Funeral follow up and Chinoise tonight

Emotionally draining afternoon at the funeral of a family friend. If you've ever debated whether to go to a funeral, I highly recommend it, as does this author. It's a stark reminder (often set to music and, more recently, PowerPoint) of what really matters in life.

I've yet to attend a funeral where the person's virtues as an employee were tearfully extolled. In the end, it's always about how they treated their friends and family. Something to think about as we head into another work week. :-)

The accompanying picture is from Chinoise in Madison Park in Seattle. Cashew shrimp with green beans. Excellent. So was the bok choy and mushrooms. Tasted like it was sauteéd with garlic then simmered with a broth of some kind. Yummy!

Yet another Lemongrass night

I LOVE their 5-spice chicken noodle soup! Totally takes the edge off the 11 hour day. :-) and the fact that tomorrow is Friday is also making me smile.

Isis reclining

Could my pooch be any cuter?! She's lounging in her dog bed from www.sahalie.com with her boots on (hubby has an issue with scratched wood floors). Still, not a bad dog's life.

direct moblog

so if this works as planned, this will upload automatically to the blog.
This will be great on vacation!

So I picked up a little foldable keyboard from Fry's - also known as geek heaven. It's a Think Outside, Bluetooth enabled, 4-row gizmo, so I don't have to dink around with wires and connectors. That's the keyboard in the picture, but not my phone. It definitely allows for a faster input. I'll see how it wears over the next couple days. I'll have that book written (plus carpel tunnel) in no time!