Capturing Angels

Posted on December 23, 2006 by The Daring One

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Santa Wears a Yellow Slicker

Posted on December 22, 2006 by The Daring One

WE HAVE POWER!!!  Early Thursday morning the trucks rolled in.  The men from Montana in rubber pants and jackets stood out in the pouring rain with generators, cranes and hand tools. An hour later my dishwasher was running, the house was warming up and I had the ability to crimp my hair if I so desired.  Hallelujah!  Merry Christmas to all.  I now have 3 days to get ready for Christmas so posting may be sparse.  Head on over here for a little more of the blackout action.  I’m having a hard time remembering to use actual lights, still a little flashlight happy.  I honestly don’t think I’ve ever been a week without power before when I wasn’t camping.

Oh, and they’ve asked us not to use any unnecessary power (including holiday lights) until all the people in the area are up and running.  It’s a bit of a bummer but I’d much rather that everyone was warm for Christmas than that my tree was glowing.  Peace out!

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Disaster Number Three

Posted on December 17, 2006 by The Daring One

storm1I have a few minutes at a friend’s house to type a quick blog entry and thaw my toes and my children.

A major windstorm hit the Seattle area Thursday night, knocking down trees and leaving millions of residents without power, so says my hand-crank radio and the guy who lives inside it. My local web host has been down since power went out on Thursday and it doesn’t look like we’ll have power any time soon so you may not even be able to read this. I’m trying to switch to an out-of-town host with a reliable power supply.

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My Favorite Things- A Petition

Posted on December 13, 2006 by The Daring One

I’ve noticed a disturbing trend over the last few years in our media.  There is an increased use of the song, My Favorite Things, as an anthem of Christmas and I think it’s just wrong.  I can offer plenty of evidence for this.  First of all, Fräulein Maria sang it to the children in the middle of the summer during the Nazis.  Nazis have nothing to do with Christmas.  Continue reading →

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Tender Mercies — A Rat Tale

Posted on December 13, 2006 by The Daring One

rodent1I feel better about the rats today.  It’s partly because they’re gone now and I didn’t witness a single body flying down the vacuum tube.  It’s a little bit because Dan and his boss looked up these pictures of cute fluffy-tailed rats indigineous to our area.  It’s largely because I have an awesome therapist who did some EMDR treatment to get me over my fear of rodents.  Mostly it’s because this natural and very common phenomenon appears to be a blessing in disguise. Continue reading →

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The Car Cracker and the Rat King

Posted on December 11, 2006 by The Daring One

nutcracker2It’s been a WEEK.

On the way to the Nutcracker last Friday, Vinny was rear-ended, causing over $4000 in vehicle damage, sore backs and necks for me and Laylee and some serious emotional trauma and reduction in driving ability.

Until now, I’ve never been in an accident. In the past when I’d see a lame and tentative driver with part of their car smashed, I’d shake my head and think, “No wonder their car is smashed in, they’re such a lame and tentative driver.” Continue reading →

Posted in blick, kid stuff, not feelin' the funny | 33 Comments