January 2009
20 posts
Protective Dog to the Rescue →
There were some guys hanging around outside my apartment earlier. Literally hanging, as from a scaffold. Outside. The construction crew has been working to finish up the punchlist and get the…
Jan 31st
Old and Decrepit →
I once worked in a nursing home that was ancient. I mean really ancient. And it looked like a haunted house. Probably because it was. Haunted that is. The interior wasn’t much better than the…
Jan 28th
Travel Trauma →
With Daisy Fae’s recent posts in mind, and Dolce’s post from this morning, I thought I would add a list of the problems encountered traveling while disabled. I know that travel these days,…
Jan 27th
Puppy Love ? →
The headlines scream, 600 dogs rescued, 80% are pregnant. And I’m appalled. Totally appalled. Mostly because I know how much work 100 dogs is. We used to have about that many when I worked in…
Jan 25th
Sunshine and Shadows →
The sun shone today, at least it did after noon. Before that we were socked in with fog for the umpteenth day. This high pressure system is supposed to move out tonight, thank heavens. The air…
Jan 24th
Endings and Beginnings →
Finally, at last, the other administration is over, and we can begin cleaning up the shitpile they left us. I’m glad that my worst fears weren’t realized, and that we are not under…
Jan 22nd
A New Day Has Dawned →
It’s official, Bush is gone! And we thank whatever diety is responsible for that. Obama has been sworn in, and in his inauguration speech, has called us to service. Reminded us that the United…
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Seattle White Christmas Absolutely the worst version of Jingle Bells on earth.Totally disgusting music, but that’s what you get with the instant movies. And it’s royalty free so you can…
Jan 19th
Still →
Still contemplating my navel, and cutting video. Although I watched TV all day yesterday. I hadn’t been to bed for a while and was tired, but sleepless. Slept like the dead when I finally got to…
Jan 17th
Link →
Seattle Christmas Slideshow I have been playing around with some new toys, trying to get adequate at video editing so that I can edit the tons of videos on VHS to DVD for my Dad. You are…
Jan 16th
Mercury Retrograde →
Yes, Mercury is retrograde until February 1, according to the astrologers. A bad time for communications or travel, as they may go awry. Or not. But it’s also a time to hunker down and…
Jan 15th
Humor Me Here →
I have spent the weekend laughing. Laughing out loud, and sometimes almost literally ROFLOLPIP. What brought this on, you may ask? It’s simple, I did something I don’t recommend anyone with a job…
Jan 13th
This and That →
Windows 7 I love XKCD. I have it on my reader, so that I get the new cartoons. With the announcement of Windows 7 at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, there has been…
Jan 10th
Floods, Avalanches, Mudslides →
Well, that’s all the news from Washington State. If you must see the news you can try here and here. It looks like I-5 could be closed for several days from the flooding. This is THE major…
Jan 9th
Rain, Rain, Go Away! →
Yeah, I know, I’m never happy. But we are in the midst of a pineapple express, which means warm winds and lots and lots of rain. Like 10″ in the mountains. Which will melt all that snow we just…
Jan 7th
Dear deer →
It was a  confluence of many things. First I read “Where the Wild Things Were by William Stolzenburg. The subtitle gives you the gist, Life, Death and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of…
Jan 3rd
Happy New Year! →
Fireworks from top of Space Needle You will be happy to know that I am in a better frame of mind than I was when last I wrote. The Boyo went to his building and picked up a…
Jan 1st