The year in Review: 2006...

Oh my.... I was planning on documenting my whole 2006 experience here on the blog, but by the time I sat down it seemed a daunting task. So, I ignored it. But here is it, as of Jan 7, 2007
.... Most of you who read this blog know what I was up to this past year. It consisted to about 2 or 3 major life choices - re-signing my 5 yr position with AIG, moving to New England for 4 months, then moving back to Seattle, to the same apt bldg on the same floor as before, but into a 1 bedrm. And lastly joining the Enterprise Marketing team at Microsoft. So, here is the year:

• I-90 to Nashua, New Hampshire (suburb of Boston, MA) - Go Pat's...!! Woa, a snowy place for sure... I can see why LL Bean does a booming business in the East....

• Looking for job, exploring Boston and surrounding grave yards (amazing history!!)
• Sadly, my Aunt Kathleen Edlund passing away at age 63 (Thanks Naarah for letting me stay)
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• Taking I-90 back to Seattle via the Mass Pike back WEST
• Landing at The SOFT (again, thank you Naarah)
• Sweet wine country trip to Walla Walla, WA (again, thanks to Naarah and Jason)
• Lastly, to round out the year, the experience of hearing Beethovan's 9th Symphony with my mom on Dec 30th..

That is ML in a nut shell for '06!!

Holocaust Denial = evil

This man is a sick fuck!! Sorry people for the foul language, but not sure how else to describe him.
Click here for pics of what this Holocaust Denial group is trying to get you to forget!!!

OK Expert Panel... in your infinite wisdom, please tell the rest of us where all these Jews went? Another planet? Explain to me what Allied Troops saw in 1945/1946? Does this panel have the balls to think the troops made it up? Doctored their photos?

This topic makes me sick....literally sick to my stomach. Where is the world outrage!! How the hell in our supposed "modern" time can a panel such as this even be convened? History is repeating itself all over again, only 60 yrs later!!

Thanksgiving Fun Rob and ML Style

We headed up to Crystal Mountain for Thanksgiving, where the snow fell all day long. It was a powdery winter-wonderland! Rob took off for his favorite runs (i.e Bear Pitts), and I stayed behind on the green runs attempting to keep learning how to turn and gain my confidence. Overall, not to bad for ML. Got off the chair lift a-ok this time....no stumbling down with the next chair hitting me in the head like a Stevens Pass a few yrs ago. That really sucked. Here are some pics from before we left.....

It's Friday. Rejoice!!

These two are finally getting married!! What more could you want from your weekend...

RANT: Iran's President in an Asshole !!

See HERE for yourself. In regards to this guy, I don't give a shit about diplomacy towards a head of state. He should NEVER have been allowed to set foot on our soil to attend the UN. Damn, I wish our govt had more backbone!! This kind of stuff pisses me off. We're supposed to be the strongest nation on earth. UGH!!!

Apollo Wears a Bandana

Democrat Victory = No Rest for the Weary

Well, looks like Al-Qaeda is stepping it up a notch! They get what they want (GOP defeat), but still want more (White House blown up)....Gee, what a total shocker.

I've got no direction this week with my thoughts.....

Well, it's been over a week since a blog entry from me... I just don't know where to go with topics.... You've got flodding in the NW, the Election '06 results and the big Britney Spears bust-up..... not sure where to go with all this important info hitting me all at once. Sigh.... Perhaps tomorrow, Thursday, will give me some inspriation as to where to direct my comments.... Until then, I leave you with this:

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

From Rob, Marylyn, Janni, Apollo and Matty

Disgusting!!

Hope this father gets what he deserves. This is a disgusting, vile practice. Abhorrent!! His picture and name are right here....perhaps someone will seek him out and give him the beat down he deserves. ARRRGHHHH

Low blow...I had a moment of feeling bad for Hillary..

Came across this story tonight. This is kind of mean and a low blow.... I'm no big fan of Hilary Clinton, but jeez.... Yea, so what if she looks better now and if she had help. I doubt it was the "Millions" this article cliams. I mean, come on.....with that kind of money you wouldn't even look the same. I don't she had much done. She just improved herself with some better hair, highlights, better clothes, and some makeup. How hard is that?? It's nothing to rip on someone for.

