Archive for October, 2018

Off We Go

October 18, 2018

Longest security line. EVER!

I think they are working on the principle that if you keep them moving they won’t complain. And we never stopped for more than a brief moment. It went back and forth, around escalators, over the river and through the woods, to grandfathers house we go.

We were not rushed. My carpooler went the extra mile for an early pickup and drop off. First class all the way. At least for Carl. The perks of missing Rey’s wedding. [Wait, that sounds like he wanted to miss.] Me, I’m in steerage.

I can see Carl from my seat. But not his expressions, visual or audible. On the other hand, sitting alone, in the midst of others has provided an opportunity to start a book that would never have been started while going to bed. My nocturnal reading needs to grab my attention, at least at the beginning of a book. I have read a few chapters and it is starting to grow more interesting. I am interested to see whether I decide to follow it to its conclusion, or set in on a bookshelf to find a more interested reader.

On the ground, early. But our gate is occupied. 10 more minutes before I can move towards the restroom.

And we made it to the fun Fort, borrowed a car, got a few groceries and made it to Bob’s for an early dinner (or late lunch). The temperature was low 60s, I think, but there are still vestiges of the 6 inches of snow that fell last weekend.

Come from Away

October 16, 2018

Carl and I went out tonight to see the show in the title. For those that don’t know, the musical is about September 11th and the days that followed in Gander, Newfoundland. It was at the 5th Avenue theater, and I am pretty sure it was the touring company.

The show was amazing. The Tuesday night crowd tends to be a bit older, and will often leave before the last note is sung and the curtain falls. Tonight everyone stayed, and many stayed until the musicians finished their encore.

Commuting comedy. Seen on the rear license plate holder.

“Driver Reads Braille”

Catch Up

October 14, 2018

With pictures

I often talk about work being work. This was work too, but Wayne Drop is always fun. Last game of the Mariners’ 2018 season.

Seeing double. Another season ending gift from a friend.

Said friends

Seasons change. Temperatures drop. And furnaces fail. So we are now the proud owners of a space heater. It took 5 days to get a repair person to diagnose the problem, and another day for the repair.

We were trying to meet a friend to watch a game in a sports bar near the Seattle Center. We decided to walk. About 4.5 miles, the longest walk attempted since the summer of surgeries. This is some Amazon artwork along the way.

Chili. Spicy lentil chili. Rey lead me to this recipe. I made it for a work chili cook off. I would do it again, but make it a day in advance and just reheat. Carl and I have been eating the leftovers and they improve every day.

In addition to adding more miles, Carl has restarted working. It has been a slow start, picking up and dropping off. But Saturday we took both Dean and Audrey for 4 hours. We spent our time at a park and the zoo.

Two zoo residents and a volunteer.

The carousel was closed, so they pretended.

Sometimes the bear hugs you, sometimes you hug the bear.

Not what it seems. Those are laser eyes. Laser eyes of a robot.

We capped off the day with the Seattle Women’s Chorus. We managed transit to avoid parking. The added walking, on top of the zoo, meant we were both ready to sleep by the time we got home.