Pictures of Ellie trying to eat pumpkin pie brulee.
The first casualty with a Nintendo Wii from Japan: a nice shiner on this television.
Democratic Revolution
I knew we’d take the House… I had no idea we’d take the Senate, too… I feel wonderful.
Ellieween!
Photos of Ellie in her Halloween costume, a few days late as she was under the weather on Halloween — next year, we trick-or-treat twice.
Ellie’s naming ceremony
Photos of Ellie’s naming ceremony to formally welcome her to friends, family and community!
Fishing Trip off Shilshole
Pictures from the fishing trip to Shilshole to welcome Tracy’s father, David, and to celebrate Daron’s 40th birthday!
Short video clips of fishing trip:
Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay
Photos of Tracy, Ellie and Michael at the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay near San Francisco, CA, to celebrate Tracy and Michael’s 2 year anniversary, 2 months, 2 weeks and 2 days early.
Mamma Melina
Photos of Ellie at Mamma Melina’s Italian restaurant and at the last Mariners game of the season.
Steve Dahl and Garry Meier reunion
This happened a month ago, but two of my favorite DJs from Chicago, Steve Dahl and Garry Meier, reunited unexpectedly at Oak Street Beach when Dahl was doing a live broadcast. Meier’s been off the air for a couple of years, but I listen to Dahl podcasts regularly to keep tabs on the Windy City.
I listened to them faithfully even as the high school I went to regularly called them “Satan and Lucifer” and banned the school buses from playing them in the morning. It was the first time I heard the term “shock jock”. Here’s a clip of them from a WLUP commercial:
First Mariners game
Ellie photo update! Photos of Ellie at the aquarium and her first Mariners game and outside the Rat City Rollergirls doing some pre-game acrobatics.
9/11 5 years later
Jon Stewart on the first Daily Show broadcast after September 11th, 2001.