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Great SOUTHWEST Umbrella Bird

I wish I had a picture of the nest of the Northwest Umbrella Bird. Damn.

Can ya blame me?

Here a few reasons I did not want to return to the Desert:



If you look closely you can see the NEW Narrows behind the old bridge, the new bridge has only one cross bar whereas the old one has two.


This is a view of Mt. Rainier from Owens beach. How great is that?


A night out with Austin will always include mischief. That night it was pull-tabs and tequila.


Who can say no to a guy like this? C'mon now!

Time for a change.

I know I'm itching for a something different when I start looking at piercings and tatts. Industrial and dragons if you were curious.

It's not always where you hang your hat.

In three days I will be going home. What seems like home anyway. My friends and many memories are here. Returning here always brings a smile to my face and butterflies to my stomach. There are many days I wish for the ability to pack up and move back. I don't know if I ever will go back for good, my family is here and even though I don't see them as often as I should, I feel good knowing I'm close to them. No matter what, I think that Tacoma will always be home for me.

Not sleepy music--

Slipknot
Slayer
The Clash
Outkast
Nine Inch Nails

That's what my ipod will give ya when placed on random. Sweet Dreams.

Slayer and Marylin Manson will be touring together this concert season (bonus bogus points if you catch the really bad attempt at a segue). I recall that Mr. Manson and Co. put on a good show, while Slayer is pretty bare-bones but their fans do provide plenty of entertainment. The Manson fans AND the Slayer fans in an outdoor venue in the Valley of Sun in the middle of Summer? That will be some good people-watching times. You know what I'm talking about if you've ever been to Ozzfest. That's another fun concert/people watching event, even Metalheads can't out bad-ass the heat.

SMB

Yeah, I know, you don't care. :)

You are Betty Grable

The ulitmate girl next door You're the perfect girl for most guys Pretty yet approachable. Beautiful yet real.

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Yummy!

Chilaquiles.

Pedro, a wonderful co-worker of mine, had me try some of this. It was incredibly good. I don't think there were any eggs in the dish his wife made. She served hers with lettuce, I think I might try some cabbage. His wife also makes her own sauce. Looks like in addition to frying tortillas, I'm gonna finally learn how to make a red sauce from scratch (I think I'll try making it with dried chilies). This is way too good to not learn how to make.

Hooray for food.

PS: I'm still boycotting the dishes.

*Photo from Too Many Chefs dot com