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One of the things I hated most as a child (and into adulthood) was getting in trouble. I was always … More Getting in Trouble →

Steakhouse 55 Steak I like steak and I’m always looking for a great one. Some of the best steaks I’ve … More Best Steak Ever →

Mt. Rainier (left of center) from my house Ah, the first of March. We’re getting closer to spring. Spring brings … More Volcanoes →

Douglas fir When I moved to Vancouver, Washington in 1994 after graduating college (University of Washington, Go Dawgs!), I bought … More The Tree →

End of the Line Time once again for the 52-week blogging challenge. This is the last one! If you’ve been … More Onward (and Finished) →

It’s time once again for RadCon, the scifi/fantasy convention in Pasco, Washington. This year I have a conflict so I … More RadCon →

Time once again for the 52-week blogging challenge. This is the penultimate prompt. And it is “Neighbors.” I live in … More Neighbors →

Back to the 52-week blogging challenge. I’m getting close to the end of it. Today’s prompt is “Hope + Inspiration.” … More Hope and Inspiration →

Back to the 52-week blogging challenge. I’m getting close to the end so then I’ll have to find something else … More Home →

Time once again for the 52-week blogging challenge. Today’s prompt is “My colour is ..” (that’s exactly how it was … More Color →

Back to the 52-week blogging challenge. Today’s prompt is “Work + Play.” I’m not sure if that’s supposed to be … More All Work and No Play…. →

The college football post-season play is almost over. There’s one last game, tonight, the FBS national championship game between Alabama … More College Football Post-Season →

There are five Pac-12 Bowl Games in the coming week! Today the WSU Cougars will take on Iowa State in the … More Final Week of Pac-12 Bowl Games →

On Wednesday, December 26th, there is a Pac-12 bowl game, TCU versus California in the Cheez-it Bowl. It will be … More Two Pac-12 Bowl Games Next Week →

This weekend, there’s one Pac-12 bowl game. That’s Arizona State vs. Fresno State in the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl. … More One Pac-12 Bowl Game This Weekend →

Today the AP top 25 college football poll came out early. And in that poll, the University of Washington Huskies … More Huskies Are #9! →

Today at 2:00 PM EST, 11:00 AM PST, the AP Top 25 college football poll came out. And the University … More The Huskies are #10! →

Yesterday the University of Washington Huskies played the Oregon State Beavers. The final score was 23-42. This was not a … More The Huskies are 8-3 →

Since my beloved University of Washington Huskies didn’t play yesterday, I just had to keep an eye on the rest … More Cougars Still Lead Pac-12 North →

Last night in a kind of late game (started at 6:00 PM PDT), the University of Washington Huskies hung on … More Huskies are 7-3 →

Maybe this is Wazzu’s year. And the Huskies will be lucky to still be ranked. This was supposed to be … More The Huskies are 6-3 →

The University of Washington Huskies are now 6-2 (and bowl eligible!) after defeating Colorado yesterday at Husky Stadium. The Colorado … More Huskies are 6-2 →

There goes any hope of being in a College Football Playoff (CFP) spot. And there likely goes any hope of … More Huskies are 5-2 →

After beating UCLA yesterday (who are now 0-5), the University of Washington Huskies are now 5-1 over all and 3-0 … More Huskies are 5-1, On Top of the Pac-12 North →

And to think I was a little bit worried. Last night on Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium in Seattle, … More Huskies are 4-1 →