Great Football Weekend!!

MY TEAMS WON THIS WEEKEND!!!

ROCK ON!!

Wide leg trouser/ Jean look...with point shoes/ boots

OK, I know this new platform, round toe thing is in.... sometimes it is cool and all, but today I found a kindred spirit in the pointy toe/long pant trend in Naarah's sister Jada.... (Naarah, r u still in, or out to the platform/round toe?)....

Here are some great shoes: Jimmy Choo, Roger Vivier, Manolo Blahnik, and Christian Louboutian,

OH Lordy.. Click here

Oh Boy, this is as un- PC as it gets....from MadTV before they got "PC"

Our little bird feeding station

We are getting lots of Finches, Junco's and Chickadee's. Only one hummingbird so far. As you can see here, Apollo is lovin' it.

Seahawks, Sun and Kickin' it with a beer!!

I Support the Pope!!!

Get over it Muslims!!

Don't Offend Muslims....if you do, you are Hitler..

Ok, let me se if I get this correct: Iran's president can say he wants Jews/Isreal wiped off the map and there is no worldwide outcry.....Yet the Pope only quotes something SOMEONE ELSE said and the Muslims are again in a tizzy over it. And again with the Crusades!! Muslims bring up the Crusades every chance they get. UGH... Get over it!!! OH, and let's not forget the whole "the pope is Hitler" thing...that goes along with the same thinking that Bush is Hiter too. People who make comments like that don't even have any knowledge of what Hitler was all about. Idiots!

More Chuck Norris for your reading pleasure....

Guns don't kill people. Chuck Norris kills People.

There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of animals Chuck Norris allows to live.

Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.

The chief export of Chuck Norris is Pain.

There is no chin under Chuck Norris' Beard. There is only another fist.

Chuck Norris has two speeds. Walk, and Kill.

The leading causes of death in the United States are: 1. Heart Disease 2. Chuck Norris 3. Cancer

Chuck Norris drives an ice cream truck covered in human skulls.

Chuck Norris is my Homeboy.

Chuck Norris doesn't go hunting.... CHUCK NORRIS GOES KILLING

Here is my Islamo-fascist Terrorist Ass kicking Dream Team

Charles Bronson, Predator, Chuck Liddell of the UFC, Steven Segal and Jean-Claude Van Damme!!

UPDATE: Naarah made the excellent suggestion of having Chuck Norris on back-up duty. Chuck, you're on Ready 5!!

Cindy Sheehan is NUTS!!

This woman is so crazy. She has a new book coming out. READ HERE for some highlights. For the love of Gos Cindy, just GO AWAY!!

Andre Agassi

For those of you who don't know, Andre Agassi is my all time favorite tennis player! I've followed him since he first arrived on the tennis scene. Back then, I was in middle school and just picking up a racquet, fantazing about being some hot shot tennis player. I worked hard and achieved the honor of being captain of my high school team senior year. I still love tennis and definitely need to get back into it full time.
Anyway, PLEASE root for Andre tomorrow, as he head's into his 3rd round match of his final US Open and coming retirement. I believe God blessed NYC with rain today so Andre could have one more day of rest.
GO ANDRE GO!! KICK ASS ON SUNDAY!!! 8m PST on CBS!! Be There!!

FOX News journalist is mental....

One of the FOX News journalists who was kidnapped is sympathetic to his abductors. HUH?? I don't even know where to start with this! All I can say is this guy is nuts. Yes, if you are kidnapped, held against your will for days on end and then feel ANY sympathy for your captors, then you are totally mental!! What a person should feel is rage, anger, feelings of revenge, etc...THOSE are normal feelings - not sympathy. Sigh. This guy should just move to Berekley - he would fit in there.....

Enough said.

Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G. I.

One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

courtesy of an email from my mom......

Kerry Can't Let Go

It's taken about 2 years, but Kerry has finally found someone to blame for his 2004 loss....and he's not looking into the mirror.

Islam rocks! Sign me up!!

