Kinky News!

For you music fans out there, here’s some fantastic news: The Kinks may reunite.
According to a news item on the Associated Press, Ray Davies, the frontman of the greatest band ever, recently hinted that the legendary rock group are planning a comeback – but only if the band are able to write and record new [...]

Motorcycle Diaries

Today, a much-needed departure from politics…
 
The three-day Veteran’s Day weekend opened with an unusually beautiful Saturday, for the cold, soggy Pacific Northwest. Heidi and I were busy with errands, but that didn’t stop me from making a quick call to her dad, Joe … “We have got to go for a ride.”
 
All three nephews came [...]

New Look Site

Well, after horsing around with numerous templates and benner treatments, I think I’ve finally settled on this look. From left to right are the family: Son Jake, yours truly, daughter Abbey and wife Heidi.  Now I simply need to post more often. Cheers! – Mikey

Fighting with the Teriyaki Lady

It has been some time since I’ve blogged, but last night I was reminded again why this site exists. Somebody should listen to me. Hell, you’re here reading it.
Now, I’m a big fan of the Red Green Show, a program embraced by men and utterly and completely misunderstood by women. Finely woven into each program’s [...]

¡hora por vacaciones!

After spending 12 days in Cancún in February and extending a work trip to another week on Forida’s Gulf Coast in June, we figured our travel budget was shot for the year.
There must have been something in the air last week, or perhaps it was the collective stress of our lives catching up with us.  [...]

Abbey’s Big Night Out

Here’s a scientific experiment you don’t want to try: Take one neurotic dalmatian with a food fetish and mix with a seven-pound box of Alaska brand granular fish fertilizer.  The result ain’t pretty, folks.  In fact, it’s downright explosive.
Today was focused on working in the yard, planting new plants and transplanting others.  And of course, [...]

Doin’ the Puyallup with no Trans Fats

We live in a Tacoma suburb called Puyallup (pyoo-all-up) – a town of about 40,000. Each day and evening, I commute past the Western Washington Fair Grounds (a.k.a., “The Puyallup”). Each September, our town hosts two weeks as home to the nation’s sixth-largest fair.
By the middle of August each year, TV ads, billboards, bus signs [...]

Home Improvement

I love Fridays … especially when I take the day off.  Okay, I’m technically working on an article for the next edition of my magazine, but for the most part, I’m relaxing and the dogs appreciate the company.
The morning started with the arrival of the gutter installers and chasing our deaf dalmatian down the street [...]

Smiles in the Stress

Today continued a long run of long, stressful days. We closed the big deal to the tune of $40 million per year over a 25-year period — with two 25-year options for good measure.  All this for the low, low investment of $300 million and several years of construction.  Good clean fun.
After an early breakfast [...]

They Want Me Naked!

Hey now, there’s a headline that should make people squirm.
After a full Sunday in the office working on an emerging project, I scurried off to the store to buy a pair of jeans. My trusty pair is probably six years old, and they’re falling apart.  I dislike shopping (unless Pro Golf Discount), but shopping I [...]