donderdag 3 september 2009

donderdag 3 september 2009 Up at 2:10. Turn on BBC News. Report - Mental Health: A Global Challenge. The first Global Mental Health Summit is taking place this week in the Greek capital, Athens. Fall back into a light sleep. Dream that Kenn and I are at a slumber party. Awake again at 4:25. Switch to Hal Sparks at 6:00. He talks about Rachel Maddow's interview with former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. He notices how Rachel is getting impatient with Tom Ridge... she starts tapping her pencil on her desk. Thai food for breakfast. Bath. Up to Kaladi for some of Jeremiah's coffee. Sit outside and sip a little of it. Down to HomeStreet to ATM some cash. Walk up 6th to Westlake... Westlake to work. 10 to 12 - Planning time for Pam. The kids don't need anything. Let's take a walk! A caffeine-inspired idea. Gather all the stuff - the stroller, pack back and first-aid kit. We head over to South Lake Union Park.

Grey clouds hover over Seattle. The flags indicate an on-shore breeze. It rains a little, too.

I hear, "You sure have your hands full!" four times. The twins conk out. Ivy - in the back pack - is trying to give passers-by a hi-five.

It's easy to transfer Paxton to a mat. He keeps sleeping. Harrison has a 15-minute nap... That's it. 12 - Charmaine's lunch. One-by-one, her kids go to sleep. Pick up all the toys. 1 - Pam's lunch. Back to the Dolphins. Ivy gets really upset when Pam leaves. She cries so loud that it wakes up a couple Sea Otters. Feed the twins their lunch. Yum! They're hungry. Then there's a poop-a-thon. 3 poopy diapers in a row. 2 - Patty's lunch. Alex is playing with the Dolphins. Wyatt hangs out with me and the nappers. Eventually, I take Alex and Wyatt outside. All the Seahorses are playing out there, so we join them. We have a great time. 3 - Walk to 8th and Pike. #11 up to Cal Anderson Park. Get a Mondo Burrito - ground beef today - at the B'way Taco Del Mar.

Listen to The World on KUOW. They do a big segment on High-Speed trains. President Obama’s stimulus plan includes billions of dollars to help jump-start a new network of high-speed trains. But the future of rail is already a reality in other parts of the world, including Japan, China… and… the European Union. Report - Traveling On Fast Trains In Europe. After hearing this, I am very envious of Europe. Take a walk down to Westlake Station and up to Westlake Center. There's a Health Care For America NOW! rally here. Up Pine Street to my place. Downtown is very busy. Back home, I turn on MSNBC News. Chris Matthews interviews the author of Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy.