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Click on this link... I'm confused. Is it possible to over-develop your arms? Why does Carrot-Top appear to have black eye liner on at all times? Please vote on the staus of his pants..... Pesonally, I am voting for Manpri's.

The Two Corey's - is anyone watching this?

Like I have said a million times before..... Islam sucks.

Going away drinks with my Microsoft co-workers

Thanks Jeslyn for taking this pic!!

Such a nice Sunday....

Hey folks... Today was a good day. It started out very drizzly, rainy and damp. But we finally we able to head to the park with Janni. I walked down to my newly discovered Cap Hill Sunday Farmer's Market. I think it's been around for the almost 7 yrs I've lived here, but I've never noticed, so it's new to me. I picked up some very fresh carrots, raspberries and a beautiful bouquet of flowers....all for under $20. Once we were home I attempted to make raspberry cobbler from a recipe I have that calls for blackberries - I followed the recipe to a T, but something didn't turn out correctly. There was supposed to be a crumbly crust on top. Hmmm......

Fresh Carrots

Yummy Raspberries

Look at these beautiful flowers!! Amazing against our red wall

?? Not sure what happened here. I followed the recipe.... well, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, the berries were still delicious!

Well, well, well... look at who is very happy to get some rubs from his dad :-)

Che Guevara: A total psycho

I'm in the middle of a great book, Exposing the Real Che Guevara: And the Useful Idiots Who Idolize Him by Humberto Fontova

This author was on the Michael Medved Show about 2 months ago and I happened to catch this segment. I long has wondered why folks would sport this Che t-shirt I that see alot on Cap Hill. I formally did not know much about the Cuban Revolution. All I know is that Cuba sounds like it was an amazingly hip place in the early 1950's, that I hope Castro dies, and I really feel sorry for the Cuban people. Other than that, I admit I didn't know much.

But wow! After hearing this author on Michael Medved, I was in a rush to get this book. I finally got around to reading it this past week. It is a MUST!! A whole part of history is missing and has been re-written by the NYT (surprise!) and our own American media. Che Guevara is no one to idolize! Just when I think Hollywood can't piss me off more, I give thought to this morons who look up to this killer!! How stupid can people be?!!

Our trip to Westport - Part Two

More pics of us enjoying the beach today. Westport is about 1 hour, 40 mins from Seattle.... maybe almost 2 hours, but totally worth it! The temp today was about 75 and even the water was somewhat comfortable....

Rob and Janni in the Surf!!

Me with the waves

Me, close up with the waves

ML and Rob

Finally on our way home...

Our trip to Westport, WA: July 14, '07

Rob, Janni and I headed out to the caost today. The weather was great! There were TONS of people surfing and boogieboarding. Here are some pics:

Janni ready to go hit the surf!

Me being a goof

Rob and the sand dunes behind him

The beach at Westport full of surfers and families having fun

Rob and Janni getting ready for some tennis ball surf time

My friends Jason & GG Hastings @ Ivar's - Seattle

After checking out local tourist hot spots the EMP, Science Fiction Museum and Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe, my self and the Hastings clan went to Ivar's for an early dinner. Here are pics of Jason & GG (Jason is wearing the Diver Dan mask)....and just GG...

Our cat Matty - enjoying the sun, sitting outside our dining room window

Me and my doggie...

Royal Lippizaner Stallion show!

ML headed up to Everett today to see the Royal Lippizaner Stallion show. I loved it!! My parents took me when I was little, but I can't remember, so it was so exciting to see them again!! Such beautiful creatures. Here are the best pics out of dozens I took.....

Summer '07....New Job...

Today, Rob offically left for his new job with Air Photo, heading out to the Lake Chelan area - he will be gone off and on for the entire summer. It's a little bittersweet for me, but it means he will rack up a lot of hours and move closer to the next part of his career. Good things all around.

New pics of our cats

Hey folks... I know this is not the most exciting blog from me....but here are two cute new pics of our cats!!

Easter 2007

God blessed us with a wonderfully sunny day for Easter. I spent the afternoon with friend's at Naarah's, and enjoyed watching all the kids hunt for eggs :-)

I met one of my favorite authors today!!

