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After the hearing

We attended the sentencing hearing for the perpetrator of a burglary in October. Needed a bit of a break afterward.

Green!

Salud!

France vs. Washington state in 10 ounces of liquid goodness.

Tonight’s grappa.

2010 Corte alla Flora Rosso di Montepulciano with wood-fired pizzas.

SHROOMS

Dinner mit usual chickies. ;-)

148 & 147

The Mariners about to beat Boston 1–0

Settled down a bit

Our Towering Inferno has settled down to a crackly comfy little fire.

Happy Memorial Day. :-)

When Girl Scout skills don’t quite cut it

Julie Anne’s efforts to get a fire going in the chiminea met with... difficulty, shall we say:

The several sheets of newspaper on the lower right was a full New York Times when she started

So I stepped in (at, for the record, her suggestion) with the charcoal lighter fluid.

Kids, don’t try this at home!

A couple minutes later we still had the roarin’ fire we sought. Cuz, science!

No eyebrows singed in the making of this inferno

Home-made

Julie Anne made a strawberry-rhubarb pie with rhubarb from our own garden.

Isn’t it purty?

Rocks.

Maker’s Mark. At a coffee shop. At the mall.

I must not be in Utah anymore!

Crabby

The crab and asparagus omelet at Skillet. Insanely delicious.

Yep, that’s where I am

In the history books!

The first pint of Curve Ball this year. Aaahhhhh....

Pirate Punch

Bacardi Coco and Pyrat XO rums, pineapple and orange juices, fresh lime.

Ahh, the tropics. :-)

"I think this is the most beautiful pie I've ever made!"

From the “things we’ve never heard out of Julie Anne’s mouth before” files.

Today's Mariners game view

Section 152, nearly opposite our section 108 seats for Thursday night's game.

Nice to have an international colleague visit and then a few days later an invite from local friends with season tix.... ;-)

The bowling shoes, they are so pretty

Classy as always.

Two, eleven, and one

In order: People, beers, and cans of enchilada sauce to ring in the new year.

Really? I deal myself this hand?

On the second hand (a set and a run), instead of, say, on an actually USEFUL hand like the final (3 runs)???

The gamble paid off

I decided, on the final hand, to try for three runs of diamonds. Here’s to that second joker :-D

Game final score: Don 190, Julie Anne 400

Winning hand

Not the game-winner, but it looks good so far. Three hands in (of seven total) and I’m batting a thousand. :-)

And now I am an iPad owner

Julie Anne really outdid herself this year!

Visions of sugar plums

Cinnamon rolls for breakfast on Christmas morning.

Christmas morning in Lower Queen Anne

Family and friends just gathered. The tree is beautifully lighted, “fire” is crackling merrily away, coffee steaming and breakfast in the oven.

Doesn’t get much better than this.

Merry Christmas :-)

May you enjoy the company of family and friends, and the best of success for the new year.

The usuals, please

Corned beef hash with poached eggs, home fries, and pumpkin pancakes at the Original Pancake House.

This has become a weekend ritual during the cold/wet months.

2300 lights

Twenty-three strands of 100 bulbs apiece on Julie Anne's tree this year.

And the lovely Yule Log fire on TiVo! :-D

Too soon?

Text exchange just now.

David: What should I be for Halloween?
Me: A Chilean miner. You can phone it in.

Happy birthday, Julie Anne :-)

Another year closer to the next big milestone! And only a year younger than I am for the next four months.

Everyone, wish Julie Anne a happy day:

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Why I will never be on the PGA tour

Matt: youve been working a hell of a lot lately
Don: Yuh.. I don’t have a carpool anymore, so it’s an easy way to avoid traffic, and I also want to bank up hours so I can travel a lot over the next few months w/o using my paid time
Matt: ohhh ok
Matt: where you going?
Don: San Diego in April, Salt Lake in May, Molokai in July, road trip in August/September
Don: Possibly India in there somewhere too
Don: Though the India thing would be for work, so no time off required for it.
Matt: holy crappers
Don: mmhmm
Don: All but the India trip are definite
Don: If the India travel plans had worked out as originally hoped, I’d be there now in fact
Don: Would’ve left on/about the 6th of this month
Matt: wow, why Salt Lake?
Don: See friends who still live there, and participate in a charity golf tournament
Don: Which by itself is amusing because I play golf like drunk people fuck
Matt: ROFL
Don: Hell of a thing, my golf game. I have a strong drive, I can get 150-200 yards sometimes, but I can’t aim to save my life.
Don: It’s worth your scalp to be within 20 feet of me when I swing off the tee ;x
Matt: lol I’ll keep that in mind