donderdag 16 juni 2011

donderdag 16 juni 2011 Up with alarm. Watch KOMO News. Why is it so sunny this morning? I know the clouds are going to move in and block the sun by the time I go to work. It's Dump The Pump Day. Yay!
There's some big feelings in Vancouver, BC. Riots in Canada? Looting, Fires, Chaos In Vancouver After Canucks Loss. Angry, drunken fans ran wild after the Vancouver Canucks' 4-0 loss to Boston in the decisive Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, setting cars and garbage cans ablaze. Hey, dude. I agree. This is not Vancouver.

Spicy rice and scrambled egg for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. She chats with Gov. Yarmouth and they wonder out loud... Are Republicans Intentionally Sabotaging Economy For Political Gain? I can't wrap my brain around such an awful thing. Interests of the country first? Please? We need the Doctor. Before work I watch Doctor Who - The Beast Below.

I put on my t-shirt from Sweden. I love that shirt. The kids love it, too. I feel so Swedish.
Here are some Amazing Facts About Swedish Culture And Government. Walk up Westlake to work. My foot feels almost normal. Hang out with the Sea Otters on the playground. Up to Moons & Stars to give Raul a break. These kids are a handful. They go to Fairview Park and I stay behind to set up their lunches. 12 - Olivia's lunch. The 7 Starfish are eating lunch. Lots of diapers to do. They go to sleep fast. 1 - Cristin's lunch. Quiet time with the Starfish. 2 - Anne's lunch. The Seahorses are sleeping... even Mr. O. Streetcar to d'town. Listen to The World. Interesting report about women in Saudi Arabia standing up for their rights – by driving. Driving Protests in Saudi Arabia. Switch to CNN. Lots of coverage about Anthony Weiner's resignation. It's a media frenzy. Report - Anthony's Weiner's Ungraceful Exit. Then there's the business about Greece. Europe’s banks and politicians are at odds over measures to stop Greece’s crisis from affecting the entire Eurozone.. Report - Is the US Like Greece? Watch Doctor Who - Victory Of The Daleks. This episode introduces radically redesigned Daleks, appearing in five different colours. Neat!
Tuna fish salad and rice for dinner. Watch Rachel Maddow. Anthony Weiner - From Here To Tweeternity. His last tweet is about appearing on TRMS. Wow. At least the Catherine Ferguson Academy will survive. I enjoyed the interview with the principal. I almost fall asleep before the end of the show. Watch movie - AVATAR.

woensdag 15 juni 2011

woensdag 15 juni 2011 Up at 3:57 Turn on France 24. See. LIVE: Greek Workers On Strike In Austerity Measures Protest. Greek Protesters: 'We Lost Confidence In Our Politicians' Protesters Besiege Greek Parliament. Greece On Edge As Officials Decide On New Bailout Loan.
The Greeks have invested a lot of time and energy into these protests. "I don't even know what day it is." VIDEO: Greece: Unrest Over Austerity Plan Seethes. Turn on Stephanie Miller. They talk about the latest... A federal judge’s refusal Tuesday to invalidate last year’s ruling against California’s Proposition 8 established for the first time that gay judges may decide gay rights cases without having to defend their impartiality. Prop. 8 was declared unconstitutional because it is unconstitutional — not because the judge is gay. Steph and Hal chat with Julie Bolcer - NY correspondent for The Advocate - about the imminent vote in NY on marriage equality. Advocate report - Turning Point For Marriage Equality In New York.
Spicy fried rice and a cheese and mushroom omelet for breakfast. Shower. Short walk around d'town. Listen to Weekday - The Beauty Of Feathers. They talk a lot about how some dinosaurs wore feathers... A feathered T-rex? The meaning of feathers in mythology and religion. Interesting stuff. Streetcar to work. The Trailblazers introduce me to their pet snail - Shelly.
Hi there, Shelly. Helix pomatia, a species of land snail. She's lovely.
I like your new pencils, too. Quite festive, indeed.
10 - Cover Patty's meeting with new hires. I take care of the new Dolphins. They're so little. We go out to the little playground. I think that Kelly is warming up to me. Brady is a totally happy guy. 11 - Up to Sunshine Kids to give Sharon a break. They're playing with play-doh and peg boards. Lunch prep for Wildflowers. 12:30 - Sunshine Kids help. The twins conk out for nap. 1:45 to 2:45 - Tanja's lunch break. The Wildflowers wake up one-by-one. 2:45 - Break for Patty. But she doesn't take it. Walk to my place. Drop off stuff. Quick trip to Uwjimaya to get some Sho Chiku Bai.
#550 bus tunnel back to my place. Turn on KOMO News. Sad story about a young athlete from Gig Harbor who had a very promising future.

