Uncle Markie out and about.
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Work during the day, broken up with an errand run to Wonderful (opera tickets and hose pieces) and Jimmy (Wall Street Journal article on betting on horse races, the derby being tomorrow). And then the confusion began… got a call at 3:45 from my brother from the train station. Oops, I thought it was 5:45, […]
Over the funk and back to billing hours and cleaning off my desk… and dealing with the 4 Craigslist ads… two down, two to go, though I had to cut the price on the pop machine – something in the last move killed the can delivery unit and after 45 minutes making my hands bloody […]
Nothing like waking up early, and in a foul mood. Good thing the sun is out. Boycotting work today – just means more crap on the table for tomorrow. Today is for finishing up the mid-June trip to Yellowknife. Plane is booked – and they don’t even want the money until I check it! Hotel […]
Really – it’s just a day that I’d rather forget. Ugly, ugly marketing meeting. Slight uptick with dinner at Swanda’s place. Went to bed in a surly mood. [223.2]
It being Monday that means a few more hours of work getting ready for the weekly marketing meeting tomorrow. Hard to believe that I’m approaching the two year mark on a 3-month contract. Let’s hope it lasts. Getting closer to figuring out how to ride in what the Senior Colonel calls “The Gooney Bird”… the […]
Another sunny day – with me in the garage. Today’s progress: Mounted the barn door track. Hung the electric winch Suspended the chop saw and table over where the table saw will be relocated Organized all the lawn equipment and got it hung up Still to do: Organize the scrap on Craigslist: Electric Lift ($100) […]
It must be spring… time to start cleaning and arranging the garage. Part of the battle is getting it organized so I can go through and clean out all the stuff I really don’t need but that someone else might: Bag of down pillows Year old mattress (size = double) Excess kitchen equipment 9×12 Karastan […]
Got out of the condo a little before 11 after a heavy breakfast. Got to duty-free about 11:30 for some Alberta Springs 10-year-old Rye Whiskey (for tonight’s Old Fashioned with DancingBear). And then the trouble started – even with stopping at duty-free which puts you near the front of the line, it took thirty minutes […]
First, a little update on yesterday: trip to Vancouver took an hour longer than usual due to Highway 99 (what I-5 turns into in Canada) being shut down in both directions from a multiple fatality accident. Didn’t get to the condo until almost 5 with a stop for groceries and wine – luckily Helene was […]
Well, I’ve done it again… another cruise to nowhere. This time it’s an overnight from Vancouver to Seattle, but in a deluxe verandah suite. What is a deluxe veranda suite? 2 lower beds convertible to 1 king-size bed, whirlpool bath & shower, large sitting area, dressing room, private verandah, 1 sofa bed for 2 […]
Work in the morning – the usual Tuesday morning marketing meeting. It ran a little longer than usual, and had a few more action items for me to take care of this week. When I returned home (after swinging by the apartment for laptop memory that hadn’t arrive yet), I found a wrapped present on […]
Wow – did I wake up sore today from yesterday’s physical labor. Spent part of the day putting the final touches on mid-May’s escape to prison. The prison that Steve is now in is three hours away from Yellowstone (rather than two hours away from Glacier). I’ve been wanting to do a driving tour in […]
With the sun out so that it’s t-shirt weather I decide it’s time to tackle the fence project. Little did I know that the worst part would be disentangling the rosemary from the chainlink fence in the front. My neighbor (MaryAnn) was also out so we had a chance to talk about the fence coming […]
Woke up with a feeling of “cabin fever”… the need to just get out and about. What to do about it — drive. I gathered all the stuff laying around needing to be delivered and headed out the door: Panama Taxi license plate and taxi meter for Tom, Marybeth’s son who is getting the Checker […]
More work, more errands, damn Cailis is expensive. So, yesterday, when I took the picture of the house, I had to lean over the fence to get the lovely non-chain-link fence version. Tonight when I was wandering down the street to see the process on the rehabilitation of another house like mine (curious about the […]
Happy Tax Day everyone! I decided to combine all my pain into one day and visit the dentist as well. At least on the money side, I picked up my paycheck while I was on the eastside, and got a text says that an overdue loan was being paid into my account with 3% interest. […]
After a day of getting settled back into the Seattle routine…. Doing laundry, running errands, all the stuff that sucks up the day after a return, it’s time for Uncle Markie’s Book Corner. 99 Drams of Whiskey: The Accidental Hedonist’s Quest for the Perfect Shot and the History of the Drink (Hardcover) Kate Hopkins It […]
3:45 am comes early when you go to bed at 11pm. The alarm went off, Oneil called, I got my self showered and shaved and my butt on the bus by 4:30am. Was actually at the airport and through immigration and security a few minutes after 5. Begin American Airlines rant/ramble: Website says Panama City […]
Yes, I set the alarm for 5:30am… and tomorrow the alarm will be set for 3:45am (to make the 4:30am airport transfer)… yikes. Butts on bus at 7am and back to Gamboa we head to hang-out on the Pipeline Highway and look for birds – mostly what I saw was a pair of vultures, but […]
We have a winner…. Luggage out at 9:15, butts on bus at 10am – that means I was able to have a bloody mary while waiting in the lobby. Today’s itinerary – getting back to Panama City. Apparently there is a new favorite restroom stop – the cheese store (with pastries and ice cream) that […]