Spokanarama

And the funny thing is that it's really hard to get anyone to play any games at our house. We did play Settlers on Christmas.

Some more Christmas cross-eyed 3D fun taken this morning. Click picture to make bigger. Instructions on how to do this ...

Stayed mostly on the shoulder where the snow was deeper. When I first stepped outside, I found the street slippery enough. On the bike, I ...

You know how to do this, right? OK, here's how it works, Click the picture you want to see and then when it comes up, stare at it. Cros...

Best after dark. I really like the smell of this place. Humid, hot, nice.  More info here.  Click on the picture to make bigger.  ...

Too bad E-9's crew was in a spare rig this morning and not their regular engine. There has been an Engine 9 for over a hundred years...

We live in the middle of some great parks. I usually pass through Cannon Hill and Manito on my way to work. When I'm just walking around...

This is a question that I get asked a lot. You can see from the photo above, and if you do a Google search of "fire trucks, engines, p...

A friend referred me to an article about the budget woes of Tacoma and their fire department. I dug a little deeper and thought you may want...

Forecasted 2013 budget constraints will cause about nine  Spokane Fire Department layoffs. In addition, there are many vacant position (f...

This month's elections in The Great State of Washington have legalized gay marriage, decriminalized possession of small amounts of mar...

Ok. There was an election party at our neighbors' house, Brad and Neda's. Contrary to what we were told by FoxNews, it seems as if m...

Sent this in about 5 weeks ago. I received the usual confirmation telephone call which I returned, but for whatever reason, the letter did n...

The Spokane area has a lot of great wineries. One of my favorites is Whitestone. The cool thing about Whitestone is that the vineyards are ...

First some campaigning for Local 29 president. Then - Sarah and I doorbelled for our candidates in a very cold rain. Sarah, Kirk and Jack-o-...

So I am running on the bluff and I see a bunch of these signs: After about the 20th one, I see a man with a hammer pounding one in. "Th...

Nice pumpkin harvest yesterday. These are supposed to be really sweet pumpkins. I will curry one up here in the next few days. I am gue...

This may be what you've been missing. Exclusively at Boo Radley's .

I usually don't have much to say about my job on this blog, but wanted you to know that I am running for president of my local - Local 2...