Tuesday, December 26, 2023

New Year's Eve Cocktail Menu

Newfoundland Time: St. John's, Canada

Newfoundland Flower

Dark Rum * Elderflower liquer * lime juice

Atlantic Time: Puerto Rico

Piña colada

Rum * Cream of coconut * pineapple juice

Eastern Time: New York City, NY

Manhattan

Rye * sweet vermouth * bitters

Central Time: St. Paul, MN

Childhood NYE Grasshopper

Creme de Menthe * Creme de Cocoa * Heavy cream

Mountain Time: Colorado

Casa Bonita Margarita

Tequila * Triple Sec * cranberry juice * lime juice

Seattle, WA

House Cocktail: Corpse Reviver #2

Gin * Cointreau * Lillet * Absinthe * lemon juice

Timeless

Better Days

Alcohol of choice * Lillet * Campari * lemon juice * cardamom bitters

Root of All Evil

Rye * Cointreau * Cherry liqueur * Fernet Branca * orange bitters

Monday, November 27, 2023

2023 Facts

Dear friends lost                                       1
First cousins lost                                      1
Zoom funerals attended                                  1
High school friend reunions                             2
First cousin reunions                                   1
Evenings with Questlove                                 1
Operas attended                                         1
Theater shows                                           5
Movies in the cinema                                    8
Baseball games                                          1
Times seeing the Big Idaho Potato                       1
Halloween Haunts attended                               1
Cabarets attended                                       1
Beach naturalist shifts                                 3
Percent Wordle games won                              99%
CAH games played                                        2
Pairs of red corduroy pants bought                      2
Size of Tanqueray bottle dropped                    1.75L
Lobster rolls eaten                                     2
Pieces of art acquired                                  7
Native American prints acquired                         4
Rooms painted                                           5
Rooms I painted                                         3
Faux fireplaces assembled                               1
Shelves that collapsed                                  2
Fridays worked in November                              0
Bunches of pussywillows bought                          1
Hummingbird fights recorded                             1
Years between passport renewals                        14
NZ Bird of the Century #1 vote             Little penguin
Games bowled as Hank                                    2
Times I locked myself out                               1
Magnitude of earthquake felt                          4.3
Thumb physical therapy session                          3
Boxes of Girl Scout Thin Mints purchased                2
Oyster cornbread stuffing (GF) batches                  1
Qdoba visits 2023                                      12
Qdoba visits 2022                                      39
Date Qdoba near work closed                    4/14 @ 3PM
Hiroshi’s Poke bowls eaten                             38
Beyond the Bowl Poke bowls eaten                        8
Just Poke bowls eaten                                   2
Taco Time Chicken Soft Tacos 	                       17
Panda Express Bowls 	                                8
Rancho Bravo Chili Verde Tacos eaten	               32
Vaccinations                                            2       
Covid tests                                            20
Negative Covid tests                                   20   
Covid Exposure notifications	                        1
Covid Exposure notifications lifetime	                1
Colonoscopies	                                        1
Spiders on back side of toilet paper roll               1
Times getting gasoline                                 12
Zoos visited                                            1
Aquariums visited                                       1
MLB Parks attended                                      1
Haircuts                                                4
Elections voted in                                      3
Ferries taken                                           2
Lightrail taken                          Seattle's 1 line
U.S. States set foot in                                 1
Karaoke events                                          0
Kayaking trips                                          0
Yoga classes taken                                      0
Air miles                                               0
Shakespeare plays                                       0
Foreign Countries visited                               0
Nights in a B&B                                         0
Nights in a hotel                                       0
Nights in an AirBNB                                     0
Nights in a tent                                        0
Nights on a boat                                        0
Trains trips                                            0
Long Distance Bus trips                                 0
Subways taken                                           0
Trams taken                                             0
Monorails ridden                                        0
Great Lakes touched                                     0
Roller coasters ridden                                  0
Bell towers climbed                                     0
Lowest tide 
Instagram posts                             
Average miles walked/day                    
Amazon orders                       	     
Journals written in                           
Snow days                                     
Smoke days                                   
Highest AQI                                 
Days over 100                                 
Days 90 or higher                           

