Ricky Mountains

The summer was long but it still just came and went. Onto Autumn and the beautiful change of the trees!

We took an amazing trip to Calgary and through the Banff National Park earlier this month. The Canadian Rockies are incredible; I have to say that this glacial range has been the most beautiful mountain area I've ever been.



I watched the first season of Rick and Morty recently (adults only) and I have to say I have not laughed this hard in recent memory. I especially liked Meeseeks and Destroy and Rixty Minutes.

Another Year Another Mudder

Yesterday a friend and I did this year's Tough Mudder. It seemed a little easier this year. Less bruises, scrapes, and less obstacles. There were some really nice mud 'features' though. Healing from a sprained wrist slowed me down and got me wet. It was really fun to finish this year, and was a great experience to follow up from watching the finale of this year's American Ninja Warrior, where the first ever Mount Midoriyama winner(s) emerged!

Some like it hot. I however could use a break.

This has been a great summer but I'm glad the temperatures are finally coming down. A few brush fires in the neighborhood are keeping things exciting. It's still not as hot here as it is where most of my family lives.

We did the STP (Seattle to Portland) bike ride again this year, and it went even better than last year. We had one more person on the team too, so it was even more fun. I've been doing as much mountain unicycling as possible too. We went to the Bellingham Muni Weekend this year, as I was sorry I missed it last year, and I got to ride with Kris Holm himself! We have not got in nearly as much canoeing and fishing this year as last, but I can't say we have not been busy doing everything else.

Places in the Northwest we got to visit this year so far: Bellingham area (Salish lake, Mount Galbraith), Columbia river Gorge area, Spokane city, Portland, 8-bit Arcade in Renton, Port Townshend, Vashon Island, and some other places. I am also looking forward to a Canada trip we have planned before the end of the year. We also did some whale watching and got to spend hours with a pod (J-pod) of Orcas. It's amazing how the year is already almost over.

The new job is taxing my resources a little more than the last, but it's a fun and exciting experience, and my team is incredible.


Not Me

Maywhatnow?

Wow. It's May already. Well here's the latest report from the NorthWest frontier.

We're having an unseasonably warm winter. It's usually cloudy, rainy, and under 50 degrees until August, but we've had some really nice days last month and it looks like it might be a nice Zucchini Summer this year. The new home is shaping up nicely. I recently got a lot of practice with my cut-in as we did some inside house painting (I've never really done much other than touch-up before).

Saw Zappa Plays Zappa in Atlanta last month with my brothers. I have been not up for concert-going over the last 10 years, but last year's Devo and Kraftwerk concerts were great, and Dweezil's group's performance inspires transcendence.

Lot of yard work coming up. Had quite a workout detaching, aerating and seeding a patch last month. The moss really is quite a force to contend with.

HEY GUYS! CATCH ME!

Winter respite

Hey look, winter's already almost over! Looking forward to this new year. Looks like a few changes good and bad are in store for me and mine, but this early warm weather here is making it all a bit better. Nothing much new to mention here, except that I still love living in the Northwest US and the deer keep on munching the ivy.

Here's to 2014! A hell of a year!