Those men in robes and beards in Saudi Arabia want to restrict women even more. Now they want to impose restrictions on where women can pray in Mecca. Wow, this religion is awesome! Here are some other things women cannot do in Saudi Arabia: can't drive, can't wear regular clothes in public (have to look like black ghosts at all times), can't go anywhere without a husband's or male head of household's permission (i.e leave the house, leave the country) and cannot study for a profession without a male relative's permission.
Nice. Can I move there??!!

I went flying yesterday!!

Tacoma Narrows Bridges

Here is a cool shot Rob's dad took from the helicopter last week:

Flying the Friendly Skies

By now, I'm sure most of you have heard of this CRAZY woman who brought a flight down in Boston. Read here for some first hand accounts of this whack-job's in-flight behavior. Nice! I'm sure here kids are very proud of her.

Matty...aka Sgt. Makito...aka Princess Matty

Behold, my sweet cat Matty. She is so beautiful!!! Here she is basking in the sun, hanging out in our dining room window sill. She is a city-slicker.

We need to call in Charles Bronson

Awesome post from SIX MEAT BUFFET!!

I'm rooting for Israel!!!

It's Go-Time for Israel!!

Giving rights to terrorists

Upon hearing this headline yesterday, the only word that came to mind is SHAMEFUL. My heart was heavy, my disappointment beyond words....

Seattle Runner Mafia

If you live in Seattle, or even Portland for that matter, you know all about the bicyclists that hog the streets, slow up traffic and get nasty with you if you get in their way. And now I learn they get together once a month in something called Critical Mass and clog up the streets even more with their holier-than-thou attitudes. I could go off on a triade on this topic alone......

Well, this morning Rob and I encountered a whole new menace to the sidewalk we have to keep an eye on - the RUNNER! Let me set up the scene for you:
It's 8:15am.
Me, Rob and Janni head down the back stairs of our bldg - 3 flights
Me - fumbling w/ a laptop bag and purse in high heels
Rob - fumbling with an arm load of drycleaning
Janni - all smiles and happy
We open the back stairwell gate, Janni gets excited as we walk about 10 feet up the driveway.
And then WOA - out of nowhere The Psycho Jogger From Hell.

I hear someone crazed woman yell "Sit, Sit!!!" and I yell "Hey, don't yell at my dog (no one hears me)". Rob yells something at her I can't understand. Then she yells "You need to get your dog on a leash!", "Scoff Law" and "You are illegal". To which Rob yells a choice insult at her (it involves an F and a U), and she yells it back. I'm totally laughing at her (of course all my good comebacks come to me later in the day as I fume). Her final retort is "I'M A RUNNER!!".
Well, stop the presses right there. SHE is a RUNNER! Well, in that case let me bow down to your spandex and short, cropped lesbian haircut. Please, don't let our dog bother you, b/c you are RUNNING and therefore own the sidewalk.

In conclusion, we will now have to keep our eyes peeled for both crazy bicyclists and RUNNERS!! The only safe place seems to be inside my car. Sigh. Welcome back to Seattle Rob and ML.

How about a side of CRAZY with your NUTS?

These Columbine killers were very disturbed kids to say the least. I am still nagged by one question, "Where were the parents here?" and my follow-up question, "How the hell can you not know what is going on in your own home?" Bizarre.....totally bizarre.

What century are you living in?

Apprently not this one for these psychos in Somalia. Yikes!! What a scary country.

China Sucks!

Thank God I live in a country where i have the freedom to say that. Here is a story coming out of Communist China that made my skin crawl. yuck....

My Beavs are College World Series Champs!!!

All I can say is..... GO BEAVS!!! This is awesome!

Largest Rubberband Ball Ever.....

How could i how ever guessed before clicking on this headline that this person would be out of Eugene? Could it have been the headline? No, not Eugene..... not the obvious please?!

RAVE: Seattle Sun

I love it when the sun is out in Seattle and it's a scorcher!! Bring on the heat!! Today was sooo beautiful - sun, boats on the water, people out! Janni and I spent part of the day at a park on Mercer Island. Alas, no pics as my repaired camera is still in route from CA. Maybe next time..

OSU BASEBALL!!!

