1. Great weather. 2. Baseball season. 3. Iced Coffee. Sorry, but when you live in the Pacific NW, the blogging goes down when the sun comes up!  I’m sure there’s a web tracker to prove that. I have been having a blast watching Aiden play baseball (.609 batting ave!), drinking lots of iced coffee, and [...]

It’s been a season of changes for sports in the Pacific NW:  a time of losing teams (goodbye, Sonics… sniff), opimistic rebuilding (Seahawks), exciting new ventures (Go Sounders!), and hoping (Go, Mariners!?).  During times of transition, people sometimes look around for teams other than their home team(s) to root on.  Sometimes you only need to travel one state over [...]

By the time you notice a saboteur’s handiwork, it’s too late:  the damage is done.  Of course, we have to guard ourselves from a myriad of things every day that can take us out, but even after a shootout, we can still shoot our own foot! Today’s Leadership Saboteur:  The Authoritarian  A Saboteur that poses under the [...]

When you live by a nice golf course, you know the possibility of watching a favorite celebrity golfer in an invitational or fundraising event.  You also know the dangers of wild balls landing in your yard, even bouncing off your head while you mow that HOA measured lawn. You expect those things; but you probably don’t expect both to [...]

The tricky thing about saboteurs:  they are trained to go under the radar.  That’s why they are so effective; they do their work undetected.  Usually you don’t notice the work of a saboteur until things have blown up in your face, and the damage has been done.  In the wreckage, you notice the blind spot that [...]

Not to be confused with the April Ninja, who makes fools of April Tricksters by executing deadly ninja moves on April 1st.  This post is about Ninja April. Which is different. How is it different, you ask?  Well, I am referring to the month itself, and the stealthy way it snuck up on me.  I’m writing this on [...]

I can tell you this now: I didn’t realize how awesome and useful kitchen shears were.  I though they belonged in a category with all those late night appliances on TV that you “had to have”; for four easy payments of $29.95, of course. What are easy payments, by the way? Kitchen shears, it turns out, [...]

Had a great time Sunday morning at the Fountain.  Got to see some old friends, and make new ones.  Tacos with the Yakes – thanks!  It was great to see you guys; thanks for taking us out. Then Kristy and I were off to Portland for an overnighter, celebrating the 14 years!  First off, props [...]

These aren’t necessarily my very tops for 2008, but off the top of my head, I would have to say they are right up there.   Book – Touch, by Rudy Rasmus The pastor of St. John’s in Houston has written a powerful book chronicling the life of St. John’s; really it’s also an extension [...]

Let me start with this:  I’m not against New Year’s Resolutions.  We are a few days into the new year, and I’m sure there are people working hard to keep new promises.  I would cheer on anyone trying to lose weight, get out of debt, read more books, watch less TV – whatever. The painful truth about [...]