woensdag 27 februari 2013

woensdag 27 februari 2013 Up with alarm. Big fat frittata for breakfast. Watch Star Trek Voyager - One. Federation ship Voyager heads into a dangerous mutara nebula. Catching up with Rachel Maddow. I get news of Chicagoland. Thanks. Robin Kelly - the gun-control candidate - wins milestone election.

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Walk up Westlake to work. Four hours with the Sea Otters. Give Patty some planning time. Ina covers for Charmaine. The kids have early playground time. Best activity - smashing sand castles (that I make). They help me fill the buckets and even pack down the sand with their shovels. The kids seem a little scattered when we come inside. We draw pictures with crayons. Read some books. I set up lunches. Leisurely-going lunchtime and nap time. Quiet time for Seahorses. Oops. It raining a little. Ride the streetcar to d'town. Take my wet shoes and socks off. Settle down with KOMO News. Cool. Golden Tate is on the show. Mary Nam interviews him about life post-season. And he's very Golden. He helps solve the KOMO Question: 9 out of 10 believe that it's ok to steal this from a friend. Answer: Wi-Fi. Now, I catch up with Stephanie Miller. Gavin Newsome - Lieutenant Governor of California - is in the studio to talk about Prop 8. Curry chicken and cabbage for dinner. Watch Martha Stewart - Biking.

dinsdag 26 februari 2013

dinsdag 26 februari 2013 Restless night. Watch Star Trek Voyager - Pathfinder. Barclay is such a spaz! But I manage to fall asleep. Then a nightmare involving bugs, spiders and mice wakes me up. Oy! Pasta prima vera for breakfast. Watch some ABC 7 Chicago News. It's voting day for the people in the Illinois 2nd District to find a successor to Jesse Jackson, Jr. Up to Kaladi for some coffee. Hang out for a few minutes. Streetcar to work. I'm extra for the Dolphins and Sea Otters. Set-up their lunches while they play outside. Then they have a little story time. The Sea Otters seem to like the John Langstaff (Author), Feodor Rojankovsky (Illustrator) books like Frog Went A-Courtin' Over to Starfish. They're going down for naps. Everyone experiences a magical nap time. Nice and quiet. Turn on All Things Considered for the streetcar ride to d'town. The sequestration thing is giving me a headache in my right eye. "Tick-tock goes the clock." Short walk up to B'way. It's too chilly to go further. Back home. Are we like... "Oh My GOD! We're Doomed!" with the sequester? Thanks for explaining it Comedy Central.

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maandag 25 februari 2013

maandag 25 februari 2013 Up with alarm. Argo, Day-Lewis, Lawrence Are Winners At Oscars.

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Potatoes and fried egg for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Eric Boehlert of Media Matters for America tells Stephanie that the press has to “give up the ghost and stop pretending (Breitbart) is conservative journalism — it’s propaganda.” Boehlert’s latest article - The Bush Years and What a ‘Lapdog’ Press Really Looked Like - looks at press coverage now versus press coverage before the Iraq war. Boehlert says even he forgot “what a complete collapse of journalism it was during the run-up to the war.” #40 bus up to Mercer. Hang out with the 5 Dolphins while Sarah takes planning time. Ina and I take the kids outside. A couple of them don't like the cold weather. Yikes! I get some time to do my background check on-line. I totally miss Dolphin lunchtime. Over to Sea Otters for their lunchtime. It's a nice social event today. Naps are easy. Streetcar to Whole Foods. Monday Mondo Burrito. Watch ABC 7 Chicago News. The I-Team exposes deadly pattern - Mysterious Drownings.

zondag 24 februari 2013

zondag 24 februari 2013 Up with Even Flow. Thoughts arrive like butterflies. It's a stay-inside-and-watch-movies day. Watch 28 Days Later - a terrifying zombie movie and a sharp political allegory. Cillian Murphy battles zombies and the British Army without a shirt in the pouring rain. What a man! Next - MST3K: Kitten With A Whip. Remember the good ol' days, when a politician being blackmailed by a steamy blonde? Futurama - The Sting. Collecting honey from space bees.

