分類: Snohomish County

因 2010 年在加拿大溫哥華的冬季奧運, 今年的 2008 Skate America 為視為美國花式溜冰奧運前的第一場前哨比賽. (2010 年在華盛頓州 Spokane 的 2010 US Figure Skating 將會是奧運前最後一場比賽). 和最囉嗦的小朋友一起去看比賽, 還好去看的人不多. 讓我們在場地換了三次位置, 保持他的耐性… 不過我想韓國人至少有五百人以上, 都是去為 Yu-Na Kim 加油的. [img=images/20081026_icedancing.jpg popup=false] Ice Dancing (Free Style): 由左至右 Silver: Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto. Gold: Isabelle Delobel/Olivier Schoenfelder. Bronze: Sinead Kerr/John Kerr [img=images/20081026_ladiesfreeskate.jpg popup=false] Ladies (Free Style): 由左至右 Silver: Yukari Nakano. Gold: Yu-Na Kim. Bronze: Miki Ando. [img=images/20081026_ladiesfreeskate_ko.jpg popup=false] 韓國 Yu-Na Kim. [img=images/20081026_mirai-nagasu.jpg popup=false] 美國只有 15 歲的 Mirai Nagasu [img=images/20081026_nbcsport.jpg popup=false] NBC 的播報群. 我想中間那位是美國 1968 年冬季奧運的女子花式溜冰金牌得主 Peggy Fleming. 看起來一點也不像是已經六十歲了…!!!

[img=http://www.2008skateamerica.com/images/2008_skate_america_logo_new.jpg popup=false] Skate America 2008 地點: Comcast Arena at Everett 時間: 2008 年 10 月 24 至 26 日 單場票價: $22 至 $58 (看選手在星期四的練習只要 $5) Skate America puts spotlight on Everett 如果無法親自到場, NBC 在下星期日的中午十二點至下午兩點會實況轉播. 從西雅圖市中心搭乘 Sound Transit #510, 或 #513, Bellevue 則是 #535. 搭公車請注意收班時間. 週末 #535 收班的早, 需要趕到 Everett Station 搭 Community Transit #201/#202/#203 至 Lynnwood Transit Center 轉程 Sound Transit #532 回 Bellevue. 或先到西雅圖市中心, 再轉回 Bellevue. Side Note: Consumer prices flat but wages are down ‘Stayin’ Alive’ beat perfect for CPR Obesity linked to response to tasty food Facing foreclosure, Puget Sound families rush to hang on to their homes Number of suspected E. coli cases now at 14: Snohomish County

好不容易 USS Abraham Lincoln 在週末回來, 當然要利用機會歡迎她一下… [img=images/20081012_cvn7201.jpg popup=false] [img=images/20081012_cvn7202.jpg popup=false] [img=images/20081012_cvn7203.jpg popup=false] 旁邊從右至左 USS Memson, USS Shoup 和 USS Abraham Lincoln Site Note: Pediatricians double dose for vitamin D Bottled water has contaminants too, study finds

Community Transit 自昨天 (10/1) 起漲價了. Commute to South/Central/East Snohomish 的公車從原本的單程 $3.00 漲成單程 $3.50. Commute to North Snohomish 的公車從單程 $3.75 漲成 $4.50. 我的公車月票是公司付的, 所以對我沒有影響. 不過 Sound Transit 並沒有漲價, 因此造成了一條路線兩種價錢. 比如從西雅圖往返 Lynnwood Transit Center, Community Transit #401, #402 要 $3.50 單程. 可是 Sound Transit #511 卻只要 $2.50. 這現象也發生在 Ash Way Park & Ride. Community Transit #413, #414, #415 是 $3.50 單程. Sound Transit #511 只需 $2.50. 今天早上很明顯的產生了不平衡. 在 Ash Way Park & Ride, Community Transit #414 只上來了三人, 都是有月票的. 後面的 Sound Transit #511 卻有將近 20 個人在那裡排隊. 以前看到會上來 #414 的付錢”老顧客”, 都在 #511 前排隊. Side Note: Drug companies: No cold medicines for kids under 4 King County home prices slide again, but more people are buying New safety warning issued on microwaving Replacement joints getting replaced themselves Recycling a house: 房子搬”家”

發現 Hmart Lynnwood 的店已經開始在招人了. 不知道是否可以趕在年底購物旺季前開呢!!! Hmart Lynnwood: 3301 184th St.SW, Lynnwood, WA 98037

Save a Buck: Day-old bread at outlet stores OK, sells below $2 a loaf “you need to buy items you plan to eat soon or that you can put in the freezer right away.” Oroweat Entenmann’s: 1347 State Ave., Marysville, 360-657-4409 125 SW Everett Mall Way, 425-745-1669 Gai’s Northwest Bakery Thrift Stores 1515 E. Marine View Drive, Everett, 425-252-6260 430 164th St. SW, Lynnwood, 425-743-5799 Wonder Hostess Bakery Outlet 430 E Casino Rd, Everet, 425-290-7831 Side Note: More fit Alzheimer’s had less brain atrophy Workplace Coach: Respect goes a long way in the workplace

Hikers rescued off Mount Pilchuck Mount Pilchuck State Park 是位於 Everett 西邊約 35 英哩的山. 由於這山頭剛好位於 Cascade Mountains 的最西邊, 因此山上的風景可以遠眺西雅圖, 奧林匹克半島的群山和 Puget Sound 上的島嶼. 是一個很受歡迎的一日遊地點. 很不幸的這山也藏著不可知的危險. 除了雪, 山崖和雲霧氣外, 這 Mount Pilchuck 在 1980 年前是個滑雪場. 因此不小心轉錯了彎, 就很容易迷路. 每年總是有人在那裡迷路等著救援. 上山前, 最好在 Verlot 的 Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Ranger Station 探路問一下, 以策安全. Side Note: Edmonds Community College had record number of foreign students in 2007-08: 2007-2008 788 人, 2006-2007 600 人, 2003-2004 556 人 The Naked Loon pokes online fun at Seattle King County home sales edge up in June as lower prices lure first-time buyers “Alarming trend” of burglaries reported in Central Seattle Home buyers: Don’t forget interest Inventory increases as home sales slow Childhood lead linked to criminal behavior Watch your waistline: Fat men have bad sperm Foreclosure filings up nearly 70% in state Salmonella cases grow in Washington, nationwide Bellevue makes ranks of 200 largest U.S. cities