Bonnie is Fired

Bonnie is Fired (except when we need her)

Now that Pam doesn't need someone with her all of the time, Bonnie is no longer on the payroll.  She will miss all of the fringe benefits, like sleeping on our couch and listening to my expert color commentary on the Mighty Mariners. We will give her a second chance, if we need her for some reason.

One more milestone toward normalcy:  Pam no longer has to test her blood sugar and take insulin.

And another:  We came to Manzanita for the weekend and Pam's Dad, Don and I took our obligatory butt-whipping playing a card game called Hand & Foot.  We haven't played since January. I think our record is 5 Wins and 73 losses.

A Great Day in Manzanita

And another:  I am walking to Starbucks once or twice a week early in the morning. I really enjoy catching up on some work and planning for my work day while sipping on coffee.  Small thing, but it is really nice to be able to get out of the condo once in a while.

Here is a picture of one of the Totem Poles in the neighborhood that I took on my way back from Starbucks early one morning.

Mighty Mariner Twitters

I am intrigued by a guy from England who is an avid Mariner's fan who is on twitter every game.  I finally had to ask him what's up: