Thursday, October 25, 2012

Garbage Day, Wrong-Way-Romney


It seems I live week-to-week on the “garbage" schedule! It’s really pathetic, I think. Garbage pickup is on Wednesday at my little house and Wednesdays are the only days that I take note of. I don’t recognize any difference between weekdays and weekends. All there is…is Wednesday. Time to take out the garbage.

I live from “garbage day” to “garbage day” with no consideration of any other time of any week. That’s what happens when a person gets old!

My fleeting interest and horror concerning the Presidential election takes second to the real demand of Wednesday (garbage day). While I’m sick over the possibility that the Republican (Romney) and his whack-job sidekick could take office and undermine some of the extremely important gains made by Obama (health care, ending the mess in Iraq) and other Republicans across the country could retain their strangle-hold of Congress, thereby throwing all the average Americans under the bus to maintain their personal agendas of making the rich, richer…in the end for me…garbage day is what I focus on.

I sincerely hope that there aren't too many ignorant American voters so Deacon Willard Mitt Romney can be sent out to pasture. In fact, it would be nice if he can be held fiscally accountable for his tax-evasive maneuvers and the whack-job guy can be sent packing along with him. These people are in it for the power and the money. They seem to be racists, sexists and religious fanatics. How can that possibly be the right choice for this country?

Anyway, garbage day is looming!


Monday, October 22, 2012

Wrong-Way-Romney US politics in Fall City


I live in a little house near the end of a dead-end road in Fall City, WA. Very little ever happens here and the bigger news of the world has little effect in my home. However, there’s a presidential election coming up and I’m completely at a loss to understand it. President Obama managed to pass the opening volley in this country for a decent health care system. Granted, it was less than he originally intended but far more than we’ve ever had before. He (President Obama) inherited two wars (Iraq and Afghanistan) from hs predecessor, George Bush. He also inherited a collapsed economy brought on mostly  by the Republicans’ elimination of financial control of Big Business and Wall Street. The initial corporate bailouts were made before Obama took office and he continued with some of those efforts in order to get us all back on our foot. With the wars, he wound down the incredibly stupid war in Iraq and tried to step up the effort in Afghanistan with the idea we might actually win. (That was an ill-fated, foolish move but he had not started the war and it was not his war to begin with!)

Now we have this guy, Romney. He’s a deacon in the Mormon Church. This must be a joke! The Mormon Church seems to be based on such extreme folly that it’s amazing that any intelligent being could grow up, achieve some form of education and NOT realize what a farce Mormonism really is. He’s filthy rich and keeps his money hidden offshore to avoid taxes. He refuses to release his tax returns. He probably has never really WORKED a day in his life! He supports suppression of women’s rights, gay rights, increases in taxes for the poor and middle class, decreases in Social Security benefits, increases in Medicare premiums…etc. He is not American. I want him gone.

Back to me…I collect Social Security and my medical care is covered by Medicare. Romney’s platform would force me to sell my house. He is certainly NOT an American. I want him gone.
Suddenly, politics have reached out to me, personally.

Aside from the political allies, relatives, corporate cronies and all those elites who would gain additional fortunes with a Romney presidency…no one in their right mind should ever cast a ballot for this slime!
What is wrong with Americans?  Are they really that stupid! For the typical voter, a vote for Romney is A VOTE AGAINST YOURSELF1

I do understand that many people are against abortion and gay rights but all those people have to do is take care of their own business. They don’t have to impose their will on the rest of us. Romney pushes for “smaller government”. Is it a smaller government that inserts itself in every household? No.
Having this racist guy, Romney, as President…is un-American….and I just don’t understand how anyone would ever even give the slightest consideration to such a scum-bag for President.

Being old, I’ve lived through many Presidential elections. I confess…I even voted for Nixon once! However, I’ve never been so directly involved! Get the corporate, war-mongering, tax-evading elitists out of there!

That’s how it looks from where I sit here in Fall City. 

Friday, August 10, 2012

Fall City Bistro!!

My second dinner at the Fall City Bistro was every bit as good as the first. It was crowded on a Thursday night. I hope people keep showing up after the novelty wears off.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Seattle Opera's Turandot

My seats are just off-center from front row, center, at the Seattle Opera and sometimes I air my personal critical comments about performances. A quick look at some of my previoue opera posts might shed some light on this. (Many years ago, for example, I was SO disappointed to see sopranos the size of barges portrayed as fifteen-year-old maidens. It was just too much to accept!) However, I went to Seattle Opera's Turandot last night (Wednesday, 8/8...my birthday) and was astounded!