zaterdag 23 februari 2013

zaterdag 23 februari 2013 Up at 5:55. Nice to sleep in a little. I spend a rather somber morning... The theme in the news seems to be Kids With Guns. Watch KOMO News. Report - One Year Later, Amina Bowman Still Healing From Shooting. Bless her heart. Amina is doing amazingly well. Stir fried veggies for breakfast. Check Cleveland news. Chardon High School are dealing with the trauma of the shootings a year later. The school superintendent is against arming teachers. Report - Chardon: One Year Later. I was thinking that the sun was coming out, but it's not. I want some fresh air anyway. Walk up to the Space Needle listening to KUOW. This American Life presents Harper High School, Part Two.

With a heavy heart... thinking about these disturbing trends, I grab a bus back to d'town. I walk like a zombie back to my place. I guess that this is constructive... To make Caprese salad. Ah, yes. This is therapeutic. Cutting up tomatoes, mozzarella and leaves of basil. I love the smell of basil. I gets on my fingers. Watch Voyager - Season 6; Conspiracy.

vrijdag 22 februari 2013

vrijdag 22 februari 2013 Up at 4:13. Watch KOMO News. Crazy kid! Snowboarder falls from Ski lift. Brown rice and fried egg for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Steph interviews Dave Gilson - writer for Mother Jones - about debunking right wing gun myths. And regarding the refrain “guns don’t kill people, people kill people,” (GAH!) Gilson says that in fact people who own a gun are more likely to kill someone with a gun than people who don’t own a gun. It's really windy and a little rainy as I walk up to 9th. #40 bus to Mercer. Planning time for Pam as she works on her mentoring. We dare to take the 4 Starfish out into the blustery weather. We have some fun. We take shelter in the playhouse. Back inside, we do a little art project - stickers on lunchbags. Set up lunches for Starfish and Sea Otters. Patty's lunch. I put out the nap mats early while the Sea Otters eat lunch. Easy transition to nap time. The Seahorses are wound up. Two go to sleep quickly, but the others take work. Whew! (They had no outside time.) The Sea Otters wake up early. We just hang out. Streetcar to d'town. Watch KOMO News. After the rain, some blue skies appear on the KOMO cam. Switch to The Cycle - Presenting The Many Faces Of Oscar Pistorius.

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I'm ready to watch something silly. Star Trek The Next Generation - The Cost Of Living is one of the silliest. Lwaxana Troi visits the Enterprise, and we experience The Laughing Hour and Happy Wisdom.

Lwaxana Troi: Variety, my little Alex - the great secret is not the variety of life; it's the variety of us.

donderdag 21 februari 2013

donderdag 21 februari 2013 Up with alarm. Rice and stir fried chicken for breakfast. Watch movie - Shelter. #40 bus up to Highland. Walk through South Lake Union Park to work. This seems to be the last day for the Bike Room. It's cleaned out after the Starfish and Seahorses use it. The Starfish go back to their classroom, and we get out the play-doh. The Seahorses go to the Infant Playground. Some of the kids hide in the house. I go up to the windows and... "BLAH!" They scream and laugh. Back inside, the kids sit and listen to stories with Toni. I do some diapers. Over to Sea Otter for lunchtime. One falls asleep at the table. They easily go down for naps. The Seahorses are more ornery. Streetcar to Whole Foods to pick up some lunch and dinner. A nice California tofu wrap and fried cod with veggies. Turn on the news at home. Oscar Pistorius is a hunk! But Thierry Mugler Drops His Ads. Images from the Deadly Winter Storm Q. Near white out conditions, thunder snow and strong winds swept into the Midwest, bringing transportation to a halt in several states. Poor travelers.

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Back to work for a training. Two hours in front of a computer screen. Glad to be all done. Some people experience technical difficulties. It's all fine for me. Lucky me. Streetcar back. Watch Power Rangers Time Force - The End Of Time. What a great ending. Energetic fight scenes. Yes! Sweet stuff.

woensdag 20 februari 2013

woensdag 20 februari 2013 Up with alarm. Greek omelet with toast. Catch up with Hardball. I love The Sideshow. Ten things you don't want to hear from Abe Lincoln, and Alan Simpson is pretty irritated. "Blood, hair and eyeballs on the floor," says Alan Simpson.

