The Flying Blogger

2011-10-07T14:19:00.000-07:00

"Your time on this earth is limited; don’t live someone else's life, live by your vision."

-- Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011

“Life's pretty good, and why wouldn't it be? I'm a pirate, after all.” --Captain Jack Sparrow

2011-04-20T10:06:00.000-07:00

Barack Obama with his mother in Hawaii.

Friends and family of Stanley Ann Dunham via The NYT.

WestJet has done it again and introduced a state-of-the-art money-saving feature!

2011-04-09T18:32:00.001-07:00

WestJet has done it again and introduced a state-of-the-art money-saving feature!

The One-Percenters - Roger Ebert's Journal

2011-04-09T11:03:00.001-07:00

The One-Percenters - Roger Ebert's Journal

History Tidbit: Farmer says planes frighten mules

2011-03-30T07:02:00.000-07:00

History Tidbit: Farmer says planes frighten mules

News From My Neck of the Woods...

2010-10-14T16:23:00.000-07:00

Local News Woman stabs classmate in anger-management class at Bellevue College Seattle Times Newspaper

Men In Chaps...

2010-07-01T18:08:00.000-07:00

Looking for something to do this weekend?

The rodeo has both traditional rodeo events like Bull Riding, Steer Riding, Barrel Racing, Roping Events as well as the popular camp events like Goat Dressing and Wild Drag. Getting those undies on a goat is not as easy as you’d think!

http://www.argra.org/index.php

2010-07-01T08:53:00.000-07:00

Russian Spies...Are You Kidding Me?

2010-06-30T08:28:00.000-07:00

Obama: “Excuse me, but haven’t we met in California last summer?”
Medvedev: “No, I think it was the Hamptons.”

President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev eat burgers during a lunch at Ray's Hell Burger June 24, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Only Six Months 'till Christmas...

2010-06-25T20:57:00.001-07:00

The First Day of Summer...

2010-06-21T09:00:00.000-07:00

Q: How can you tell it's summer in Seattle?

A: The rain is warmer.

Our Little Girl Turned 1 Today

2010-06-18T20:50:00.000-07:00

Justin Bieber Given Stanley Cup

2010-06-10T21:49:00.000-07:00

Micro-earthquake occurs near Issaquah

2010-06-10T10:11:00.000-07:00

Micro-earthquake occurs near Issaquah

"Your Honor, Someone Spilled A Drink On My Ankle."

2010-06-08T14:10:00.000-07:00

LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan's alcohol monitoring bracelet went off after the actress appeared at Sunday's MTV Movie Awards, a source familiar with her probation said Tuesday.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jyNsFgSCz2qPvV7iz6xRewneNGSQD9G7AK280

Bad News From Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference

2010-06-07T11:22:00.000-07:00

(Steve) Jobs introduces Zynga CEO Mark Pincus, who unveils Farmville for the iPhone. Pincus says 35 million people play Zynga's games, more than the combined audiences for the season finales of Lost and 24.

Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
A representative from Zynga demonstrates her Farmville farm on the iPhone, which she started on Facebook. She can plow, plant and harvest, and push notifications can have you bid farewell to withering crops. The app will debut on iPhone at the end of this month.
By Ed Baig and Brett Molina
USA Today

It's National Doughnut Day

2010-06-04T08:28:00.001-07:00

Today's the day for free doughnuts
By Mike Morris
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

6:08 a.m. Friday, June 4, 2010

It's Friday, and if that's not enough to make you happy, two major doughnut chains are offering free treats to celebrate National Doughnut Day.

Dunkin' Donuts will be offering customers a free doughnut with any beverage purchase at all locations.

Not to be outdone, Krispy Kreme has announced that all customers will receive a free doughnut, with no purchase necessary.

According to Krispy Kreme's Web site, National Doughnut Day was established in 1938 as a fundraiser for the Salvation Army and to honor women of the Salvation Army who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I.

Pretty In Pink

2010-05-25T22:57:00.000-07:00

'GAY FOR A DAY!' The g-fad people were out shooting a promotional video on Granville Street Friday, May 21, 2010, with a T-shirt from one of their new promotional kits which are being launched June 1 to help raise money and promote appreciation and understanding of the gay community. G-fad, formed last year, also supports Covenant House and Gay Pride celebrations.
Photograph by: Nigel Horsley, Special to the Sun

I Can See How That Would Happen‏

2010-03-21T16:54:00.000-07:00

2010-03-14T12:56:00.000-07:00

Lawmakers Ban Cussing In California For A Week

2010-02-25T15:22:00.000-08:00

Lawmakers ban cussing in Calif. for a week KOMO News - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Weather - Seattle, Washington Offbeat

2010-02-24T11:12:00.000-08:00

State of the Union Swag...

