A conversation with Seattle
However, along with the physical beauty of our parks comes an ad hoc collection of oddities and one-shots, truly strange stuff. Over the century-plus development of our park system, any number of relics and memorials have found their way onto park property. In some cases, time has robbed these items of their meaning and context. Continue reading 7 Odd Things to See in Seattle Parks (North End Edition)
“I always pull up early when starting an inbound trip at Aurora Village. There’s something nice about sitting there with the doors open, in prep mode, while people get on and situate themselves.” Continue reading Nathan Vass on What It’s Like to Drive Route 358 (Part 1)
I happened to take an Amtrak train from Seattle last Thursday, the day after King Street Station’s new waiting hall opened, so I wanted to talk more specifically about the impact the renovation has on the traveler. The old room (you could not call it a hall) always felt somehow dingy, with its low ceilings and darkness, whereas the new hall will feel clean, barring negligence. Continue reading A Traveler’s Take on King Street Train Station’s New Look
If you are an Obama backer planning to huddle under your bed all evening nervously considering possible Romney Supreme Court nominees, stop worrying! Seattle sports history proves that Obama is destined for a second term. Continue reading Seattle Sports History Guarantees Obama Win
Does your disaster kit have “at least a week’s worth of medications and any necessary medical supplies, sanitation items and a portable shovel since you might need to dig a hole outside”? Don’t laugh, says John Schelling. Sewage happens. Continue reading The Earthquake Prep Details You Haven’t Thought of Yet
“Depending upon your situation, your plan should include numbers for schools, daycares, adult family homes, primary care doctors, and numbers for vets and locations of pet-friendly hotels if you have loved ones with four legs.” Continue reading Prepared for an Earthquake? It’s Disaster Preparedness Month.
Jeff, someone just slipped this art over the transom–AND I LOVE IT!–but I am increasingly paranoid that we’re close to losing first-mover status on the gondola project I pitched you back in April. I thought at first this must have come from your shop, but as I have heard abso-fricking-lutely nothing on that end, I don’t know. With you tight-lipped bastards, you never can tell. Continue reading Memo to Jeff Bezos: Progress on Gondolas?!?