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Walk up to 9th and Denny and catch the #40 up to Mercer. Busy day with the 6 Sea Otters. They want me to play the "AB-CD" Which has the Humpty Dumpty song on it. They love to dance to that. We need to take our energy outside to the playground where they chase bubbles which fly away in the wind. Then the kids chase each other. "Fall on the ground!" they say with glee. We laugh so hard. We found some chalk. We drew on everything, then we clean up our chalky graffiti with towels. We settle down for lunch, but they don't seem hungry. The kids crash at nap time. Over to the Seahorses. They seem wound up. It takes time to settle them down. I ride with a couple old friends on the streetcar to d'town. "We're going to get cupcakes," they tell me. "That sounds very yummy." Walking. I pass through the convention center. The Flower & Garden Show has started. Back at my back. Turn on the news. KIRO does an investigation about Mixed Martial Arts and the fists that kill. It's too brutal. Sometimes, there are fatalities.

dinsdag 19 februari 2013

dinsdag 19 februari 2013 Restless night. It doesn't help me to watch Rachel Maddow - Part 1 of Hubris: Selling the Iraq War. It makes me mad all over again. Watch ABC7 Chicago for news and weather. Chicago braces for blustery cold. Potatoes and fried egg for breakfast. Play with YouTube... too much - Nebraska Men's Gymnastics Do Harlem Shake. You go! Turn on Stephanie Miller. I love the interview with Charlie Pierce - Esquire Politics. They talk about Meet the Press host Dick Gregory’s interview with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Sunday’s show. Stephanie says she has to give Gregory “some begrudging props” for the interview, and she quotes from an article Pierce wrote: “Gregory nearly got McCain’s cranium to detonate.” Pierce also mentions Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who was on This Week. Ryan was trying to rehabilitate himself, says Pierce, “but he still has the stench of Romney on him.” Streetcar to work. I'm with all the toddler groups this morning. They make Swiss Band Aids, I see. I set lunches and mats up for the Starfish. Change diapers for the Sea Otters. Naps are a trial for the Seahorses. Busy day. Streetcar to d'town. #550 bus tunnel to and from Uwajimaya. Get a Lucky Meal. Lots of stir fried chicken and rice. Watch The Cycle. Sequester Siesta? It's cute to see Steve Kornacki exhausted. Dreams, Steve?

maandag 18 februari 2013

maandag 18 februari 2013 Up at 6:06. Time for Stephanie Miller. Expecting a repeat show, but it's fresh and new. The Rude Pundit calls in to talk about the flailing NRA, the State of the Union, and the death of alleged cop killer Christopher Dorner. Skip breakfast. Not hungry. Up to Kaladi for some coffee. To QFC to get a few things. Drop off stuff. Turn on KUOW to listen to Taylor Branch at Town Hall - The Clinton Tapes. I walk through Pike Place Market down to the Seattle Aquarium. The line is too long. I'm too grumpy to wait. I'll miss the Octopus Blind Date. Walk up Pine. #10 bus up to 11th. Shop at Elliott Bay Books and buy Time Out Chicago. Lately, I've been interested in Chicago... that toddlin' town. Watch The Cycle. Touré takes a trip to Harvard to talk with Jason Silverstein about His Class About Quentin Tarantino.

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I'm going for it! Monday movie madness - Scorpion King: Rise Of A Warrior. In Ancient Akkad, Mathayus grows up as the proud son of Ashur, a captain in the world-renowned military corps of Black Scorpions. He becomes an enemy of the ruthless Sargon.
Play some Doctor Who.  "We must feed.  We must feed."  The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit.  I enjoy watching Will Thorp become evil.

zondag 17 februari 2013

zondag 17 februari 2013 I'm all over MSNBC. Up With Chris Hayes. Melissa Harris-Perry. Melissa goes into violence in family relations. I can't help but review. Pearl Jam - Jeremy. I didn't know that it's a true story. The song takes its main inspiration from a newspaper article about a 15-year-old boy named Jeremy Wade Delle from Richardson, Texas who shot himself in front of his English classmates on the morning of January 8, 1991. So sorry. Train up to Uwajimaya to pick up a few things. A tofu cold noodle salad. #150 bus tunnel back to my place. Star Trek The Next Generation marathon of the 5th Season.

