When walking to my car Monday morning I noticed that Sunday’s rains seemed to have flooded out some earthworms, since several were wriggling their way across the damp asphalt toward my car. A moment later I noticed the odd, coral-toned ring around their necks, and their shiny, scaly black bodies. No, not worms, tiny black [...]
Two Seattle friends visited one of the 7-11s made into a Kwik-E Mart as part of a promotion for the Simpsons movie. So if you were curious as to what they looks like here you go. The Kwik-E Mart, that is, not Dave and Halfmad. Share/Bookmark
Like many people, when it rains I feel a certain longing. On some occasions I have settled into a chair with a book and perhaps a cup of tea of coffee, but while there is certainly pleasure in that, it never feels like enough. On too few occasions I have watched the rain through a [...]
“When I picked her up from her tiny one room house I brought her a gift: a goofy-looking, fifteen feet long hot pink plush snake. It was an irrational choice, but she previously mentioned liking stuffed animals and snakes both, and since I had seen this monstrosity at the mall, I gave it a shot.”
The Upper Eastside Fireworks and BBQ celebration was a lot of fun. I tend to forget what a friendly place the American Legion Hall is, with a great history (see link for details) and cheap drinks! I should go there more often. I took quite a few photos, but had some technical issues with them [...]
In celebration of Independence Day I spent the morning deleting the fast-mutating worm which is attacking my mailboxes. I have been receiving a lot of them this week (all on the “[variable] sent you r postcard!” theme), but today it’s amped up to a hundred or so an hour. Good times, good times… But I [...]