By 1985, I’d seen my share of volcanic flatulence.
I grew up about 30 miles (as a crow flies) from the crater of Mt St Helens. She is rumbling again and blew us a little kiss on Friday.
The major eruption, the one that every talks about, occurred on May 18, 1980. I was [...]
Entries from September 2004
September 30, 2004
St Helens blew us a little kiss…
September 27, 2004
The World’s Biggest Peach
Dear Diary,
I just finished eating the World’s Biggest Peach. Boy am I tired…and sticky.
They had to bring it in through the freight elevator.
Eating it required patience, a bib, a wet mop and a palette of napkins from Costco.
It took myself and two other burly men to take the pit out to the dumpster.
September 20, 2004
Movie Review and movies
‘Hero’ presents heroic visual feast -
After some prodding, and because there wasn’t anything she wanted to see, I convinced MM to go with me to see the movie Hero from Director Zhang Yi Mou. For those unfamiliar with him, he is a famous Chinese director who is best known for directing Raise the Red [...]
September 15, 2004
Chloe getting her rest so she can do a proper job …
Chloe getting her rest so she can do a proper job of WAKING US UP in the morning
September 15, 2004
Cats
Growing up on a rural homestead in Washington State, I was always around animals. We had cows, which we raised for our own beef. At various points during my childhood, pigs, chickens and horses all lived on our property.
For pets, we always had dogs and cats. My dad would NEVER let animals live in the [...]
September 15, 2004
Backstreet Boys Audition
Dear Diary,
My audition today to be in the Backstreet Boys coverband, Velvet Alleyway was disasterous! It all started off ok, as I came into the theater with my freshly trimmed and thinned goatee and a swagger in my step. My gold bling bling was polished, my ice was gleaming and my hair was slicked and [...]
September 14, 2004
Warning: potentially boring blog entry
Today I’m starting this blog rather late in the day. It’s been a fairly productive day overall here at the old IVR factory. I’m going to need to continue my string of productive days until October 7, when I leave work for nearly three weeks. It’s going to be tough to get through my backlog [...]
