home with me. Watch a documentary about Winston Churchill. In honor of today's crooner - Roger Daltrey - I watch Tommy.

dinsdag 29 oktober 2013

dinsdag 29 oktober 2013 Up at 4:25. Conked out during the 3rd quarter of the game. What happened? Seahawks win 14-9 over Rams.

Walk up to Virginia for some 7-Eleven coffee. It needs cream and sugar. A hint of a sunrise from the web cam at Salty's.

Hard boiled egg with spicy noodles for breakfast. Watch France 24. Poor François Hollande. Poll shows only 26% of French people have positive opinion of Socialist president, lower even than Sarkozy's 30%.

Enough French politics. Up to work. Two hours with the Dolphins while their teachers take some planning time. Nice long time outside on the playground. Another beautiful day. Play a lot in the sandbox. Inside, the kids discover a new kitchen area. They focus a lot on the pots, plates and the flour sifter. Over to Sea Otters. I clean up the lunch mess. Naps are easy. They sleep a good 90 minutes. Diapers and freeplay when they wake up. Streetcar to d'town and train to Uwajimaya. It's Their 85th anniversary, and everything is 10% off. Get spicy beef gyoza, lots of veggies and Sho Chiko Bai.

#77 Express bus to Maple Leaf. I'm don't really know that neighborhood. I just go up to 9th and Pine and head back home. Watch France 24 again. Je suis content. Edith Piaf continues to inspire, 50 years after her death.

maandag 28 oktober 2013

maandag 28 oktober 2013 Up at 12:54. Watch DW-TV. Arts.21 as an exposé on artist and architect Tomás Saraceno and his exhibit in Düsseldorf. The news bores me to sleep.

Wake up to watch KOMO News. Report - Seattle University student attacked on campus. There are quite a few comments about this. Oy! An accident. Pedestrian struck, killed by Metro bus on Capitol Hill.

Fried egg sandwich with sauerkraut for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Rocky Mountain Mike gets us into the Halloween spirit. "The ghost of Rand. Speak never more." Walk up Westlake to work. I go back and forth - Sea Otters and Dolphins. I join both groups out on the playground. Wow. It's quite windy, and the kids love it. Bubbles zip away. The bright red leaves in the trees. Bright blue sky above us. Inside, Joyce does a round of diapers. Kids hand me books to read. So, I read. Over to Dolphins. They're going down for naps. The rest of the day is fairly mellow. Streetcar to d'town. Shop at City Target for some groceries. Home. Watch BBC Horizon: Swallowed by a Black Hole. Une salade niçoise - une spécialité culinaire célèbre de Nice - pour le dîner. I wish that I had anchovies for my salad. Time for MST3K. This week on Cave Dwellers...

zondag 27 oktober 2013

zondag 27 oktober 2013 The Tesseract - an object of unparalleled power. Midnight movie - The Avengers.

Back to sleep for a while. Call Michael about doing some laundry at his place. Gregg is watching TV Land... one of my favorite channels. The lovely and talented Tyler Posey is in an episode of The Exes - The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. "You get an A in abs."

Then it's Roseanne - Beckey Howser, M.D. Back home again with my fresh laundry. It smells nice. Watch Star Trek - Bread And Circuses.

SNL Cold Open Savages The 'Sucky' Obamacare Website Rollout. I guess that it's an evening with Edward Norton. I watch him host SNL then The Incredible Hulk.

zaterdag 26 oktober 2013

zaterdag 26 oktober 2013 Up at 4:01 AM. Turn on RTBF Radio. Back to sleep until 8 o'clock. Nice to sleep in. Spinach and artichoke omelet with potatoes for breakfast. Listen to Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me live from the Cincinnati Music Hall. John Lithgow plays Not My Job. Wow! The sun comes out for a short hour. In honor of Fogmageddon, I watch The Outer Limits - A Feasibility Study.

The lasting visual impression of “Feasibility” is of watching an ink wash come to life.  Blacks and whites and morbid grays clash in fog, and strive to break through filters and mist, the sky sometimes appearing like a livid bruise. 

Me? I love the monsters. The Luminoids - suffering a great and terrible need. The Luminoids need slaves.