We are tied 1-1 for the college World Series!!! Tomorrow, Monday, will be the deciding game!!!

Annoying Livestrong wrist bands

For those of you who are like me, and are sick of seeing these everywhere (ok, I'm mean sometimes - so what?), for those of you who are depressed, feeling blue, or are just not as chipper as the Livestrong wearers, then Archie McPhee has a great alternative you.

Duh... It's the environment stupid

Humans are to blame for a 1 degree rise in temps in the last 100 years? Woa, hottest temps in 2000 years? Watch out, I'm freaking out over here!

Ok people, it's called the environment. How about the last Ice Age? Or the hot temps when dinosauers roamed the earth - was that caused by humans, b/c if I recall, our species was not on Earth quite yet 65million yrs ago??! Stephen Hawking says Earth could become like Venus with 250F temps??!! Huh... When, when will that be Mr. Hawking? It's never been like that before?

Look, the bottom line is that the earth has gone thru cycles in the past - scientific research proves that. So I'm completely bafled as to where the disconnect lies here on this issue??!!

Very interesting article....

Fascinating article regaring European-Arab realtions. Worth reading....click here

Holy Plastic Surgery!!

Wow! This is gross.

What a loser

Hmmmm.....prison time didn't do much for this lady.

Two Words: Kevin Federline

I've recovered from my early morning almost heart attack, and have now moved onto a different kind of heart attack brought on by uncontrollable laughter at THIS!!

Soliders Bodies Found, Killed in a Barbaric Way

Wow, what a surprise that the religion of peace again killed fellow human beings in a most un-civilized way. My guess would be beheading, the favorite method of killing by these pieces of shit. Here is a nice quote from some Al Quaeda loser: "With God Almighty's blessing, Abu Hamza al-Muhajer carried out the verdict of the Islamic court" for the soldier's slaying, said a statement in the name of the Mujahedeen Shura Council. Later the message used the word "slaughtered," which in previous cases has been used to describe beheadings.
With God's Almighty blessing? Huh?! Which God are they referring to, b/c the God I believe in would never give His blessing to this. I love how this news article refers to these people as "insurgents". These are not insurgents. These are assholes who ambush, kidnap, torture and kill their fellow humans. In my opinoin, these punks are complete wastes-of-space and have no point even living on Earth with the rest of us.
I better stop here as my anger is growing and it's only 8:25am....need to get thru the rest of my day without having a heart attack. FULL STORY HERE.

More Scenes of Boston

1) Copp's Hill Burying Ground - North End Boston

2) squirrel in the Boston Common. They were very tame.

3)USS Constituion, circa 1792
4) ML on the USS Constitution

Funny/Cool blog

I found this blog a few months back thru some other blog I go to daily. Now I go to this one daily. Whoever this chick is in NYC, she is crazy funny!!
LOGGED HOURS

Scenes of Boston

As promised, here are pics of my last day in Boston. Once I knew we were definitely moving back to Seattle, I spent a marathon Saturday from 12pm-7pm seeing everything I wanted to one last time. My day started with getting lost around Charlestown and ending up in a neighborhood with only El Salvador stores....it was a little un-nerving. I re-grouped and got myself to a parking lot in the North End. From there I explored the North End, went Paul Revere's house, had lunch (lobster raviloi!) at a little Italian cafe, cruised thru the Paul Revere Mall up past the Old North Church, over to Copp's Burying Ground, then across the Charles River over to the USS Constitution and USS Cassin Young. Then I headed back over the river to the Fanuiel Hall area and downtown....then thru the Common and Public Garden and over to the famed Newbury Street shopping area. I went down one side for about 8 blocks, then back up the other side. Went to this amazing department store, Louis Boston, and browsed at Prada Shoes, $500 jeans, etc....I didn't buy anything there, but lots of beautiful things to look at. By the time I started heading back to my car, my joints were getting sore from walking. Not sure how many miles I walked, but I was feeling it the next day. I'm defintiely not 18 anymore! HA So, in conclusion, Boston is a city not to be missed!! I've posted these pics small in order to fit many on this and my next post, so you may have to click on them to see closer detail. ENJOY!!!