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Bittersweet Symphony

On January 3, 2012 By

My friend, Seattle chef Christina Choi died suddenly last Wednesday after suffering a brain aneurysm. Christina was 34.  If you ever attended one of our infamous Bumbershoot parties, The Year Of The Kev Party, or ate at with me at Nettletown restaurant, you’ve tasted Christina’s cooking and I’m pretty sure you’ve never forgotten [...]

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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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Sign O The Times

On November 29, 2011 By

I woke up early this morning to get a jump on my Christmas cookies.  This is where the spreadsheet meets the baking sheet; in order to get everything done in time to deliver treats the week of Christmas I have to be super organized and focused. And let me tell you, I need a little [...]

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You Spin Me Right Round, Baby

On November 29, 2011 By

When I told Kevin my new idea for promoting this blog; asking everyone who reaps the benefits of my ‘bake and release’ program to follow, or tweet, or facebook about the goodies they receive, he said, “Oh, like payola.” Well, more like plugola actually. And since my FCC license has been stashed in a box [...]

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B-A-N-A-N-A-S

On November 28, 2011 By

In my old j-o-b as a Music Director at a radio station, I was an arbiter of taste. Now I’m an arbiter of taste buds. I used to sift thru all the new releases to find the best music for our listeners. I like to think I was pretty good at it; supporting artists [...]

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Work, Hike, Bake, Death

On November 27, 2011 By

I spent last Thanksgiving at my mom’s home in the mountains outside Asheville, North Carolina with my Aunts, Uncles, cousins, sister Robin, her family and some family friends. It was a good old-fashioned country Thanksgiving complete with macaroni and cheese made by my nephew Ryan, pictured above. I might have actually shed a [...]

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Black Friday

On November 26, 2011 By

My father was Don Draper. Minus the womanizing, relocated to Chicago, Don Draper. A Creative Director at Tathum Laird and Kudner during its heyday in the ’60′s and 70′s, he handled mostly Proctor and Gamble accounts: Crest, Biz, Head & Shoulders, Mr. Clean, and later Libby’s and Pringles. He was my first rock star crush: [...]

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Tangerine

On November 25, 2011 By

So much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Wonderful friends, supportive family, and a new career…coming. So far, the best suggestions for my next move have come from my sister Robin, (sideline reporter for ESPN) Mountain listener, (cooking show host) and Kevin (Fear Factor contestant. Seriously!)

What is next? That’s for me to figure out [...]

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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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Appetite For Reconstruction

On November 22, 2011 By

The rules for youngest children are there are no rules. At least not in my family. My parents were bushed by the time I rolled out; 4th of 4. They’d used all their collective energy teaching my brother sports and my sisters good manners, and then my sisters sports and my brother good manners. When [...]

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