Free Post On the Road Et Tu, Sacramento? I'm behind schedule and tired. And still here. I must be due for a site renewal soon. If the site goes down, it just means I've missed an email. I was about to write that I've been driving through California's Inland Empire on the
Free Post Blog Keep it up, Washington When facing down a pandemic caused by a frightening virus, humility is key, especially when you're a blogger without any trace of scientific or medical background. But we're all allowed
Free Post Blog The intersection of Thomas and Treasure Island (Note: I started this post a day or a week ago.) I had grand plans for a grand post. But now it's late, the day has passed. Thinking vs. doing.
Free Post Read Watch Listen A dog and a slog I finished two books this week, which I'm marking as an accomplishment. I'm not the reader I once was. A Dog's Purpose, by W. Bruce Cameron, and The Rebel, by
Free Post Blog I need glasses to find my glasses On most days my desk looks like a bowl of cable spaghetti. The cables are all black. USB this, lightning bolt that. My reading glasses are black. Black chameleons. I set them down and they become one with the cables. Shopping list - white
Free Post Late Night Musings To Resonate Weather apps are not to be trusted, not entirely. I skipped dinner. Late night my stomach was telling me, pleading with me - that slice from Little Maria's this afternoon just isn't going to cut it. I told myself that it would be best
Free Post Andrew J Bacevich Spring Cleaning Have you read Marie Kondo’s “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing”? I have, at least some of it. The idea appeals. If something in your home isn’t giving you joy, get
Free Post Books On the Streets: Clinton on (the other) Capitol Hill Hillary Clinton received an enthusiastic, warm welcome (and good weather) on 12 December 2017 at Seattle’s Elliott Bay Book Company. Clinton was in town to promote her book
Free Post Arts Andrew McCarthy: Just Fly Away On Thursday 6 April 2017, Andrew McCarthy – actor, author, director – visited Seattle’s Elliott Bay Book Company to read from and discuss his debut novel, ‘Just
Free Post Books Finding Common Ground in America On 2 March 2017, authors Joel Berg and Matt Taibbi, both experts on American politics, took the stage at Town Hall Seattle to discuss their most recent books. They then
Free Post Authors Short Takes: Countdown to Pearl Harbor December 7th gets me everytime, much like the anniversaries of the JFK assassination, the lunar landing, and 9/11. It seems impossible to not reflect on how Pearl Harbor happened