2010-01-30T12:16:00.000-08:00

The Look That Says It All...

2010-01-03T19:13:00.001-08:00

Jonathan Newton/washington Post

Skins find another way to lose in final seconds.

Check their bank accounts; they must the throwing these games.

Famous San Francisco Sea Lions Abandon Their Pier 39 Post

2010-01-01T10:53:00.001-08:00

Famous San Francisco Sea Lions Abandon Their Pier 39 Post

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'Once in a blue moon' this New Year's Eve! | Brand X | Los Angeles Times

2009-12-30T09:23:00.001-08:00

'Once in a blue moon' this New Year's Eve! Brand X Los Angeles Times

Photo: December's first full moon, as seen from Phoenix. Credit: Rob Schumacher / Associated Press

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What Time is Midnight Mass?

2009-12-24T16:15:00.001-08:00

Pope breaks with tradition, moves Midnight Mass to 10 p.m.

Pope Benedict XVI leads the Christmas mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican December 24, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Max Rossi

"Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat Nor Gloom of Night..."

2009-12-19T08:39:00.000-08:00

Air Force One, with U.S. President Barack Obama aboard, arrives in the snow at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Saturday 12/19/09. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press)

Hundreds Protest Global Warming

2009-12-13T18:21:00.001-08:00

2009-12-12T19:45:00.000-08:00

GM replaces Chevy brand manager after 5 months

2009-12-09T17:23:00.000-08:00

Brent Dewar - Stephen J. Carrera / AP

GM said in a statement Wednesday that James Campbell will now lead the company's largest and most important brand. Campbell replaces Brent Dewar, who will retire April 1 to spend more time with family and pursue personal interests. (That's original. The family must have said: "Brent, you're making way too much money in that job. We'd rather have you home tinkering around in the garage.")

The Most Overserved Airline Route in the World

2009-12-07T21:04:00.000-08:00

Click here for: The Most Overserved Route in the World

Washington Loses On A Field Goal

2009-12-06T19:56:00.000-08:00

Not the one New Orleans made, but the one they missed.

Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post

Shaun Suisham has this field goal attempt go wide right from 23 yards out. If converted, the Redskins could have had a 10-point lead with under two minutes left in regulation.

Q: What's the difference between a golf ball and a car?

2009-12-06T19:45:00.000-08:00

A: Tiger Woods can drive a golf ball 400 yards.

Q: What does Tiger Woods and a baby seal have in common?

A: They are both clubbed by Norwegians

Q: Did you know that Tiger Woods owns a lot of expensive cars...

A: It's true, and now he has a hole in one

Q: It is reported he crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree...

A: Because he couldn't decide between an iron and a wood.

Q: What club did Elin use to 'rescue' her husband?

A: A bitchin' wedge.

Will the Redskins win an NFC East game this season?

2009-11-29T13:38:00.000-08:00

Redskins can't stop Eagles' late drive, fall to 3-8

How Pumpkin Pie Is Made...

2009-11-17T08:24:00.000-08:00

It was my favorite pie.

I've Got My Christmas Card Photo.

2009-11-16T17:12:00.000-08:00

Sarah Palin and her daughters Willow, right, and Piper, left, pose with talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, during the taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago. The show aired on Monday. (George Burns/Harpo Productions Inc./Associated Press)

Come On Guys, Let's Get Rid of "That" Nickname...Please!

2009-11-16T13:29:00.000-08:00

Supreme Court refuses to hear Redskins' naming case.

Washington 27, Denver 17

2009-11-15T13:48:00.000-08:00

Photo: Toni L. Sandys/Post

Team scores its highest point total of the season.

Sesame Street Turns 40!

2009-11-10T10:34:00.000-08:00

What scares me about this, is the fact that I was too old to watch it even back then.

Richard Termine / Sesame Workshop

Continuing her promotion of eating healthy, first lady Michelle Obama visits "Sesame Street," where she plants vegetable seeds with Elmo, Big Bird and several young gardeners.

2009-11-05T08:43:00.000-08:00

It's Daylight Saving Time - There's No "S."

2009-10-30T11:31:00.000-07:00

Daylight saving time in most of the United States ends at 2 a.m., local time, on Sunday, November 1.

