NOW I'M SEVENTY

♥I will:
♥Smile at flowers.
♥Drive 60 miles an hour on the freeway and watch my miles per gallon increase 15% and
always obey the speed limit, no matter how many dirty looks I get.
♥Have the best looking lawn on the block.
♥Button my shirts at the neck if I want.
♥Wear a watch cap around the house if my head is cold.

♥Call my friends “Old Timer.”
♥Laugh loudly at my own jokes.
♥Speak to strangers just to see what happens.
♥Wander around hardware stores looking at stuff for hours.
♥Shave only on occasion.
♥Read as much of the paper as I want.

♥Tell outrageous lies about myself to my granddaughters.

Some Flower Photos From Skagit Valley, WA. Click on the photo to go to Album on Picasa, then click on "slide show" to see the slide show.

Skagit Valley Tulips

Looking Down From High Places

Home Is Here

Home is Western Washington. In my working life I traveled on business many times to Southern California, the Eastern Seaboard, the South, and the Midwest, to city after city. Each time I returned, I stepped out of the terminal at Sea-Tac and took a deep breath of the crisp air and thought to myself, “Ah! It’s so good to be home.”
I was born in Southern California and spent 10 years in the Midwest, moving from town to town. My wife and I were in Germany for 2 years. But the Puget Sound area is home. It’s where E and I raised our two sons. It’s where we bought our first house. It’s where, when the company which sent me to Seattle wanted me back in Los Angeles after a year, the family took a vote and we decided to stay. It’s where every time we go to the airport or the grocery store or the mall or the park we meet friends we know.
It’s where I learned to square dance, referee soccer, and identify birds. It’s where we learned what a “fir and cedar” forest is and how it differs from a “pine forest.” It’s where our sons went to grade school, high school and college.
It’s where we’ve been the proudest and happiest to live.

Sunday Morning

A-a-h-h! Sunday morning pancakes, sun shining, Seattle Times in the driveway with news about the Mariners, the Sounders, and March Madness--and that's just the sports section.
George Cooney, our resident raccoon, came by at breakfast time, lounged around on the deck, and acted like a lazy brother-in-law (looked in the refrigerator, made a mess, then left.)
Baseball season opens today (for Phillie and Atlanta.) So all's right with the world and right now every team's record is 0 wins and 0 losses. Starting out even. The Sounders FC won again last night; in Toronto this time.
E and I had wonderful discussions about the state of the world, the economy, and the Mariners.
Now we are heading for the yard to do gardening, weeding, and trimming. I hope you have a wonderful Sunday, too!