One must desire something to be alive - Margaret Deland

I think I mentioned that I’m cat sitting my son’s cat - Kiko - while Matt is in Hawaii with his mom It has been an educational experience I’m certainly a cat person, I much prefer them over dogs I haven’t lived full time with a cat (or indeed, any pet) since my last cat Shadow died many […]

Lisa asks… What sound or noise do you love? I love being up early, before the neighborhood starts to wake up. When it’s warm like it has been this week in Seattle, I love to sit here in the morning with the windows open and listen to the sounds of summer outside. Birds, insects buzzing around, very […]

I didn’t steal this meme from Shephard, he dared me to take it! Who are you? Michael… what are you new here? Ok, ok… from my About page: “Middle-aged, overweight male. Dweller of the Pacific Northwest. Motorcyclist. Latent hero tendencies. Likes cats. May own too many books. Loves lima beans. Mostly harmless.” Your Life’s Philosophy: No worries… it’s […]

Are you a talker or a listener? Is it ever possible to really be both? I *think* I’m a good listener, but I’ll definitely talk to fill the silence! I also like to ask leading questions to draw a person out. People fascinate me. Do you think God has a sense of humor? I don’t know how funny […]

Thirteen stream of consciousness thoughts in no particular order When I cut the grass, I often imagine the blade violently coming apart and slicing off my foot… I may watch too many horror movies.  I’m thinking about driving out to the coast this weekend for a photo shoot… I refuse to let high gas prices ruin my […]

Shamelessly stolen from Sandra 1. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times. Hmm, there are several but I’m going to go with The Fifth Element for this one. 2. Name a movie that you’ve seen multiple times in the theater. Easy one, I just recently saw Iron Man twice! 3. Name an actor that would make […]

What is your ideal age? Good question. I’m not sure what I would call my ideal age. I guess that means I’m long past it and have forgotten or I haven’t gotten there yet. Take your pick! What is your best excuse for being late? I’m rarely late. I always try to leave plenty of time when I […]

In an effort to perfect the art of procrastination, I present thirteen things I’m currently avoiding Dishes… I need to empty the dishwasher and reload it Grocery shopping… I need to restock but the direct route between my house and the store I like to use is closed for construction, so I’m putting off shopping Unpacking… I need […]

I’m leaving today for a 5-6 day trip down to Fortuna, CA on my motorcycle. It’s an annual pilgrimage of west coast members from the Sport-Touring.net website. In honor of the trip, here’s 13 things I’ll see while I’m on the road. The Oregon border as I cross the Columbia River at Longview An SUV driver with […]

If you knew that every minute of the next 24 hours of your life would be recorded on camera is there anything you would change about your habits? I don’t think I’d change much of anything. I live a fairly transparent life. I try to be honest about who I am and what I believe. I […]