Next, Space 1999 - The Testament Of Arkadia. The inscription tells all. Arkadia will live on—in the hearts of an enlightened few who fled before the end, carrying the seeds of a new beginning into the depths of space. The passage ends with a plea for those guided here to make this world live again.

Turn on KUOW to hear Rick Steves. Yay for Suzy Khimm. She wins the ultimate prize on Up Against The Clock - a $50 gift certificate to Little Poland in New York City’s East Village neighborhood... I love playing, too.

The funny things you can find on YouTube. The KriStef brothers. Howie IS inaapropriate. And Whataya Want From Me.

Ladies and gentlemen, the lovely and talented Jason Mraz.

vrijdag 25 oktober 2013

vrijdag 25 oktober 2013 Up at 4:28. Watch KOMO News. Iconic neon Rainier 'R' returns to its historic perch. This brings a tear to my eye. Spaghetti carbonara for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Yay! Sexy Liberal is coming to Seattle! Michael Tomasky of The Daily Beast calls in to talk about the two sides of the Republican party. No Country For Old Moderates. Can't wait for elections next year.

Walk up to Denny. #40 bus to Mercer. I'm with the Sea Otter while their teachers take planning time. They seem to be celebrating Fall.

The Sea Otters are already outside... on the Infant Playground. They're having fun, but I can see that the kids are too big for the toys. The slide is way too small. But we chase bubbles and sing Row, Row, Row Your Boat. Inside, it's Friday Freeplay, but I take the kids on a tour of the photo collages. They eat well at lunchtime. Naps are easy. Up to Rain Forest. After coming back from a field trip, the kids are still trying to settle down for naps. Some are crying. The teachers stay to help them, but they settle down eventually. One of the non-nappers, Alex, shows me his Visual Dictionary Of Baseball book. He and others in the group are obsessed about baseball.

Streetcar to Denny. #8 bus up to B'way. Shop at the QFC. Good deal on some Jalapeno and Artichoke dip. #49 bus to d'town. A huge group of students from SCCC pile into the bus. Back home. Watch KOMO News and The Cycle. Hurricane Sandy, one year later. I also like the interview with Chiwetel Ejiofor about 12 Years A Slave. 12 Years A Slave. A fictionalized adaptation of the 1853 autobiography Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. in 1841 and sold into slavery.

Stir fry rice and veggies for dinner. In honor of Mr. Chiwetel Ejiofor, I watch one of his films - 2012. He plays Dr. Adrian Helmsley. He's part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms and learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Adrian Helmsley: The moment we stop fighting for each other, that's the moment we lose our humanity.

donderdag 24 oktober 2013

donderdag 24 oktober 2013 Up with alarm. Left-over fish and chips for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Comedian Dean Obeidallah calls in to talk about his new piece for The Daily Beast - The Tea Party's War On Comedy. More faux outrage.

Walk up to Denny. Catch a #62 to Mercer. Give a few 15-minute breaks, then I give Joyce an hour for a meeting. Hang out with the Sea Otters. Eileen does circle time while I set up lunches. Naps are not as much of a struggle today. Over to Seahorses for a change. One of the kids sneezes and wakes himself up. We read his favorite book - It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse! Eek! Then we go to the Bike Room.

Streetcar to d'town. I'm curious about a new construction project. It's huge. It's Insignia Seattle.

The Insignia project takes up a whole block.

Eventually, it will look like this.

Seattle is changing so much that it razzle-dazzles me. Walk down 5th Ave. to The Martin. Back home. Watch KOMO News. Weather = Fog. I love the time lapse video of the fog smothering Seattle. Chicken and mash potatoes for dinner. Watch Revolution - One Riot One Ranger. It seems that Aaron is a Fire Starter.

woensdag 23 oktober 2013

woensdag 23 oktober 2013 Up with alarm. Watch KOMO News. The fog. The thickest yet. Is it ever going to break?

Catch the TechBytes report: iPad Air, Macbook. Goat cheese and ham omelet for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. I like the interview with Susan Bennett, better known as the voice of Siri. Here's the CNN report. Walk up Westlake to work. I'm downstairs and upstairs today. Music with Terri... The kids like to bang her drum, jiggle and dance to her songs. We have extra help for lunch prep. We need to wrangle with the Sea Otters at nap time. Upstairs for naps with Wildflowers and Rain Forest. Beck is a non-napper, though. We read No Is No And Si Is Yes.

