When the weather is nice, I try to spend 30 minutes during my lunch hour to walk a few blocks down to the river, where there is a beautiful path. And the weather has been tremendous!
The city has placed sculptures along the path, along with a multitude of gardens. It’s just what a deskbound person like me needs to restore body and spirit.
Margy and I were in Tacoma on Saturday at the wedding of the daughter of long-time friends of ours, the Isaacsons. I had the privilege of joining the pastor/dad of Joanie in officiating at the wedding.
Joanie has had some serious health challenges over the past year, struggling with Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Her fiancé (now husband) Josh Fulmore has walked with her through those challenges, and has demonstrated that his commitment to her is a deep and lasting one.
Congratulations to you both; God bless your future together.
The Washington Redskins are looking more and more like an East Coast version of Your Seattle Seahawks - with the exception, of course, that they’ve actually won more games than their West Coast counterparts may win all season.
The transformation began when the Redskins hired Jim Zorn away from the Seahawks to serve as head coach, followed by assistants Stump Mitchell, Seattle’s running back coach, and Sherman Smith.
The Redskins already had DB Shawn Springs, DE Philip Daniels and G Pete Kendall. Today, they added not one, not two, but three more players with Seattle histories.
Top of the list is Shawn Alexander, finally signed to an NFL roster after being dropped by the Seahawks last spring. Also added was Ryan Plackemeier, the regular Seattle punter until a pair of 22-yard punts early in the season made him expendable. Rounding out the trio is safety Mike Green.
For the sake of completeness, we should point out that Redskins cheerleader Anna was a SeaGal for three years.
When the two teams meet on the field November 23, it may play like a gridiron version of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, where Kirk battles the shape-shifter that has taken on his appearance. This time around, though, barring an unforeseen turnaround, the shape-shifting Washington Redskins may be the decisive victor.
Margy and I got our first look at Gavin’s new townhouse in Edmonds. Nice! Moving day is in 3 weeks.
We had breakfast at Shari’s so Gavin could enjoy watching us read from the “honored” menu.
After a short visit with Margy’s stepfather Pete, we spent the rest of the day shopping for the new place. We essentially outfitted the entire place with new appliances, furniture, etc. We left many smiling store clerks today.