zaterdag 16 februari 2013

zaterdag 16 februari 2013 Up at 3:43 AM. Give myself a little Doctor Who marathon - A Christmas Carol (one of the best episodes ever), The Snowmen and The Angels Take Manhattan. I still shake my head... Amy and Rory are gone. Watch WLS News and then a movie - MST3K: Village Of The Giants. Uff da! It's only 10° in Chicago. It's the 10th anniversary of the E2 nightclub tragedy. Is it true Seattle meets Chicago! Pearl Jam plays at Wrigley Field - July 19th, 2013.

vrijdag 15 februari 2013

vrijdag 15 februari 2013 Up at 2:27. Watch WLS Chicago News. A meteorite in the morning. Wow! BOOM! Lay in bed. Sleep for a few minutes. Eggplant and onion frittata for breakfast. Yummy. Turn on Stephanie Miller. John Fugelsang joins the gang from NYC. He sounds upset with Harry Reid and the filibuster against the Hagel nomination. Walk up Westlake to work. I'm everywhere - Starfish, Seahorses, Ducklings, Seahorses (again) and Sea Otters. It's a lot, but it works out. I like the Peace Walk that I take with the Seahorses. "We're looking for peace." It's a beautiful day. All groups sleep well. Streetcar to d'town. Stop by the Mariners Team Store on 4th and Stewart. I like my new baseball cap. It fits just right. Watch KOMO News. They interview a couple of the puppeteers for the stage show of War Horse at the Paramount. Human beings! Surrender, or face total annihilation! Watch a long, lost movie from my collection - Destroy All Monsters. Godzilla attacks New York City, Rodan invades Moscow, Mothra lays waste to Beijing, Gorosaurus destroys Paris, and Manda attacks London. Chicken Pad Thai for dinner.

donderdag 14 februari 2013

donderdag 14 februari 2013 Happy Valentine's Day!  Up before alarm. Fried egg and potatoes for breakfast. I can't stream KTLK, so I switch to Chicago's Progressive Talk. My brain goes to Chicago this morning. My sister shared photos of her recent trip to Chicago. Lincoln Park. Also, Northern Illinois University marks 5 years since mass shooting. I would love love LOVE to go to the Sexy Liberal Show at The Chicago Theatre - 175 N. State St., Chicago, IL 60601 - April 13th. Streetcar to work. It's a great day for stickers - stars and hearts. I get a heart. Over to Seahorses for Kenn's lunch break. I take a few energetic kids out to the playground, and we mingle with the Sea Otters. We hang out in the sandbox for a long time. We have Tonka toys digging and shoveling sand everywhere. Back to Sea Otters for lunchtime. Good eaters. They're talking so much now. Naps are quick and easy. Walk up Mercer to Queen Anne. #4 bus to my place. Watch The Cycle. Lots of commentary on the SOTU. Krystal Ball presents The Case For Raising The Minimum Wage. Brown rice and tofu for dinner. Watch a Disney movie - Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

woensdag 13 februari 2013

woensdag 13 februari 2013 Up with alarm. Cheddar and white onion omelet and potatoes for breakfast. Last night, when Marco Rubio appeared, I turned off the TV. I guess that I missed the best thing... as Stephanie Miller mocks mercilessly this morning.