Streetcar to d'town. Call mom about dad. She talks about New Life Hospice care for dad. I'm glad to hear he's going home. I need a walk before the sun goes away. I see a fog bank creeping up from the waterfront. I sneak a peek into Seattle Sneaker City. Their door is always open. I'm tempted to buy something.

Bus #49 up to Boren. Back to my place. I can see on the news that the fog is rolling back in. That's a beautiful and amazing shot from Queen Anne. Ladies and gentlemen, the Space Needle floats.

I need to check the HuffPo more often - Jon Stewart: Tea Party Is Basically The Alien 'Chestburster'

Space phenomena... That's my bag, baby. CNN report - Scientists confirm most distant galaxy ever... EVER! But this is just an artist's rendering. 700 million years after the Big Bang.

Fish and chips for dinner. After dinner movie - MST3K - 0109 - Project Moonbase.

dinsdag 22 oktober 2013

dinsdag 22 oktober 2013 Restless night. Thinking about dad. Watch France 24. France is demanding explanations from Washington about NSA spying. A report published on Monday said the U.S. swept up 70 million French telephone records and text messages and recorded some private conversations. Looking for a deal... World powers set for new round of diplomacy on Syria. Switch to WLS Chicago News. BRRR. Chicago is getting a taste of winter. Ham sandwich for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. I love the old short-wave radio. Walk up Westlake to work. I'm with the Dolphins as their teachers take planning time. They're already out on the playground. I'm glad about early playground time. The kids enjoy standing on boxes to watch the big kids on the other playground. The big kids greet the little ones. Over to Sea Otters. Lunchtime goes somewhat more leisurely than usual. Naps are fairly easy. Quiet time... for a little while. The next door neighbors are waking up crying, but the Sea Otters keep sleeping. Streetcar to Whole Foods. Here's a little bottle of wine - The Wolftrap Red by Boekenhoutskloof.

Book-Wood Valley in Afrikaans? I take my wine home. Watch KOMO News. People. Believe it or not, this is lice season. Report - Chemical-resistant 'super lice' a growing problem. Watch out! Uff da. Not in the mood for anymore news. So, I try to uplift my spirits with Starship Troopers. How 'bout them bugs? Spicy turkey chili on toast for dinner.

maandag 21 oktober 2013

maandag 21 oktober 2013 Up at 3:03. Watch DW-TV. Interesting report about the Mercedes-Benz 600. What a classy old car. I'll take the bullet-proof model. Watch some KOMO News. Report - Clock ticks closer as grocery workers prepare to strike.

Stephanie Miller is a repeat. Technical issues. Up to Whole Foods for breakfast. Honestly, I'm not hungry. Walk in the fog up to work. I'm extra for the Sea Otters. We hang out on the playground. No wet sand for sand castles. Over to the Infant Room. I think that it's weird that they won't put nappers into the crib. Back to Sea Otters. They're sleeping. Quiet time. One early-riser heads down to the Bike Room with me. A couple Seahorses join us. Streetcar to d'town. Shop at Target for some things. Back home. Watch Power Rangers Mystic Force: The Stranger Within. A DJ hypnotizes the kids with his music.

So, Sponge Bob likes the GB divers.

Left-over Singapore vermacelli and orange chicken for dinner. Watch some news and Star Trek - The Trouble With Tribbles. The bar fight is great, but I enjoy the one-to-one with Scotty and Chekov.

zondag 20 oktober 2013

zondag 20 oktober 2013 The 75th anniversary of Superman. Watch RT News. And Up With Steve Kornacki. On Tech 24, Marc Edwards tries Google Glass. Finish the Third Season of The Walking Dead. The kid kills a kid. Carl shot another boy in the head without remorse.

Welcome to the Tombs. Rick, I'm tellin' ye. He gunned that kid down.

zaterdag 19 oktober 2013

zaterdag 19 oktober 2013 Up at 5. Finish Ender's Game. Good to the last page. Ender Wiggins. What hast thou wrought?

