Saturday, Seattle
September 6, 2008 – 5:26 pm | by nerd's eye viewWelcome to Nerd's Eye View. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Want to know more about this site? See the Meet the Nerd page. And thanks for reading!
The Burien Firefighters were holding an open house when we passed through which is why we parked the car, got a seat on the curb, and watched them slice up a car as though were a Thanksgiving turkey. They were demonstrating a simulated rescue on an 80’s Mazda two door hatchback - they popped off the door, removed the pretend injured guy inside, and then, for grins, took the roof off.
The guy sitting next to me talked his little girl through the entire process because I believe that was her uncle playing “Injured Guy in Car.” The best part? “Can girls be firefighters too?” he asked his little pink clad charge. “That’s RIGHT! Absolutely they can!” Right on, modern dad.
With the car sliced and diced, we finished running our errands, and ended up at Alki Beach too late for the dedication of the new Statue of Liberty Plaza. That’s right, New Yorkers, we’ve got our own much smaller version of Lady Liberty. She faces the sound and reminds visitors that at the site where Seattle was founded, the settlers believed they were establishing the new New York. We ate celebratory cake, learned about what it takes to be a seal sitter, and talked to the folks who think you should turn your backyard into a wildlife habitat. Obama boosters registered voters while the big band played.
The left coast. Seattle. It’s where you wanted to be today.
8 Responses to “Saturday, Seattle”
By jessiev on Sep 6, 2008 | Reply
my brother’s a seattle firefighter! cool beans. great photo!
By UptakeInOH on Sep 6, 2008 | Reply
Oh….that picture on the Seal Sitter site of the mama seal and her nursling….is just making this earthy mama’s heart melt! So precious.
By lilalia on Sep 6, 2008 | Reply
Sounds like the perfect sort of Saturday memory to take into the long winter months. Thinking of Goldilocks, “Just right” is the tone of your meanderings.
By Nomadic Matt on Sep 7, 2008 | Reply
I really like that last photo. How did you do it? Photoshop?
By nerd's eye view on Sep 8, 2008 | Reply
@Matt Yup, it’s the magic of the art history brush in Photoshop.
By eileen on Sep 10, 2008 | Reply
Seattle’s often where I want to be. But not enough to rrrrrip myself up by the roots I’ve put down here, significantly lower on the left coast. Cute tiny dog pic, and lovely post, as always.
By NewWrldYankee on Sep 16, 2008 | Reply
Everytime I see one of your pics, I have this sudden urge to grab a frame. I love when there is color popping out of a crisp black and white photo.
By daniel on Sep 25, 2008 | Reply
Such a small world. I found this site from my rss feed for Vegablogging, when i see the picture of the Burien Firefighters. I live about 5 minutes from where that photo was taken.
Glad to have found this blog as i am really enjoying it. Thanks!