There are more traffic lights between the Seattle ferry terminal (Pier 52, Alaskan Way) and my new job (114 Alaskan Way), two blocks away, then there are in Pend Oreille County. There are more restaurants within three blocks of the office then there are in Pend Orielle County. There were more Scrabble players riding the 5:30 ferry to Bainbridge ( Read more... )

Beautiful windy, rainy, sunny weekend in Couer D'Alene. Fresh snow visible on the higher hills ( Read more... )

My sister asked me how we should commemorate her first year with a bipolar diagnosis (I was diagnosed years ago...) ... I somewhat jokingly suggested that we create a bipolar Christmas tree. Here is the result. We had a blast!


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For my Scrabble friends on the East Coast:

http://tumbleweedwanderers.com/#shows.php

This is the first trip east for my son's band. They will be opening for Angus Stone on this tour.

This is your first chance to check them out live:

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Last night was amazing! The Tumbleweed Wanderers celebrated the release of their first full length album with a concert at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.

I'm not any kind of music critic so I won't try to evaluate the opening act, or the second band that was also releasing their first album ... but by 10:00 when it was time for TW ( Read more... )

or ... How a woman of a certain age survived three days hanging out with a dozen young men in one of the most hip cities in the world ( Read more... )

10 tournaments - won some money in three, played up to Division 1 for the first time ...

Total record 75-76-2 +372

Rating in 1374, rating out 1449, peak rating 1467 (same as my peak rating in 2010)

Finished the Needlepoint Scrabble Board:   

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The Tumbleweed Wanderers are on tour through the Southwest and may be coming to a town near you.

If you or any of your friends are in NM, CO, UT, NV or CA check their schedule for upcoming shows.

http://tumbleweedwanderers.com/

Check out their EP and support these great young musicians!

If you don't know  .. the tall blond one is my son Zak!

I did the jigaw puzzle fish family for the annual fund-raiser competition ,,, and had a zillion more ideas for decorating fish. I asked the art center (Create) if they had any more cut-outs I could have to decorate for fun. I got 3 more crappies and 1 big mouth bass. So far I have finished the crappies. I'm donating the finished pieces to Create ( Read more... )

A spare car key would be a nice thing right now ...

I returned from Portland and was picked up at the airport by the shuttle from Northen Quest Casino as arranged. My car was waiting for me at the hotel delivered to the entrance by the valet. I loaded my bags into the car and drove the hour home. The snow depth increased steadily as I headed north ( Read more... )