Sunday, November 27, 2022

2022 Facts

(As of November 27, 2022)
Corpse Reviver #2 as house cocktail    10 years
Instagram posts                             253
Average miles walked/day                    1.8
Daily online games played                    13
Wordle games played                         317
Percent Wordle games won                    98%
Max streak                                  138
Gum grafts                                    1
Thanksgiving cruises                          1
Thanksgiving dinners                          2
Pecan pies made 2022                          1
Pecan pies made, lifetime                     1
Jingle bell wreathes purchased                1
Halloween Haunts attended                     1
Greenhouse openings attended                  1
Planetarium field trips                       1
Jars of Clam-O-Naise purchased                1
Etsy scams encountered                        1
Aunts injured post-hurricane Ian              1
Tapings of Says You! attended                 1
Husky Football games attended                 1
Bonus pizzas aquired                          1
Sculpture forests walked                      1
Hammocks used                                 1
Parades attended                              1
Caberets attended                             1
Bernadette Peters concerts attended           1
Year Bernadette Peters tickets bought      2020
Cannolis eaten                                1
Benches assembled                             1
Random cigarettes found in condo              1
Beach naturalist shifts                       3
Learning Analytics Conferences                1
Learnig Analytics Summer Institutes           1
Amazon orders                       	     33
Hummingbird feeders purchased                 2
Induction ranges purchased                    1
Agatha Christie themed teas purchased         2
Boxes of Girl Scout Thin Mints purchased      2
Vaccinations                                  3
Covid tests                                  31
Negative Covid tests                         31
Journals written in                           4
Movies at the cinema                          3 
Zoos visited                                  1
Aquariums visited                             0
MLB Parks attended                            1
Kayaking trips                                1
Haircuts                                      3
Elections voted in                            3
Karaoke events                                0
Yoga classes taken                            0
Lobster rolls eaten                           0
Air miles                                     0
Shakespeare plays                             0
Snow days                                     2
Smoke days                                   13
Highest AQI                                 292
Days over 100                                 0
Days 90 or higher                            13
U.S. States set foot in                       1
Foreign Countries visited                     0
Nights in a B&B                               3
Nights in a hotel                             0
Nights in an AirBNB                           0
Nights in a tent                              0
Nights on a boat                              0
Trains trips                                  0
Long Distance Bus trips                       0
Lightrail taken                Seattle's 1 line
Local bus routes taken                        6
Subways taken                                 0
Trams taken                                   0
Ferries taken                                 1
Monorails ridden                              0
Great Lakes touched                           0
Roller coasters ridden                        0
Bell towers climbed                           0

Monday, November 22, 2021

2021 Facts

Condos purchased                              1
Closing Date                           April 23
Back in the office MWF since       September 13
Instagram posts                             264
800th IG post                       November 21
Documented walks                            183
Average miles walked/day                    1.7
Beach naturalist shifts                       3
iPhone purchased                    November 12
Last iPhone purchased            March 10, 2018
Amazon orders                       	     15
Vaccinations                                  4
Covid tests		                             10
Negative Covid tests                         10
Journals written in                           4
Movies at the cinema                          2        
Zoos visited                                  1
Aquariums visited                             0
MLB Parks attended                            1
Kayaking trips                                1
Haircuts                                      3
Elections voted in                            2
Karaoke events                                0
Yoga classes taken                            0
Lobster rolls eaten                           0
Air miles                                     0
Shakespeare plays                             1
Snow days                                    10 
Accumulation February 13 (top 10)           8.9"
Smoke days                                    2
Seattle record hot temp                     108
Day Seattle broke hottest temp          June 28
Days over 100		                          3
Days over 90                                  8
U.S. States set foot in                       1
Foreign Countries visited                     0
Nights in a hotel                             0
Nights in an AirBNB                           0
Nights in a tent                              0
Nights on a boat                              0
Train trips                                   0
Long Distance Bus trips                       0
Subways taken                                 0
Trams taken                                   0
Ferries taken                                 0
Monorails ridden                              0
Great Lakes touched                           0
Roller coasters ridden                        0
Bell towers climbed                           0