N331UA - The Last United Airlines 737

2009-10-29T22:03:00.000-07:00

United Retires The 737 (Trip Report)

They Used To Be Called "Walking Tours."

2009-10-28T19:42:00.000-07:00

Segway personal transporters have yet to become affordable enough for most individuals, but for police forces and companies with large warehouses, they offer a zippy way to get around. Tour operators in cities like Washington, D.C., Chicago and Minneapolis also offer Segway rides as a fun and less strenuous alternative to walking tours.
Slide show text by Sonja Groset, Bing Travel; photo editing by Connie Ricca.
This group should be walking however, because they are in about as good a shape as I am.

I Have Commissioned A Different Artist for My Portrait

2009-10-27T08:45:00.000-07:00

A selection of memorabilia is displayed at 'Michael Jackson: The Official Exhibition' held at the 02 Arena. (Getty Images)

Random Thoughts...

2009-10-27T07:27:00.000-07:00

Now the MNF is over; here's how the teams I root for did this past weekend:

The Good

Seattle Seahawks – Didn’t lose/Didn’t Play

The Bad

Washington Huskies – Lost
(Gave up 43 points)

Washington State Cougars – Lost
(Gave up 49 points)

The Ugly

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – Lost
(Isn’t there a musical called “Damn Yankees?”)

Washington Redskins – Lost
(They never win ((on national TV)))

Seattle Pug Rescue Pug-O-Ween

2009-10-26T11:53:00.000-07:00

Amani, a pug dressed as Michael Jackson, is held by owner Sean Jones after winning the costume contest at the 2nd annual Pug-O-Ween put on by Seattle Pug Rescue at the Bitter Lake Community Center Sunday afternoon, Oct. 25, 2009 in Seattle, Washington.

CLIFF DESPEAUX / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Relax; It's a Football, You Know...Soccer, Movie

2009-10-24T16:44:00.000-07:00

"Souperman" Dead at 83

2009-10-23T15:19:00.000-07:00

AP File Photo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik1Aq8KaAjo

News You Missed While Following "Balloon Boy."

2009-10-23T14:20:00.000-07:00

Man pleads guilty to DWI in La-Z-Boy

Berlin brothel cuts rates for ‘green’ customers

New tool to fight syphilis? Wal-Mart gift cards

School bus drops off girl near a bear

The gas mask bra

Man blames cat for child pornography found on his computer

Just Like All Couples...

2009-07-23T09:19:00.001-07:00

You really think this tie goes with that suit?

Hot Dog!

2009-07-19T17:17:00.000-07:00

Wienermobile Crashes Into Wisconsin Home

"Location, Location, Location"

2009-07-18T07:44:00.000-07:00

- Buzz Aldrin on why the picture of him on the Moon is so iconic.
As the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing approaches, Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, has been on the publicity trail, promoting his new book Magnificent Desolation.

OMG! I Was Alive Then...

2009-07-17T08:26:00.000-07:00

On this day in 1955, Disneyland, created by Walt Disney, opened in Anaheim, California. It was the first theme park in the world.

Headline of the Week...So Far.

2009-06-16T08:40:00.000-07:00

Heidi Montag Explains Why Good Christians Pose Nude for Playboy

What Single Women Can Learn From Michelle Obama

2009-06-12T19:11:00.001-07:00

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It's The First Friday in June, So It Must Be...

2009-06-05T07:29:00.000-07:00

If It Takes This Long To Build One...

2009-05-29T21:52:00.000-07:00

Why Is It Always Two "Black Men?"

2009-05-27T20:11:00.000-07:00

The Susan Smith Award Goes To...

Pa. mom faces false report, ID theft charges
Woman who called 911 to report abduction, child found at Disney World

Sweeten called from downtown Philadelphia to say she was in a car trunk after two black men carjacked and abducted them about 20 miles away near her Bucks County home.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30958029

O Captain! My Captain!

2009-05-23T19:09:00.000-07:00

I first saw Captain Edward John Smith, the Captain of the Titanic, http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-biography/edward-john-smith.html on Friday, having lunch at Ruby’s Diner in Redmond Town Center. So I followed him back to his ship where he began to tell me about a Mr. Joseph Phillippe Lemercier Laroche, the only black man on the Ill fated voyage. http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-biography/joseph-laroche.html. I asked him to pose for this picture. He didn’t smile, so neither did I. This is serious business.

That's OK, I'm Not Upset...

