Saturday, January 25, 2014
Sequoia Middle School Jazz Band
Here's the other song that the band played. it's kind of hard to see Ethan but he plays first trumpet.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Sequoia Middle School Jazz Band
This is one of the two songs that the band that Ethan is in played at a recent concert. You have to click on the logo below to go to YouTube to see the video.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
You Just Never Know...
The following are some interesting facts about Russell Wilson being drafted by the Seahawks in 2012:
Here's a quote from a talking head expert on NFL.com about Seattle's third round pick Russell Wilson: Mayock's take: "I can't tell you how much I like this kid. ... Not only can he be a competent backup and change-of-pace quarterback, but I think someday he can be a starting-quality player." Little did they know that Wilson would become the first quarterback from the highly touted 2012 crop of QBs that included Andrew Luck of Stanford to play his way to a Super Bowl in only his second year in the NFL.
Russell Wilson is taken in the third round as the 6th QB taken following Luck taken by the Colts at 1(1), Griffin III taken by the Redskins at 1(2), Tannehill by the Dolphins at 1(8), Weeden by the Browns at 1(22), and Osweiler by the Broncos at 2(25). Except perhaps the Colts selection of Luck with the overall number one pick, the other teams probably would take Wilson if they were able to redraft.
Russell Wilson is the 8th ranked QB in the class after the above five QBs and also Cousins and Noles who would be drafted after Wilson.
Wilson is the 75th player drafted in the entire draft. Even the Seahawks take Wilson as their third player.
Wilson finishes up his college career at the University of Wisconsin. The home state Packers have three chances to take Wilson before he is snagged in the third round by the 'Hawks, but fail to do so.
The knock against him is that he is too short to play QB in the NFL, measuring out at "only" 5'11" in height. Of the 74 picks before him, only 9 are shorter than his listed height. Of the 11 QBs drafted in the entire draft, the next shortest QB is 6'2."
Often, you can learn about a person, by learning about the other person in that person's life. Salted caramels, a little more refined than Skittles?
Here's a quote from a talking head expert on NFL.com about Seattle's third round pick Russell Wilson: Mayock's take: "I can't tell you how much I like this kid. ... Not only can he be a competent backup and change-of-pace quarterback, but I think someday he can be a starting-quality player." Little did they know that Wilson would become the first quarterback from the highly touted 2012 crop of QBs that included Andrew Luck of Stanford to play his way to a Super Bowl in only his second year in the NFL.
Russell Wilson is taken in the third round as the 6th QB taken following Luck taken by the Colts at 1(1), Griffin III taken by the Redskins at 1(2), Tannehill by the Dolphins at 1(8), Weeden by the Browns at 1(22), and Osweiler by the Broncos at 2(25). Except perhaps the Colts selection of Luck with the overall number one pick, the other teams probably would take Wilson if they were able to redraft.
Russell Wilson is the 8th ranked QB in the class after the above five QBs and also Cousins and Noles who would be drafted after Wilson.
Wilson is the 75th player drafted in the entire draft. Even the Seahawks take Wilson as their third player.
Wilson finishes up his college career at the University of Wisconsin. The home state Packers have three chances to take Wilson before he is snagged in the third round by the 'Hawks, but fail to do so.
The knock against him is that he is too short to play QB in the NFL, measuring out at "only" 5'11" in height. Of the 74 picks before him, only 9 are shorter than his listed height. Of the 11 QBs drafted in the entire draft, the next shortest QB is 6'2."
Often, you can learn about a person, by learning about the other person in that person's life. Salted caramels, a little more refined than Skittles?
Go 'Hawks!
Is this the year for Seattle? Seattle that lovable loser has done nothing in terms of sports championships since 1979. Okay, so maybe the record is not as futile as that of the ultimate lovable loser in sports, the Cubs, but it's just as painful especially if you consider Seattle's recent history.
That team that last brought a major sport championship to the Sound, the Supersonics, left town in a very inglorious manner that has made David Stern, the outgoing NBA commissioner, public enemy number one for most Seattle-ites. At Red Mill Burgers, a well-known Seattle burger joint that has been voted best burgers in Seattle for 10 years running and has been cited in GQ magazine and on the Oprah Show, there's even a Wanted Poster with a photo of David Stern.
In addition, the original MLB team brought to Seattle back in 1969, the Seattle Pilots, lasted all of one solitary season before being bought by a group headed by Bud Selig, the current MLB Commissioner. Luckily, Seattle has been able to get a new MLB team since, the Mariners, although this team too has not had much success on the field. The team holds the record for the MLB to win the most number of games during the regular season and not win the World Series.
So we now have the Seahawks going to their second Super Bowl and possibly their first championship in their history. So hope reigns.
That team that last brought a major sport championship to the Sound, the Supersonics, left town in a very inglorious manner that has made David Stern, the outgoing NBA commissioner, public enemy number one for most Seattle-ites. At Red Mill Burgers, a well-known Seattle burger joint that has been voted best burgers in Seattle for 10 years running and has been cited in GQ magazine and on the Oprah Show, there's even a Wanted Poster with a photo of David Stern.
In addition, the original MLB team brought to Seattle back in 1969, the Seattle Pilots, lasted all of one solitary season before being bought by a group headed by Bud Selig, the current MLB Commissioner. Luckily, Seattle has been able to get a new MLB team since, the Mariners, although this team too has not had much success on the field. The team holds the record for the MLB to win the most number of games during the regular season and not win the World Series.
So we now have the Seahawks going to their second Super Bowl and possibly their first championship in their history. So hope reigns.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
2013-14 Christmas and New Years Slide Show
Here's a slide show of our Christmas and New Year's.
Highlights include: kids learning to play pinochle, lots of great food, salmon and chips, trip to Snoqualmie Falls, trip to Bainbridge Island to visit good friends, white elephant gift exchange (steals?), funny eyes glasses (who ended up with these?), Diane getting her first digital camera (welcome to the 21st century!), ziplining at at Seattle public park, visiting other parks, ozouni on New Year's Day, shirogumi winning again ( think that the odds are stacked against akagumi), Space Needle fireworks at the stroke of midnight on 12/31/13, and finally spending quality time with family and friends.
Highlights include: kids learning to play pinochle, lots of great food, salmon and chips, trip to Snoqualmie Falls, trip to Bainbridge Island to visit good friends, white elephant gift exchange (steals?), funny eyes glasses (who ended up with these?), Diane getting her first digital camera (welcome to the 21st century!), ziplining at at Seattle public park, visiting other parks, ozouni on New Year's Day, shirogumi winning again ( think that the odds are stacked against akagumi), Space Needle fireworks at the stroke of midnight on 12/31/13, and finally spending quality time with family and friends.
Friday, January 17, 2014
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