Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Room-o-rator!

Does someone in your meeting have a bad stomach problem that is constantly shared with everyone? Did the cycle freak forget to take a shower before the meeting?
Solve all your conference room olfactory issues with the new and improved Room-o-rator for 3 easy payments of $49.95!

Yeah, I really have no idea. I walked by one of the big conference rooms on my floor and saw this in the door. Yes there as a meeting going on and someone doing a lot of talking.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Fremont Oktoberfest 2008!

Met Kris and Valaree at Fremont's Oktoberfest on Friday night. It was going on all weekend but since it was Kris' B-day they thought it would be cool to go. It was a great time! We got these little souvenir 5 oz mugs that we used for tasting all the delicious micro brews they had. I think they had 30 some different Breweries there.


Deschutes Brewery brought their own little rolling keg to dispense the tasty samples. Their Mirror Pond is really good.

Of course it wouldn't be Oktoberfest with out a Miss Buxom contest, sponsored by the Tap House Grill.

Tried the Laughing Buddha. Not a fan of the Ginger pale ale. icky!

Kris holding Guntheer and two mugs. Let the drinking begin!


There's a job I need!


The best of the night was New Belgium's Giddy Up! Of all things it tasted like coffee! Better than ginger!


It was a hard night for Guntheer. Being the life of the party everyone was offering him their drinks. He finally had to say, No.


And of course with many beer go many cigars! Gonna taste that in the morning, or maybe not because of the burnt cigar taste buds.

Friday, September 19, 2008

Salmon Fishing!

Went Salmon fishing with Steve and his Dad, Ken this past weekend out at Sekiu, WA. Great time as always. Didn't catch as many salmon this year as last but still tons of fun!


Ken's boat is docked and Steve and ken in the background. We were getting ready to go out this morning.




Took Twinkie along as it was an adventure out of the City. This is a view from the parking lot over the dock out into the Strait of Juan de Fuca.



On board Ken's boat. motoring out to open water. Ken's boat is great and the little cabinet is just tall enough to stand up in if the weather turns bad. He had it custom made so you could. Lots of room for 4 guys to fish and have plenty of moving room while bringing in the 'big one'!


Now, how scary is that! Salmon are as ugly as Halibut!


The catch of the day on Sunday. Caught 2 nice ones on Saturday but had to release them. They were Chinook or 'king' and were out of season. these are Coho, 'silvers'. Two 10 pounders, and one 15 pounder. Good eats, I guess.

Here is the link to an online album with more pictures.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Happy construction

Saw this banner on one of the many construction projects going on
downtown. Smile be happy, I guess. Not sure what they are trying to say.

Stay tuned for updates on weekend fishing trip!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Looking Around

Went looking around on Monday, since it was Monday and I really didn't want to be at work. Found a nice little garden area that was still in bloom. But not for long though.

In my wandering I finally got up close to this very odd sculpture! I've seen it from below and it was odd, but right next to it! WTF! Its little men with ladders for heads and other little men with head ladders walking on other little men's ladder heads! I'm sure it suggests something about climbing the corporate ladder or something.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Weekend Ride

Weather was great for riding in the mountains this past weekend! We drove out to Roslyn, WA and drove around Keechelus and Cle Elum Lakes. Nothing better than a warm summer day driving around a mountain lake!


Great picture of some of the mountains during the ride!

Of course Twinkie was along since it was a exploring adventure. Here we are enjoying Keechelus Lake. You can get to this just off I-90. Great little place to stop and have a picnic if you are doing a long haul on the interstate.


Against my better judgement I decided to get into the picture with Twinkie! All leather ed up for the day's ride. I would have rather been in the water! They even rent paddle boats if you are so inclined.


Here you can see more the park next to the lake. Its a perfect place for an afternoon picnic. Lots of shade, comfy grass. You can still here the traffic from the interstate though.


And can you believe it! In the middle of no-where's vill, someone carved a mushroom out of an old stump! It was a great place for it! It was very exciting!


Along the way we stopped in Roslyn, WA. A very small little town just north of the the interstate. For those who don't' know, the T.V. series Northern Exposure did some filming there. The mural pictured above is in the opening credits where the moose is shown walking down the main street of town.

Also the local bar/cafe in the show, The Brick is located here also. Stopped in for a drink! They have an old running water trough right below your feet at the bar for spitting! Icky, but cool all that the same time. Caught the last bit of the UW vs BYU game while there. Not many happy people.


Picture along the side of the road on the north end of Cle Elum Lake. Very beautiful scenery! During the drive we saw lots of land for sale! Pretty soon it will be like Lake Chelan. Busy and over crowded.


The ride home was very peaceful.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Little Excitement!

So this morning after getting the morning coffee I came back to the building and it was locked down because of a fire alarm! All the elevators were on the lobby floor and not running so everyone was just milling around waiting.

What I find odd is that if there is a fire alarm shouldn't you be leaving the building? Outside there were a few people, mostly the smokers getting in another cig. Good picture of people and Fire truck in the background.
Had to get a picture of the firefighters! 3 of them came strolling out of the building. One happen to be a woman. Must not have been to serious as they just had their coats, pants and boots on. No other equipment. False alarm? Someone having a panic attack?
And to top it off is this lady. I was sitting with my back to her and she was talking/yelling pretty loudly but couldn't understand what she was saying. Figure she was on the phone and yelling over the traffic noise. When the fire fighters came out she started yelling at them, "Thanks for saving my life! They saved my life!" and mumbled other things. So, she is now the 'Crazy Lady'!