2009-05-06T14:36:00.000-07:00

Winner of "The Best Job in the World" competition Ben Southall (3th L) of Britain is congratulated by other contestants after Queensland state Premier Anna Bligh announced his name on Hamilton Island, about 950 km (590 miles) north of Brisbane.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)

"Briton Wins "World's Best Job"

A British charity worker has won the "Best Job in the World" as a caretaker of a tropical island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Fundraiser Ben Southall beat 35,000 people from almost 200 countries to get a 111,000- U.S. dollar- six-month contract.
The 34-year-old will spend half a year swimming, snorkelling and sailing around the tourist paradise. He'll just have to write a blog about his experiences to promote the area.
The contest by Tourism Queensland is part of an Australian tourism campaign to advertise the charms of northeastern Queensland. Officials say it's already generated millions of dollars' worth of publicity for the region.

Is There a Food Taster On Staff?

2009-05-05T21:41:00.001-07:00

U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden order lunch at Ray’s Hell Burger May 5, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. (What...Both the President & the Vice President eating at the same fast food joint? Is that legal?)

Where Will You Be on Seis de Mayo?

2009-05-05T09:11:00.000-07:00

Motivational Poster

2009-05-01T12:11:00.001-07:00

Don't Kill That Pig Unless It Coughs...

2009-04-30T12:25:00.000-07:00

WHO to stop using term ‘swine flu.'
Group seeks to prevent needless slaughter of pigs as worldwide cases climb.

WHO spokesman Dick Thompson (not Roger Daltrey?) says the name change comes after the agriculture industry and the U.N. food agency expressed concerns that the term "swine flu" was misleading consumers and needlessly causing countries to order the slaughter of pigs. He told reporters in Geneva "we're going to stick with the technical scientific name H1N1 influenza A."

How Swine Flu Spreads

2009-04-29T11:04:00.001-07:00

Jobs I Have Applied For - #1 - Cookie Inspector

2009-04-29T09:36:00.000-07:00

Leif Skoogfors/Corbis

2009-04-28T16:30:00.000-07:00

"Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg" - the corrected spelling for the place with the longest name in the US. For years, signs pointing to the lake in Webster, Massachusetts, have carried a misplaced "o" at letter 20 where a "u" should be, and an "h" at letter 38 which should be an "n" - but all 17 "g" were present and correct. Now the local newspaper has unearthed the correct spelling, and the signs are to be changed.

2009-04-28T12:37:00.001-07:00

2009-04-22T07:14:00.001-07:00

2009-04-18T09:54:00.000-07:00

A person dressed as a Polar Bear sits in the audience during a public meeting on offshore drilling April 16, 2009 in San Francisco, California. U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar held a regional meeting to hear arguments from politicians and members of the public about oil drilling off of the coast of California. (Credits Getty Images)

2009-04-11T09:57:00.001-07:00

Somali Pirates Tow Guy With Stalled Jet Ski

2009-04-09T22:35:00.001-07:00

News From "The Onion"

02.18.09 Issue 45•08

Chillin'

2009-03-25T21:16:00.001-07:00

Without the Possibility of the Possibility of Parole.

2009-03-19T16:20:00.000-07:00

At left, a bald and thickly bearded Charles Manson is revealed in a photo taken Wednesday 3/18/09, by California corrections officials. At right, he is shown in April 1968.

Good Christian Girls...

2009-03-19T16:06:00.000-07:00

No makeup, no glittery tank tops, but hey...we got legs.

Members of the Texas Christian Horned Frogs cheerleaders perform against the Utah Utes during a quarterfinal game of the Mountain West tournament on March 12, 2009. (Horned Frogs?)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Publishes Last Edition

2009-03-17T10:53:00.000-07:00

Fertig Gebraten, Mit Curry Dip...

2009-03-16T09:40:00.000-07:00

Gag me with a spoon.

A company in German has just introduced a line of snacks called "Obama Fingers": frozen chicken fingers with curry dip.

Let The Games Begin...

2009-03-14T21:00:00.000-07:00

Mariners opening day tickets sell out in 55 minutes.

Every Day Is Saturday When You’re Retired...

2009-03-05T10:35:00.000-08:00

We're Saving an "S"...

2009-03-03T14:30:00.000-08:00

In 2009 Daylight "Saving" Time begins on March 8 and ends on November 1.

"I'm afraid that extra hour of sunlight will kill my grass."

3/3/09: Math Fans Celebrate Square Root Day

2009-03-03T09:12:00.000-08:00

You do the math...

Good News of the Week...

