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This was a big week for us. It started off with Grace getting baptized. Marianne made it out for the baptism to act as godmother. The next morning there was a lot of comic reading during breakfast. The last full cross country meet was this past Sunday. Here’s Xavier coming to the finish line. And…
I have a long history with the Batman franchise, like many of us do. It has been around for 75 years and was among the first ever costumed comic book super heroes. My association with Batman began in the 70s, through various television incarnations. It was not initially the 60s series which got to me,…
Even before October 1 the pumpkin invasion began. Of course there were the pumpkin spice drinks at your local coffee shop – and no, I’m not going to go into how little pumpkin is in those. I will say there is such a thing as “pumkin spice” does not actually exist, and that most people…
Yes, it has been two weeks. You try doing regular updates with a toddler and a month old. By the way, here is the toddler acting and dressing as fabulous as he is. We made it to one more Mariners game this year. Cotton candy was had, with Ciaran none too happy I was taking…
For those unfamiliar Cub Scouts is organized by grade. Tiger Cubs is the program for 1st graders, Wolf for 2nd, Bear for 3rd with 4th and 5th graders being WEBELO Scouts. You have all school year to work on projects, do activities and earn the rank specific to your grade, though it is not required…
Dear Joe, Tim, Joe, Ben, Chris, Lawrence, John, Kevin and Dickey (along with Nate, Tim, Josh, and others I am forgetting), Thank you. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones has been an important band in my life for a long time. I have blogged about my association with the band and music several times over the last…
Seattle based restaurant El Gaucho will be hosting an etiquette course at each of its locations. Seattle (both locations), Bellevue, Tacoma and Portland will have noted etiquette expert Cortney Anderson-Sanford help recapture some of what is increasingly missing from today’s digitally connected world – real connections and manners. These classes will come in two flavors, one geared…
It is no secret The Beatles is my favorite band. If it is a surprise then you haven’t been reading this blog very long. Sometimes I am asked what my favorite Beatles song is. For the longest time it was “Rocky Raccoon” for reasons I don’t really quite understand to this day (and no, it…
It has been a busy time over the last couple of weeks since posting one of these. Let’s take a look at what has been going on. I went to the annual 2016 Penny Arcade Expo and was able to take the kids. I showed you a picture of Xavier last time, so here are…
What a time to be living in. Our refrigerator has an ice maker and dispenser. No need to open the refrigerator or freezer to get some ice or cold water. Let’s just take a moment to appreciate this. Not only do we have hot and cold running water, we are at a point where we…