Dana Lyons, of "Cows With Guns" fame, will be in Olympia this year again right around my birthday. (The last time I saw him in concert was on my birthday two years ago.) Tickets are only $10! Who would like to join shoes_the_dog and I for fun music in a cosy setting? There are two shows, Friday December 5th and Saturday December 6th. I'll go to whichever ( Read more... )

I'm going camping Christmas eve. I might come back late on Christmas, or I might stay two nights and not come back until the morning of the 26th. I think I'll head down to Mount Saint Helen's and pitch a tent next to the car. Nothing extreme, since I'm going alone. I have super warm gear and a good stove, so I'm not worried. Anyone want to ( Read more... )

If you were going to go out to a casual dinner in Seattle, with a six-year-old, where would you go? I'm looking for not-too-expensive but a grade better than Denney's, some place I can sit and talk with a friend for a while that my kidlet won't get bored, not too hard to find, no hugely long wait times for a table. J.G.'s taste in food is ( Read more... )