I think it's her desperate attempt to remember what life can be like without six kids.
We spent the final day exploring Seattle and spent a good bit of time at the Pike Street Public Market -- which as we said before is the oldest continuosly operating farmer's/public market in the country.
I must say, this place is really cool. There are an incredible number of booths and storefronts with almost anything you might like.
Especially if you're hungry!
Consider this row of storefronts...
Greek food. Juice bar. Chinese pastry. Italian food.
Ah, heaven.
They have a wonderful spice and pepper market, with strings of peppers hanging from above...
But my wife was most ecstatic about this...
Yes, vats and vats filled with cheese!
Of course, I was most excited about the fresh fish...
As I think I said on a previous posting, the Public Market is home to the famous fish throwers. These are just a regular bunch of guys who work in the backbreaking work of packing and shipping fresh fish -- but they insist on enjoying their work and approach it with a remarkably positive attitude. It is contagious as they playfully interact with the public.
There is even a series of educational videos that is based on their "Fish Philosophy" -- and they've made it into a motivational business tool.
Anyway, whenever someone selects a fish, a guy who interacts with the public throws it to one of the packers behind the counter...
The blurry thing on the upper right of the picture is the fish in motion!
Fishes in motion. Wasn't that an exercise program in Hawaii with Gil Gilad?
Anyway, the Public Market is also home to the very first Starbucks store in the entire world...
This original Starbucks opened in 1971.
It was 12 years later that they decided to open their second store in downtown Seattle.
In the 20 years after that, the company opened 5,631 other Starbucks across the world.
Of course, this modern Starbucks logo can be seen on virtually every corner in every major city in America...
It is actually a variation on the more risque original Starbucks logo that continues to be used at this very first store...
Can you imagine their motto had they chosen to still use it?
Starbucks. Coffee with boobs.
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