Help! I’m surrounded! As I write this, I am sitting among suitcases and piles of papers and bills that need attention, because…I am Panama-bound! Not forever. Just for a couple of months.
All the promises of the new year keep us busy with scheming and planning for creating this year one of our best and greatest garden triumphs. Of course, we have planted all those bulbs we ordered last fall. Well, except for those last two bags whose contents just don’t quite get out of the sacks and into the ground due to too much rain or very, very cold temps.
Yes, it’s my constant theme: conversation and more conversation. Remember: Research shows that the chief factor in happiness is social ties; yet, research also indicates that we’re getting lonelier. And even sadder, people think they need a prescription for depression when what they really need is to talk to people more. Loneliness isn’t even a recognized diagnosis!
There are many reasons why it is a good idea to drink in moderation. Drinking too much can be dangerous on many levels, especially if you binge-drink. There is risk of violence, injury, accidents and unwise, drunken behaviors. Working in the restaurant industry for as long as I have, I have been witness to this.
In the land of geeks, some people make tons of money and try to be the next Bill Gates. I’ve worked for counterfeit Bills. “I’ve done it,” one boasted. Fond of Nerf Ball wars, he packed a bazooka; suck-ups got smaller guns. They were all fired. He ended up writing credit-card code to pay for his Issaquah McMansion.
Seattle Pacific University Theatre will present Itamar Moses’ “Bach at Leipzig,” about seven musicians who compete for the prestigious post of organist in 1722 Germany, on its James Leon Chapman Stage.
Under a restructuring approved recently by a new Senate Republican majority, Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36th District) has been named the ranking minority member of the Higher Education Committee.
Seattle Center has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for occupancy of the International Fountain Pavilion, a facility formerly housing Northwest Crafts Center, adjacent to International Fountain.