In an update, Jeremiah Jensen is listed in stable condition, he still has a long road to recovery. He's conscious. Report - Support System Strong For Gig Harbor Teen Eager To Recover. Spicy rice and tofu for dinner. Watch Doctor Who - The 11th Hour. I like the Eleven Doctor - Matt Smith.
The newly regenerated Doctor confronts one of the Atraxi.

dinsdag 14 juni 2011

dinsdag 14 juni 2011 Up with alarm. Turn on DW-TV. Is Greece heading for default? That's the top story in DW News - Greek Economy Slapped With Sharp Credit Downgrade. The S & P has downgraded Greek debt three notches to CCC - the lowest credit rating of any country in the world.
The Greek Economic Crisis could well persist into 2012. Then there's NYU Professor Nouriel Roubini. He warns that a "perfect storm" of economic disasters may smash the global economy in 2013. Oy. Not a nice way to start the morning. Egg salad and rice for breakfast. Shower. Watch Morning Joe. They discuss the Republican debate last night in New Hampshire. Report - Romney's Rivals Hold Their Fire, Attack Obama. Instead of answering the questions put to them, what I hear is Obama bashing rhetoric. I want to listen to something fun before I go to work... A Prairie Home Companion - Seattle. Yes! A photo of Garrison Keillor in front of the audience at Chateau Ste. Michelle.
Turn on KUOW to listen to Weekday - Interview With Author Oscar Hijuelos. Hijuelos was the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize, but he says he felt "cut off from my Cubanness pretty early." Streetcar to work. Check up with my friends in the Sunshine Kids. Peek-a-boo. I'll see ya later.

10 - Hang out with the Starfish and Seahorses on the playground. Bubbles! We dance to The Oldies, too. 11 - Lunch prep for the Starfish. I also eat my lunch with the kids. 12:30 - Extra for Sunshine Kids. They're just starting their lunch. I help them pack up their lunch boxes. Some diapers. 1:30 - Charity's lunch. The kids conk out fast. 2:30 - Play with the Starfish for a few minutes. Streetcar to d'town. Play podcast of The World. I always wanted to know the carbon imprint of a banana. The World asks How Bad Are Bananas? They interview British author Mike Berners-Lee about ways to cut our energy use and carbon footprints in his book How Bad Are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything.
Watch MSNBC. Brian Williams does a behind-the-scenes Interview With Bono And The Edge about the new Spider-man play. On Hardball, while discussing the Republican debate, Chris Matthews breaks out a new ad from the DNC which is kinda funny. What in the world..?

Beans and rice for dinner. Watch South Park - The Cartoon Wars, Part 1 and Part 2. After that, Rachel Maddow. She has Fred Karger - Fred Who? - on her show to discuss allegations against Mitt Romney for voter fraud.
Watch movie - I, Robot.

