I’m headed over the Narrows Bridge from Tacoma to Gig Harbor this afternoon with my good friend and coworker Janet Matzke. Our (friendly reconnaissance) mission is to scout historic downtown Gig Harbor thinking it would be a great new location for our #mobilecomcamp 3 clock hour class.Now that we
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02/15/2016
Of course, being a guy my age, the first Vulcan that comes to mind is Mr. Spock. I learned a lot about logic, loyalty, the greater good and being of service from him as a kid back in the mid 60’s and harbor many fond memories of the charismatic first and science officer.Though, if you live in the
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02/14/2016
A Leap of Faith? Hanging 10?So last month over the Thanksgiving holiday I did my free upgrade to Windows 10. After fretting and pacing and researching all of the software installed on my HP laptop for many weeks, I started the install on Friday morning after my 1st cup of coffee with a fresh 2nd
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12/16/2015
Wordless Wednesday: snap-on male chorus?Do you think time travelers were involved?
12/16/2015
It’s been an amazing 2015 and already it seems I now find myself at the end of the year. Christmas is just two short weeks away and it’s time to wind things down. No more travel until mid January and now it's to finish up those year end projects that’ll be launched in 2016.One of my important goa
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12/14/2015
Wordless Wednesday: Once upon a two step. Western Swing Hall of Fame Awards Celebration, Auburn WA, August 2013.
12/02/2015
A wonderful day. Snohomish County. I'm doing the Tulalip #mobilecomcamp class then an afternoon meetup in Everett. Now I'm just in time for the late afternoon commute southbound Interstate 5. Oh yay... It’s gonna be a long long long .. ride home to Renton in this stop and go traffic. I opt for i4
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12/01/2015
After weeks and weeks of super busy it’s Thanksgiving and I’m enjoying a few days off. I headed down to Graham to see my brother Terry and though I’ve done it several times, I just had to stop to take in this view of Mt Rainier.The indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest called her Talol, Taco
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11/29/2015
One of my favorite drives in Washington is heading east through downtown Cle Elum (about 1 1/2 hours east out of Seattle over Snoqualmie Pass on Interstate 90) to Teanaway then up the 970 to 97 and over Blewett Pass. Take a right onto State Route 2 then down through Dryden, Cashmere, Monitor, and
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10/15/2015
Friday's Fotos: Night Walk...I attended a fabulous chocolate event on Wednesday, September 30th with my coworker/friend Barbie Van Horn... (more about that in a post coming soon) It was a beautiful early Autumn evening in Seattle. I didn’t see the supermoon, but I enjoyed walking the South Lake U
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10/02/2015