As I was saying...: March 2010

Monday, March 15, 2010

A Thing of Beauty

You cannot control the world outside, but you can choose what you will bring into yourself. If you do not see anything of value in your life, begin by finding one thing of beauty every day until it becomes a habit. -- Ron Rathbun

I read this quote on a friends facebook status and had to use it as my own. It was exactly what I needed today. My work environment has gotten so stressful, that when I read this quote it was a turning point in my day. I will NOT allow peoples controlling, manipulative, psychotic behavior to ruin my happy day.

I took the long way home from work so I could ride along the river. I went for a walk in my backyard and noticed the tulips and crocus are coming up. And now I'm heading back outside to play with my hounds for a while before I head to the curling club.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Nerves of Steel

2010 Winter Olympics
Canada vs Sweden
Womens Gold Medal

Canada has the hammer, last rock, Cheryl Bernard (skip) needs to take out two rocks in order to win:

She only takes out 1, Sweden wins the Gold!

Monday, March 8, 2010

Pioneer Square and the Underground City

Pioneer Square, the City's birthplace...

Seattle's founders first landed on West Seattle beach and on November 13, 1851 they relocated to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay, now Pioneer Square.

The City grew slowly through the next decade to 3,500 people. On June 6, 1889 a furniture maker left a pot of glue unattended on a stove, igniting a fire that burned Seattle to the ground in hours. Seattle's citizens immediately rebuild; virtually all of Pioneer Square's buildings rose over the following five years. The citizens resolved to fix the chronic plumbing problems by elevating the downtown street a full story. This stranded many first-floor storefronts in subterranean sidewalks, which were later sealed to create the "Underground Seattle" of today.

Seattle Underground:

There are subterranean passageways under the city of Seattle. which show the unknown history of the city.

This was a fun filled adventure under the streets of Seattle, I highly recommend taking the Underground tour if you find yourself in Seattle.

Random Seattle

Welcome to Seattle Washington:

Pike Place Market is a public market overlooking Elliott Bay. It is the countries oldest continuously operating market. It is a place of business for many farmers, craftspeople and merchants.