Blunderbuss

Man, I have been stumbling around for an hour or so. I was fleeing the house while Otis had an appointment, and it turned into one of those fruitless, take-the-the-freeway-then-realize-it's-backed-up, go-one-place-and-not-find-parking, go-another-place-that-doesn't have-what-you-want, go-another-place-that's closed, take-too-long, why-did-I-bother trips. Sheesh. So now I am in the Greenwood Tully's after a dispiriting tour of Downtown, Belltown, Queen Anne, Fremont, Ballard, and Crown Hill.

Anyway...

Yesterday evening we went up to the Chopstix in Everett for...

The 50th Birthday Celebration of Jimmy the K!

The event was a surprise for Jimmy, and Julia did such a great job of keeping him clueless that he was late for his own party.

It was sobering to realize that as old as Jimmy is, I have known him for half his life. We didn't get any pictures of the festivities, but here's one from another celebration long ago:

Like any good blogger, Jimmy has already posted about the event himself. Happy Birthday, Jimmy!

Sorry we didn't get to stay longer, but we had to hustle south for...

The Surprise Birthday Party for NatDog!

Another successful deception came to fruition when Tom-Tom walked NatDog into Salvatore's restaurant for a quiet birthday dinner and she was met by a table of pals old, new, and in-between. But pictures be worth thousands of words, so just enjoy the vid:



It was a great evening that was about 900 times longer than that video. Seriously - the surprisers were in place by 8:00, the surprisee was there by 8:30, and I think were all served by about 10:30 or so. That just gave us plenty of time to have a great night. Happy Birthday, Nat!