The Roof That Moves & Curry Goes

I have a stunning view out of my apartment looking south.  Seeing various airplanes land and take off from Boeing Field as well as Sea-Tac is a lot of fun.  I can look to the east and see the former VA hosital that most recently served as Amazon's corporate headquarters and scan west to see Safeco Field where the Seattle Mariners play baseball.  A feature of "The Safe" as the local media refer to it is the retractable roof.  It is fun to catch it happening as it only moves about 7mph.  Below is a series of photos of it closing that were taken over about 10 minutes the other day.

An interesting point of interest is that when it is retracked like this, it is hovering over the railroad tracks directly below.  When they are playing, once they make the call to close the roof, often due to rain, then it cannot be opened until the game is over.  Oh and when the roof is over the stadium, unlike above, you can see the corporate headquarters of Starbucks.  ust a bit of a view on my world.

NEWS FLASH:  What a great day - Ann Curry is leaving the "Today Show" as co-anchor.  Oh darn!  I can be such a mean person, but I have never been a fan.  Guess it was not all her decision.  This from the Washington Post:

NEW YORK — Ann Curry is expected to officially make her exit from NBC’s “Today” show after one year as co-host.

She told USA Today she would announce her departure Thursday, ending a week of awkward television as she continued working after word spread that NBC was looking to oust her. She made it clear in the interview that it wasn’t her idea.

The popular morning show is facing its biggest challenge in the ratings from ABC’s resurgent “Good Morning America” since the mid-1990s. Curry said she will remain at NBC News, leading a reporting unit.

NBC’s Savannah Guthrie is expected to replace Curry.

I was wondering what was going on when they announced that Meredith Vieira was going to be helping "Today Show" at the summer games in London.  Heck, change happens, especially on TV if you are not bringing in the ratings.