May 4, 2013

Last Monday, I was speaking with someone about the upcoming May Day festivities. “Seattle doesn’t have riots”, I told him, “we have hissy fits.” Shortly before the protests started, I explained to another person, “Seattle riots are different than most. Here, there’ll be 100 white guys with $5,000 cameras trying to make...

Apr 14, 2013

In what can only be described as a stunning victory for panhandlers city-wide, cheap food and alcohol will soon be made available at the corner of First and Cherry. While this will be convenient, the fact that said venue will be directly across the street from two tourist attractions is what makes this a true stroke of genius. “Uh, excuse me, could you...

Mar 18, 2013

Feb 27, 2013

Work on the Westlake Park Playground has begun. Soon, bums will have something new to urinate on, and you too will be able to buy crack from the bottom of a sliding board. Update: Photos taken on March 1, 2013:

Jan 26, 2013

Featuring David Duchovny as The Lonely Businessman with a Boner. Wow, can you believe that “Duchovny” is in the Safari spellchecker? It’s true, try it. Did you also know that David did soft-core porn before being cast on the X-Files? It’s true.  Search for “Red Shoe” something or other. Anyway, I posted some pictures.

Dec 8, 2012

Downtown Seattle is a much more pleasant place in the fall than it is in the summer. Less traffic, less heat, more lights, fewer bopo boys with skateboards and pit bills, fewer homeless people, fewer tourists, fewer homeless tourists … from the perspective of a resident, it’s just better in every way. Last night, it was even better than usual. On...

Nov 30, 2012

Nov 23, 2012

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 Westlake Carousel officially opened, and I was on a maiden voyage of the 2012 season. Things got off to a rocky start when, shortly after it started spinning, the carousel began making a clank-clank-clank...

Nov 22, 2012

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 septic tank? When the corrupt government’s main opposition is retarded fucksticks like the douchejockeys pictured above,...

Nov 12, 2012

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Nov 5, 2012

Oct 24, 2012

If you knew what I had to go through to get it, you certainly would. I picked the wrong week to stop doing jaw...

Oct 14, 2012

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 me when I tell you, the Californians are already...

Sep 28, 2012

Sep 20, 2012

The wildfire smoke from Eastern Washington has settled over the Seattle metropolitan area, effing up the air quality and triggering a few thousand asthma attacks … but … at least it looks...

Sep 17, 2012

Sep 16, 2012

In the beginning, there was “6th & Lenora”. For once, I liked the name. It was urban. Accurate. Unpretentious. Clearly, it could not be left to stand. Oh no. The last thing the developers wanted was a building marketed to actual urban-dwellers. No no. Instead, they wanted, nay, needed a building marketed toward suburban douchemonkeys. People...

Sep 9, 2012

Several months ago, my daughter discovered a convention named Sakura-Con, and since that time … she’s been looking forward to its return in April of 2013. That date is a long way off, however, and once she noticed a sign for the PAX convention a couple of weeks ago, her curiosity was piqued. When she went online to read about the event, and learned...

Sep 1, 2012

It’s how I’m spending Labor Day Weekend.

Aug 26, 2012

Download Video: MP4 I’m hanging out at the Crocodile last night, when a band takes the stage and launches into a set of Soundgarden covers, the previous band having just finished up a set of Pearl Jam covers. The night is billed as a Tribute to Layne Staley, and the crowd is an interesting mix of Belltown yuppies, UW fratboys, pretentious...

Jul 25, 2012

City Target is now open for business, and it’s kind of a big deal in the Rex household. As a matter of fact, we dropped more cash in this store today than I am comfortable counting. Located only a few blocks from my home, it very well may be the first “big box” store I frequent. Ever. People sometimes look at me with disbelief when I tell them...

Jun 27, 2012

It’s only been up for a month, but I’ve already gotten used to our new ferris wheel. It’s become a fixture of my daily routine, and in my opinion, the aesthetics work quite well. The visual interplay of the cityscape and the amusement ride have somewhat of a synergistic appeal … not unlike Coney Island or the Chicago waterfront. It...

Jun 26, 2012

I just got the opportunity to offload the remaining photos from this past Sunday. As someone mentioned, sometimes it feels as though Gay Pride is actually “Fetish Pride”, although honestly, only about a quarter of the parade entrants are focused on sex or nudity. All things considered, it is one of the more entertaining parades, although like...

Jun 24, 2012

I just got back from the Gay Pride Parade. While there, I took these photographs. I’ll be adding more over the next couple of...

Jun 23, 2012

I woke up late this morning. Probably the latest I’ve awakened in the last 5 years. When I finally got out of bed and glanced at the clock, I realized that I needed to get going … and quick. I threw some clothes on, grabbed my jacket and camera, then went into the living room where the rest of the family was already immersed in the latest Nintendo...