Seattle has an odd landmark: the Wall of Gum near the famous Market. Stranger still is that it seems it is not the original, but rather a copycat of Bubble Gum Alley in San Luis Obispo. Competing walls where people stick their used chewing gum? There must be some sort of odd symbolism there. And [...]
Seattle’s Space Needle As those of you who follow me on Twitter or Flickr know, I just returned from a few days in Seattle. I chose not to mention it in advance here for a few reasons, most of which are purely irrational and superstitious. However, now that I am back, I plan on endlessly [...]
I’m not certain exactly why, but for some reason my web host decided to replace the most recent home page with the version from a couple of weeks ago, before the redesign. This isn’t the first time they’ve done something like this, but I can never get a good explanation as to what has gone [...]
Thank you to those of you who voted for Directions for the SFDB Post of the Month. I am a little bit amazed that I won, given the competition, but it is gratifying to know that my modest effort was appreciated. If you are new to reading Hidden City, having been directed here via links [...]
Oddly enough, I’ve been nominated for the South Florida Daily Blog Post of the Month for April. Not me specifically, I suppose, but my story Directions. Anyway, the final selection is determined by the readership’s votes, so if you haven’t already done so, you should go and check out the nominations. Voting ends at 10pm [...]