Sep 17, 2012

Sep 16, 2012

A couple of years ago, I was in an Olympia grocery co-op, when I heard a commotion behind me. “Oh my goodness, you’re so BEAUTIFUL!” I looked around, and I saw a middle-aged white woman motioning to another middle-aged white woman to come to where she was standing. “Isn’t she so BEAUTIFUL!”, the first woman...

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 9, 2012

August 2012 was Seattle’s driest month. Ever. If it stays dry for another two days, this will be the longest stretch Seattle has gone without rain in the history of, well, Seattle. This being the case, surely Lisa Van Cise and all of her colleagues in Seattle meteorology no longer have anything to complain about. Right? Right? Oh, ye of little...

Aug 27, 2012

I have a very difficult relationship with my blog. I always have. It’s a love/hate relationship if ever there was one. Lately, however, it’s been more hate than love, and a couple of months ago, I seriously considered hitting the almighty ‘delete’ key and putting the Internet out of its misery. It just seemed like the right thing to...

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...

Aug 18, 2012

As recently as the 1950′s in this country, a white man could lynch a black man, and he would most likely get away with it.   While those days are behind us, there are swift outcries when it is perceived by mainstream America that these particular inequities are still taking place.  The Trayvon Martin case is a good example of this. While it would be...

Aug 6, 2012

Have you ever seen a Washington State Ferry collide with a pleasure boat? On Friday, I came close to seeing exactly that. Shortly after 6:30pm on Friday, I felt my boat go into reverse-thrust, and when I looked out the front window to see what was going on .. this is what I saw: Apparently, Seattleites are not just shitty...

Aug 5, 2012

Last week, I hopped the ferry for my usual 35 minute journey back to Seattle. When I got on and peered out the window, I noticed something unusual. There was a Coast Guard boat with a machine gun mounted at the front, and behind the gun was a man ready to shoot someone or something. Since we were nowhere near a national border, one can only assume that those...

Jul 26, 2012

Photos from the Grand Opening of the South Lake Union Goodwill Store. Address: 411 Westlake Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98109 Hours: Monday – Saturday 10am – 7pm, Sunday 10am – 6pm

Jul 16, 2012

Almost twenty years ago, I was sent by my editor to the Brooklyn Academy of Music. It was a mayoral election year, and an “A list” celebrity had flown in from Los Angeles to stump for her favorite candidate. On this particular day, it was my assignment to interview, photograph, and write an article about this particular A-lister. As I was talking to her...

Jul 8, 2012

Jul 7, 2012

Live from Cal Anderson. – Posted remotely from my Android Tablet

Jul 4, 2012

Bigger crowd than last year. Fireworks start at 9:15. Be here or be … well, please don’t be here. The Streetcar is going to be crowded enough going back to...

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 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...

Jun 18, 2012

“Well, you didn’t get it from me!” “Does this hat make me look gay?” “No, I don’t even like girls!” “All of my shorts are in the wash.” “The molecular weight of Tungsten is 183.84, duh!” So many titles, so little space in the...

Jun 15, 2012

On this spot, last week, another cyclist was killed by an automobile driver. His name was Nap Cantwell. I actually heard this collision take place, and I’ve been just sick about it ever since. It is why I purposely waited at least one week to mention it. Had I written about it the next day, I probably would have … well, let’s just say that I...

Jun 11, 2012

Earlier this year, a friend of mine was rushed to Harborview Hospital. To protect his anonymity, and for the sake of clarity, let’s call my friend ‘Doug Thatcher Tha Booty Snatcher’. Now, the reason Doug was rushed to the hospital is not important, however, the method in which he was rushed is notable. You see, Doug is a resident of...

Jun 6, 2012

These photos were taken this morning in Westlake Park, where a series of new statues have been installed. I rather like them.

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...

Jun 3, 2012

Jun 2, 2012

A wife? Ewwww. Kids? No way. A minivan? Not if their lives depended on it. Clothes that fit? Not ’til mom comes by to do laundry. Hula-hooping in Cal Anderson Park? Now that’s something a 35 year-old Seattleite can get up before noon...