In July I made a list of my favorite movies at that time. Lists are fun and because they are subjective seem to create a lot of discussion and email. Last time I published a movie list I had a lot of time to enjoy them. While I still occasionally take afternoon naps, it’s really only out of habit rather than need. So I don’t…
What Others Dream. We Do.
It’s been a big week at work, the first 787 was delivered. There are a lot of milestones between the launch of a program and delivery, some artificial (“roll-out”) and some very important (certification) . Delivery may be about the most important, it shows not only can we build an aircraft that meets all the regulatory requirements, but we built one that meets the customer’s…
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
The title is taken from the Green Day song “Holiday”, it’s relevant, so go with it. Last week I was talking to a friend of mine. Mike had had just come back from two weeks touring Northern Italy. He spent a delightful two weeks away from everything driving around Tuscany. He took a relaxing few days in Florence, a few more in Siena, a side…
Sounders – United
Fun night at RBP, lots of goals and even Sigi admitted he’d do it differently next time. While I do believe in the Dave Clark (Sounder@Heart) promoted hash-tag “#trophiesnotfriendlies”, it was fun to watch a team like United play.
A little note…
As you have probably noticed, I have been taking something of a hiatus for the last month or so. I just don’t have the energy to do this in the way I think it should be done. Having said that there will be occasional posts, but nothing regular. Thank you for your support, email, comments and so on, keep them coming. It’s so important. Today…
A peek at the drama…
I think I’m an intelligent person who doesn’t suffer fools and while I can be rather cynical about life, I do love what I have today. I am clear there was a time when it was not this way. I lost that, and there were a number of reasons for that and I take responsibility for the decisions that led to myself finding myself in…
Sounders 4 – Rapids 3
It felt good to be back watching Sounders football live again, but before I go on about the Colorado game something slightly different. Friday night saw Port Vale play in Everett. Vail are a side that plays in League-2 in the UK, level-4 in the football pyramid, they found sponsorship to have a four game North American tour. Vail is managed by Micky Adams, a…
So what place moves you?
Over the last couple of week’s I’ve taken the chance to catch up on my reading and one I read was about architecture (I likes it), I was thinking of those places that really made me stand and think. Yes it’s the beginning of another list of places that have really moved me at some time. I think lists can be fun. I think my…
I don’t have Brazil on my mind…
I get a mail every day from Amazon with offers on local merchants. Typically it’s been pretty well targeted, cycle stores in Snohomish, book shops in Mill Creek, mens barber in Woodinville and so on. I’m guy, it’s guy stuff and I’ve used got a couple of what I thought were really good deals from it. Then there was today’s… “With the Women’s World Cup…
Better than Ambien…
Almost 16 months ago I walked away from a bad relationship, I’d had enough and left. I’ve taken more lessons and discoveries away from this than anything else in my life. To learn from what you do, good and bad, is so important. And I took a shit load of lessons away. And as emotion filled as the last few years have been the last…