Mar 30, 2011

The weatherman says we’re in for three straight days of rain. The weatherman says Seattle is going to get 1-3 inches before Friday. The weatherman says it’s going to be the third wettest March on record. I don’t believe the weatherman anymore. I’ve seen this movie before and I know how it ends. It’s not going to rain and they are going to spend...

Mar 28, 2011

Mar 28, 2011

I cannot fathom the lack of intellect behind the statement scrawled on this wall. Hey guys, when you’re done rebelling against daddy, can you wash this off? Better yet, keep this crap in your own neighborhood. You know, in Bothell where you left to escape your unglamorous past. It’s not revolutionary to destroy property with the knowledge that your...

Mar 27, 2011

Which is now the El Corazon. Some guy’s superdope scooter was parked out front too.

Mar 27, 2011

Mar 26, 2011

Well, this is it. This is what Downtown Seattle looks like in the middle of Earth Hour. A few lights are off, but you have to look closely to notice. Kudos to Seattle for (mostly) rejecting this insincere pretense. On the whole, Seattle is a very green town and Seattleites are very green people to begin with. They don’t need this little charade to help...

Mar 26, 2011

I just left Victor Steinbrueck Park near Pike Place Market where a group of about 30 people are currently protesting Monsanto in what they call the “Rally for the Right to Know”. Rallies to raise awareness of the danger of Monsanto are planned around the nation this Saturday, March 26th. They are being organized by The Organic Consumers Association,...

Mar 25, 2011

Mar 25, 2011

Mar 25, 2011

I was walking past the intersection of 4th & James this morning when out of the blue I found myself trudging through 2 inches of water. I looked up, and there was not a cloud in the sky (which was the direct opposite of the forecast), then I looked to my left. Apparently, the sculpture fountain across from the Columbia Tower had overflowed its enclosure,...

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 23, 2011

It's one of those typical Seattle days that the weathermen hate (60 degrees and sunny), but I didn't let that stop me from riding to the Black Hole Sun in Volunteer Park. This is a live shot.

Mar 23, 2011

Mar 22, 2011

New banners are flying over Broadway in Capitol Hill. These new decorations have appeared courtesy of a construction mitigation fund set up by Sound Transit and the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce while the new subway station is being built. Read the full story...

Mar 22, 2011

How YOU doin’...

Mar 20, 2011

Today, a memorial for Mike Starr is being held at The Fountain at Seattle Center from 4:00pm to 11:30pm. I went over for a couple of hours. I’m not super-comfortable sharing my own personal experiences in this area on the web, but I can say that Mike was an incredible human being, and like everyone else … I will miss him a great deal. AIC music...

Mar 20, 2011

Seattle scenery is ridiculous, just ridiculous.

Mar 20, 2011

Shot live with my EVO, the world’s greatest handheld computer.

Mar 19, 2011

Mar 19, 2011

Mar 18, 2011

Mar 18, 2011

Well, Rachel the Pig is back “home” again, but before she was fastened to a Pike Place sidewalk, I decided to support the Market Foundation’s tour by paying respects at Westlake Park first. “What’s the big deal about this pig, Rex?” Nothing, nothing at all. It’s escapism. You have your football games and church services, and I follow bronze pigs...

Mar 18, 2011

Mar 17, 2011

Not the words I would use as the Mayor seems like a perfectly pleasant guy. This business owner in Pioneer Square, however, would appear to disagree. He’s very unhappy about the new parking rates ($3.50/hour), and I don’t suppose I can blame him. I think the parking rates are too high as well, and I think it is a matter of time before they are...

Mar 15, 2011