The general elections are coming up this week. My very good friend, Joe Lonergan, is running for Tacoma City Council #5. I have known Joe since college and he would make a great city council member! I created his campaign website for him (not tax deductible, but still a fun project)! If you live in District #5 please check out his website! Vote Lonergan!
Washington State: Don’t forget to vote in today’s primary!
Western Washington has gone from it’s hottest day in recorded history to unseasonably cool weather in a week! It’s nice to have it cool down, though. I have been spending more time working on the yard and getting back into my groove at work.
This last weekend, my mom stopped by with my Aunt Carol whom I haven’t seen since my wedding, I think! Aunt Carol and Uncle Don were ever present in my life growing up which was very cool. Aunt Carol read stories to my brother and I and Uncle Don taught me how to ride a motorcycle when I was 12 or so. It’s hard to believe my Aunt is in her late 70’s, now. She still seems as spry and nimble as ever, though. My Uncle Don passed away this last year, though, and she has come back from Arizona to have an ocean-side memorial.
In closing, here is a picture someone posted from the wedding I went to a couple of weeks ago (that’s me looking like I am diving on the right there):
On the hottest day in Seattle’s history, I finally went to see a Mariner’s game in person… from the Press Box, no less!
Me in the Mariner's Press Room
We got the grand tour of the stadium and it’s facilities:
Outside the Mariner clubhouse
We got our own, private, “Press Box” suite with private bar and catering:
The Press Box suite
And of course we got to watch a good game where the Mariners actually won!
Food, beer, and a good game
All in all, it was a great way to end July, 2009!
I am just winding down from a fairly busy weekend.
The younger brother of a couple of my high school friends got married and I went to the wedding. That turned out to be a bit awkward, unfortunately. I showed up late because I had been spending time with Kristin which probably turned out to be a good thing. I had been very good friends with the middle brother after high school, but I had put in my 0.02 cents about his then girlfriend some 13 years ago. Well, they’re married, now, and she still holds a grudge something fierce. He shook my hand, but he refused to talk to me… and that kind of hurt. I had been ready to apologize for my criticism back then, but… whatever! I did come away with the garter belt! I think the other guys in competition were a little upset that an outsider came in last second and snatched it up!
The main event for this weekend was Kristin Rene’s birthday of course! I had grand plans to make a cake from scratch and to fashion in the likeness of Dora the Explorer, but I ran out of energy after a visit, a wedding, and shopping, so I ended up buying a 1/8 sheet cake and decorating it myself. Kristin didn’t seem to mind, though. This birthday was a little subdued with everything that is going on (divorce) so the gathering had to be kept smallish. My brother, Tryg, his wife, Cara, and two sons Gunnar and Per were there, my step-mom Eileen was there, as were my friends Chris and LeNeeshia and their son, Jaiden.
Kristin liked my present most of all, I think. I bought her a little traveling vet clinic with kennels and instruments for the ventrinarian in training who is on the go.
Life is starting to feel a bit more “normal” finally (although there are still a few things that need to be rectified). I am now one week past my gallbladder surgery and I am almost pain-free. I haven’t had to take any of the prescribed pain medication for 3 days, now, and I am generally feeling pretty good.
Last night I went out to see my fellow Curtis alum Kimberly Coleman and her band (with front man Matt Coughlin) play at The Swiss in downtown Tacoma; They rocked! My video here doesn’t quite do them justice so I suggest everyone goes to see them live the next time they are back in town!
Click here to see the video: http://www.facebook.com/v/96564183892
Click here to see video #2: http://www.facebook.com/v/96742433892
Today, I met up with old high school friends Jeff and Danny:
Jeff is in town for his younger brother’s wedding this weekend and Danny has moved back to Washington. I might try and work together with Danny in the near future on some business ideas! Woot!
Some people have bad hair days. I have “bad tech days” and today was one of them.
- I fubar’d my web development environment (damn Eclipse for releasing RC code too soon!)
- I had a check that the ATM refused to deposit (technology For the Win!)
- The DVD player I took to a friends house last night to watch movies on had a faulty wire.
- My media PC next to the TV refused to get on the network and when I put a wireless adapter in it, I could not find the drivers for it (Kris’ law of drivers: The network driver will ALWAYS be the one driver you can never find–you of course cannot go on-line to download it, either, since you have no connectivity!).
I can only hope that today will be a better day 
Post Surgery
Published June 20, 2009 Life Lessons 2 CommentsTags: cheeseburger, gallbladder, surgery
I went in to have my gallbladder removed on Thursday. The surgery went a lot faster and smoother than I expected! I opted to get out of the hospital as quickly as possible (3 hours after the operation) and emmediately had a cheeseburger! It went all downhill from there I was feeling great yesterday, but the cheeseburger was like a delayed kick in the gut, I think. Ouch! I think there was a reason why they sent me home with a can of soup! So tonight I attoned for my gastronomic faux pas by dining on a bowl of sliced melons and some cherries 
Thank You
Published June 7, 2009 Divorce , Life , Social Networking Leave a CommentTags: Divorce, trial
To those who ultimately decided my fate, I don’t think simply saying “Thank You” goes far enough. I had hoped that I would be able to say more than that at the time, but such was not the case. I invite you all to occasionally look me up on-line if you like as I tend to write about everything that goes in my life. Feel free to contact me as well. I am on Facebook, etc. I would gladly have any or all of you over for coffee/tea.
For all those who know what I mean, the long wait is finally over! Thank God it’s over.
