maandag 31 maart 2014

maandag 31 maart 2014 Up at 2:45. Watch France 24. Happy Birthday, Eiffel Tower! 125-years-old.

Constantin Simon reports on the abuse of Nepalese workers in Qatar. They visited the dilapidated houses in which the workers live in cramped conditions and where the summer temperature is around 50 degrees Celsius. Many suffer from dehydration and diseases. These are appalling living conditions for one of the world's richest countries.

Turn on Stephanie Miller. She describes her ordeal with the airlines... trying to get to Sexy, Liberal in Madison.

Walk up Westlake to work. Two hours with the mighty Seahorses. Toni and I take the group on a rope walk. I expect to have a fun time, but it's rather challenging. The kids can't pay attention, and they bump into one another and fall down. It is nice outside. We circle around MOHAI and head back. We let them go on the playground. A few diapers. Move over to Sea Otters. Nice quiet lunch time. Only 5 easy-going kids. Up to Wildflowers for their nap time. They take a bit of work, but everyone sleeps. Drew wakes up at 2:30. We play with cars (of course). Walk up to Denny. Shop for groceries at Whole Foods. Back to my place. Watch KOMO News. Mary interviews author Steven Fogel about his book Your Mind Is What Your Brain Does for a Living: Learn How to Make It Work for You.

Switch to Ronan Farrow Daily. Ukrainian militia gears up to defend homeland. удача.

Deadline, DEADLINE, DEADLINE! I'm not quite dead yet!

zondag 30 maart 2014

zondag 30 maart 2014 Up at 7:15. Watch Doctor Who - Love & Monsters. You go, Elton Pope.

Train down to Gregg and Michael's place. We watch Gravity.

In space, no one can hear you swoon: George Clooney in Gravity. Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros/Sportsphoto Ltd.

It's really looks, smells and feels like Spring. Franklin High School's front yard... full of dandelions and little daisies.

Train back to d'town. It's busy in the city. Home again. Watch MST3K - Gamera vs. Guiron.

zaterdag 29 maart 2014

zaterdag 29 maart 2014 Turn on BBC News. Listen to Sportshour - Russian Repercussions. The last segment is the most interesting to me. The Tarahumara of Mexico are amazing runners beating America's top ultra-runners.

It is 11 hours GMT. Uff da. I can't sleep. Watch movie - Spider-Man. (2002) I can't believe it was 12 years ago. "He protects us all!"

I am having a Spider-Man-athon today... including Spider-Man 3.

vrijdag 28 maart 2014

vrijdag 28 maart 2014 Up with alarm. I don't want to get out of bed. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Syndicated columnist Tina Dupuy calls in to talk about hypocrites among the Far Right. Stephanie has a little Tinsel Talk in her last hour. Zac Efron is up to no good. Whatcha doin' in Skid Row? Report from TMZ - Zac Efron Attacked After Midnight in Downtown L.A.

Teriyaki salmon and egg roll for breakfast. Walk in the drizzle up to work. I'm in the Infant Room all day. A couple of people are out. Lynette brings in donuts for our tough day yesterday. Thank you! The same baby cries while her teacher takes a lunch break. It seems like a long hour. Tanya's group sleeps a while. Nice and quiet here. The Sea Turtles are easy-going. Streetcar to d'town. I'm waiting and waiting for the #10. At least the rain has let up. Up to Harvard Market to get some Vikingfjord. Back to my place. Watch KOMO News. They do a story about the Haunted Coke Machine Of Capitol Hill.

They got my attention... Everyone hanging out on Pike Street in their costumes for the Amazing Emerald City Comicon. Super heroes!

Personally, I'm not phased by this, but Seattle sets record for all-time wettest March. Not once did I need an umbrella.