Watch KING 5 News. Richard Sherman surprises Tukwila high school students. What a thrill for the kids! Cool. I'm steady with Revolution. Success, Miles.

Puget Sound-area workers ready to strike. I say good!

vrijdag 18 oktober 2013

vrijdag 18 oktober 2013 I wish that I could be Superman. Up with alarm. Call in sick because of my broke back.

I GOT OVERRUN. Anatomy of a shutdown. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Check it out. Now the Tea Party wants a class action suit against homosexuality. Tea Party. Go to sleep, now. I suggest hibernation. I sleep again for 90 minutes. Watch KIRO News. We're happy about this - Seahawks beat Cardinals 34-22 on the road. Take a little walk around. Jeez. I'm walking like an old man. My back is so bad. Home again on this beautiful sunny day. Watch RT News. Report - Ireland first eurozone state to exit bailout... But at what cost? Society crucified. Troika Dictates: 'Austerity worst is yet to come'

The fog burns off just fine. In Dungeness, it takes longer. I love the lighthouse. Seattle is beautiful and sunny.

Udon noodles with peanut sauce for dinner. Watch a quaint little movie - Mumbo Italiano.

donderdag 17 oktober 2013

donderdag 17 oktober 2013 Up with alarm. Yes. We avoided financial armageddon. Fried egg and spicy noodle bowl for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. They talk about the real cost of shutting down the government. HuffPo - Government Shutdown Cost $24 Billion, Standard & Poor's Says. RT News has its perspective. NBC special report: Obama delivers statement on gov't deal. "Win an election to change policies."

But the really important thing is a Japanese company makes wine for cats called “Nyan Nyan Nouveau”. Yep, Wine For Cats.

Walk to Denny. Take a #62 up to Mercer. I'm with the Sea Otters all day. They head outside. Play a lot in the sandbox. Chopper 7 is hover above Capitol Hill. What's going on? Fire breaks out at Capitol Hill apartment. Inside. We chase balls around. I change diapers and set up lunches. Naps are a bit of a struggle, but the kids go to sleep. I take a couple early risers to the Bike Room. I feel really tired. Busy day. Streetcar to d'town. #106 bus tunnel to Uwajimaya. Get some Odon noodles, lemon grass tofu and eggs. Train to Westlake. Walk the rest of the way home. Turn on KOMO News. Cute story - Grateful boy dresses up as his doctor for Halloween. Check Entertainment News. I know this story - Zac Efron: Getting naked for 'Awkward Moment' was truly awkward.

Uf dah! At the end of the day... Just The Walking Dead - Arrow On The Doorpost. And Walter Mondale goes camping!

woensdag 16 oktober 2013

woensdag 16 oktober 2013 Up with alarm. Egg salad sandwich for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. It's Mystery Shutdown 3000. Steph interviews Michael Tomasky of The Daily Beast about the Senate’s last, best hope to avoid default. Michael Tomasky on the horror - Senate Debt Ceiling Deal Won’t Mean This Chaos Is Over. Far From It. Budget experts and political observers aren't optimistic upcoming talks will produce smart budget changes. Jeanne Sahadi - Why a deal won't solve the problem. Listening to WCPT. I love the traffic and transit reports. Accident on The Ike. CTA Red Line South. Walk up Westlake to work under lots of thick grey clouds.

I'm with the Sea Otters this morning. They are some cranky kids. When we head from the playground to the classroom, we enjoy Music Time with Terri. They ask her for an encore for Ol' McDonald. Yeah. That's one of my favorites, too. I set up lunches. Oops. I trip and fall on the floor. It scares the kids. Skinned my shin. Ow!

They hardly eat any lunch. Down fast for naps. Up to Rain Forest kids. A handful of non-nappers draw art for me. I get to take some art home. I love 4-year-old art. Thanks, kids.

Streetcar to d'town. Home. Turn on KOMO News. Get the latest on the Debt Ceiling Bill in the Senate. Local story - Sacks of Love? It's humor to raise testicular cancer awareness. Still more news. Ted Cruz is such a liar! God! Disgusting Cruz a lot.

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