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Streetcar to work. Planning time for Patty. I'm with the 5 Sea Otters. The kids are pretty mellow. We read some books. We go outside to the playground. We spend quite a bit of time in the sandbox. At least it's dry... cool and cloudy. Lunches are set up in advance. Over to Starfish as extra help. Take a couple of energetic girls to the Bike Room. I wonder if they can wind down for naps, but they sleep. The Seahorses crash. They went to d'town this morning on the streetcar... their first field trip. Quiet time. Streetcar to d'town. Walk straight up to my place because I'm tired. Watch movie - Team America: World Police. Kim Jong Il: Now you see, the changing of the worrd is inevitabre! "Ka'plah!" Teriyaki drummettes and sweet potato fries for dinner. Watch some news. I love this story... The power that comes from being yourself.

dinsdag 12 februari 2013

dinsdag 12 februari 2013 Up with alarm. Turkey sandwich for breakfast. This is on Scott's weather blog. During a blizzard, this guy pointed a video projector out the window and projected a movie onto the snow. It's The Lorax. Turn on Stephanie Miller. They preview tonight’s State of the Union address. Rep. Steve Stockman (R) of Texas invites rocker Ted Nugent to Obama's speech. Ted Nugent's Gun Country. Walk up Westlake to work. Everyone seems happy to see me. They cheer when I walk into the Bike Room. Do lunch set-up for Starfish and Seahorses. Over to Sea Otters for Charmaine's lunch. The kids seem very quiet. The boys want to play before nap time. Over to Seahorses. They're going down for naps. The Sea Otters sleep. Just 2 early risers. Streetcar to d'town. Straight to my place. Turn on the news. From CNN - Reporter first on pope story, thanks to her Latin skills. Eatonville, Washington... You're really out there. Police identified a 13-year-old boy believed to be responsible for a “kill list” threatening classmates at his middle school. Report - Eatonville boy in ‘kill list’ incident had access to guns. Really, Skylar?

The boy is in juvenile detention in Tacoma. He pleaded not guilty to four counts of felony harassment Monday. Now, the State Of The Union address. I know it will focus on jobs and the economy. Still, I hope that he will address the issue of gun violence. Look at the green ribbons... to honor shooting victims of Newtown, Conn. In the final moments of his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama pivoted from a policy-heavy political speech to an emotional plea for lawmakers to at least vote on reforms to the nation’s gun laws. "Gabby Giffords deserves a vote."

maandag 11 februari 2013

maandag 11 februari 2013 What a way to start the day. It's raining spiders! A video catches hundreds of them dangling from the sky in a massive web - Santo Antônio da Platina. A bit of surprising news. Pope Benedict says he would resign on Feb 28 because he no longer had the strength to fulfill the duties of his office. He will be the first pope to resign the post in over 500 years.

Text of Pope Benedict's resignation... in Latin as well.

Fratres carissimi

Non solum propter tres canonizationes ad hoc Consistorium vos convocavi, sed etiam ut vobis decisionem magni momenti pro Ecclesiae vita communicem. Conscientia mea iterum atque iterum coram Deo explorata ad cognitionem certam perveni vires meas ingravescente aetate non iam aptas esse ad munus Petrinum aeque administrandum.

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Stephanie Miller and the Rude Pundit ponder President George W. Bush’s hacked painting photos. Rude realism on President George W. Bush’s paintings.  Shower. Meander around town, listening to KUOW. It's nice that the drizzle lets up. Bus and walk, and bus then walk. Bus and walk. I get from Queen Anne to d'town to Capitol Hill and First Hill. On To The Point, Warren Olney interviews Al Gore about his new book - The Future: Six Drivers Of Global Change.

Watch the first episode of Third Rock From The Sun - Brains And Eggs. Oh, those crazy aliens!

zondag 10 februari 2013

zondag 10 februari 2013 Up at 8:07. Watch KOMO News. #150 bus tunnel down to Uwajimaya. Pick up some rice rolls, Assam's strawberry tea and Sho Chiku Bai. Train back to my place. Drop off stuff. Watch Up With Chris Hayes - Drone Killings and Paul Krugman On The Recovery. Catch up with last night's SNL. Justin Bieber is fabulous. Whoopie - Love you! When I hear the acoustical guitar, my heart just melts.
[HD] Justin Bieber - As Long As You Love Me... by IdolxMuzic Listen to pod cast of Rick Steves' program. Local tour guides explain why Madrid and Prague are two of the most romantic cities in Europe. I go crazy watching the 7th Volume of Futurama.

zaterdag 9 februari 2013

zaterdag 9 februari 2013 Up at 6:34. Watch news about the winter storm in NE. Report - MONSTER STORM DUMPS FEET OF SNOW ON NORTHEAST.  I wonder if Kamen in R. I. has power.

