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 ArticleSakura-Con 2014
Sakura-Con 2014: Main Hall I don’t understand white people. Seriously. I am to white people what Tiger Woods is to black people. For instance, I’ve never been camping. I’ve been invited, but I never...
View ArticleThe Dahlia Lounge & $1 Donut Holes
Dahlia Lounge Exterior I’m probably not what you would call a “foodie”. In fact, back when I was but a wee lad, I would get punished for not eating. Even today, I generally only eat when my blood...
View ArticlePictures from the Seattle Gay Pride Parade 2014
I just got back from the Gay Pride parade. It was cool, and it was entertaining in spots … it usually is, but this year more than any other, I felt as if I were watching a really, really long...
View ArticleYou Might Be From The Suburbs …
Seattle. A city comprised of 600,000 transplanted suburbanites. More passive-aggressive notes per square mile than all other cities in the USA combined. I encountered the above notes today while...
View ArticleThe Seattle Gum Wall 2014
It was time for my annual refresh of Gum Wall photos. Because I’m a reasonably nice human being, I’m posting some here for your viewing pleasure. You have no idea how hard some of these were to take....
View ArticleThe MEattle Syndrome
“You know, I like Seattle”, I overheard someone telling a companion, “but I’ve never seen such pedestrian-hostile drivers in my life!” A friend of mine moved here about two years ago, and shortly after...
View ArticleSoundgarden Kickoff?
Apparently Soundgarden is playing during the NFL’s Xbox Verizon kickoff on September 4th. I’m not quite sure what this means, but the pigeons seem to like it. I hope to figure this all out before the...
View ArticleUnfortunate Sons
Just before 5pm yesterday, I spotted a small protest march making its way up Pike Street. As they got closer, I could see that they were protesting the state of law enforcement in the USA. They were a...
View ArticleSeattle Drivers: Still Bad After All These Years
“Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kirkland anymore … there’s no place like home, there’s no place like home …” “Bicyclists should be licensed and required to carry insurance!”, squawked the friend of a...
View ArticleNo Greyhound
Prior to the mid-90′s, it was the gateway to Seattle for many of us. Now, after 75 years, Seattle’s Greyhound Bus Station has moved out of downtown, and back to SoDo. Since only poor people ride the...
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