Entries from December 2007

Seattle ranked #2 most literate city

Date December 27, 2007

In a survey conducted by Central Connecticut State University (I’ve never heard of it either), Seattle was ranked #2 in the USA as “most literate city”.  The survey included 6 key indicators to rank US cities with populations over 250,000.  The indicators included newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment […]

Merry Christmas

Date December 27, 2007

On the 3rd Day of Christmas, Serving Seattle gave to me…a much delayed Merry Christmas!   But seeing as how we are still in Christmas, I must be forgiven.  BTW, none of you have received a card either.  Just in case you hadn’t noticed (which you probably hadn’t).  Having moved last month and being in limbo […]

I am, in fact, alive.

Date December 19, 2007

Hello faithful blog readers.  Last night I received a worried call from my parents - I had not blogged in a while, was I still alive?  Well, in response to that - yes.  I am alive.  It’s a busy time of year for us, though, and we have been having so much fun that I […]

A Non-Profit Band?

Date December 6, 2007

Sarah and the wee’un are out of the house for the next couple of days looking after Grandpa and Grandma as Grandpa is having some outpatient surgery tomorrow. That leaves me somewhat alone and with flexible evenings. Although I missed my girls tremendously (Sarah texted me a pic of our sleeping baby), I […]

Free White Noise Generator…

Date December 3, 2007

After the post where I lamented the lack of “fan noise” in our digs, I went and downloaded all the freeware and shareware white noise generators I could find and have put them to the test…we have a winner:
Aire Freshener
With options such as beach, rain, fish tank, white noise, in utero and ROCK CONCERT, this […]

Adventures in Hall-Decking

Date December 2, 2007

Adventures in Hall-Decking

Originally uploaded by Basil the Great

Sarah was fiddling with the stand and….whomp!

Stella is a Cutie!

Date December 1, 2007

11-2007-Thanksgiving 001

Originally uploaded by Basil the Great

Here is our baby girl being all grown up.