• My First Flyers Game

    50+ years old, lifelong sports fan and lifelong Philadelphia Flyers fan, and I FINALLY saw my first NHL game in person last night in Seattle — with Sean, who loves the Kraken. My team lost and his team won, but it was a total blast and makes me kick myself for not going to any …

    October 18, 2024
  • September 4, 2024: Def Leppard, Journey, and Cheap Trick

    I knew all along I was gonna go to this show. I also knew I’d be going alone. But I waited and waited on buying my ticket. I kept checking Ticketmaster every couple days for probably 2-3 weeks. Every time I checked, there was this one seat, all by itself, in the front row out …

    September 5, 2024
  • August 18, 2024: Foo Fighters and Pretenders

    I felt like more of an observer last year when I first saw Foo Fighters in Spokane, so I was looking forward to being more of a fan for this show in Seattle. Sean came with me for this one — his first time seeing the Foos. Fantastic show. They have such a great fanbase. …

    August 19, 2024
  • August 13, 2024: Van Hagar/Halen and Loverboy

    Whenever I’m thinking about going to a show that I think Sean might want to see, I’ll ask him to confirm my suspicions. So when this show was announced — basically half of Van Halen (Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony) with legends like Joe Satriani and Jason Bonham — I had a feeling he’d want …

    August 14, 2024
  • E graduated college today!

    E doesn’t like to be talked about online, and doesn’t like to be included in photos posted online, so I’ll keep this short: Today was graduation day at WWU. My youngest child is now a college grad. I could not possibly be more proud. Nor more emotional.

    June 15, 2024