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Tenderness

On April 19, 2013 By

 

A few weeks ago, I was asked to fill in as a co-host at the Seattle News/Talk radio station where I host my weekly show, “It’s Raining Cats & Dogs”. I’m not a journalist and I’m new to the news format, so it was exciting and scary to [...]

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The 12 Cookies Of Christmas

On December 25, 2012 By

 

From the spreadsheet to the baking sheet, my annual experiment in small batch gift giving is over for another year. While I didn’t have as much time to labor over every single sprinkle and glaze this year, and I was down 4 hands as Kevin was under the weather and Amy didn’t come home [...]

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Super Freak

On February 5, 2012 By

One day a year my two great passions come together in a knock down, smash mouth, gut check collision of football and baking.

For NFL players (and smart advertisers), Superbowl Sunday is the pinnacle achievement, but it’s a wildly significant day for food fans, too. Did you know that after Thanksgiving, Superbowl Sunday is the [...]

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Let’s Make Cookies Mean Something This Year

On January 3, 2012 By

No Scrooges allowed: it really is the most wonderful time of the year. The cookies are baked, the candy is made, the treats have been placed in their pretty packages and it’s time to harness up Santa’s sleigh and get delivering.

I was just emailing with my friend Jennifer, one of [...]

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Stung

On December 8, 2011 By

Super G, my former employer’s former Promotion’s Director, and I went to see Sting at The Paramount Theatre last night. We both enjoyed being at the show as private citizens; not trying to optimize our lobby presence or man-handle artists through a meet and greet.

About half way through the show, I thought [...]

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Basketball Jones

On November 23, 2011 By

Unemployment is time-consuming. You have to clean out your old office and set up a new one on your kitchen table, fill out forms, file your claims, and answer the phone…a lot. The phone calls come in 3 categories: commiserate, consult, and console. All 3 are welcome but while the flurry of activity helps me [...]

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