Spokanarama

OK, I guess more importantly, this kid was born! He tried crawling off the scale when they weighed him. I like his style. Mom and dad are...

Sarah's perfect poppies! Some fishing last week.

Was a great cheap place to stay. Plus, I really like the housekeeper's name:

By Cannon Hill Park today. I think the last picture might be a clue.

Looking good Bobcats! You guys will look great in the parade!!!

 Kirk graduated from his 11 week fire recruit class yesterday. Now the real work and fun begins. He has another 9 months of probation with l...

A couple of issues ago, Robert Herold, wrote a compelling piece in the Inlander about how the city of Spokane should reform its lavish pens...

Usually not a big fan of robocalls, but this one from a day or two ago was fantastic. Some highlights - MONEY BOMB! MONEY BOMB 2 COMING AT...

In Spokane, I have seen people walking out of bars in the Zone, but in Seattle....

Bought my first polo shirt.

Washington not BC. Was in Vancouver for an educational seminar put on by the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters (WSCFF). I have been...

So begins a new season of the vegetable garden. Those plants already growing in the box are kale and collards. They are from last year. Inte...

It's like the Harbor-Freight of food. About a month ago, I visited the new Grocery Outlet in the old Safeway building downtown. Fantasti...

Last weekend, I finished the 165 mile swim. It started on New Years Day. The last few weeks, I was putting in 4-6 miles every day - five day...

In the pool. Hours every day. Why? Because I have a plan. Part of that plan requires me to swim a marathon plus next week. I have ceased all...

I have not been a very good blogger lately. Really, there hasn't been too much to write about. I know. That hasn't stopped me in th...

Wow. I am just finishing up The "S" Word: A Short History of an American Tradition... Socialism. Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Paine an...

Plan on hitting the 100 mile mark before St. Patrick's Day. Did a 4 mile swim last week. That's 287 flipturns - one after the other,...

Black is the new pink.

The first day of my union conference in Orlando, there really wasn't much going on until late afternoon/early evening, so I decided I wo...