Thursday, December 7, 2006
Bloggers Made Me Do It
Freemanwalking and PatB inspired me to take a trip to a part of downtown Seattle I normally am leery of, Pioneer Square, just off the waterfront, near the ferry dock. I was on my way home from the hospital, and I was ravenously hungry when I realized that it was Happy Hour, and I had a wide array of...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Noooo, Not The Chocolate...
I have to go check in today with my nurse. I know what's coming. I had a blood test last month and I was told my total lipids cholesterol level is 277, and that is astonomically high. It should be 200. Soo...the long story short, according to my psychiatrist, who is also an MD, of course, is that...
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Under The Same Sky
I am looking out my kitchen window, struggling to become familiar with the new laptop and keyboard, and find a chair that works with this table, ergonomically. Looking out the window, I see a cerulean blue sky overhead, but with more ominous dark clouds obscuring the Olympic Mountains across the...
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Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Growing Up And Making It Less Personal: It's Not About You
Well, another personal attack on the blog, how unusual. Why is it that many herre cannot seem to separate personal beliefs from those who hold them? Is it not possible to have opposing views without rancor or animosity? If I disagree with what someone has to say, I read, evaluate my response,...
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Here we go again: Note to Parnell, in response to his tacky blog
You made a couple of snide remarks on my post about the military. I was a little curt because quite honestly, I didn't think your comments merited much of a response. I value the opionons on the military by those who know something about it, not "chickenhawks" or others with an axe to grind. I did...
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Edwin The Irishman's Life Story, continued
Eighty-seven year old Edwin, the Irishman I met in the corner tavern this afternoon has had quite a life. He was drafted into the Army in WWII as an engineer, worked on the Suez Canal, lost both knees in the process but has prosthetics, moved to Canada, helped build the Alaskan Highway (the Al-Can)...
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Getting Our Irish Up
I met an old Irishman today, he will be 87 years old next month, he told me. At first, I didn't pay much attention to him, because I thought he was sort of doddery, he was ranting a little at times to himself. I was talking to someone else, someone who told me he'd been Canadian Vice Consul to Hong...
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Support The Troops: Bring Them Home As Soon As Possible
I've changed my point of view, my perspective, literally. I've moved from the corner, staring into the wall, to the laptop, which I've put on my writing desk, facing out the window towards the mountains and the water. There is a high slate-colored cloud cover, which obscures the mountains and...
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C'est La Guerre
It looks like I won't get the part-time job I was hoping to. I am not exactly sure why (who ever knows what impression they give strangers?) but I got the strangest reception from the owner. The store, a furniture store, had a sign on the door advertising that they needed part-time help. M and I...
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Monday, December 4, 2006
That Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi
I just got home from stopping by to check on a job, Christmas shopping and getting a drink and a bite to eat. I have found the coolest new hangout, the West 5 Lounge, as in new to me. it's been around, I just don't frequent bars, but I do like the retro and nostalgic atmosphere the owners have...
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