In which I almost have two conversations!
The #560 route goes from West Seattle to Bellevue, a loooong ride, made longer because it detours several miles out of its way to stop at the airport. ... [read more]
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STILL BLOWING BUBBLES
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Anything goes: 8/15/2026
our 93rd weekly open mike Let’s see what happens when your host (me) has nothing to say. Step right up, speak your mind, tell a story, sing a song, whatever. ... [read more]
And now the news: 8/12/2026
National Academy of Sciences folds, removes climate change info from judges manual Excerpt: The nation’s top scientific body has removed a chapter on climate science from a reference manual for judges after an outcry from critics on the right, including President Trump. ... [read more]
A few more comedies
By request, an interruption of the ordinary alphabetical order of things for a “dumb comedy week of the Neverending Film Festival” — three comedies recommended by readers. ... [read more]
The days of Dean’s week
My flatmate Dean is an annoyance, which I ve mentioned a few times. He s as extroverted as I m introverted, and he endlessly wants to talk. And he likes to cook, so he s frequently in the kitchen. ... [read more]
The kitchen talk show
There s no air conditioning in our house. We re in Seattle, a city that rarely reached the mid-80s when I was a kid, 90° once or twice in August, at worst. ... [read more]
Anything goes: 8/8/2026
our 92nd weekly open mike Let’s see what happens when your host (me) has nothing to say. Step right up, speak your mind, tell a story, sing a song, whatever. ... [read more]
Three more comedies
By request, an interruption of the ordinary alphabetical order of things for a dumb comedy week of the Neverending Film Festival — three comedies recommended by readers. ... [read more]
You never know in the big city.
Riding the buses, you often see the same people you d seen a few days earlier. I have nicknames and assumptions about two dozen or so regulars, and one of my favorites is a boy, white and about 10 years old, who rides alone, with no parents or guardian. ... [read more]
And now the news: 8/5/2026
How a top law firm went from standing up to Trump to bending the knee Excerpt: As a sign of how skittish the firm had become, an email exchange reviewed by The Times documents a heated discussion among partners about how — or whether — to alter a website that recounted the firm’s work against white supremacists and the rioters of January 6, 2021. ... [read more]