So much longing left
Need continuing to grow
Always seek out love
Updated the title. I’m really tired and did something weird. Sorry.
Author: Carl Setzer
A blogger blogging from just north of Seattle.
A Snowy Day Haiku
Snow floated downward
Dancing, following wind’s lead
Blue skies forgotten
God help me, a snowy day in Seattle
Today’s schedule had plenty of driving. As snow started falling, I felt the normal dread Seattlites feel regarding snow. This region is pretty daft when snow falls and I can’t figure it out.
Some elements make sense. We have significant sized hills, and lots of them. The weather patterns around here make the snow structurally different. I get it.
However, we get a light dusting of snow. Snow that flowed with the wind, not packing onto a slick bundle of icy nuisance.
And otherwise sane people become simply daft.
This afternoon had two particularly memorable moments. First I saw a car stop in the middle of a highway in order to turn right into a parking lot. This is middle lane of three lanes going south. With a long line of cars stopped behind, staring in bafflement. Then there was the car that, on a highway, pulled halfway onto a sidewalk/halfway in the right lane, while they stared at a cellphone. With other baffled drivers stuck behind this nonsense.
These were the most egregious ones today. It was nerve-wracking driving with the buffoonified masses. Some days male me understand the desire to be a snowbird.
A Vlog Update: December 17, 2016
I just updated the vlog. Hitting on a few things: fleshed out my job change a little more, also some ideas of new videos to make.
Careers, Changes and Moving Forward
I’m proud to announce that I’ve accepted an offer with the great folks at Eagle Country construction. I’ll still be in the real estate sector, but I’ll be managing permitting on new construction. A significantly different role. I’m quite excited by the possibilities, but it’s bittersweet.
I’ve worked for C&K for over half a decade. During this time, I’ve learned so very much about business, real estate, marketing, social media and branding. I’ve learned the critical importance of CRM tools, and connection. And I’ve had the opportunity to learn so very much more about Snohomish County, where I’ve spent the majority of my life. C&K is a great team doing really exciting work, and leaving this group is sad, to say the least. Eagle County falls under the Keller Williams umbrella, so I won’t be going far. And, from a commute perspective, I’m literally only moving 2 blocks south.
The opportunities moving forward are quite exciting, and I’m looking forward to learning a new element of the real estate sector, while also putting my project management and technical skills towards helping another company move forward.
So, onwards, as it were.
Tonight’s Bitter Cold
Tonight’s bitter cold
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I recommend you watch “A Strong Mind” on YouTube
This video features Ashima Shiraishi, an amazing young rock climber out of New York. It’s really exciting to see people so young grab hold of a dream, making it happen. Of course, supportive parents help immeasurably. Her dad, who gets screen time, looks like someone I’d enjoying having coffee with. Which is about as high a compliment as I have.
What do you think?
Thoughts On Nike Hill in Bothell
I originally posted this on March 5, 2015 at my site Not Just Seattle
This morning I drove out to Bothell from Lynnwood. As I hate the freeways, especially in the morning, I back-roaded it out there. Passing a number of construction sites out there didn’t surprise me. This area is quite high in demand, as it’s really the furthermost north end the East-side. One thing in particular stood out: some houses on Vine Road with fencing around them.
I first remember seeing these decades ago. These looked just like all the military housing I’d grew up around. At first that seemed strange, then I learned about Nike Hill. Named after the missile silo not-so-secretly placed on the summit of the hill, I believed the housing was originally for those soldiers. They were built in in 1950, right around the time the silo first came online. Also, the street (technically 216th Pl SW) is Nike Manor Rd. So, viola!
Now, the buildings are owned by the Navy, so my guess is that they were housing sailors stationed with the Everett Homeport. Today, fenced off and vacant, I wondered if they’d been sold to private developers, but they still show as owned by the LLC that the Navy set up to manage properties in the region. So, perhaps they’re going to upgrade these. As they’re pretty much unchanged from the 1950s, that should be rather welcome.
Anyway, I look forward to seeing what’s to come there.
Sidebar: Here’s an interesting article about the site, and how it became the FEMA regional headquarters it is now.
An lingering dream of mine
An old life goal of mine: explore the country in a decent camper. Not a monstrous RV, rather, a modestly sized one. Perhaps a custom van, though one with a bathroom feels nice. My first version: a camper shell on a pickup truck.
Sleeping close, up against nature, the world’s beauty elicits powerful feelings. All my fear proximal and organized: glorious! Driving up to my desired place, parking, leaping out, exploring without pitching a tent an unpacking? Delightful!
Though the notion yet lingers amidst the darkness of my subconscious, I’ve hardly acted upon it. I’ve owned a few vans and pickup trucks, not one outfitted for camping. No campers installed. No sinks or cook tops. No great motivation, I guess. Yet, up it pops, from time-to-time.
Dreams of journeying
Sleeping right next to wonders
A personal touch
Life Ambitions
Dreams of journeying
Sleeping right next to wonders
A personal touch
