King Felix for Halloween

It has been a while since I've fired up the blog, so I thought I would bring it back with a short Halloween post.

Kim and I asked Charlie several times what (or who) he wanted to be for Halloween. This is the first Halloween where he can fully communicate, and each time he said he wanted to be Felix Hernandez. He loves King Felix, especially having the book The Rise of King Felix read to him each night before going to bed.

The other thing Charlie really loves, and can't get enough of, is King Felix's Cy Young Award from 2010. He turns to the page in the Mariners media guide where there is a picture of Felix and the Cy Young Award, and can't get enough of it.

So for Halloween, I present to you King Felix and his Cy Young Award!

Brooks Running Gets It

Brooks Running will be moving its corporate headquarters from Bothell to Fremont in the coming years. They've long been cornerstone of the running community in the Pacific Northwest, and even around the world, with their "Green" initiatives. Check out this video on their new space that will be located near the Burke Gilman Trail in Seattle.

Cookie Monster - Share it Maybe!

The Cookie Monster is a pretty big deal around our house these days with Charlie...and his eyes lit up (and he shook his little butt a bit) when we played this for him.

You've Been Punk'd

I had the chance to work with Buck Showalter in my first Major League season in 2006 with the Texas Rangers. He is known to be very tough, very intense and sometimes unforgiving. But, at times, he would do something that would totally shock you and make you laugh for days. He was at it here with one of his pitchers...

Do the Kawasaki

Here is a funny video, of one of our funniest players, Munenori Kawasaki. He is dancing in the dugout while our groundscrew is dancing on the field. If you cant' laugh at this, you probably can't laugh at anything! And he is a great, great guy!

Fence Project Completed...

Well, after years of looking at an ugly fence out our kitchen window each morning, I finally completed a project that I've been wanting to do for a long time. A December storm blew over a portion of the fence to set things in motion, and today I completed the last section on my initial checklist (still more to do down the road) and hauled the old wood off to the dump. Here is a look at the completed project out our rec room window.

Bravely Done - The Story of Deschutes Brewing Landmarks

It has been a while since I checked in on the blog, but wanted to share a video that I've come across on the web. It's called Bravely Done and is the story of the landmarks of one of my favorite breweries, Deschutes Brewing in Bend, Ore. 

I am looking forward to my first trip back to Bend this summer since I was in high school, and a trip to the Deschutes Public House will be one of my first stops. I also hope to check out some of the landmarks that are namesakes of some of the best beer around (even though it is not Washington Beer). Enjoy (and watch with a little caution as there may be a small R-rated scene)!