Apr 11, 2011

Seattle has perhaps the most beautiful waterfront in the known universe. On a clear day, glaciers hover in the distance as ferries criss-cross the sound, while the Downtown skyline towers in the background. It’s just stunning. Unfortunately, the waterfront does not get as much attention as it probably deserves. This may be due to the odd geographic...

Apr 9, 2011

I used to laugh at the notion of a “Webmaster”, but it’s not nearly as bad as a “Market Master”. Why not “Market Overlord”? Seriously, what egomaniac comes up with these terms? Something seems unnatural about needing a permit to busk, but I imagine that Pike Place would be overrun without them. It’s clearly the...

Apr 3, 2011

Yesterday morning I decided to take a ride to the other side of the ship canal. I saddled up, crossed the Fremont Bridge, greeted the Troll (he remembered me and asked if I had lost weight … nice guy), cruised Ballard a bit, and then on a whim, decided to head over to the locks. Now, I’ve passed the Ballard Locks many times from the outside, but I’ve...

Mar 23, 2011

Today was the warmest day in 139 days. Seriously. Don’t ask me why, but 60 Seattle degrees are equal to 90 “anywhere else” degrees. It’s the first day of 2011 that the temperature has cracked 55, and since everything is relative, I felt oppressively hot all afternoon. Frankly, give me 50 degrees and rain and I am golden, but I am...

Mar 7, 2011

I was surfing YouTube a few minutes ago, and I stumbled across a video from Internet Celebrity Chris Pirillo, fellow resident of the “Seattle Area” (I’m not sure if he lives in Seattle proper or not). In it, he gives his “Top 10 Things to Do in Seattle”, which I have transcribed as follows: 1: Fremont Troll 2: Olympic Sculpture Park/Gas Works Park 3:...

Feb 18, 2011

Last night, Waterfront Seattle held a meeting at the Seattle Aquarium which attracted over 1,000 participants (only one hundred or so were expected). The question they posed to every participant was “What makes a great waterfront?”. For those unable to attend, you still have time to answer: http://waterfrontseattle.org/ Because of the construction of...

Feb 16, 2011

It’s where Kyra Sedgwick finally accepted Campbell Scott’s marriage proposal … before, you know, getting t-boned by a pickup truck and losing the baby. Perhaps if she had paid more attention to driving instead of ripping the X man, the entire thing could have been avoided. Women drivers. Anyway, for more information about Gas Works Park,...

Feb 2, 2011

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Seattle is the most beautiful city in the world with no close runner-up, and I challenge anyone who says otherwise to a duel. Since the mountain was out, I took my camera to the top of the Space Needle yesterday afternoon. I came down with 861 shots. These are my favorite photos from the...

Jan 11, 2011

Every year like clockwork, I lobbied The Stratosphere for a yearly pass to the top of the tower, and every year (also like clockwork), they told me to shove a jalapeno-coated bowling ball up my ass. I always thought their decision not to issue a pass was a little short-sighted. First of all, if people bought a yearly pass to something, they would feel compelled...

Dec 25, 2010

You don’t look a day over 1,625 you nutty fictitious Jew. So, how’s Mary? Still a virgin? Anyone hit that fly punani yet? Give her my number and I’ll have her screaming your name before New Year’s Day. And people have the nerve to imply that I’m not in the holiday spirit. Anyway … I spent this Christmas in my own...