Spaghetti and fried egg for breakfast. Watch The Outer Limits - The Sixth Finger. Toy with evolution, mad scientist? Look out!

Genius! Taylor Wilson - The Boy Who Played With Fusion. 17-years-old. More mad scientists, please. Watch Young Frankenstein.

vrijdag 8 februari 2013

vrijdag 8 februari 2013 Up at 3:30 AM. I'm still in another time zone. Even though I am Pacific Time. I listen to 1010 WINS where everyone is preparing for the Winter Blast. Calm weather in Seattle. Rice noodles and white beans for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Watch Heroes - Five Years Gone. Welcome to Midland, Texas at the Burnt Toast Diner. Apocalypse. Now? Piece of cake.

Having time-traveled five years into the future, after the nuclear blast destroyed New York, Hiro and Ando meet the future Hiro. Pad Thai. The East Coast blizzard brings about extreme coastal flooding, gusts up to 70 mph on the coasts and storm surges as high as 4.5 feet.

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donderdag 7 februari 2013

donderdag 7 februari 2013 Up at 4:27. Watch KOMO News. Potatoes and fried egg for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Matthew Breen, Editor in Chief of The Advocate, joins the gang in the Los Angeles Bureau to talk about the Boy Scouts’ delayed decision on allowing gay leaders. He has a yummy-sounding voice. I'm wearing my Kent State Golden Flashes shirt today. Go, Kent State!

I'm busy most of the morning. Trips to various stores - Target, QFC and Trader Joe's. Turn on 1010 WINS. New York City is bracing for a Nor'Easter which could dump a foot of snow on the city. Here... It's beautiful. The sun is out. The seagulls are cawing. Crystal blue skies. Wonderful day for walking.

I hope that I can catch some more winter sunshine. It's nice to see my city lit up... I love it. Watch Twilight.

woensdag 6 februari 2013

woensdag 6 februari 2013 Sleep a little during Letterman. It gets chilly in my room which wakes me up. Strawberry Pop Tarts for breakfast. Watch CNN. Piers Morgan interviews author - Michelle A Rhea - about her book Radical: Putting Students First. It's 7.2 miles from Quality Inn to the airport by shuttle.
View Larger Map Some United crew join us on the shuttle ride to the airport. Interesting conversions... which give me more doubts about United Airlines. Gossip - You lose some points with me. Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah! Here, we are! This airport plays some funky music. I hear Draggin The Line by Tommy James. Makin' a living the old hard way Takin' and giving day by day. I dig snow and rain and bright sunshine Draggin' the line (draggin' the line). I get to my gate. I love you, Delta! From seat 13E, I get a beautiful view.

I can see the skyline of Altanta jutting out from the low clouds. Connection with flight to Seattle. We're on course. Distance = 2185 miles. Speed = 460 mph. Rent movie - Chasing Mavericks. Inspired by a true story, a surfing boy - Jay Moriarity (Jonny Weston) - wants the help of Frosty Hesson (Gerard Butler) to train him to survive the mythic Mavericks surf break -- one of the biggest waves on Earth. It's a "I love you bro!" film. It's tough and emotional when Jay dies. From point A to point B, it takes 5:01 hours of flying time. At last, I see home. Home, Sweet, Home.

Train to d'town. Plan to get outside for a walk, but Seattle rains on me. Thanks, Seattle. I'm just going to stay home. Watch KOMO News. Amy's Thai Stir-Fry for dinner. Fall asleep while watching this intergalactic love story - Futurama: Beast With A Billion Backs.

dinsdag 5 februari 2013

dinsdag 5 februari 2013 Today, I fly back to Seattle. (NOT) I start travelling this afternoon. So, I'm a little restless. Up at 5:36 AM. Watch some news. The weather report says that it will be a calm day. I hope so. Trail bologna, bean soup and a roma tomato for breakfast. Find a movie on mom's computer. It's Nana at Kendal. A remarkable and gracious lady, indeed. My morning movie - My Favorite Martian. Jeff Daniels is riding in an old Valiant - one of the greatest cars in the world. Martians... "Just looking for a place to crash." Dan and Lisa invite mom and I to have lunch at The Fort. Mom gets the meatloaf special. Man! My heart was set on a perch sandwich! They don't have any fish at all! I get a big bowl of chili. Mom pays for the bill. That's extraordinary! They drop us off at home. While the folks watch FOX News, I stream KOMO News through mom's computer... ss well as some segments of The Daily Report - Jon Stewart's Totally-Non-Gay-All-Male-Tackle-Fest.