maandag 13 juni 2011

maandag 13 juni 2011 Up with alarm. Check news. Report - Two photos of a smiling Rep. Gabrielle Giffords were released early Sunday by her office, her hair shorn short but few other telling signs of her gunshot wound to the head. Fried egg on toast for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. The Sexy Liberal Tour looks like fun. John, Steph and Hal!
Steph reads an Op-Ed by Julian Bond: Why Prop 8 Must Fall - Civil Rights. And she chats with Rude Pundit about Ways That the Scandals of Anthony Weiner and David Vitter Are Completely Different. Shower. Streetcar to work. Breaks for Anne and Toni. Then outside with the Moons & Stars to give Justine a break. Some of those kids aren't wild about Mondays. 11 - Open space to make labels for the Seahorses' nap mats. I spend the rest of the day with the 8 Seahorses. 12 - Anne's lunch. The Seahorses sit down for lunch. Toni and I manage to keep them at the table until 12:30. They're tired. Straight to their mats for nap. 1 - Toni's lunch. Alex is Mr. Insomnia. He's acting goofy from lack of sleep. 2 - Toni gets planning time. Sharon covers for Anne. We read books for the early risers. Since my right foot is bugging me, I take the streetcar to d'town. Straight up to my place. Turn on KOMO News. Report - Shorewood Students To Get iPads.
Play movie - Evangelion: 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone. More news later.

In 2015, 14-year-old Shinji Ikari arrives at the headquarters of Nerv, a scientific organization that represents humanity's last defense against the Angels, mysterious beings bent on destruction. The appearance of Angel Ramiel is awesome... At first this Angel is just a blue tetrahedron, but it reconfigures itself into a fantastic array of geometric shapes... a destructive force beyond reckoning. I like the angst-ridden character - Shinji. While Shinji seems to be a depressed, lonely, self-loathing boy; he struggles to accept responsibility for mankind’s battle for survival when he pilots the most advanced weapon - Evangelion Unit 01.
Fried egglant, rice and tofu for dinner. Watch Hardball and Rachel Maddow.

zondag 12 juni 2011

zondag 12 juni 2011 Up at 6:04. Turn on France 24 and watch The Week In The Maghreb. They do an expose on the Berber languages of Morocco on the movement to expand usage.
Sesame noodles and tofu for breakfast. Play The Outer Limits - The Special One. Roy Benjamin's son, Kenny, is a bright young boy who has been enrolled in the government Enrichment Program for unusually talented children. Mr. Zeno, who introduces himself as a member of the program, comes to the house to tutor Kenny in special assignments. But Zeno is from an alien planet and is training Kenny to be an agent in changing the Earth's climate prepatory to invasion by Zeno's people. Happy Days' mom - Marion Ross - plays Kenny's mom. What ever happened to Kenny - Flip Mark - boy wonder?

I love the awkward discussion that Kenny has with his dad about The Periodic Table and the exact number of chemical elements. "Are there 102 or 125, Kenny?" Ummmm. Yay for the blogs! Here is We Are Controlling Transmission: Spotlight On Flip Mark. Shower. Walk up to Whole Foods to get some coffee. Drop it off and make a nice strong cup of Mexico. Plug my radio into my ears and listen to the Mariners vs Detroit game. Head up to Capitol Hill to check out Brenda The Boring Machine, brunchers, books, billboards and buses (cool, electric antique buses).



I can't help but admire Eddie Vedder's hands. Benaroya Presents Eddie Vedder - The Ukelele Tour. (Sold Out.) I see why he's sold out - Can't Keep - Eddie Vedder. Hey! Good job, Eddie! And good job, Ms! Seattle 7, Detroit 3: Olivo Does It Again And Again. Call Michael. He tells me about the new family member - their kitty Caui. They share photos of the trip to Iceland, Denmark and Sweden. Beautiful pics of the Blue Lagoon.
It takes about 2 hours to view over 3000 photos. Back to my place. Tossed salad and spaghetti for dinner. Look over my library book - Mac OS X Snow Leopard Bible. Watch movie - Die, Monster, Die.

One more thing before I go to bed. The Boring Report: The Hard Hat Tour.

zaterdag 11 juni 2011

zaterdag 11 juni 2011 Up at 1:03. Turn on Deutsche Welle for the news. There are some concerns about the powers of Turkey’s AKP on the eve of elections. Report - Turkish Election: New Constitution? Protests and demonstrations take place almost everyday on Istaklal Avenue to demand freedom of the press and self-expression.
Well, the elections take place tomorrow. It looks like the incumbent Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is heading for another win. Switch to France 24. They report on the troubles at the Turkey - Syria border. Report - Syrian Army Crack Down On Pro-Democracy Demonstrators and Syrian Forces Converge On Rebellious Northern Town.
Egg salad and rice for breakfast. Turn on KING5 News. Uplifting story - Zachary Lystedt Walks In Graduation. More than 500 senior-graduates cheer for him at Mt. Tahoma High School on Friday night.

