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... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR MOST NORTHERN ZONES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON AS WELL AS THE CASCADES AND OLYMPICS...

... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN ZONES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON...

.A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON FROM CANADA LATE TONIGHT... AND WITH A VERY COLD AIR MASS STILL OVER THE REGION... SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN WASHINGTON. A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. SOME AREAS WILL GET HEAVY SNOW... FOUR INCHES OR MORE... AND A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THEM. SOME AREAS MAY NOT GET HEAVY SNOW... THEY MAY GET UP TO THREE INCHES... BUT THE DETAILS REMAIN UNCERTAIN. THE WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT CERTAIN.

There was an interview with Senator McCain during the Republican convention of 2000, in which Senator McCain seems to say that running in 2008 was not in the cards.

From http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/election/july-dec00/mccain_8-1.html#:

JIM LEHRER: Finally, for the record, you have not lost your desire to be President of the United States, have you?

SEN. JOHN McCAIN: Certainly it's been put in deep cold storage.

JIM LEHRER: But you haven't lost it?

SEN. JOHN McCAIN: Well, in 2004, I expect to be campaigning for the reelection of President George W. Bush, and by 2008, I think I might be ready to go down to the old soldiers home and await the cavalry charge there.

JIM LEHRER: But between now and then you are, in fact, as we're sitting here now in Philadelphia, you are a national figure. Do you intend to remain one over these next few years?

SEN. JOHN McCAIN: I intend - I have four more years in my term, in this term as a United States Senator -I intend to remain active, committed, dedicated to the principles that I hold dear and the policies which I think should be pursued for the benefit of the American people. But I think I can do that as a member of the United States Senate very effectively.

If he thought he would retire by 2008, then how does he expect to be President of the United States until 2013?

A dear friend and very influential person in my life died April 11th. Today was her memorial and a chance to reconnect with my friends that I have lost touch the past few years. I have posted some pictures at http://waidhere.spaces.live.com/photos/cns!B56799958BD8D618!396/.

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While her obituary is online, here is a local copy of the Seattle Times entry (http://www.legacy.com/nwclassifieds/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=107954777)

Helena M. "Nickie" Christiansen

Helena M. "Nickie" CHRISTIANSEN August 23, 1926 ~ April 11, 2008 Nickie was born in Saskatoon,Saskatchewan, Canada. She and her mother later moved to Vancouver, B.C., where she married and had her first son, Guy Middleton. That marriage later ended.

In 1963, Nickie and Guy happily created a family with Thomas Christiansen. Later that year, the family immigrated to the U.S. and welcomed the birth of a second son, Kim. After Nickie retired from the UW Department of Pharmacy, she and Tom enjoyed retirement together and were inseparable until his death in 1998. After selling the family home in Mountlake Terrace in 2002, Nickie moved to Chateau at Bothell Landing. In 2006, she moved to Angel Care Adult Family Home in Lake Forest Park.

She has been slipping away for the past few years and finally gave up her struggles with the creeping fog of vascular dementia. Her children, Guy Middleton of Everett, and Kim and Tina Christiansen of Shoreline, will miss her greatly, but they will remember her laugh and how much she loved them. She will also be mourned by cousin Diane Minty in England and a host of friends. Many thanks to Maggie, Al and the staff at Angel Care for the tender care they have provided.

A Memorial Gathering will be held at Kim's house, Sunday, April 27 beginning at 2 p.m. Details posted at http://web.mac.com/imtinac. In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to the National Stroke Association, www.stroke.org.

Goodbye Mom. We hope you caught up with all those words you lost.
Published in print from 4/20/2008 - 4/21/2008.

Memorial Web site:

http://web.mac.com/imtinac/Nickie/Welcome.html

Seattle Times online obituary (with weird spacing issues)

http://www.legacy.com/nwclassifieds/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=107954777

Everett Herald online obituary

http://www.legacy.com/HeraldNet/Obituaries.asp?Page=Notice&PersonID=108039191