Chicken pot pie for dinner. Watch Power Rangers - Samurai: The Blue and The Gold. Since we're into a color scheme, I'll try Cosmos: Blues For A Red Planet.

donderdag 27 maart 2014

donderdag 27 maart 2014 Up at 3:45. Turn on BBC News. Obama meets Pope Francis in Rome. President Barack Obama called himself a "great admirer" of Pope Francis as he sat down at the Vatican in their first meeting with the pontiff he considers a kindred spirit on issues of economic inequality. Switch to KOMO News. KOMO 4 sets up a phone bank. Support for mudslide victims is pouring in.

Some of 90 missing in mudslide may not be found. Teriyaki salmon with rice for breakfast. Walk up Westlake to work. Listening to KOMO Radio on the way. I almost can't take the sadness of the reports from Darrington and Oso. It's a busy day with the Tree Frogs. They don't like it when their primary care-givers go on planning time. They cry... a lot. We manage to muddle through it... for 4 hours. I feel relieved to go into a dark and quiet nap room. I browse through their books while they sleep. I see that the favorite thing - lately - for the Seahorses is lions. They're reading an old French story - The Happy Lion.

I walk around downtown before I get home. My Starbucks gift card has $2.44 left. Nevermind. No Starbucks. Nothing. Anxiously, I watch KOMO News. Weary mudslide rescuers battle rain, exhaustion.

It's strange to me. As a release of stress, I like to cut up veggies and cook spaghetti. Chili spaghetti... extra veggies... for dinner.

I see John Pennington in the background - Snohomish County Dept. of Emergency Management. And he's contributed greatly to the rescue effort. Yet, I see and hear the emotional toll this has had on him... on both these guys... including Chief Travis Hots. I'm used to stories about mudslides over the Amtrak rails and the Sounder rails. This is a disaster. We have had so much rain in March that it could break the rainfall record.

woensdag 26 maart 2014

woensdag 26 maart 2014 Up at 2:45. Turn on BBC News. Flight MH370: 122 new objects spotted - Malaysia minister. I'm skeptical. Just lay in bed as the news drones on. Watch Prometheus. Poor Charlie Holloway. His champagne gets spiked with black alien goo by David Android.

Fried egg sandwich for breakfast. I feel spacey. Watch Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: When Knowledge Conquered Fear. I would love to take a ride on Halley's Comet. Check for NBC Space News. Report - Far Out! Icy World Widens Our Solar System's Frontier.

Walk up Westlake to work. I'm between the Dolphins and Sea Otters. We risk getting a little rained on. It lets up for our playground time. While inside, I'm with the Dolphins. Fun with a sticker and marker art project. Over to Sea Otters for lunchtime. Wow! Zach is dressed in a blue Adidas Dude, Where's My Car? suit. I giggle a little... in honor of the movie. Naps... Everyone but one sleeps. He seems to want to run around the room, so I take him to the Bike Room. We run around the room and sing songs and join some early-risers. He looks worn out. I'm worn out, too. Streetcar to d'town. Train to Uwajimaya. Pick up a few things. Back to my place. Unpack the groceries. What's for dinner? Ronan Farrow Daily! But I see only one report - Obama: ‘NATO nations never stand alone’

Groovin' up slowly. Movie - Dude, Where's My Car?

dinsdag 25 maart 2014

dinsdag 25 maart 2014 Restless night. Watch DW-TV. DW reporter Michael Altenhenne does a documentary about Crimea - Two Weeks In Crimea. Simferopol’s Lenin Square flooded with Russian flags.

Tofu eggless salad with wild rice for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Bob Cesca of The Daily Banter talks about why “Cosmos” isn’t teaching the story of Creation. He posts ‘Creation Museum’ Demands Equal Airtime to Refute Scientific Facts in ‘Cosmos’ Series.

Here's the interview with Bob Cesca. The Ark Park? I'm tired, but I walk all the way to work. Sometimes, it's raining. I'm with the Seahorses for an hour to be their 3rd person. We have circle time together. An art project. Then we go outside. I hear one of the kids say, "It's wet!" Over to Infants for a while. The Tree Frogs are desperate for help. Finally, the Starfish. I take a couple early-risers to the Bike Room. One of them tells me, "I play Nemo on the iPad." I take the streetcar to Whole Foods. Grab a few things... My bill is actually under $20! Back to my place. Watch the news. Search continues for mudslide victims. Weather is bad for operations. Obama Sends Prayers to Washington Amid Mudslide. This my gray and silvery Seattle. 55 degrees. Rain with breaks.

