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Seesaw

Let’s see… the last two weeks have included a number of ups and downs:

Arrive in Portland for a fun weekend getaway (up!)
Oldest daughter immediately gets sick with a stomach virus (down!)
Daughter recovers so we visit old friends, eat out, and see the sights (up!)
Return to Seattle and get stuck in mammoth traffic jams (down!)
A new [...]

In Family, Fun, History, Humor, Memories, Parenting on 5 December 2007 with Comments Off

A great day

50 years ago today, on a sunny Saturday in Liverpool, Paul McCartney and John Lennon met for the first time.
11 years ago today, on a sunny Saturday at a lake outside of Seattle, Susan and I got married. And the rest is history.

In History, Milestones on 6 July 2007 with Comments Off

Why I am still uncool

There’s an old adage that goes, “If you can’t say it, you can’t do it.” Or maybe that’s just a line from Fast Times at Ridgemont High. At any rate, there’s a word that I’ve never been able to use as a verb and so I’ve never been able to do it properly. That word [...]

In History, Language, Memories, Society on 29 June 2006 with 1 comment

Honky Tonk Women

The #1 song in the USA the day I was born (August 31, 1969) was “Honky Tonk Women” by the Rolling Stones. I just looked up the lyrics to the song and, frankly, I’m a bit shocked and amazed.
I met a gin soaked, bar-room queen in Memphis,
She tried to take me upstairs for a ride.
She [...]

In History, Music, Society on 22 February 2006 with Comments Off

A Christmas letter to my seventeen-year-old self

Yeah, I know, not another Christmas letter! I’m sure you’ll agree this genre is played-out and hardly worth the effort. But this is no ordinary Christmas letter. Trust me on this.
So the year began with a shave and a haircut. There were ups and downs, the kids grew like weeds on a hot summer day [...]

In Family, History, Holidays, Memories on 29 December 2005 with Comments Off