Welcome Back Seattle
It’s been over 100 days since .10″ of rain fell on Seattle. I’d almost forgotten what it felt like, but a 2 hour midday walk helped re-aquaint me. It’s a nice break from the blazing sun, but believe...
View ArticleWorship This Photo
If you knew what I had to go through to get it, you certainly would. I picked the wrong week to stop doing jaw stretches.
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving
Democrats … Republicans … Tea Partiers … Batshits … Wingnuts … Screwballs … Good God is it any wonder why this country is one flush away from joining the Roman Empire at the bottom of the civilization...
View Article2012 Downtown Seattle Christmas Parade
Seattle Macy’s Holiday Parade – Santa Claus This morning, shortly after 9am, the Seattle Christmas Parade kicked off. It looked very much like the pictures on this page. Once the parade ended, the...
View ArticleFiggy Pudding
Westlake Park Area Holiday Lights Macy’s Star and Westlake Center Christmas Tree Downtown Seattle is a much more pleasant place in the fall than it is in the summer. Less traffic, less heat, more...
View ArticleThe Westlake Snow Globe
Westlake Park has a new attraction this year. In addition to the carousel, there’s now a snow globe … a large plastic sphere filled with artificial snow. While it may be frowned upon, the snow globe...
View ArticleA One Horse Open Sleigh
Nothing says “Happy Birthday, Jesus!” quite like walking down to Westlake Park and hailing a horse. And so, on Christmas Eve, I did. I still remember the previous time I rode in a carriage. I was about...
View ArticleA Very Seattle New Year
This is what the Space Needle looked like last night at 11:34pm: 11:34pm This is what it looked like at 11:48pm: 11:48pm And here, 3 minutes before the fireworks show began, is what the Space...
View ArticleThe Rally for a $15 Minimum Wage
Raise Minimum Wage to $15 Rally in Westlake Park Yesterday, a rally was held in Westlake Park to convince the legislature to raise Seattle’s minimum wage to $15/hour. The increased minimum wage is...
View ArticleThe Seahawks Won! The 12th Man Didn’t.
When I lived in Olympia, one of my neighbors got a Seahawks sweatshirt from the Olympia Free Store. After wearing it only a few times, however, he promptly threw it away. “If you don’t want it, why...
View ArticleThe Seattle Seahawks Superbowl Celebration
Seahawks Parade – Fans in Westlake Park When it’s an unprecedented event, and only a few blocks from your home … you kind of have to go. After waiting roughly an hour, however, I forwent waving to the...
View ArticleThe Mother Street
Pike Street. Carrier of cars. Route of buses. Giver of life. Thrower of fish. Locale of glory holes for the procurement of anonymous gay sex which Rex has never availed himself of at least that is his...
View ArticleStill The Worst Drivers in America
Back in 2012, I wrote an article about the absolute atrociousness of the average Seattle tourist driver. In case you missed it, here it is:...
View ArticleSunset Pollution
The wildfire smoke from Eastern Washington has settled over the Seattle metropolitan area, effing up the air quality and triggering a few thousand asthma attacks … but … at least it looks nice.
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