The WSF Crew saved a man's life! |
It was on the Edmonds/Kingston run coming back from Kingston. An elderly passenger came aboard on the overhead walkway. I was at a distance and didn't see his face, but I noticed him when he came on...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:13:00 GMT |
Deck Hand Training! |
I just completed Deck Hand training with The Washington State Ferries! A Deck Hand is kind of like a "Marine Firefighter," in fact there has been some debate about changing the job title to Marine Fi...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:25:00 GMT |
Concert List |
This was inspired by a facebook survey of concerts attended. So I wanted to see if I could remember some of the bigger concerts I've been to. I'm not going to list smaller local concerts ..cause tha...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:48:00 GMT |
Im on the Portland Fire Departments Eligible List! |
I passed all the steps - the written test, the physical test, and the interview - and have been placed on the Portland Fire Department's Eligible List! So that puts me in the top 10% out of the origi...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:58:00 GMT |
I passed the Portland Fire Departments physical test! |
Went down to Portland this last weekend to take the Portland Fire Department's physical test and to do the Chief's Interview. And I went to Portland a few weeks ago to participate in the training ses...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:55:00 GMT |
Alicia |
I still remember how she smelled. The way she sat so close to me and pretended her hand was accidentally brushing against mine when she wanted me to hold it. I didn't understand why she ga...
Posted by on Fri, 16 May 2008 00:16:00 GMT |
Into The Wild |
So I watched, "Into The Wild," the other night. And I saw a lot of myself in the movie's character when I was his age. Maybe I never took it quite as far as he did, but I came close. ...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:51:00 GMT |
My Dennys Editorial in The Ballard News-Tribune |
No Denny's Means Late-Night MischiefBallardites have been scrambling for reasons to keep our beloved Denny's.Really,
the reason is that we like it and don't want it to go away to make room
for an ev...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:31:00 GMT |
R.I.P. Ballard Denny’s |
As you may have noticed, the legendary Ballard Denny's has been closed and boarded up to make way for an ever-growing scourge of new condos in Ballard. I'd like to take a moment to reminisce abo...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:11:00 GMT |
New Orleans and the Meaning of Home |
By Brooker Over a year after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, work had scarcely begun cleaning up the mess, let alone rebuilding the homes. Neither the ...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:54:00 GMT |
