King County (Seattle’s county) is definitely lagging (hugely) behind the other counties that I have lived in – Oakland County (Oak Park/Southfield/West Bloomfield) and St. Louis County (WashU). Wonder why? Size is one issue (King County…

As a followup to my previous post about the pics Eliza Truitt took of our family, she just posted a blog entry about her favorites of the pics; worth clicking on to see many of them in larger…

With the growth of the Sounders FC in Seattle, it is only natural that Aviva would want to play soccer (by Aviva wanting to play soccer, we mean, I want Aviva to like soccer of course; so does…

This past weekend was the Crown of Queen Anne Fun Run and Walk in support of the Queen Anne Helpline, along with the Children’s Parade and Queen Anne Community Festival. We decided to get up early and walk…

Updating my post from December 2008, it is time for a new family picture:

(Via Stick Figure Family)

In all seriousness, here’s a picture we took on our walk yesterday up to Kerry Park –…

Last Thursday was the opening game of the new Major League Soccer team in Seattle – Sounders FC; they won the opening game 3-0 over the New York/New Jersey Red Bulls. While a few of my…

ESPN’s current homepage says it all (Sporting News also recently had a front page article on this topic as well).

Let’s count the ways:

• Football – Seahawks

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The snow continues in Seattle (another 1-5 inches expected from last night through today, with more to come), and the city’s troubles in coping aren’t getting any better.

A run down of how it’s impacting us:

• Mail,

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Some of the facebook comments on the snow have made me laugh; some of my favorites (just from the last day) from my friends are:…