Nov 25, 2012

The tree is...

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 20, 2012

Almost two years have passed since the M Street Grocery closed its doors, and what does the neighborhood have to show for it? Well gee, boys and girls, why don’t you see for yourself: Greed. The ruin of a once-great nation. “Who cares if this beloved market serves an important need in the neighborhood, we may be able to make more money renting it...

Nov 18, 2012

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Nov 13, 2012

Yesterday was an exciting day for yours truly. It’s a day I had been eagerly awaiting for months. Yesterday, Pike Grocery finally opened its doors, and as soon as my ferry docked, I beat a hasty path to its doors. What I found left me quite pleased. A grocery, a convenience store, a deli, oh my. Beer, wine, salty snacks, milk, produce … Pike...

Nov 12, 2012

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Nov 1, 2012

Products are on the shelves, and it looks almost ready to go. Last night, on my way up the hill to trick-or-treat, I peered inside the new Pike Grocery, and I was surprised by the size of the interior. The store is going to be bigger than I thought. It’s more than a convenience store, it’s literally what it says … a grocery. After taking a...

Nov 1, 2012

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Oct 29, 2012

Yesterday, “Hilloween” (Capitol Hill Halloween) was once again celebrated in Cal Anderson Park. Kids aged 1-51 got freebies from local businesses, played games, and were treated to concerts from a variety of performers … the most popular being the Recess Monkey, a children’s music group based right here in Seattle. The festivities were...

Oct 24, 2012

“Check out the park name at 5th Ave. N and Highland” a homeslice just text messaged me. I pulled up Google Maps, and sure enough: Heh. Well, I’ll be damned. It looks like the Seattle City Council strikes again. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m on my way to a certain park in Queen...

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 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...

Oct 17, 2012

Seattle would be great were it not for the people who live here. People sometimes ask me, “well, why do you put up with it?” The traffic; the hopelessly corrupt local government; the greedy suburban developers buying up every last corner; the vigilante cops; the tourists from Kirkland and Bellevue; the hapless bearded hipsters in girl’s jeans;...

Oct 16, 2012

By far my favorite time of year. Some thought it would never...

Oct 16, 2012

Live from my Android phone.

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...

Oct 6, 2012

“You’ll get sick of it!”, they tell me, “I promise, you’ll get sick of it quick!” I’m in my sixth month of daily ferry commuting, and honestly, I don’t know that I’d have it any other way. Were my company to offer to move across the street from my home, I don’t know that I’d accept. Twice a day,...

Oct 5, 2012

Oct 4, 2012

“Do you need your cane?” I wanted to kill myself when my wife posed this question to me. Sometimes, I think Kurt had this one pegged. Maybe it is better to burn out than fade away. On this night, I was seriously wishing that I had. This past Saturday, my back went out again. This made it the third … fourth time this year. I’ve...

Sep 28, 2012