Uncle Markie out and about.
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Aftre an absence of twenty years, Skippy has returned home: After being on the road so long he has some major repairs needed: Major crack in skull Both elbows broken Two fingers missing And I haven’t even checked his legs yet, though one did fall off in transit (but popped back in). I’ve been need [...]
More work on the directory, a never ending project– all Libboo projects are on hold until I get the directory printing. Then off to work at the shop for the wine tasting, then over to Greg’s to pick up a printer that he is donating to the faeries for a tax-deduction and a bottle of [...]
First, a forgotten picture from last night. Wonder in my Pimp Hat, with cold (he brought his own roll of toilet paper and bottle of Purell: Or maybe that look is the Russian Brandy that my friend Natasha gave me for my birthday, though it was only a shot. My day was spent tracking down [...]
Crazy busy today, so what you get for a blog post is a Central American weaving. Nothing like weaving in animals having sex. It is going to my faux-nephew in Portland on the way to the winter gathering. Lots of work on the gathering directory and a quiet/sane dinner. [210.3]
The latest Libboo project to be finished is Sign of the Times– A Chronicle of Decadence in the Atomic Age, Volume 5, Number 2: This one should be an interesting on to see on and eReader as the photos are approximately where they were in the print issue. You can click on the cover and [...]
Another of the books in the Piglett series is on its way to becoming an eBook: The Anthology, Piglett and BoBo Visit Kansas City (#17), and Sign of the Times– A Chronicle of Decadence in the Atomic Age Volume 5, Number 3 are now all available on the Barnes and Noble Nook site. Still waiting [...]
So far I’m liking the Ken Doll (Kindle Fire) though it pretty much gets used for the following chores: Reading The New Yorker Checking email Portable music box when I’m on the road The one thing that has annoyed me about Ken is while the folding cover makes it possible to have a landscape stand, [...]
Ah the joys of the work-a-day world. 11am start-time, just like the ponies. A good Sunday of sales, made even better with a special order of five cases of wine for an event. We need more days like this. Work, shop, home, drink, eat, drink, bed. That would make a boring blog. But to livein [...]
Maybe I should call this four shots and a night: Opera? Or prom date? Cool opera shoes. And the final curtain call. The view from my box seats… onto the stage and the pit. [208.4]
It was a good day for getting books into the Libboo system. I completed: The Anthology of Sign of the Times One issue of Sign of the Times– A Chronicle of Decadence in the Atomic Age (Volume 5, Number 3) Piglett Issue 17 (Kansas City) The Piglett issue will be Libbo’s first ever graphic novel. [...]
Today’s oddity. A wine and cupcake pairing. Cupcake Royale released their Valentine’s Day cupcake call Deathcake Royale. Just put together a wine tasting just a couple of doors south of the shop. I was manning the store counter while he was pouring (for THIS I cancelled my trip to Berkeley on a $101.40 round-trip fare). [...]
First pickup since the snow storm. No problem with the garbage, but recycle is WAY over full. Appointment today are with the folks from the Evergreen Foundation to give the the report for the endowment this year. Applications come in a month and a half. The endowment has about $57,000 in it and it will [...]
To the apartment to pick up mail, to the bank (I found a new branch on this side of the water) to deposit a check, and then the moment I’ve been putting off for weeks, visiting Swanda in the hospital. Here is the report I sent out after my visit to the ever growing email [...]
Actually it wasn’t really maudlin, I just liked the way it sounds. Slept in late, checked out of the Camlin at noon, leaving my luggage with the bellman and headed to DragonFish for lunch (20% for Camlin guests). A lovely bento box lunch and it was off to a Bordeaux tasting at the Washington Athletic [...]
Actually a full work day on Sunday would be 11-5 (+ 15 minutes on both sides to open and close). Today, add an hour for the port tasting. The ports we tasted: Kopke, 10 Year Old Tawny $15/375ml $25/750ml 1988 Kopke, Colheita Tawny $28/375ml $51/750ml Kopke, Special Reserve $11/375ml $18/750ml 2005 Rocha, Late Bottle Vintage [...]
My first Saturday working the shop along except during the wine tasting. Got the Wall Street Journal read and some of Popular Mechanics, but that’s about as far as I got. Too many good distractions like selling wine. Jill came in for a bit. Bought a split of Gruet Champagne to go with the 18 [...]
Ah, the trip of changes. So, yesterday afternoon got an email from the Victoria Clipper (well, their reservations folks). Seems that the 5pm return trip to Seattle is now 11:15am to miss high winds (and a possible cancelling of a sailing) in the later afternoon. And a little cut and paste from an email to [...]
Slept late, still recovering from neck issues from sleeping on the ferry yesterday. No breakfast unless you count lunch at 1pm with RobinHood as breakfast. He suggested Santiagos which I’ve been to before and love. We started out splitting the ceviche and then moved onto the chowder (cup for me, bowl for him). A lovely [...]
Thank the goddess I had a wakeup call placed. I was out like a light. Despite my worries of not being able to get a timely cab– one appeared in 5-10 minutes and we took the long way (but with not much grade) to Pier 69 for the Victoria Clipper to Victoria. MUCH better than [...]
Nothing like getting woken up to the sound of “Mr. Souder, we are preemptively cancelling all our flights for tomorrow.” Thank you for not flying with us. Call the folks at the Victoria Clipper. We only don’t sail for high winds and we won’t know until tomorrow. I pray and book ticket, then call WorldMark [...]
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