Perils of Caffeine in the Evening

The weather here has been pretty wild this last week, involving hail, high winds and, of course, plenty of rain.

I attended a splendid soiree on Thursday night to honor one of my clients (and 99 other firms) at Qwest Field, where the Seattle Seahawks play football. I took this photo from one of the decks outside, showing the dramatic cloud activity on a particularly stormy night, when winds actually closed the 520 bridge across Lake Washington for a spell.  I had spent 1 1/2 hours crossing the bridge back to Seattle from Redmond just prior to the closing (Click any photo to enlarge):

It was the first time I’d been at Qwest Field since it opened in 2002. It’s built on the site of the old Kingdome multipurpose stadium. You’ve probably seen the famous Kingdome implosion video. Here’s the view from the room where our soiree was held:

If I were ever to attend a Seahawks game, I think there couldn’t be a much better place to watch - the entire field in view, and the city skyline in the background, wine and canapes within reach.