That is all.

maandag 24 maart 2014

maandag 24 maart 2014 Up at 3:02. Watch WLS Chicago News - Blue Line derailment injures 32, train hits escalator at O'Hare.

We have a mess in the Pacific Northwest - Fears rise that more than 8 died in mudslide near Oso. "The situation is very grim," Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief Travis Hots said, stressing that authorities are still in rescue mode and are holding out hope.

Rice and beans for breakfast. Walk up Westlake to work. I'm with the Sea Otters today. We take a rope walk to South Lake Union. The kids are fascinated with the Big Boats... $2 million yachts. It's a beautiful sunny day. I set up lunches. Drew sees the dinosaurs on my socks. "Aren't they cool!" "Yeah."

Walk up to Bartell Drugs to get some stuff. Streetcar to d'town. #10 bus up to Harvard Market. Geez! I almost forget my wallet. Watch Ronan Farrow Daily then Power Rangers Samurai - Unexpected Arrival. A traveling fisherman named Antonio arrives and claims to be the sixth Samurai Ranger.

Watch France 24 - G8 meeting cancelled as world leaders isolate Russia. Look at the pretty flags.

Veggie lasagna for dinner. Watch movie - MST3K: The Crawling Hand.

zondag 23 maart 2014

zondag 23 maart 2014 Mein Gott im Himmel! No This Island Earth on Netflix!

You will complete Plan A! With normal view.

zaterdag 22 maart 2014

zaterdag 22 maart 2014 Up at 5:44. Watch RT News. Defensive much! Russia is spinning and spinning itself into a frenzy. Crimea - White on the top, blue in the middle, red on the bottom.

It's crazy. But not as crazy as spaghetti and meatballs for breakfast (again). Turn on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. They quiz Terry Crews abut cruises. He did the Old Spice ads. Watch those pecs! Recorded in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Do I have a guy in Kalamazoo? I try to watch The Hunger Games. Conscious! I cannot!

vrijdag 21 maart 2014

vrijdag 21 maart 2014 Up with alarm. Watch France 24. Europe is nervous about the situation in Ukraine. Kiev has quietly increased its military presence in eastern Ukraine. Leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss the Ukraine-Russia crisis. There's François Hollande LIVE.

Spaghetti with meatballs for breakfast. More about Ukraine - Interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says it is "crystal clear" that Russia will "try to move further and to escalate the situation in southern and eastern Ukraine". Ukraine inches closer to Europe.

Follow up on that kid from NJ - Teen Who Sneaked Into WTC Tweets Apology: I Meant No Disrespect. Walk up to Denny. Catch a #62 to Mercer. A guy almost gets hit by a truck. Yikes! I don't want to see someone get smashed before I start work. I with the Ducklings most of the day. When they wake up from nap time, we set up the lunches. Almost all of them eat at the same time. Then it's free play. I cover Kyle's lunch. One of his babies doesn't want to eat for me. The others seem okay with me. I get to leave early when Kyle comes back. Walk up to Denny. Waiting for a #8, I see lots of school busses riding up-hill. Kids shouting and waving. They're coming from We Day. Congratulations, kids!

15,000 students rock KeyArena for We Day. Beautiful day. Crystal blue skies. Walk up and down Pike and Pine. It's 50° but I don't think it's warm enough to go sirtless. Yet, I see a young stud running up B'way... shirtless. Back to my place for KOMO News. Weather blog - Latest forecasts reaffirm warmer than normal summer for Northwest. That would be nice. Watch Power Rangers - Jayden's Challenge (again).

