Hope Everyone is Having a Good Labor Day Weekend

Our weather has turned cooler for the weekend, but it hasn't rained...yet. I hope the weather is decent for next weekend for the Greek Fest.

Nothing to report really; I'm going to take the long weekend at a relaxed pace and what gets done, gets done, and what doesn't, I'm not going to fret about.

I'm working on a project for work and have made the batter for a batch of mint chocolate chip ice cream so far today. I want to make one more batch of salted caramel ice cream and see if I can hit the right balance of ingredients. That will be a treat to take to work.

I finished my sewing project last Sunday evening, a linen blend short sleeve dress; and the tempeature was warm enough for me to wear it to work on Tuesday. I was happy with how it turned out. I was working on the needlepoint a little after that. I think my next sewing project will be quilted pillow covers to go with the Bear - Paw patterned quilt I use in the winter. I don't think that I am going to get to a refinishing project this year after all, which bums me out, because that's two summers in a row.

Sunny Wednesday

Bizarro - August 1 2014

A few comic strips from this month that tickled my funny bone. I also added 2 new GIF's from Colossal.com; too much cool stuff ALL the time!

I am taking another vacation day, and the weather is beautiful still. The prediction is now for a wet Labor Day Weekend here, which is somewhat of a bummer because it's our first 3 day weekend of the summer at work where the office is completely closed.

I can't really complain too much, we have had a beautiful summer. I'm going to work in the yard today and get things done while the weather is nice. Maybe I'll finally get around to posting some ice cream recipes this weekend....

The Duplex - August 19 2014

Sherman's Lagoon - August 20 2014

Summer Picnic Today!

Get Fuzzy - August 17 2014

The sun is coming out and it's supposed to be around 75 degrees today for the Around The Corner Picnic - woo hoo!

Irma - Save Me

IRMA / Save me from SUPERBIEN on Vimeo.

Saw this last night on Colossal.com - Irma from Cameroon with her song "Save Me" from the album Faces. She has a nice voice, it is just a pleasure to the ears and visually, very cool, enjoy!

Goodbye Robin

Robin Williams 1951 - 2014

I was waiting for the bus after going shopping after work yesterday, and went to check out The Bellingham Herald briefly on my phone when I was kicked in the gut with the news that Robin Williams took his own life. I was so shocked and thought, fuckin' A, I can't believe it.

It's sad for me to think that someone who brought so much happiness and laughter to the world and the people that he personally touched, was so profoundly unhappy and isolated to the point that he wanted it all to end. I think mostly of his children losing their father, but also the incredible pain he must have felt. I don't think of the money and fame as things that made his life rich, it was his heart and soul that made his life rich. I wish that continuing to give and receive the love of family and friends would have been a stronger force to keep him going.

In the past week I had been thinking about two of my favorite bits from his early comedy albums "Reality What a Concept" and "Throbbing Python of Love"; he was unlike anyone that came before him, and there could never possibly be anyone like him again. "World According to Garp", "The Fisher King", and "Insomnia" are favorites that will have a built in sadness for me to watch now.