Seattle goings on
When we were little kids, my folks used to pry us out of bed before dawn on summer weekends, bundle us in the back of the Buick Estate Wagon, and drive us over the winding hazard that is California’s Highway 17. I don’t remember anything about the transition from bed to car, but I can …
When I read on West Seattle Blog about today’s low tide, I knew where I was going to play hooky today. Destination? Alki Beach, of course. Low tide is a smorgasbord for water loving birds, a treasure hunt for nerds with metal detectors, and a learning playground for folks who don’t often get to see …
The coffee at Bird on a Wire is intense – I guess it’s Italian style, very dark, strong, a little bitter. I like a smoother brew, but the coffee house is cool. It’s a little place stuffed to bursting with bird kitsch and tiny paintings. I wasn’t sure what to do with my eyeballs, so …
We’re selling our reliable old Tercel. He’s been more than a car, he’s been a sidekick. If Nerd’s Eye View were a sitcom, selling Theodore Terzel would be the equivalent of a beloved character actor leaving the show. If you know me personally, you’ve probably driven Theodore at some point. “What the hell is up …
Again: I’m showing my collage work at Ginomai, a community space in an ex-preschool associated with West Seattle Christian Church. One night only, tonight, 6-8, just northwest of the Alaska Junction. I’ll have a few prints for sale, too, 75 bucks each, and they’re swell, just swell. “Ginomai (gee-NO-my) which is a Greek term for …
I shot some studio photos for my pal Nia on Saturday – her site is up and her work is really really really nice – go have a look. Seriously. It’s so nice I have one of the pieces in my home. And speaking of artwork, I’ll be hanging my collage work for art walk …