maandag 7 oktober 2013

maandag 7 oktober 2013 Up with alarm. Just lay in bed. Watch KOMO News. This is a blow to Boeing. Report - Japan Airlines makes first purchase from Airbus, not Boeing. Spaghetti carbonara for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Eric Boehlert of Media Matters for America talks about media coverage of the GOP’s government shutdown. Eric says, "Kinda funny Boehner bragging that he doesn't have the votes in his own caucus to end the crisis... Can the GOP find an actual leader please?" No leaders in that pack of crazies. They like to throw bombs, say no, a lot, and drink. A lot. Fox News Got GOP Into Shutdown Mess, But It Can't Get The GOP Out.

Steph shares a great post from Maureen Dowd - Welcome To Ted's Cruz's Thunderdome (NY Times).

Walk up Westlake to work. A day with the Sea Otters. We head out to the playground. We chase bubbles and hula hoops. Inside, we decorate some fall leaves. New toys. New boxes. We love boxes.

Lunch. Mess. The kids conk right out at nap time. Easy-going day. Streetcar to d'town. Watch KOMO News. Oh, my. That's adorable. A white lion cub. What a noisy thing. Watch The Walking Dead - Made To Suffer. Glenn suffers a lot. Wow. Glenn makes it out... with help. Magnificent.

Politics. Politics. Politics. Boehner on Shutdown. Response via Willy Wonka. You get nothing! You lose! Good day, sir!

zondag 6 oktober 2013

zondag 6 oktober 2013 Up at 7:08. Turn on KOMO News. Yummy. Hair Of The Dog beer. Report -Portland beer costs $2,000, brewer insists it's worth it. Don’t let the price fool you – the beer was so popular that the twelve bottles sold out in just a few hours. Ladies and gentlemen - the Horta.

Check WBRZ. Report - Karen Dissipates.

Take a #49 bus up to B'way. Wander around Capitol Hill. Difficult to believe that The Comet Tavern is temporarily closed due to lease/water bill issues.

Snack on Dick's fries on my way back to d'town. Lots of tourists out on this nice day. Buy a new Mariner cap.

Back at my place. Listen to podcast of Rick Steves. He interviews Joanna Lumley about her journey down the Nile River. The Karima Sudan pyramids sound very interesting. Watch SNL - Hilarious Miley Cyrus Parody ‘We Did Stop (The Government)’ and Justin Bieber The Californians.

I'm so glad that I found this. Melissa Harris-Perry interviews students and educators about stuff and things.

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Students across the country have been raising their voices and taking the lead in education reform. Good show.

zaterdag 5 oktober 2013

zaterdag 5 oktober 2013 Midnight movie - Mars Attacks. The Earth is invaded by Martians with irresistible weapons and a cruel sense of humor. Grandma Florence Norris: They blew up Congress! All green of skin... 800 centuries ago, their bodily fluids include the birth of half-breeds. For the fundamental truth self-determination of the cosmos, for dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.

Awesome scene of the arrival of the Martians. Ack. Ack. Ack. Play some old 80's music to lull me to sleep. Split Enz - I got you. Now I'm ready for free piece of cake. And my iMac is on the fritz. C'mom! I have spit-stanx under my shirts. It's not fair.

vrijdag 4 oktober 2013

vrijdag 4 oktober 2013 Up with alarm. Salmon rolls for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Radio legend Robin Quivers talks with Steph about her new vegan cookbook - The Vegucation Of Robin: How Real Food Saved My Life.

And Comedian Dean Obeidallah calls in to wonder who the 10% of people who like Congress are. 10% of Americans like Congress: Are they nuts? Up Westlake to work. Anne and I handle the Sea Otters while Joyce and Eileen take some planning time. The kids play outside. It seems lonely. No other groups are outside with us. We have extra help to set up lunches. Freeplay. Lunch. Diapers. Naps. Walk down Westlake to my place. Watch the news. It seems like a nice day in D.C. So, President Obama and Vice President Biden surprised the White House press corps and lunchtime pedestrians by strolling from the White House to a local lunch spot - Taylor Gourmet - and ordering up some sandwiches, just like regular folks. Yummy looking sandwiches. Report - Obama: No negotiations 'with a gun held to the head of the American people'
Decent October day in Seattle.

I love The Cycle. Question of the day: Who has the better Afro? Touré or Dante de Blasio? Dante DeBlasio!