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Hugs, kisses and bye to mom and dad. Dan drives me to CAK. OH MY GOD!!! Is United flying defective planes? My flight to Chicago is cancelled... The last flight to Chicago tonight. I call people about my predicament. I get re-ticketed with Delta for tomorrow morning. Shuttle to Quality Inn - 2940 Chenoweth Rd. Turn on the TV. Take a hot bath. Relax. Perhaps to dream.

maandag 4 februari 2013

maandag 4 februari 2013 Solid sleep until Midnight. Wake up hungry and thirsty. Doze in and out of sleep while channel surfing. Stick with Lethal Weapon for a few minutes until I fall back to sleep. Up at 6:30. Turn on WKYC for news and weather. Interesting stuff happened at last night's Superbowl, it seems. SF rally, Beyonce and a blackout. Winter Weather Advisory: 2" to 4" of snow on the way. Lasagna and egg for breakfast. NBC News: How the 49ers stunk just enough to lose... Perhaps it's true, but it seems a harsh little opinion. And the blackout... How old is the Superdome anyway? 38?

Dan drops by to take me out to eat. "I feel like a Reuben sandwich." We drive to Medina to Sully's. It's delicious! On our way back to Wellington, I say "I love you, Litchfield!" I visit Dan's. He gives me the yearbooks from Vermilion High. Back in the day, I had some crushes on some of my classmates, I admit. It makes my head spin. Back to my place, I turn on the TV. I need to get away from FOX News which my parents constantly watch. I flip through the channels to find a movie filmed in Seattle - The Hand That Rocks The Cradle. Yikes! It's scary and intense. Spoiler: The evil nanny is impaled on a white picket fence. Switch to something more light-hearted - Ellen. It's quite touching that she gives Julian and Darius (from Australia) $25,000 for their dad's brain tumor. As for my dad... a nurse drops by to take his vitals and ask questions about his activities, etc. I like this nurse. After some news and dinner, mom and dad watch their own stuff in the living room. I watch my own movies in the Florida Room - Journey 2: Mysterious Island and Contagion. It's a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. From Hong Kong to Minneapolis, London to Abu Dhabi, people by the thousands come down with something nasty. It starts with a simple cough, but quickly progresses to fever, brain hemorrhage and, finally, death. Then society breaks down.

zondag 3 februari 2013

zondag 3 februari 2013 Up at 8:36. Nice to sleep for a change. (I knew I would.) Stouffer's Spinach Souffle for breakfast. Watch movie - The Third Wheel.

Lovely movie. I like The Bus Song. And, strangely, Matt Damon pops up in a bit part. Good job, Matt. Again... Food much? Watch the Travel Channel - Super Bowl Tailgate Takeover. My god! The decadence! A sour cream fountain? Ew! Snow blowing around. Then the sun comes out, but it's still only 19F° outside. Warm up to a movie - Billy Elliot. There's a lot that I forgot - Billy's family, the miner's strike and how Billy's father turns himself around about his dream. And... Yay! Super Human Sunday Marathon with Lab Rats. Lisa picks me up and we go to visit Oberlin. I love this little city.

Back to Wellington. Lisa and I have a little wine break. Chat about this and that. Pet the dogs. Drop off. Well... Thanks to BBC America, I can avoid the Superbowl nonsense and watch a Star Trek The Next Generation marathon. Mom orders pizza and BBQ chicken wings from East Of Chicago Pizza for dinner. Delivery in about 20 minutes amazing, that. We munch on the stuff while the first quarter plays on. After dinner, I keep watching my marathon and conk out on the sofa.