4 posts from April 2008

Alright it's gray & rainy here in Wichita, I'm working in the office and the honey calls offering up Starbuck's magic.  Ok, I'm officially ready to leave for our 10th anniversary trip to Seattle & Portland.  However 28 more days have to pass until we fly the friendly skies.  Carrie & I recently sat down together to plan our itinerary, little did we realize the Fodor's Pacific Northwest travel guide (and no..not that Hobbit from Lord of the Rings, he's Frodo) had already had our trip planned (w/ slight modifications) for us.  I now recommend their travel books to those of you looking for more "planned" travel experiences.  So now you know why I use the Seattle & Portland themes for the blog.  I'm what you'd call somewhat of a "Northwest Admirer".  

Fodor's Pacific Northwest, 16th Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides)

Fodor's

I'm a coffee junkie.  I became addicted to the stuff while in the Air Force.  I was part of a mobility squadron in Colorado.  We'd usually deploy early, early in the morning so I had to start relying on coffee to keep me functional.  I used to be able to drink anything coffee wise.  Some of the crap I drank shouldn't even be considered coffee actually.  Well this has changed and now I've become a coffee snob.  After going through several "cheap" coffee pots, I've finally found one that makes good coffee.  It has a built in water filter & grinds the beans right before brewing.  Now I'm drinking Starbucks from home baby :-).

Cuisinart Grind & Brew

I'm half way through watching Michael Moore's movie Sicko and I have to admit it has riled up many thoughts and opinions.  First off, I'm a registered Republican, (who knows what that means exactly) .  However, here of late I'm starting to think I'm giving up having a "political party".  I've come to find out that there are issues on both sides of the aisle as they say, that I can't get behind.  I'm really needing to research this health care issue more deeply.  Having 4 children of my own and being self employed...this health care issue has hit home big time.  We pay roughly $430 a month for our health insurance, which doesn't sound to bad until you add in the part about a $3000.00 family deductible and a $1000.00 per person deductible.  Not to mention our poor prescription coverages, dental, etc.