Mar 2, 2011

One hell of a storm cell is passing overhead, complete with hail and high winds.

Mar 1, 2011

Mar 1, 2011

‘Tres Mts’ — Jeff Ament’s new project is playing the Showbox on March 16th. Joining him on stage will be none other than Mike McCready. Count me in.

Mar 1, 2011

About 15 minutes ago, someone pointed out the window and said “Look, the northern lights!”. I glanced out the window, and Queen Anne Hill had the eerie glow above (the camera shot really doesn’t do it justice). The rest of the horizon was dark. I watched closely as the lights slowly faded away, and now the hill is dark again. On closer...

Mar 1, 2011

Seattle rapper ‘KRUE’ has recorded a new song dedicated to the Seattle Police Department: I’ve watched it a couple of times, and I get where he’s coming from, but … I think it needs a little more Chuck D with a “Fight The Power” sample or something. There’s something about old school rap aggression that just...

Mar 1, 2011

It’s hard to think of two more dissimilar places in the entire Pacific Northwest, yet here they are … both in one shot. The crane in the right foreground is building the new Capitol Hill subway station.

Mar 1, 2011

Last week, after picking up a few things at the QFC on Broadway & Republican, I walked out to the bus stop for the quick ride home. While I was standing there, a man walked up to a fellow bus rider and asked “Has the 49 come yet?”. “No, it’s due in about 10 minutes”, replied the rider. “Thanks, I have time to run inside”, replied the...

Feb 28, 2011

Shot through the heart and you’re to blame … Even though I am often mistaken for one, I am not an anarchist. People routinely assume that my disillusionment with government means that I hate all government, but nothing could be further from the truth. I don’t hate government, I hate bad government. I would give my left ball for a good, ethical,...

Feb 28, 2011

Feb 28, 2011

Today, February 27, 2011, has been declared John T. Williams Day in the City of Seattle. For those who are unaware, John Williams is the man who was gunned down by SPD “Officer” Ian Birk several months ago at the eastern edge of Downtown. Today would have been Williams’ 51st birthday, and Deputy Mayor Daryl Smith made “John T. Williams...

Feb 27, 2011

For about a week. We are adding some things, subtracting others, messing around with colors, columns, and layouts, and will solidify a final site scheme later this week. We’re also doing it live. Pardon our dust, thank you for your patience, we’re making a better world for mankind, and all of that insincere token pleasantry stuff that’s...

Feb 26, 2011

Feb 25, 2011

No gun, no badge, no vest, no backup … just a regular guy looking out for his fellow community members. Shomari Stone, the real deal. May you all be so fortunate as to have someone like this in your city: http://www.komonews.com/home/video/116960378.html

Feb 25, 2011

Feb 25, 2011

A Woman’s Right to Schmooze Earlier today, I was walking up 5th Avenue when I encountered an eager young lady who greeted me with the following: “Excuse me, sir, can you sign my petition?” “What’s it for?”, I asked. “It’s to support a woman’s right to choose.”, she answered. “A woman’s right...

Feb 24, 2011

Read The News Announcement Boeing has beat out Airbus to win a $35 Billion contract from the DOD for 179 refueling jets. This could very well boost the entire region’s economy by creating 50,000 new jobs. Huge...

Feb 24, 2011

Still sick?

Feb 24, 2011

Just found this homemade shiv on the corner of 5th & Pike. It’s a pen cap with a broken piece of sharp plastic fashioned into a knife.

Feb 23, 2011

Feb 23, 2011

If you think about it, it was almost polite to write “shit my barf” on a removable sticker instead of directly on the meter, and if those are the kind of boobs you see on spring break, perhaps a nursing home is not the best place to vacation.

Feb 23, 2011

Got a tweet from a weather forecaster at 11am which read something along the lines of “Seattle will start seeing snow withing the next 2 hours if not sooner”, so at noon (which I figured would be prime time), I left my building — camera in-hand. Well, it’s 2pm and I just got done walking from Downtown to Belltown to South Lake Union to...

Feb 22, 2011

Supposedly, Seattle is in for “up to” 4 inches of snow tonight and tomorrow. I’m not a huge fan of snow in general, but it’s so damn pretty Downtown that I am actually hoping for another round. Of course, I am taking the current forecast with a large degree of skepticism. Screw me once, it’s your fault, screw me 85 times, I’m...

Feb 22, 2011

The meter changes are almost complete, and the core is now sporting $4/hr meters. This means that it now officially costs $1.00 – $2.50 more per hour to park in Downtown Seattle than it does to park on the island of Manhattan. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, anything to discourage driving in Downtown is a positive thing. On the other...

Feb 21, 2011

A few weeks ago, I found a flyer in my building announcing PUSAfest ’11 at the Showbox, and I made the decision to go. Unfortunately, I procrastinated a bit, waiting until a week before the gig to purchase tickets. There were three shows, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night, and I wanted to go on Friday. First, I pulled up the Ticketmaster site and...