A little mist this morning. Walk down to 801 Caffè Ladro for a cup of coffee. The Ethiopian cab drivers are in the shop chatting and drinking coffee, too. Catch a #49 up to B'way. Zig-zag down hill back to my place. Chat with mom for about 25 minutes about dad and grads. Alex, Daniel and Katie have graduation celebrations. How they grow up so fast. Listen to Wait, Wait... and RuPaul Plays Not My Job. Fun show. Meander around d'town - Denny Triangle, streetcar, train, Uwajimaya, and the library. Home to change clothes. It's getting warm and the sun is coming out. Grab my radio for a A Prairie Home Companion. They're doing the show live this week from beautiful Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, Washington. Garrison Keillor gives us the weather report as the sun breaks through the clouds. I love how he makes fun of our city. But he doesn't pronounce Puyallup right (pew-al-əp), and no one calls him on it. Walk up to Cal Anderson Park. I see progress in the Capitol Hill Station.
Over to First Hill and down to my place. Watch movie - Batman: Under The Red Hood. Very good movie. It gets rave reviews on all the sites. Exciting, dark, violent and well-told story.

Tabouli and tofu for dinner. Stargate Universe marathon - Epilogue, Blockade and Gauntlet. The ending is sad, but Eli makes a noble decision... to be alone... and a slim chance to survive.

vrijdag 10 juni 2011

vrijdag 10 juni 2011 Up at 3:09. Turn on DW-TV for the news. Report - Tainted Spouts Blamed In E. Coli Outbreak... from an organic farm in the municipality of Bienenbüttel in that state of Lower Saxony. Then it's The Kickoff Countdown. Yay! The Germans can be passionate about soccer. Borussia Dortmund recently won their seventh German league title. What’s more: they did it with the youngest team ever to become champions. They do a 30-minute expose on the team. Switch to France 24. Listen to interview with Amr Moussa, Secretary General of the Arab League and Egyptian presidential candidate.

Fried egg and hash browns for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. I love to hear her complain about her travels, but she had pretty difficult trip to New York City. Mama is all New York edgy. She does some of the show from there. Shower. Walk up Terry Ave. to work. Take a break at South Lake Union Park for a couple minutes.
10 - Extra for Elaine. I hang out with the 10 Wildflowers while Elaine puts up a few knick-knacks and Tanja changes diapers. I read about 6 books with the kids. I set up lunches, too. 12 - down to Starfish for Cristin's lunch break. The Starfish are tuckered out from a busy day of sticker art and dress up.

They quickly fall asleep. Quiet time. 1 - Olivia's lunch. 2 - The Summer Campers are resting and sleeping. I ask Nathan about the trip to the International Fountain. He was cold splashing in there. Walk home. Turn on KOMO News. The weather guy says bye, bye La Niña. Report - La Niña Dies At 307 Days. Check the HuffPo. Someone at work mentioned this depressing idea - Low-Income Americans Will Need To Regularly Work Into Their Eighties. The HuffPo also shows us Anthony Weiner's co-op in Forest Hills. Report - $449,000 Forest Hills Condo Yanked Off The Market (Slideshow). It's interesting to play the slideshow and see the personal stuff of Anthony Weiner... the books, the computers, the kitchen and even the throw pillows. Do a virtual tour of Queens, The Rockaways and Forest Hills... Anthony Weiner's 9th District. I'm keeping track of the M's game, too. Seattle 3, Detroit 2: Peguero Hits Pilot Mariners' Win At Comerica. Zucchini salad and chips for dinner. Watch Stargate Universe - Common Descent.
Also watch The Outer Limits - Don't Open Till Doomsday, but I conk out as soon as the monster appears.