Keep in eye on Baton Rouge. Much of the Gulf Coast is watching carefully as Tropical Storm Karen nears. Watch The Walking Dead - Say The Word. Poor Rick. He's losing it. Rick discovers the boiler room where Lori died. I wonder if we'll get Rick back... mentally.

donderdag 3 oktober 2013

donderdag 3 oktober 2013 Up at 5:25 AM. Call in sick because of my bad back. Listen to Colleen Hanabusa U.S. Representative (D) for Hawaii's 1st congressional district. HANABUSA VOTES AGAINST HOUSE GOP’S 3RD ATTEMPT AT CHERRY-PICKING WHAT PARTS OF GOVERNMENT TO REOPEN. She's from that exotic land - like Obama - Hawaii. “This is just another attempt by the House GOP to try to save face." Turn on Stephanie Miller. Former CIA agent Valerie Plame talks to Steph about her new espionage thriller - Blowback. News alert. Driver Rams Into White House Gate; Shots Fired Outside Capitol After Pursuit. D. C. is in lockdown mode.

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Watch The Walking Dead - Killer Within. Michonne and Andrea figure out their new surroundings as the group at the prison is forced to deal with multiple conflicts. Poor Carl. He's exhausted.

This is difficult episode. Carl shoots his own mom after the baby is born. I guess that he had to. So sad. Grief and sorrow. Grief and sorrow. I don't know if it's the pain in my back, but I conk out for a few hours.

woensdag 2 oktober 2013

woensdag 2 oktober 2013 Up at 4:34. Watch KOMO News. Was this the best summer in recent Seattle memory? Scott Sistek checks the data. They still haven't found the driver who hit this kid, but we can be hopeful for Trevon. Teenage hit-and-run victim finally wakes from 73-day coma. Walk up to 7-Eleven for coffee. Back to my place. Check the Maddow Blog to follow up on something I saw on her show - THE G.O.P.'S SUICIDE CAUCUS.

Districts of Republicans who signed a letter demanding the John Boehner pass legislation to defund Obamacare. Chipotle black bean soup for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Hal Sparks joins the show. He has to stand because his chair did a shutdown.

Walk up to Denny. Catch a #62 to Mercer. I'm mostly with the Sea Otters today. It's raining. The sun doesn't magically pop out for us. We're all wet, so we head inside to dry off. We have Music Time with Terri. She sings a little off key, but the kids love it. Lunches, diapers and naps. Ew. Yogurt on the wall. Everyone sleeps well. The Dolphins - next door - wake up a little early. Wow. My back is really bad. I limp over to the streetcar station. Ride to d'town. #73 bus tunnel to Uwajimaya. Veggies for stir fry. Pad Thai. Sushi. Train to d'town. This guy is wearing a cool newsboy cap, and I ask him about it. He's nice to show me. It's a Jaxon Hammersmith Newsboy Cap (Grey/Blue). Thanks, guy.

Home. Watch KOMO and MSNBC. Thank you, Ari Melber. You're smart, and you sussed it out very well.

WHY THE REPUBLICANS LOST

It's easy to say that both sides are to blame for bickering. But if "Washington is broken," as the saying goes, it's because Boehner and the Tea Party broke it.

 

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Watch The Walking Dead - Walk With Me.

It's hard to eat Phad Thai watching The Walking Dead. To Civilization, then. Let's be full of merry talk and sallies of wit. We have victuals to delight the palate and brave company to delight the mind.

dinsdag 1 oktober 2013

dinsdag 1 oktober 2013 Up at 4:38. Admire MSNBC's Astronomy Photos of the Year 2013. NGC 253 - a rare example of a "starburst galaxy".

Brown rice and fried egg for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Real people call in about The Shutdown and talk about the effects on their lives. I'm listening to the show on WCPT, and I'm hearing a new commercial. At least, it's new to me. It rains on me this time on my walk to work. Then, magically, the sun pops out for the kids. They love finding puddles... Any water. The Dolphins go inside first. They're the Early Birds. It's nice to have extra help with them. Over to Sea Otters with their magnificent lunch mess. Yogurt is the biggest mess. The nap mats are out already. They conk out early, and they sleep a good two hours. When they wake up, they ALL wake up. Streetcar to Denny. Walk the rest of the way home. The clouds are moving in again. Watch KOMO News. Ah, no. Despite sweet robot moves, Bill Nye sent home on third week of 'DWTS' They talk about the local effects of The Shutdown. Shutdown could send 10,000 civilian employees at JBLM home without pay. And in D.C. - Murray, Cantwell furlough most staff; House Democrats hang on to employees. Check MSNBC. Of course, here, the real people can speak. #DontShutMeDown It's the Head Start programs... It breaks my heart. Please, Congress. Help those kids. Fried chicken and potatoes for dinner. Watch Rachel Maddow.

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House Of Turds. Tee-hee.