Apr 20, 2011

When I got back to my scooter at Seattle Center today, I realized that I had a full hour and fifteen minutes left on my parking sticker. Not wanting to hand the money over to the parking gods for nothing, I decided to roll down the hill and spend some time at one of Seattle’s great parks … Olympic Sculpture Park. Olympic Sculpture Park is at the far...

Apr 8, 2011

Today was a day unlike most others. Today, I did something I rarely do. Today, I spent the day in Bellevue. Fortunately, I lived to tell about it. I suppose it comes as no great shock, but the Eastside is a place I have never personally cared for. I simply could not fathom living so close to Seattle but not living in Seattle. To use an analogy I have used...

Mar 15, 2011

Bellevue is full of soul-less, wannabe-urban losers who compensate for their small weiners by driving Aston Martins. Renton is full of suburban soccermoms whose closest encounter with culture is driving to the Olive Garden in Federal Way. Aberdeen is full of redneck loggers who drink all day, beat their wives, and jerk off to trailer trolls in Field and Stream...

Jan 27, 2011

I’ve been made aware that Astoria, Oregon is in the running for “America’s Coolest Small Town”. Of course, being the narcissist that I am, I attribute Astoria’s sudden fame 100% to myself. http://www.seattlerex.com/astoria-oregon/ Few people are aware of this, but I was also responsible for that whole ‘Pearl Jam’ thing...

Nov 13, 2010

What better way to spend a Federal Holiday than a day at the beach? On Thursday, Veterans Day, I loaded up my Maserati GX-450XYZ with bikini-clad Pam Anderson look-alikes and pointed the car toward the shore, intent on a day of beach volleyball, sand castle building, frisbee, and other assorted fun in the sun. Imagine my disappointment when I arrived at Moclips...

Nov 4, 2010

One of the things that I hated most about living in Las Vegas was the lack of a viable ‘day trip’. It wasn’t that there were no day trips available, it was that they all more or less looked and felt the same.  When you live in Las Vegas, you can make it to the following towns and back in one day (assuming you spend 4-8 hours at your...

Sep 16, 2010

If that ain’t love then tell me what is … I spent last weekend in Portland and while there … I took the tram up to OHSU. The day started off cloudy, but by about 1pm, the clouds broke and all of the mountains were out. During and after the ride, I took the following photographs. I think they help demonstrate why I think the Pacific Northwest is...