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Following up on my blog post from last week regarding my family’s membership at the Woodland Park Zoo, I received a phone call from the membership department. Honestly, I did not expect one, but was not terribly surprised. I spoke with the membership customer coordinator and we spent a fair amount of time on the…
Since he doesn’t blog anymore it was through his Facebook status update I was made aware of this idea. Here is the introduction as I initially saw it posted: Rules of the Game: Copy this and post as your status update. List 12 albums that made a lasting impression on you, but only 1 per…
I have a major problem with the way our local zoo, the Woodland Park Zoo, conducts its membership. I had a problem when the local zoo and aquarium stopped featuring a joint membership, but that’s not what I want to talk about. Yes, it used to be that a family could pay one fee for…
Teatro Zinzanni is a staple of the Seattle nightlife scene and has been for … about 20 years I think. Initially set up in an empty lot with a tent for a limited run the company now features a permanent building, summer camps for kids and shows that feature a variety of different feats. Their…
Another week, another batch of photos. Let’s kick things off with the “cute duo” I don’t even remember when this was over the previous couple of weeks. As you might remember Xavier is taking T-ball this spring. Here he is working on batting. This past weekend Ciaran and I went on a hike with others…
I have been to many conventions, expos and trade shows in my life but I have never been to a comic convention before. I applied for a press pass to this year’s Emerald City Comic Con but was turned down, which was disappointing, but also inconvenient as the tickets for the days I wanted to…
This year Ciaran wanted to copy August’s car from last year, but he wanted it to be the Silver Surfer, not some knock-off. So when it came time to shape the Pinewood Derby car Ciaran had definite ideas about how it should look. While we didn’t get it exactly shaped like a surfboard, it was…
Rather than post this as a regular review I wanted to turn this into a regular blog post. I feel that this isn’t a product that deserves a simple review but something a bit more in-depth, and with that comes a bit of a personal touch, at least in this case, because it does involve…
I have seen The Who twice. The first time was 2002. I had the opportunity to see the band in 1996, but opted to not go. I knew the band was largely going through the motions with regards to performing, and I wasn’t sure I wanted to see the band perform Quadrophenia followed by a few…
A couple of big things happened over the last week. I’m glad I have this regular feature on the blog to document them. First up is Easter. The kids were up ridiculously early, especially when compared to how late they were up Baseball 2016the night before. So… much… candy! And for the egg hunt they…