Last night I watched the Seattle Sounders Football Club defend their America's Cup title. It was awesome to watch. I was jumping at my seat the entire 90 minutes. I lost my hearing AND my voice. Totally worth it.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Have you ever watched a local professional team win the "final" or "championship" game of anything... LIVE? Sure, watching it on TV is exciting... and better than nothing... but LIVE... an entirely different experience.
Last night I watched the Seattle Sounders Football Club defend their America's Cup title. It was awesome to watch. I was jumping at my seat the entire 90 minutes. I lost my hearing AND my voice. Totally worth it.
Last night I watched the Seattle Sounders Football Club defend their America's Cup title. It was awesome to watch. I was jumping at my seat the entire 90 minutes. I lost my hearing AND my voice. Totally worth it.
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Guard Your Fingers
So it is Oyster Season. Any month with an "R" in it is an 'oyster' season month. Oysters are a huge deal out here... so when the season starts again, people go a little Oyster crazy.
There was an Oysterfest about 90 minutes Southwest of Seattle this weekend.. sure, the purpose is to celebrate shellfish and eat a lot of it... but the main attraction is the speed oyster shucking competition that goes on for two days. This seems entirely too drawn out for my taste considering that each heat only takes about 90 seconds.
How many oysters can YOU shuck in 90 seconds? 1? If you are lucky, maybe 2? Try 2 dozen.
And no, I will NOT be entering this competition next year. I like my fingers exactly where they are.
There was an Oysterfest about 90 minutes Southwest of Seattle this weekend.. sure, the purpose is to celebrate shellfish and eat a lot of it... but the main attraction is the speed oyster shucking competition that goes on for two days. This seems entirely too drawn out for my taste considering that each heat only takes about 90 seconds.
How many oysters can YOU shuck in 90 seconds? 1? If you are lucky, maybe 2? Try 2 dozen.
And no, I will NOT be entering this competition next year. I like my fingers exactly where they are.
Monday, October 04, 2010
On Saturday, I went to brunch on a farm outside Poulsbo on the Kitsap Peninsula. This farmhouse is only open for brunch one saturday a month... and they have only one thing on the menu that month. The best part of going here is that you really need to take a ferry to get there. I had yet to go somewhere for a feed that required a ferry ride. Very Seattle.
The menu was stuffed french toast with bacon, egg and sausage.
The surrounding gardens are even more beautiful than the food.. which created a wonderful backdrop to brunch.
The menu was stuffed french toast with bacon, egg and sausage.
The surrounding gardens are even more beautiful than the food.. which created a wonderful backdrop to brunch.
The best part, however, just might be what the server said to me after the meal:
Server: "Would you like a box for your leftover eggs?"
Me: "Oh, no, that's ok, thanks for asking."
Server: "I always like to ask because some people like to give their leftovers to their chickens. (Pause) Although that might be a little weird in this case... bringing eggs to feed chickens.. (Pause)... Nevermind."
I swear, ONLY in Seattle.
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