Seattle goings on
And the living is easy… In spite of our passive aggressive weather, it looks like summer is finally here. A few signs: The hotties of beach volleyball are at Alki, wearing board shorts and upturned visors, surf betties squeezed together on a blanket nearby. We ate fresh raspberries and lemon sorbet for dessert. J. is …
I missed this item in the news as it went to press just after we left for Canada. That means I found out the hard way, by walking through Volunteer Park, which I do often as it’s just over THERE from my place, and coming across a great scarred stump and a handful of shellshocked …
This is my new neighbor, Rusty. I have serious dog envy.
Last night on my new favorite PBS show, About Us, we watched 30 Frames a Second, a documentary about the WTO riots in Seattle. There wasn’t really much of a takeaway from that for me because, after all, I was here for it. Watching this film did bring it all back, it totally encapsulated the …
Do not, under any circumstances, go to Agua Verde on the first sunny night of the season. You will be last to be seated, you won’t get the agua fresca you want or maybe you will, you’ll be lectured for standing on the pier where the kayaks are. You will wonder if all of a …
Friday night, Quoc Te: Karaoke singer through the fish tank Sunday morning, Alki beach: kid with guitar and coffee. I like to think they’re both singing “Beyond the Sea.”