Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 12th, 2009
We’ve got a real snoozer of a mayoral election going on in Seattle right now. No one likes the incumbent, who is nonetheless pretty much a shoo-in to be re-elected. His token challengers are fighting over issues like “let’s build an expensive, useless streetcar system to compete with our expensive, useless bus system,” and “maybe [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 2nd, 2009
Although Seattle is not a particularly religious city, our local papers pretty frequently run articles describing what it’s like to be “in a relationship” with god. Today, for instance, Northwest Ministry Network Women’s Ministry Director Jodi Detrick brings us the touching tale of a former junkie who used the “relationship status” of her Facebook page [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 21st, 2009
There are a number of perks to living in Seattle. You can get espresso at the dentist. Bruce Lee’s grave is only a short bus ride away. You can’t spit without hitting a teriyaki restaurant. And, of course, whenever the Discovery Institute has a book signing to promote their latest anti-scientific tract, it’s super-convenient to [...]
