UMTravels

On my never ending (at least for know) quest to stay in all the great lodges of the west (and all the WorldMark locations as well) — I’m off to Oregon for a couple of days. First stop is Crater Lake Lodge. One night there (at those prices — which we will just quote as […]

MoonSong in the morning to finish the front walk and garden — and then with project creep a shelf in the wine/art closet. Was up at 8am (before he arrived at 9am) because of a call from Big O about a couple of new tires for the Z3. Spent the day adding (and subtracting) software […]

I could have stayed longer in bed…. I ended up in the ferry line almost two and a half hours early (and still was one of the last people off the boat). That even included a meat run to Safeway in Anacortes. Dropped said meat off in the fridge and headed over to do a […]

Faerie coffee at Three Friends — Chai and a bagel, lox and cream cheese for me. Yum. Leaving town noonish — with the top up, and it misted last night when I had the top down, but I need to protect the new piece of artwork. See bad cell phone picture below: Next stop Olympia […]

Odd, but wonderful day. Let me explain. The joys of the morning newspaper and coffee… and yogurt for the tummy. Otter available for fabric shopping (damn that bitch that grabbed my bolt!), Burgerville, Goodwill  (presents for Jimmy!), and the total bust of JoAnns SuperStore. With Otter;s cancelled driving assignment we are off to Fry’s Electronics […]

An overcast morning here at the beach. Coffee and a banana for pre-breakfast. Corn waffles for the main breakfast. The plan is to leave after lunch to head south. Portland here I come (well, in a bit). More later as the day progresses. Good thing I left the canal early…. got across the Washington/Oregon border […]

Had too much fun last night with Jill and Jameson. I’m feeling a little groggy this morning — would that be from too much grog? Today’s’ agenda before leaving town is to finish the animated ad for the Co-op Buying guide for Shirts of Bamboo. Was working on it yesterday, and have the concept, it’s […]

Well, that sums up my day — the headline that is. MoonSong came over to evaluate my slow running toilet and crawl under the house. Doubtful it’s roots, probably just a shitty old toilet. We’ll see what the city will offer to replace it with a low-flow model. With that not taking much time, the […]

Lots of leftovers to nibble through in the fridge. Guess no cooking for me today. Every other Monday is maid day, so the place looks great. Just lots of little niggling things today — Curtis came over at 3pm with his key to his pop machine — which, miracle of miracles, fits my machine (that I […]

Realize yesterday’s report only had a video — so here’s the recap: Drop the “Legs of Christ” painting at Wonderful’s place for restoration and auction Depot Dog and two end tables and a smoke/CO2 detector Move tables into bedroom (realize bed has to be lowered) Make dinner Work on Copper Canyon trip (now three options) […]

So, this post is more of a test than anything else, but I thought I’d use something that my friend/ex/boss Dan sent along to me the other day. It’s nine minutes long, but takes me back to the conformity of the 60’s in a heartbeat. and if I don’t get the embedded video to work, […]

A whirlwind in the morning with Joyce packing for her trip to Portland to visit some distant cousin. She is staying at the Benson, and I told her about Powell’s Books — which will be dangerous, but fun for her. A quick stop to show off the apartment (and pick up boxes). Each time I […]

Up at 8:30am for coffee and croissants — thanks MoonSong. Today’s schedule is to load some art and boxes into the van, pack up and leave. Who knows which ferry back — can’t believe the huge lines yesterday — on a Wednesday. MoonSong showed up at 9:30 for a 10am ferry, and the line was […]

Joyce’s plane finally arrived at 10pm last night — and traffic at the airport was a mad house with all the traffic revisions. But she is here safe and sound. The morning was fun — had printed my ferry ticket, and had just hit the “submit” button on Joyce’s supplement ticket — when the power […]

Shellfish/Seafood Poisoning. See Link. That would account for the cramps and diarrhea. I love the advise on the above link…. there is no cure, antibiotics don’t help, but see your doctor as soon as possible. My reading on it is, keep hydrated with clear liquids (after the morning coffee) and this too shall pass. Makes […]

Another day — and still the cramps and diarrhea — guess it’s time to do a Pepto bismol and chicken soup run. Made it to Safeway and back with no accidents, just more cramps. Had a banana when I got up and another slice of quiche around noon. How embarrassing — mister Iron Stomach. Well, […]

Or is that sick as a dog…. naked on the couch at noon dealing with stomach cramps and diarrhea… guess those couple of small cramps before last nights dinner were more than I thought. It being Sunday there are always people wanting to drop by — though I wasn’t expecting a call from Rachel (who […]

Got back from Oly mid-day…. made a run to the grocery store and came home with meat — must mean that I should call someone and grill. Hello Larry — bring a guest (Fred), sure. 6PM so you boys can go out and be bad. Steaks, chicken, salad, wine…. somehow sounds very familiar. Gnarlene comes […]

Lots of stuff to do today. The wholesale email really needs to go out today — for the existing customers. Working on finalizing that and getting the listserv set up… still haven’t unloaded the van — always tomorrow. Got the exisiting customer email out — fucked up the wholesale enquiry listserv and dealt with a […]

Made the 8:55am ferry. Got new pictures taken of the bus, seat belts installed, air conditioner’s tested, but the bus didn’t get washed. Moonsong is coming next week for two days of exterior cleaning. Didn’t even shower before heading back to the city — to emails from Marybeth about fixing her lunch. She is recovering […]