September 22 2009
The Presidents of the United States played a free concert in Wallingford (a Seattle neighborhood) this weekend. (via this flickr)

The Presidents of the United States played a free concert in Wallingford (a Seattle neighborhood) this weekend.

(via this flickr)

12pm

Goodbye, summer. It’s been nice.

Goodbye, summer. It’s been nice.

8am

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Fleetwood Mac, Hold Me

Impossible not to smile while singing this.

6am

September 21 2009
My dad is having a very big week. After 30+ years with the same company, almost all of them overseas (from Saudi Arabia to Colombia to Indonesia to Malaysia to Abu Dhabi and finally, Nigeria), my dad is retiring.  They are moving back to the States in a week, and have purchased their dream house on the Sound about an hour from Seattle. I don’t know anyone else who has spent 30+ years at the same company.  My father has the strongest, most admirable and inspiring work ethic I have ever known.   Over the years, I have jokingly referred to his company as an evil empire, even though his tenure at that evil empire provided our family with unbelievable opportunities and advantages. He turns 60 on the day of his retirement.  He is six months younger than my mother, which means that for half a year, his “bride” (a term of endearment I believe he still uses after 30+ years of marriage) is his older woman.  That is especially entertaining in the milestone years, when he is “still in his 50’s,” while his bride is in her 60’s. My mom sent me this picture of him giving a sermon (!) at their church yesterday, at his last service abroad.  He isn’t a preacher by trade, but has assumed a role in his various churches over the years. When I saw this picture, I was struck by the realization that I really, really want to hear that sermon.  I am sure I have heard pieces of it over the years, but I don’t know that I have ever fully listened to it.  Pretty damn jazzed that I will soon get the opportunity.

My dad is having a very big week.

After 30+ years with the same company, almost all of them overseas (from Saudi Arabia to Colombia to Indonesia to Malaysia to Abu Dhabi and finally, Nigeria), my dad is retiring.  They are moving back to the States in a week, and have purchased their dream house on the Sound about an hour from Seattle.

I don’t know anyone else who has spent 30+ years at the same company.  My father has the strongest, most admirable and inspiring work ethic I have ever known.   Over the years, I have jokingly referred to his company as an evil empire, even though his tenure at that evil empire provided our family with unbelievable opportunities and advantages.

He turns 60 on the day of his retirement.  He is six months younger than my mother, which means that for half a year, his “bride” (a term of endearment I believe he still uses after 30+ years of marriage) is his older woman.  That is especially entertaining in the milestone years, when he is “still in his 50’s,” while his bride is in her 60’s.

My mom sent me this picture of him giving a sermon (!) at their church yesterday, at his last service abroad.  He isn’t a preacher by trade, but has assumed a role in his various churches over the years.

When I saw this picture, I was struck by the realization that I really, really want to hear that sermon.  I am sure I have heard pieces of it over the years, but I don’t know that I have ever fully listened to it.  Pretty damn jazzed that I will soon get the opportunity.

10pm

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

Tom Petty, Won’t Back Down

One of my favorite Petty tunes.

6am

September 20 2009
As seen on Days of our Lives?

As seen on Days of our Lives?

3pm

Little foggy at church

Little foggy at church

11am

Pretextual Sunday hike pic

Pretextual Sunday hike pic

11am

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Yaz, Don’t Go

Sountrack from a Sunday morning hike, track #2

7am

September 19 2009

It was all fun and games until DMB got involved

The New York Times said the book proposal by former Edwards aide Andrew Young states he helped facilitate the affair between Edwards and Rielle Hunter. According to the newspaper, Young wrote that Edwards once told Hunter they would wed after Edwards’ wife, who has cancer, died.

Edwards told Hunter that the ceremony would be held on a rooftop in New York and the Dave Matthews Bands would make an appearance, the newspaper said, citing its examination of the book proposal.

6pm

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