2009-02-27T18:51:00.000-08:00

1. D.C. Voting Measure Clears The Senate

2. Octomom Nadya Suleman nixes porn offer – for her 14 kids’ sake

The Toughest Choice of the Year?

2009-02-21T10:57:00.000-08:00

Steroid Free and Ready to be...B-A-C-K!

2009-02-18T19:26:00.000-08:00

Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jack Zduriencik today announced that the Mariners have signed outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to a 2009 contract.

Junior, the Decider...

2009-02-16T19:10:00.001-08:00

Griffey to make decision on team tomorrow.
After meeting with both teams, Ken Griffey Jr. is expected to decide Tuesday whether he will reunite with Seattle or choose to play with Atlanta in 2009.

February 9th, 1969 - The 747 Flies...

2009-02-16T10:56:00.000-08:00

This month marks the 40th anniversary of the maiden flight of the first Boeing 747, christened the "City of Everett."
In June of 1966, Boeing purchased nearly 800 acres of land near Paine Field in Everett. The first 747 rolled out of the giant hangar in December of 1968.
In that 2 1/2 year period, a forest was cleared, the largest building in the world was built, and the largest passenger jet was built and ready for flight. -Joe Wren, KOMOTV.com

5-foot-9 Nate Robinson Wins NBA Slam Dunk Contest

2009-02-15T18:54:00.000-08:00

Survey Says...

2009-02-15T18:31:00.001-08:00

C-SPAN releases the results of its second Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership. Sixty-five presidential historians ranked the 42 former occupants of the White House on ten attributes of leadership. Guiding this effort was a team of academic advisors: Douglas Brinkley from Rice University; Edna Greene Medford, from Howard University; and Richard Norton Smith, from George Mason University.

How Romantic...

2009-02-14T10:40:00.000-08:00

On this day in 278 AD, Saint Valentine was beheaded, contributing in part to the origins of the Valentine's Day holiday.

Guess I Didn't Want To Do That Anyway...

2009-02-13T09:38:00.000-08:00

1,400 apply for job of Tacoma meter reader.
TACOMA, Wash. - Some 1,400 people recently applied for the lone meter reader vacancy at Tacoma Public Utilities - more than double the highest number supervisors have ever seen.
By Associated Press and ERIC WILKINSON / KING 5 News

Happy Birthday, Abie Baby, Happy Birthday To You.

2009-02-12T08:23:00.000-08:00

Charles Darwin: "Hey, I'm 200 Today Also..."

2009-02-12T08:13:00.000-08:00

A Good Day To Go To IHOP...

2009-02-03T14:03:00.000-08:00

Free breakfast offer draws long lines to Denny's

We regulars knew it would be a day to stay away.

I Understand Completely...

2009-02-02T09:23:00.001-08:00

That's the way I look after I run 100 yards also. The only differnce is James Harrison eventualy got up. I would not have been able to.

Just As We Always Suspected...

2009-01-27T17:46:00.000-08:00

Time Has Come Today...

2009-01-24T11:33:00.000-08:00

Aretha Franklin sings "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" at the swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2009. (AP) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7c2lC9JlJo
"This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with a new meaning, "My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring."
--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” Speech, Washington, DC, August 28, 1963.

I Guess I'll Never Be Able To Get In There Again

2009-01-19T19:47:00.000-08:00

Out-of-town visitors stand in line at Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street on Monday 1/19. President-elect Barack Obama stopped by the historic eatery last Saturday 1/10.
ASTRID RIECKEN/THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Sweet...

2009-01-15T17:37:00.001-08:00

Then on to one of the Balls.

My Next Office?

2009-01-15T17:32:00.001-08:00

Temp Job in Paradise Pays $100,000
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Position: island caretaker. Duties: lazing around the Great Barrier Reef for six months. Salary: $100,000.
It sounds too good to be true, but the position is real. Calling it the “best job in the world,” Australian tourism officials say they are seeking someone to spend six months relaxing on Hamilton Island, part of the country’s Whitsunday Islands, while promoting the destination on a blog.
Within 24 hours, more than 200,000 prospective applicants had visited the Web site advertising the job, islandreefjob.com, a local tourism official said. Applicants must submit a 60-second video application, and 11 finalists will be flown from their home countries to the island in May for the final selection process. The application deadline is Feb. 22.
In exchange for the pay, a free stay in an oceanfront villa and airfare from the winner’s home country, the employee will be required to stroll the island’s white sand beaches, snorkel, maybe take a dip in the pool — and post photographs and videos of the experience on a weekly blog.