Engagement Pictures

Here are some pictures from Engagement Night

Mike and Amy met us out afterwards. Mike is a friend of mine from back home and I met Michele through Amy.

Raising a toast with Mike, Amy and Alli. Alli was my main co-conspirator.

And of course.

Tony Banta

On the other hand, Who’s The Boss reruns do not crack me up. I missed that show the first time around and the reruns I’ve recently ran across (no cable in the garage) show me how little I missed.

And I never (and still) don’t get the Alyssa Milano thing.

Ricky Vaughn

I have a confession to make.

<big breath>

IthinktheshowTwo
andAHalfmenis
funnyNotreallythe
kidorhisdaditsmainly
CharlieSheenHe
cracksmeup.

There. I feel better now.

WTF?

Not very logical Mr Spock.

Autumn on Vashon

Mt Rainier from Vashon Island.

Explosive Tacoma

On Saturday 10/6, a propane truck exploded at Atlas Castings & Technology down the road in Tacoma. Four people were hurt, one critically, as the place went up in flames.

Here’s a video of a huge explosion during the fire. I love the guy off screen. His instinctive reaction is excitement and awe followed by an obligatory moment of worry for others.

There are a couple of other video’s here.

Cowboy Cleaners

I saw this van at the Grocery Store down the street.

My initial thought was, “Since when are Cowboys clean?”

Then I see the hairy chest. “Hmmm. I think I might be missing something”.

Perceptive guy that I am, I finally notice the pink triangle. “Aha.”

But I still don’t get it? Who the hell wants a to have a cowboy clean their house, even if he’s a gay cowboy. It’s like asking a Biker Gang to provide security at a rock festival.

(OK , so it’s not that bad)

This past weekend

This past weekend was a big one at the Chuckling Monkey household.  On Friday night, atop the Space Needle, I surprised the soon-to-be Mrs Chuckling Monkey by getting down on one knee and asking her to marry me.  Lucky me, she said yes.

Then on Saturday, I celebrated my 40th birthday.  Talk about just beating the shot clock.

I owe a big debt of thanks to Alli for helping me get Michele to the top of the Needle.  It was an elaborate ruse with a bunch of moving parts and I’m kinda surprised we pulled it of.

Things I never thought I’d see…

These were in the alley behind our house.

Sometimes, a picture is worth a 1000 words.

Rain! Snow!

Autumn in Seattle = Rain.

Lots of rain.  Ubiquitous rain.  The rain that helps define life in the Pacific Northwest for six months a year.

But usually (depending on El Nino, La Nina, Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria)  rain down here means:

Snow in the Mountains!  Hello Ski Season!

(photo via Seattlest)