This was the most wonderful performance I have ever seen at Seattle Opera. 
Palombi was just short of Pavarotti as Calaf. To me, the entire experience rests on one aria...Nessun Dorma. It was spectacular.

Liu (Grazia Doronzio) was...as good as it gets.

Lori Phillips as Turandot was wonderful.

The staging was magnificent.

The dancing was wonderful.

Asher Fisch is a wizard.

Every part played by every other performer was strong!

The chorus and all the extras would have been sufficient with no leading performers. (I just took my hat off to Beth Kirchoff.) Briefly, I was in the Seattle Opera chorus and I have seen the efforts required from her. It was truly...artistic perfection!

Okay...nothing is perfect. I have to dig REALLY deep though. Sometimes it seemed there were just too many people on stage (no big deal, really). Now...something completely stupid...it takes a while to adjust to watching Antonello Polombi singing from the side of his mouth. 

Many years ago (in the eighties, I think), Seattle Opera performed the same opera. This was long before I finally landed my front row seats. At that time, I was anxious to hear the tenor's Nessun Dorma and was completely let down. I could barely hear the guy. It was awful! 

Seattle Opera's Turandot was...was...perfect and I was blessed to have the opportunity to experience it.


Friday, August 3, 2012

Olympics basketball

What in the world ever happened to amateur athletes in the Olympics? It just turns my stomach to hear about the US Olympic basketball team. Either pros should be banned from some Olympic sports or basketball ( and a few others) should be eliminated. It's a freaking joke the way it is now! I don't watch these millionaire thugs play in the US league and I'll surely never watch them play in the Olympics! I will never buy any products they endorse and will never give them a penny of my own (hard-earned) money. I just want them to all...go away!

Fall City Bistro!


Okay...I had dinner at the new "Fall City Bistro". As I recall, the restaurant was "The Other Place", "The Fall City Grill" and "The Fall City Diner".
It was great! Go there! The food was wonderful and presented well. The employees were friendly and polite. The chefs (Sean and Jason) are outgoing, available for conversation and rightfully proud of this new establishment.

...Where was I?...Oh!...Pricing at the Fall City Bistro is reasonable and the menu selection is varied and should satisfy everyone's palate. It's my hope that all the old regulars (like Scotty) will return, along with an entirely new clientele.

For anyone looking for a positive change from the other dining choices in Fall City (or the entire Eastside), the "Fall City Bistro" is the place to settle in and savor from now on.

Added:
...There were a couple of minor glitches: The waitress forgot to bring the additional bread I requested and my friend's ribs came without (ever) the expected "Asian Slaw" which the menu listed. Of course, it's a learning experience for all and it's nice to see there are numerous locals included on the staff. I've enjoyed having Arturo as my waiter for several years and the waitress we had at the "Fall City Bistro" last night was just as pleasant! I think these people (Sean, Jason etc.) know what they're doing. It's REALLY refreshing!

Please note: The three pictures included were taken at our table with a phone-cam. Even though they may look wonderful...the most wondrous part was in the eating!

...Somehow, I'm not able to directly repy to comments...so...Thanks for the comment, Gene. Everyone I've spoken to about the new Fall City Bistro is enthused! We're happy to have them here and maybe all you "city folk" might make the trip all the way out here now that we have a wonderful place to dine. Maybe...float the river or view the falls...then go to see Sean, eh?

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Fall City Bistro

Okay. The Other Place is long gone. The Fall City Diner is dead. The Fall City Grill has faded away. In comes the Fall City Bistro! I have such great hopes for this place! They say they'll be baking their own bread and using locally grown food. I just hope they don't price themselves out of this market!

I did have a look at their menu online and now I'm a little concerned about the viability of the Fall City Bistro. Indeed, the menu is great and the pricing is good. I hope I'm wrong about this but it just seems too upscale...for Fall City. We'll see. Oh...aside from a few spelling errors in the menu...I do recall that they intend to serve locally grown food. It seems that genuine Kobe beef is not available in this country, although there are suppliers who do market their product as Kobe beef.