The following are selected reports from the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct. They represent the officers' accounts of the events described.
What a ride! After two weeks of dramatic rain and hail squalls, suddenly it is an oppressive 85 degrees in the shade, without a hint of a breeze. The exuberant verdancy of our gardens suddenly seems briefly frozen in time before it all droops. The spinach bolts, and I want to also.This is going to be a long summer of interesting developments. The scientists and policymakers can continue to debate their facts and figures regarding climate change, but those of us who putter around the garden or spend time walking in the mountains have a keen sense of great change. It has been coming on slowly, yet inexorably.
Why would you put yourself at risk? For the sheer fun of it, of course!Risk is an unavoidable part of life. We work very hard to make our lives as safe as possible: locks, safety belts, helmets, traffic signals, life jackets, security guards.... What makes us go on with our daily lives is our confidence that every-thing will go right and that we can manage the risks we take."RISK!," a new traveling exhibit accompanied by "Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk," a new IMAX film, has just opened at the Pacific Science Center.
It was a Friday in 1946, at 10:59 a.m., and the cake, ice cream and soft drinks were all gone, the class pictures were signed and Mrs. Noon had once again given another heartfelt speech to spur us on to accomplish great feats during the summer. The school bell rang for the last time, signaling the beginning of the upcoming three-month vacation.
I'll never see 50 again.I don't say this proudly.I say it ruefully.Sadly even.And yet, I'm happy to be alive and semi-vigorous.But 30 was better than 50, as was 40.The truth shall set you free if you can stand the pain.Those middle-aged and elderly folks who take pride in their own and their relatives' mere survival ("Grandma's 90 and she gummed a whole cookie yesterday!") always remind me of the folks who proudly display bumper stickers applauding their grandchildren's grade-school accomplishments.Now don't get me wrong. My mother is a hale and hearty 86 young.She was pleased by the fact that she was never even offered a seniors discount at her favorite haunts until she reached her early 70s.She doesn't talk much about being proud of living well into her ninth decade, but she still walks at least a mile every day, quit smoking at 65 and has cut her daily wine and whisky intake (hey, she's Irish) to one or two drinks.
Even trash-talking sexist comedians get it right sometimes.I first heard about hybrid cars from the inimitable and invaluable comic Bill Maher, back when he was still hosting "Politically Incorrect" following Ted Koppel's "Nightline."If memory serves (and I don't insist that it does), Maher was already touting the virtues of the combination electric and gas-driven Toyota Prius before 9/11 upped the urgency on America's weaning itself of Arabian petroleum. Certainly he pushed it afterward, while also broadening his attack on gas consumption in a book titled "If You Ride Alone, You Ride with bin Laden."My wife and I looked into acquiring a Prius about two years ago. In principle we were sold on it before we got to the car lot. In reality, the automobile fit too snugly for an overweight 6-footer (that would not be my wife) to spend much time in.
Maybe it's busy workMaybe it's a thirst for knowledge. But I had a wonderful time tracking down two words this week. It all began at breakfast, when someone asked if I'd pass the saltcellar. Why is it called a "saltcellar," we wondered. It was suggested that they kept a barrel of salt in the cellar and named its table container the same thing.
Winning artist: Joanna Vong (with Southwest Airlines' Linnea Sallberg and Rep. Jim McDermott), a senior at Garfield High School, 400 23rd Ave., was chosen by judges to represent the 7th Congressional District in this year's Congressional High School Art Competition with her painting "Tree of Life."
Last week, Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Raj Manhas announced changes to his preliminary recommendation on school closures, consolidation and student assignments that was presented to the School Board on April 20. Due to the great amount of community concern, Manhas announced the removal of school closures from his recommendation for balancing the 2006-07 budget.
Who was Frantz H. Coe, anyway? How about John Hay? Anyone know who Mr. or Ms. McClure was? Here's the scoop.
June 12 is going to be a busy day in Maui for Magnolia resident Patrick Oishi.But forget aerobic lounging on an idyllic beach. The Deputy Pierce Country Prosecutor is going to swim one mile, bike 25 and run 6 in the King's Trail Triathlon on the Hawaiian island as part of a fundraising effort for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training (TNT) program, he said.More than 30,000 TNT athletes will raise money nationally for cancer research by taking part in marathons, triathlons and 100-mile bike races all over the world this year, according to the organization's Web site (www.teamintraining.org).
Police and agents from the FBI and Homeland Security descended on the Mecca Café and Bar in Lower Queen Anne on Friday afternoon in search of a potential terrorist, according to numerous sources and the FBI.The subject of the search is a longtime regular at the bar on Queen Anne Avenue North half a block south of Mercer Street, but the man still isn't sure why the war on terrorism took such a personal term for him around 1 p.m. that day.He knows it had something to do several cellphone conversations he made while sitting in a booth on the restaurant side, said the man, who prefers to remain anonymous.
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, Central Seattle Sno-King MSCS,Sjogen's Syndrome Foundation support group, Bailey-Boushay House, Mobility equipment and information available
Ask Tom Douglas who makes the best bacon in town and he'll likely refer you to Bavarian Meats, a local company responsible for the wonderful, slightly smoky pork featured at Douglas' restaurants Palace Kitchen and Etta's Seafood. Stop into the popular downtown bistro Le Pichet and you can order a dish featuring Bavarian Meats' landjaegger, sautéed and served with chutney. Order a ham sandwich from the Virginia Inn and you'll get a couple slices of bread stuffed with Bavarian Meats' genuine Westphalian ham. Grab a dog from the busy Hotdog Joe's cart outside Safeco Field on game day and you'll be eating, you guessed it, Bavarian Meats. Bavarian Meats is a local company that turns out some of the most authentic German sausages, salamis and other cured and smoked meats this side of Munich. Despite its popularity with foodies (not only restaurateurs but several food blogger sites contain raves about Bavarian Meats' products), the company is small and remains so by choice. As such, their output is necessarily limited, and they don't go out of their way to advertise or seek publicity.
For most people, riding a bike for three and a half hours is considered a long ride. For new Madrona resident and local business owner Urs Koenig, it is more of a short ride - especially when you compare it to the 3,047-mile one he will do later this month. Koenig is preparing for what is arguably the most challenging endurance event in the world.