Go north on Highway 99 and Seattle changes from downtown highrises to overpriced bungalows. After Greenlake, it’s strip motels and auto repair shops, and then used car dealers and plumbing supply and adult video. Closer to Edmonds, the backlit plastic signs add a language. Korean supermarkets and restaurants appear in the low rise strip malls. …
The city is dressed for show in gold and scarlet and plum. That is reason enough to head out on the tree lined avenues that cross the neighborhoods. But it’s also market day in Ballard. Harvest goods are piled on on folding tables, friendly red-cheeked farmers and other folks who make yummy things – cheese, …
For one thing, when you get up this early, you get to see the sun rise.
When people ask me what it is about Seattle that makes me love it so, I always have the same answer. It’s a vibrant, diverse city that’s close to big nature. You can stand at Pike Place Market and, weather permitting, see Mount Rainier. Hell, you can stand in my bathtub, and, weather permitting, see …
If it’s not a crying little one – I get it, I feel like crying too – it’s the guy across the aisle who will – oh my GOD – not shut up about the business deals he’s making in Bermuda. Add the general noise of the plane to that and it’s no wonder that …
On the pro side: On a full plane, it is a blessing to have an empty seat next to you. The gods must have been smiling because after some shuffling, the nice guy from Alaska got moved to sit next to his wife and no one took his place. Ambien plus a glass of wine …