Jodi Picoult, one of my all time favorite authors, was in Seattle today for a book signing at the library downtown. Her latest book, Nineteen Minutes, just came out a few weeks ago and she read from the beginnin of it. I highly recommend it!! She took Q&A afterwards and explained how the book came about, what she learned in her reserch into school shootings, etc... Jodi lives in New Hampshire, and most of her books are set in New England - I discovered her last year while we lived in NH. Reading her books got me through a very cold winter back there! :-) She's so nice and down to earth. Here is a pic from today:

Happy Spring from Apt #314

I put up this egg wreath a few weeks ago, as it makes me think of Easter, Spring time, spring colors etc.... Enjoy!! :-)

Girl's Night Out: Rosebud on Capitol Hill

Rosebud was the destination for us ladies tonight, for a well earned girl's night out. Rosebud is on Pike Street in Cap Hill. It's a great wonderful local place - the menu is varied. Most of us tried the Butternet Squah Soup w/ shallots. Some had salad. I tried to the seared shallots. The lavender lamb bolognaise with fresh fettuccini was very popular in our group. We discovered a new Cabernet by Root:1 from Chile. YUMMY!!

ML actually has some raves....

I often RANT on this blog, or either just post pics of happenings in my life or complain about political issues I care about - all fair topics, but not always of the substance people are looking for. Let me take the time to post some RAVES...

For starters, the first RAVE on my mind would be the dinner I had last Saturday night with my friends Jennifer, Vonna and Adrian ( I hope I spelled that right). We dined at Veil in lower Queen Anne, and let me tell you what I delight this was (minus that parking, as I promised no rants). We all started out with a wonderful Champange cocktail suggested by our server - wonderful. It was a course menu, but I opted for 2 courses, and had the Risotto, and Duck Breast entree. My Gosh, my food was some of the best tasted in my life.... For dessert, I opted out of an "entree" and instead sipped on a Bernad-Griffin Syrah Port - very good... a new wine experience for me. Too bad I left my camera at home, as it would have caught my friends and I in pure culinary bliss! For those who have not been to Veil, please go. It's worth it!!

Is Global Warming a Scam?

Hmm... You decide. Al Gore? Hmmm.. Read here and get back to me... You may have to register on the NYT website, but it is worth it. Thanks to Dan Sytman for this link...... My take on this whole thing - it's crap. ML's opinoin it this: Yes, the earth may have warmed up a bit and Yes, there are A LOT of humans on this planet. But how much do we really contribute to climate change? Let's take an obvious example: The ice age that ended about 12,000 yrs ago.... what led to that ice age in the beginning and what brought us out of it? Humans were not in the population numbers we are now and we certainly did not have industrial revoluation at our disposal? So, how did we as a race affect the planet back then? What did we do to bring the planet out of the ice age to a "gloabl warmning" of 12,000 yrs ago? Hmmmm.... I can't seem to put my finger on it. Was it all those campfires cavemen were starting up to keep warm and cook meat? Could that have brought us out of the ice age? I mean, after all, the argument is that HUMANS have the greatest affect on the earth's environment.... If it weren't for us, clouds would not move. Weather patterns would cease to exist, right? The sun might get wind that we are more powerful than it? Seems to me that there is a bit of a flaw in this argument?

ML builds a bed!

So, as of yesterday Rob and I are finally not sleeping on the floor any more - after about 13 months. With the help of IKEA and my brother, I put thogether the bed all by myself, even without a drill - used an old fashioned phillips screwdriver and have a blister to show for it! (beofre, middle and after pics below). But man, it feels so good to not be on the floor college-style anymore. I'm inspired to keep working on the apt, esp the bedroom and get it where I want it - after living here for 9 months! HA

CA Weekend: babies, sun and fun...

Well folks, long time no blog from ML!! :-) I'm back bloggin' now, so watch out! This past weekend (Fri-Mon) I was in Sacramento for my friend Christina's baby shower (pic of the pre-festivites here) .....she's due on April 15th and in no mood for pictures, so instead, here is a pic of me and Renata. We are in Walnut Creek shopping and enjoying the 70 degree weather. It was the best vacation I've had in a looooong time - a much needed break from Seattle for sure.

American Idol on Tonight!!

OMG!! American Idol debuts tonight and the tryouts are the best part of this show!! 8pm on Fox. Apprently, Seattle was one of the worst places for tryouts! HA Awesome!!

Pacific Air Academy

PAA is where Rob works and I'm very proud of their new website. Most of the photography featured was taken by yours truely this past summer. See the main page, then click on Scenic Flights, then Photo Gallery. I got really lucky with the lighting and my camera this summer - really show cases how beautiful the South Sound is, esp around Gig Harbor and the Hood Canal inlet area...

Sadaam Hussien..Old News, but still funny...

I find the tri-cycle so funny!!

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.....