Coolbird

I have had the pleasure of seeing three Picasso works in two days. One was the works of the great Pablo Picasso from 1881-1973, the other two were two individuals Picasso's in the works. Let me explain..............First Picasso: My wife and I caught a short documentary on our public station here in Western Washington on the Picasso exhibit currently being shown at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM). As our interest was piqued, I went online to see ticket prices and such. Good deal for the...Read Full Story

Tattoos are really very popular and trendy these days. A lot of the popularity stems from Television shows like "Miami Ink" and all of the hype surrounding celebrities and thier Tattoos. When choosing a Tattoo, there are so many types and styles to choose from that you actually need to look through a catalog to find one that fits your personality and unique style. With the Chopper Tattoo site, which is a membership site, you have everything there you could ever think of. There are so many...Read Full Story

Happy Mother's Day and if you were ever curious how Mother's Day was started, here is the history behind it. I hope you have or had a nice day!In the United States, Mother's Day experienced a series of false starts before eventually transitioning into the "Hallmark" holiday that we celebrate today. In 1858, Anna Reeves Jarvis was the first woman to hold an official celebration of mothers, when in her home state of West Virginia, she instituted Mothers' Work Day to raise awareness about local...Read Full Story

My wife and I started running in August, there are many things I have learned since that nice SUNNY WARM day! Here are my top ten:1. Enjoy nice sunny warm days. I shiver me timbers now when we go out for our jaunt after work.2. Enjoy daylight. Darkness falls quickly and a deer in the headlights is a recipe for disaster if one is not careful. Now if I could run that fast all would be cool.3. Asphalt running is so much better than concrete. Hence the darkness most of our run is now on the...Read Full Story

Maybe it's just me but anyone else out there wonder why they call them Q-Tips? Q-Tips is a name brand for a cotton swab but most people I know refer to all cotton swabs as such. Aspirin, Coke, Slurpee and the list could go on about name brands that pretty much brand the product. Over the years I have found many great uses for Q-Tips that include and not limited to cleaning ears of course, painting small things, cleaning the inside of my sonicare, dusting Barbie's artifacts (don't tell my...Read Full Story

15 years ago today I married the greatest women. She is the one for me. She turned my life around from just living day by day and making ends meet to building a career and establishing a good ol American family. We have been met with our challenges and we have conquered them with more love stemming from them. We have met many hurdles that topple relationships and have bounded over them. I am thankful for everyday not alone for life it self but a life with a beautiful person.Thank you Julie...Read Full Story

Since Michel has failed to post to his blog for the past month, I have hi-jacked it to make it worth your efforts for stopping by for a visit. I am Michel's wife. I have my own blog that I post to regularly, if you would like to visit it you can go here. I'm not witty nor as funny as my husband. I find him downright hilarious most days. Life with Michel is definitely interesting. He comes up with thought provoking questions everyday. Debating with him is maddening, as he will play devil's...Read Full Story

Roses are red and violets are blueWait!Roses are indeed red but violets aren't blue. Isn't violet an actual color?Roses are red and violets are violets. Hmm, just doesn't sound right.Wait again!Roses aren't exactly red in all cases are they? So is it proper to adapt the saying?All I know is that these roses are for my wife and they are red!Read Full Story

Attached is a link to a website following Jack Morris Jr. Recently out of work, he decided to walk home and raise money for Children's Hospital. He began his journey in Florida and will land at home in Washington State. His blog is quite humorous and educational. Enjoy and support Jack in his journey.Read Full Story

My son says things that probably only he and I would think of or notice. I did not pick up what he just pointed out to me. Our tv station call letters are as follows:2 NWCN4 KOMO5 KING6 KONG7 KIROHe says you ever notice how channel 5 and 6 are in order and spell out KingKong? Wonder if that was planned? Or did by some weird chance it just worked out that way? Pretty cool and clever!Read Full Story