(Owed to Xaos) The Olympic Games are apparently coming to Vancouver, and since Seattle - presumably due to its putative moral superiority and boundless smugness - seems to consider itself Canadian, there is some buzz on local TV.  Mostly, there are amateurish spots hyping local athletes who are b . . . (More)

 Here in Washington State, the race for governor has been contested with unrestrained hostility, probably due to the incumbent, Chris Gregoire, winning over her then, and current, challenger Dino Rossi by a scant 133 votes last time - after a trial, recount, charges and counter-charges, and, presu . . . (More)

 At one point, I ordered pizza, as we do in this great land of ours amen.  I noticed that if you ordered two eleven inch pizzas, the second was significantly discounted, so I ordered two identical eleven inchers.  The kid on the phone opined that a single seventeen inch pizza would . . . (More)

 I have apparently been living in Seattle for nearly a month, which is an odd thing to find myself saying.  I don't particularly feel  like I have been living here, even though I have a daily commute and other external signs of citizenship - it seems very much like I . . . (More)