T-minus 28 hours and 26 minutes… The nice older couple who housed us and bought us underwear for Christmas are in town, doing well enough after 21 days on the road to Texas and back. RSVPs have been made; food’s piling up; table space measured. Feels a bit like June 5, 1944. Instead of tanks, [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2009’
can’t get the car, maybe a watch will do
Here at fishing for words we’re always up for a good sale. And tough times equate to some pretty good deals. Ignoring price, fuel economy and room for fly rods, one of my favorite cars is nearly any Porsche model. (The Cayenne is not a car, and simply put, I don’t like it.) But it’s [...]
time for a new carreer?
Window washer falls 8 stories in downtown Seattle — and survives By Seattle Times staff A 34-year-old window washer fell eight stories and survived late this morning when his safety gear broke his fall. The man, whose identity wasn’t immediately available, was taken to Harborview Medical Center with injuries that are not life-threatening, according to [...]
good morning
Enjoyed the ride this morning in the cool, clear, crisp air of autumn. The pale orange sun cresting the hills over my left shoulder. Then through a tunnel of fog alongside alfalfa fields already asleep for the winter.
would be a heck of a commute
The commute’s too long, but my natural avoidance of moving from the left coast to the right could be breaking down. Found the below (and attractive) job listing for Orvis today, and I guess that access to fresh maple syrup might somewhat offset winters that come with too much snow. Product Development Specialist – Rod [...]
