Jan 17, 2013

Oct 17, 2012

I still say they got the name backward. Shouldn’t it be the “Great Seattle Wheel”? Anyway, today, I finally rode the thing. I’ll probably write about it, eventually, but until then … well … here’s a...

Aug 20, 2012

Jul 17, 2012

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Jun 30, 2012

Yesterday, the “Seattle Great Wheel” (shouldn’t it be “Great Seattle Wheel”?) opened, and today, I planned on giving it a go myself. Not just for my own amusement, but to satisfy my civic blogging duty by promoting the neighborhood’s newest attraction. Without support from locals, new endeavors face a precarious future. ...

Jun 6, 2012

The wheel looks to be finished. All that’s left to be built is the ticketing structure at the bottom, and Seattle’s new ferris wheel will be ready for action.

Jun 5, 2012

These days, all of my photos are taken from the boat, a place that has definitely become my second home. With scenery like this, though, that may not be such a bad...

Jun 3, 2012

“World-Class” It’s a term that is invoked quite often in Seattle, and it’s a term that draws equal amounts approval and ire from the city’s inhabitants. Most of the approval comes from real estate types, Chamber of Commerce boosters, and assorted carpetbaggers who are more than eager to turn whatever goodwill the city may have into...

May 29, 2012

I once entertained the thought of moving to Bremerton. It was a fleeting thought, but a thought nonetheless. The reason the notion crossed my mind wasn’t so much my love for Bremerton, but rather, the idea of commuting by boat. I figured that if I lived in Bremerton, I would have to take the ferry almost every day, and that thought appealed to me. Think...

May 23, 2012

The wheel is now assembled. All that’s left are the gondolas and the ticket booth. It looks as though the July target is on track…. maybe even ahead of...

May 18, 2012

Posted 5/18/2012 1:34pm Updated 5/18/2012: 9:05pm – Today, workers began assembling the wheel portion of the new Seattle Ferris Wheel. It was the first opportunity I got (or anyone got, really) to see the size of the wheel against the backdrop of Downtown Seattle, and I am happy to report that it doesn’t look as out of place as I had feared that it...

Apr 5, 2012

The Seattle Waterfront is a place where I spend a great deal of time. As a matter of fact, I’ve walked down to the waterfront on four of the last five days. Ivar’s, Crab Pot, the Aquarium, Waterfront Park, Olympic Sculpture Park, Miner’s Landing, the Ferries … even though it’s not on most resident’s list of places to...

Jan 30, 2012

Taken January 30, 2012 at 10:34am

Dec 25, 2011

It seems like only yesterday I was hanging out in Westlake Park, enjoying Christmas in 2010. Here it is … 2011 … and I’m once again celebrating in exactly the same way. Running around looking at Christmas lights. Why mess with success? Now that I have a family, I really enjoy this time of year. I don’t think I’ve ever gone into details about...

Nov 14, 2011

Nov 7, 2011

Oct 29, 2011

Oct 14, 2011

Aug 11, 2011

Fuck the corporate advertising monikers, call it what you want to.

Aug 3, 2011

These photos were taken from Victor Steinbrueck Park.

Jun 28, 2011

What’s the worst that could happen? This is a live...

Jun 24, 2011

You know, if they wanted to, local news stations could really mess with me. They could send me out on one wild goose chase after another, and keep me chasing my tail indefinitely. Take this morning for instance. Q13 Fox, terrorist fighters extraordinaire, mentioned that Disney had a promo running. The studio was going to take to the streets of Downtown...

May 31, 2011

Due to some pressing business in West Seattle over the past week (I’ve been hired by the feds to help ascertain the effects of the SBX Radar on over-sized genitalia), I have discovered a new form of mass transit. Namely, the West Seattle Water Taxi. The Taxi departs from Pier 50, just south of the ferries, and docks in West Seattle’s Seacrest Park...

May 23, 2011