Spaghetti and meatballs for dinner... but it's not Banquet this time. I'm making my turkey-meat balls. Authentic Italian spaghetti. Watch Cosmos - On Fox. http://www.hulu.com/watch/604551#i0,p0,d0

donderdag 20 maart 2014

donderdag 20 maart 2014 Up with alarm. Check the news - N. J. Boy, 16, Slips by Security, Climbs to Top of 1 World Trade Center to Take Photos. Justin Casquejo slipped past 4 layers of WTC security.

Turkey burger for breakfast. Yummy with fried mushrooms and onions. Watch The Rubin Report. Walk up Westlake to work. I clock in at exactly 9:57. It's Spring! I'm with the Ducklings in the morning. They nap early... 10:30. Then lunchtime. One of them clears off all the selves and dump all the toys on the floor. Tree Frogs in the afternoon. Only 3 of them. I take one of them out to the lobby to socialize. He watches everyone. The people want to say 'hi' to him. Streetcar to d'town. Re-watch an episode of Power Rangers RPM - Key To The Past. When Dillon discovers that the two keys fit together to play another song, and he uses it to reach Tenaya 7.

Watch Ronon Forrow Daily. Richard Engel reports from the scene. Russia retaliates against more sanctions.

This is it.

woensdag 19 maart 2014

woensdag 19 maart 2014 Up before alarm. Watch a little news. Cup o' Noodles for breakfast. Actually, I watch Star Trek - Enterprise: Doctor's Orders. The Enterprise is moving very slowly through a pinkish-purple cloud. Moving only at impulse power. Everyone except Dr. Phlox is in a medical coma... per doctor's orders.

Then Enterprise: Hatchery. Star Trek Archer becomes obsessed with saving a Xindi-Insectoid hatchery discovered aboard a crashed ship. Walk up Westlake to work. (Where's the #62?) For the first hour, I'm inside, outside, up and down for some short meetings. I even took something over to H. R. for shredding. Then, I'm with the Tree Frogs for the rest of the day. Some of the babies are still sick. One is inconsolable. Finally, she goes home. If you're sick, stay at home, please. Bottle here. Diaper there. Naps for everyone. Streetcar to d'town. Back to my place. Watch a little France 24.  Media Watch interests me - Western leaders portrayed as weak over Crimea. The segment shows a time-lapse movie of the changes of the borders of Europe during the last few years. Switch to KOMO News. I want to go see The Lion King! Mary interviews Simba (Jelani Remy) and Nala (Nia Holloway). I got until April 6.

I divert to KGO San Francisco News. I promised myself. The weather is nice. But... What's Paul Rand doing in Berkeley? Dressed in blue jeans and a Polo shirt... Sorry. S. F. I think the $15/hour movement is stronger here... Seattle. Political activism alive in Seattle. Droopy in S. F. Kick it up! Seattle says Good Night.

dinsdag 18 maart 2014

dinsdag 18 maart 2014 Midnight movie - MST3K: Eegah. My favorite scene is where Eegah punches Tommy in the face, and the kid does a face-plant into the dirt. Joel and the bots cheer.

Watch WLS Chicago News - Illinois primary polls open for voting on Election Day. Turkey burger for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. It's brought to my attention... School Bully Concerns For A My Little Pony Fan.

Helicopter crashes near Space Needle!

Firefighters on the sight!

With this heart-breaking news, I walk up to Denny while listening to KOMO News Radio. The helicopter crash is all the talk at work. I'm in the Infant Room(s) most of the day. Low numbers in most of the rooms. One room has only one baby. Illness everywhere. The runniest noses in the world! The naps are done already, it seems. Just some feedings and diapers. Over to Sea Otters for a short lunch break. The kids sleep until 3. Nice. Walk down Westlake to Denny. Pick up some stuff at Whole Foods. Streetcar to d'town. Back to my place to watch KOMO News. The KOMO staff share their feelings and experiences on this tragic day. Condolences. Commiserate.  Sympathy.So, I get to mellow a little bit. It's full circle with My Little Pony. Jeez! I want the Power Rangers! Anyway... Ronan Daily - Male ‘My Little Pony’ fans unite at Bronycon.

Sadness mixed with Magic Pony. Strange day, I admit.