Brutal dentist trip today. Didn’t hurt during, but was lots of sawing,
hammering, and prying to get an old, bad crown off. Also found out I still
have issues with "that" tooth. In the x-ray you can see a point of rubber
they crammed-in going diagonally from an opening in my gums all the way to
the root of "that" tooth. So back to the endodontist I go – again!
Sweaters of Felicity
http://sweatersoffelicity.tumblr.com/
So we started to watch all of the episodes of Felicity again….well…just because.
If you remember the 90’s, the fashion of the day was sweater wear. Mock turtleneck’s and all!
Christopher decided to start a new blog after watching the very first episode.
Start me up!
So we were moving some furniture at work and viola – mystery laptop appears!
So I took it back to my office to see what it was….holy smokes! This
thing had Windows 98 on it. It must have been sitting down there all dusty
and lonely for a decade or more.
But it still works! Curiously, the laptop doesn’t seem all that slow –
just goes to show you that for as much as hardware gets more powerful there
shall be bloated software and operating systems to fill the void 🙂
Yay personal day!
I had a personal day I needed to burn before the holidays….having
fun at brunch…and yes that is Bloody Mary #2 ;). (why not?!)
Thanksgiving after party
We had a truly great thanksgiving afternoon surrounded by parents,
family, friends and food. My Mom and Dad came down to Seattle this
year…yes the Wiedmeier’s came south of the ship canal! It was
fabulous. Good food at Broadway Grill and no dishes to wash.
But now it’s after dark and we decided to hit the streets and hang out
at an open bar…it’s very friendly but a bit dark and sultry… And
completely awesome.
Happy Thanksgiving!
My mentor, the mayor
After high school and growing-up into college I had a lot of fine opportunities to meet a lot of fine folks.  One of them was Barb Tolbert.  She became my mentor in that she taught me a lot about my profession of the time (public relations and marketing) and, like all great mentors, bestowed upon me her wisdom of many general life lessons that I still use to this day.  She encouraged me, and sat me right-down on my butt when needed.  She is one of my cherished friends, even as time and life have escaped us.  I admire her, and I know she is great.
It did not surprise me when I learned a few months ago that she was running for mayor – how cool!  And she did it!  Barb Tolbert is the Mayor-elect of Arlington, WA.  I am so proud of her and the community she continues to build, encourage and foster.
Barb – you are one of my personal heros.  I just know that you will continue to do great things and that your constituents are very lucky to have somebody as impassioned as you are to lead them.
Congratulations!  You’re a rock star!
Nor’easter? How about those Nor’westers!
http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2011/10/noreasters-versus-northwest-windstorms.html
Look…severe weather in any form, in any location, is not fun after one day. But I’m tired of everyone foo-fooing me when I say that the Northwest gets severe weather as well.
The latest nor’ Easter, while impressively early this year I admit, reminds me of this …
The Northwest also has our weather demons…likely even worse than those vaunted nor’easters! ( but when do you ever hear about it?)
Cliff Mass, the pre-eminent weather guy of the region says….
“In general, the very strongest Northwest cyclones are stronger than the top Nor’easters, with our 1962 Columbus Day storm probably being the most powerful non-tropical coastal storm to hit the U.S. in a century. (Beware–those wily east coasters like to call their storms “Perfect” or “Storm of the Century” and get books and movies made about them. Don’t believe their propaganda–ours are bigger and more powerful).”
It’s only because we have been neglected, in the media and in federal budgets, that this is becoming apparent (something us natives have known for a long time!)
He continues…
“If a big midlatitude cyclone hits the Northwest this year we will have a magnificent view of the details using the new coastal radar. And if our models are wrong about intensity or position, the new radar will enable us to get out timely warnings in time to save property and lives. We have finally caught up to the east coast, where they have had radars looking offshore for decades.”
So what he is saying is just NOW, in 2011 (!!), are we able in the Northwest to scientifically prove that our weather is “worthy” of being bad and worthy of attention on a national scale. We finally got a weather radar for the coastal regions this year (where our weather comes from!)
Again, bad weather everywhere is no fun. Don’t get me wrong. But I wonder how many people have lost their lives in the Northwest because the rest of the country has thought that there are no problems up here other than rainy and cloudy days…
Spooky bowling
Halloween fun with black lights!
