Spent the afternoon with a shirt and tie on pitching to the decision makers in Long Acres. Good meetings, ran long, but none the less good. Stopped in Ikea on the way home, this is somewhere I rarely visit, I can’t stand the crowds and the slow “Ikea shuffle” as everyone winds their way through the store at the pace of the slowest. At 7…
Unfortunatly a seat has became available
The F1 silly season seems to be over earlier and earlier every year, seats are sorted and out of work drivers need to find somewhere else to race. Over the weekend one of the mid-field drivers was involved in a rally accident and unfortunately a seat at Lotus-Renault is available. The casual fan may have heard of Robert Kubica, Over the last couple of years…
More than 100 years of tradition being kept alive
The now long gone Highfield road, The Recreation Ground, Qwest Field, Kingfield and White Hart Lane all have on thing in common, I know for a fact the are all football grounds with in an easy walk of the town centre (the grounds are in Coventry, Aldershot FC, Sounders, Woking FC and Tottenham respectively if you are keeping score), I’ve been to them all more…
How many ways are there to miss a ball?
Finished work a little early to get a chance to burn through a little of my “to do” list before doing something fun. As soon as I got out of the car to head into the courthouse it started heaving down with rain, I mean windscreen wipers on full coming down. So another grey day in Everett, but it was a productive afternoon. After that…
Ozzy and cats drinking
OK today is another gratuitous cat photo. I’m still recovering from last night, the second part of the heavy metal double header. This getting old thing sucks, two nights where I get back in the early hours and I’m done. Last night was the prince of darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne, at the Tacoma Dome. For a 62 year old who has done enough booze and…
Now it’s about medical insurance
As time goes on it keeps getting more and more ridiculous. We’ve been through the car insurance drama (apparently my fault) and so much more (also all my fault), and the latest is my ex deciding not to provide medical insurance for her kids. Over the last year I’ve heard the “I’m just being a great parent” or “It’s for the kids” or some other…
Motorhead and cat food!
Motorhead were exactly as I expected, Lemmy walks on stage, plays 90 minutes of really good bass, sings into the microphone and them Lemmy walks off. It’s not changed much in 26 years, and that’s what I liked about it. The band knew what we’d come to see and while the new album made a brief appearance, they played all the classics. Ace of Spades,…
Lemmy and flying pigs…
Was in Everett dropping some paperwork off this afternoon after work and parked outside the Flying Pig restaurant. It used to be a microbrewery until a few years ago and did a couple of really good beers, I recall an excellent IPA. When the brewery part closed a few year the bar still had a decent selection of interesting beers on tap and the food…
So many choices and so damn clueless
I spent an hour or so in Lowes tonight looking at flooring options and trying to deal with the sticker shock. The piss soaked carpets need to be changed out and I really like hardwood flooring. Unfortunately it’s a huge space, almost 800 square foot, and it gets rather expensive. There is an overwhelming choice of finishes, textures and colours that I really need someone…
The Market
Just got back in from what was a beautiful evening downtown with friends. I do love living here, I really will miss Seattle should everything come together this spring.