Up to now I’ve found the best way to deal with jetlag to be a couple of gin and tonics (“Easy on the tonic there”) and an Ambien sleeping pill in the British Airways lounge…
Posts tagged Seattle
Sounders-Montreal
It took a great goal from Davy Arnaud to mark what was otherwise a very forgettable game. However the season has started and an evening watching football, and enjoying good beer with friends will always time well spent….
S is for Space Needle
Another Seattle icon, one that’s just turned 50 years old. Tweet
P is for Pike Place
There in the center of Seattle over looking the waterfront is Pike Place Market, it’s in every tourist itinerary and people who live here shop there too. It’s a rather iconic part of downtown and…
G is for Glasvegas
A Scottish band with a small but rather loyal following here.Played a great show in a small Seattle club last summer. Just scratching the surface of a very rich, and world renown Seattle music scene….
A is for Authentic…
Today is the first day of the A-Z challenge, the idea is to spend April working your way through the alphabet from A to Z. There are many hundreds of blogs signed up for this,…
Normal service is resumed – Sounders 3, Toronto 1
Last night was the Sounders first league game, another big night under the lights against a decent team. Midweek tonight’s opponents Toronto booked a place in the Champions League last four. They did this by…
What is there to say?
Some games are bigger than others, and some losses mean a little more. Seattle getting hammered by a good Santos side feels like a big loss. It was the quarterfinal of a huge tournament, it…
That Light Bulb Moment
A few weeks ago I spoke about a friend whose daughter is getting ready to study in London for a semester. I get quizzed daily about what’s different in England, what does she need to…
Opening Night…
For the last few months there has been the twitter hashtag going around “#isitmarchyet”. It’s now march and that means it’s time for a couple of IPA in the Pyramid, a Diablo burger and a…