News of the day

Enough about me!  The buzz in Seattle this morning is about the Seahawk's home playoff game on Saturday afternoon.  The weather looks miserable, but who cares? We'll be tucked up downstairs watching with a bowl of chili.  This Pineapple Express phenomenon always brings heavy rain to the lowlands and strong winds. The good news is there's finally some snow in the mountains.  Then on Sunday, a real treat-- we're going to see Rigoletto, a favorite opera and relaxing way to put this long week behind us.

John is the man of the day.  This January marks his 35th anniversary of starting at Boeing, and he says there's a lasagna lunch planned for his group today to mark the occasion.  I think he deserves much more than a plate of pasta. For one thing, a career of 35 years without a lay-off is almost unheard of at Boeing. (They must really need him :-)

Not only that, I can count on the fingers of one hand the days of sick leave he's taken in all that time. Maybe one for the broken knee, and another for having his wisdom teeth out? Maybe not even that!  (He will certainly correct me on this when he gets home.)  Anyway, hat's off to John, who headed out into the wind and rain once again this morning at 5:30!