Seattle goings on
We went up to Lummi Island this morning to help our friend K. pack – he’s sold his place and needed some extra hands. Because of our super efficiency, we took the 1pm ferry off the island and still had plenty of time to drop in on the Stommish Carnival. Our timing was unbelievable – …
It’s Kung Fu tea,†said the proprietress, pouring the second round of hot water over the leaves. “It’s a lot of work.†We were sitting in the Tea House on Maynard in the International District. When the owner spotted me wandering past twice, camera over my shoulder, she came out and gave me a clear …
Things I learned: A sound check is a good thing. It helps to be near the percussion. Changing key on the fly is easy in principal, but much, much harder when you are live on stage. If you go to your supermarket wearing a slightly small cowboy hat with a red plastic Sherriff star stapled …
Empty restaurant, Friday night We had a big turn out for the Jackson Street Crawl on Friday night, but I was crabby. Maybe I shouldn’t dine out while crabby. See, I found the whole experience more irritating than funny. It should have been funny, but I was just getting impatient with the whole experience. I’m …
Yesterday afternoon the Democratic National Committee called. A nice volunteer somewhere was working the phone lists and trying to squeeze money out of registered Dems for the upcoming campaign. I know the run down all too well. I still feel the pain of the 2004 election. Oh, 2000 was an outrage to be sure; a …
Three: It’s free. Doesn’t cost you a nickel. Okay, you can buy a button or a t-shirt, but it’s still free free free. Two: It’s right there. Just THERE. Because it’s right there, you can just take the bus. It’s so easy. Okay, maybe that’s two reasons. Let’s say 2 and 2a. One: I’ll be …