What I did on the hottest day of the year
I spent what I can only hope will be Seattle’s hottest day this year touching base with some old tourist landmarks, beginning with the Pike Place Market. I came away with four good photos to reward my Saturday sweat.
The a cappella quartet in front of the original Starbucks in the first picture should be publicly [...]
Democratic politics gets its angel round
New York Times (Magazine): Wiring the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy. Even the title of the piece must make conservatives apoplectic. It makes me a little queasy. But the article is a brilliant dissection of the effects of campaign finance reform on the flow of money and the policy creation process in the Democratic party—and outside it. [...]
Greg gets back on the horse
Lots of good posts from Greg today over at the Green[e]house, after the weirdness of Cathy’s Tuesday primary loss. I’m certainly looking forward to talking with you over some drinks soon, Greg. In the meantime I’m just glad to welcome you back to the ranks of active bloggers.
Optimism in the face of the end of the world
Between Bonhoeffer’s Letters and Papers from Prison and The Day After (which my host is currently watching and I’m failing to avoid), I really need to find something cheerier. Maybe some Joy Division.
—About The Day After. Judging from the IMDB message boards, the kids who didn’t grow up with the Cold War think the movie [...]