Sunday, November 29, 2020

2020 Facts

Working from home since       March 20
Neighborhood walks taken           179
Instagram posts                    342
Average miles walked/day           2.1
Beach naturalist shifts              1
Amazon orders                       27
Library books quarantined with       5
Vaccinations                         2
Karaoke events                       2
Journals written in                  5
Meals eaten on Wolcott's patio       7
Meals eaten in Bill & Eden's yard    2
Zoom Passover Seders                 1
Homemade Pizzas                      2
Movies in the theater       at least 6        
Zoos visited                         1
Aquariums visited                    1
Yoga classes taken                   1
Lobster rolls eaten                  0
Lobsters eaten                       1
Kayaking trips                       1
Elections voted in                   3
Air miles                         4172
Plane trips                          2
Nights in an AirBNB                  7
Trips to New Orleans                 1
Trips to New Orleans, lifetime       1
Trolley lines ridden                 3
Guided cemetery tours                1
Museums visited                      2
Shakespeare plays                    0
Snow days                            0
Smoke days                   around 10     
Oceans touched                       1
Time zones experienced               2
U.S. States set foot in              2
Foreign Countries visited            0
Foreign capitals visited             0
U.S. Capitals visited                0
Nights in a hotel                    0
Nights in a tent                     0
Nights on a boat                     0
Trains taken                         0
Long Distance Bus trips              0
Subways used                         0
Trams used                           0
Ferries lines taken                  0
Monorails ridden                     0
Train trips                          0
Great Lakes touched                  0
Roller coasters ridden               0
Bell towers climbed                  0
MLB Parks attended                   0
Continents, lifetime                 4

Wednesday, December 04, 2019

2019 Facts

Grand nieces born                    1
Years of Journaling                 40
Average Number of journals/year  3.675
Current journal number             148
Las Vegas magic shows                3
Tricks on stage with Penn Jillette   1
Museums visited                      5
Art Museums visited                  1
Mermaid bars visited                 1
Parades attended                     1
In-N-Out burgers eaten               2
Meals eaten on Wolcott's new patio   3
Evacuations, for gas leak            1
Learning Analytics Conferences       1
Real thunderstorms                   1
Days of jury duty                    1
Passover Seders                      1
Hours spent watching Norte Dame burn 4+
Elections voted in                   3
Funko items owned 1/1/2019           1
Funko items owned 12/1/2019          6
Shakespeare plays                    1
Not-natural hair colors              4
Trips to Vegas, lifetime             2
Trips to Texas, lifetime             4
October visitors                     4
Snow days                            4
Air miles                         5279
Plane trips                          5
Nights in a hotel                   13
Nights in an AirBNB                  2
Nights in a pyramid                  6
Nights in a single bed               5
Nights in a tent                     0
Nights on a boat                     0
Oceans touched                       1
Time zones experienced               2
U.S. States set foot in              4
Foreign Countries visited            1
Foreign capitals visited             0
U.S. Capitals visited                0
Long Distance Bus trips              0
Subways used                         0
Trams used                           0
Ferries lines taken                  1
Monorails ridden                     1
Train trips                          0
Zoos visited                         4
Aquariums visited                    4
Yoga classes taken                   0
Lobster rolls eaten                  0
Great Lakes touched                  0
Kayaking trips                       1
Roller coasters ridden               2
Bell towers climbed                  0
MLB Parks attended                   1
Continents, lifetime                 4

Thursday, November 29, 2018

2018 Facts

Trips to Chicago, 2018:                                                   1
Trips to Chicago, lifetime:                                               1
Nights in a hotel:                                                          14
Nights in a tent:                                                             0
Air miles:                                                                  3,442
Train miles:                                                                     0
Subways used:                                                                2
US States set foot in:                                                      3
Yoga classes taken:                                                       11
Kayaking trips:                                                                2
Times snorkeling:                                                            0
Bell Towers climbed:                                                       1
Roller coasters ridden:                                                    0
MLB Parks attended:                                                       3
Oceans touched:                                                             1
Great Lakes touched:                                                      1
Lobster rolls eaten:                                                         2
Nights at the Green Mill:                                                 1
Performances of Hamilton seen:                                     1
Oregon Shakespeare Festival shows:                              3
Chicago Shakespeare shows:                                          2
Chicago and Oregon shows actually Shakespeare:         1
Steppenwolf performance:                         Doppelgänger
Art Museums visited:                                                       2
Libraries visited:                                                               5
Aquariums visited:                                                           1
Zoos visited:                                                                    2
Laser lithotripsys:                                                                1
Cellphones owned:                                                          2
Smoky days:                                                                   24