I grabbed a drink with Ted yesterday at this country bar in the middle of nowhere. Max and Mini-Ted were along for the ride. I asked Michael, Ted’s son, “Hey bud what’d you do today?”
His response: “Play.”
This is all just a game, it’ll work itself out in the end.
The thing I miss the most about the newspaper is my co-workers. Luckily, I’m still logging some quality time with my people still aboard that ship. One of those people (pictured) would like to remain anonymous. Clue: He drives a deal-mobile and his name rhymes with snack bagel.
birthday blog
May 9, 2009
My early retirement tour of the country continues. I decided to spend my birthday visiting my brother (seen at left in this photo) in Jacksonville, Florida. I arrived at 7 a.m. via Amtrak, a train ride I hope to repeat in the near future. He said it was the first ‘really’ nice day [...]
Sunday was my first day back in Raleigh, and of course we had a little jam session to break me back in. Jacob, our fill-in guitarist who basically turned into a prodigy over the last few months, kicked off his boots. Addison Walk is laying low for the next few months but we’ll be back [...]
gasworks
Gasworks park is one of my favorite places in America. The fact that a city that takes a HUGE chunk of prime waterfront real estate and preserves it as a public park (perfect for kite flying) is just one of the reasons I love Seattle.
