Seattle goings on
Okay, the sound isn’t great, it’s muddy and the acoustics in the hall weren’t the best, the voices are under-amplified, but check it out: Our ukulele club played I Will Survive onstage at the Northwest Folklife Festival yesterday. It ruled. In case you’re wondering, I’m the bouncy one in the white flowered headdress and the …
Setting: In the car, in the alley behind Husky Deli. We’d just stopped to get ice cream to bring to the perfect summer BBq. I’m driving. Me: Whoa, check out the snappy looking gent at the bus stop. His tie matches the Easy Street pink star. J [Rolling down the window]: Is there anyone behind …
I’m not getting out much – too busy replenishing the coffers and envying our friends who are in New York or Cochin or moving to posh new digs in London. That’s why I’m hosting the Carnival of Cities. If I can’t get there physically, I’ll settle (for now) for a virtual visit. It doesn’t exactly …
The postcard, that cheap and venerable souvenir for the last 120 years, is slowly but inexorably fading from the scene. Blame it on the surging popularity of digital photos, text messages and those 5,000-word dispatches e-mailed to weary friends and family from Internet cafes the world over. Source: SF Gate: Perceptive Travel Nooooooo! As much …
Leeks are a tricky vegetable. I do like them but I’m not always sure what to do with them. I had them oven roasted at my friend’s place in Tuscany – that was damn fine – and in vichyssoises (leek and potato soup) but I rarely cook them at home. We received a bundle of …
My photo won the prize for “Most Unusual Object” in West Seattle Blog’s Garage Sale Contest. No, smart guy, the unusual object wasn’t ME, it was two huge bags of duck decoys. Me: How many duck decoys does a person need? Duck Decoy Guy: About a dozen. Me: And how many do you have here? …