Be prepared to say, “Yeah, it sounds like an atmospheric river starting Sunday” to all of your coworkers.

• Still excited about the One Line extension.
• Shared streets.
• I don’t know the specific resumes of the women nominated to replace Girmay Zahilay, but kudos for picking all Black women.
• Rich people got a tax cut from the Federal government, so they wouldn’t even notice a tax increase in Washington. So a no new tax budget seems like leaving a lot on the table.
• Just let trans people play sports.

All right!

• By next week, light rail will go all the way South to Federal Way.
• The transition for the first newly elected King County Executive in over a decade was going to be a shakeup. Still, this seems like more than might be necessary.
• Don’t give those fuckos our voter info.
• Range Media is having a fundraiser.
• The legislature is going to be in session before you know it, so hey, write your legislators.

Good morning. I hope you all enjoyed Thanksgiving and such.

• I was in Olympia over the weekend and I asked about the biking and got quite a response. I lived there a long time ago, but not 130 years ago.
• Vintage bus tours look like a lot of fun.
• This story about people collecting leaves in the bike lanes is great.

• It’s a pretty gross sci fi surveillance state future we find ourselves in.
• Anywhere is a bathroom if you’re a bird.
• Of all the things to take pride in! Islamophobia?
• Anyway, it sounds like there may be posts from Darryl but I’m out until Monday so enjoy Thanksgiving and the long weekend.

Beautiful day for a bike ride if you bundle up.

• We’re disproportionately arresting Native youth.
• Gaps in the bike lanes are quite frustrating.
• The City of Seattle sure decided to screw up the budget going forward.

I was at the coffee shop and the barista casually said “happy Friday.” And I realized I had to be at work shortly but I haven’t written anything. So here you are and thanks to her.

Good morning, you lovelies and uggos.

• Books With Pictures is having a fundraiser. I know it’s Portland, but they’re great.
• Who wants a little jet fuel in their blueberries?
• Pasco seems to think it has too many healthy teeth, as they vote to remove fluoride from the water.
• Feds want to cut homeless funding. And while state and local governments can make up some of the money, it’s a lot to make up.

What a delight last weekend was. I would have liked to see more sun, but it made the hours when it broke through the clouds glorious. But! A light drizzle or no rain at all is a fine time to ride a bike or go for a walk.

The long dark and its cousin the midday gray can be tough if they’re an excuse to stay in. But get out in it. I mean, have a good rain coat and some waterproof shoes. But seriously it’s good to get out. Enjoy yourself.

Yuck. What a miserable day. Avoid the rain if you can. A good day to take the bus. Anyway:

• Parking lots are awful for cities. So I am glad to see Spokane considering taxing them.
• You guys! Katie Wilson is going to be the mayor of Seattle.
• Marie Gluesenkamp Perez remains the most frustrating Democrat. I get that the district is tough for Democrats but the Obamacare subsidies should be a gimme.

• Fuck the people deporting wildland firefighters, still.
• I wouldn’t call it yet, but it’s sure looking likely that Katie Wilson is going to win the mayor’s race. Still, make sure that your vote was counted.
• This administration is absolute garbage. Part a billion, no funds for foreign students at the UW.

Well, the shutdown is going to end. Not with subsidies, with nothing more than a promise for a vote. At least Washington’s Senators voted against this abomination. Ugh, man. Indivisible has a script if you want to call Patty Murray or Maria Cantwell and ask to boot Schumer.

Anyway, today is a good day to donate to the Rainier Valley Food Bank.

• The Seattle Mayor’s race is still too close to call. Aaaaaa.
• We really need to fix the Federal access to police surveillance data.
• And speaking of, Redmond stop contracting with Flock Safety.
• I love the people making whistle kits.
• With the Trump Administration being little shits about SNAP benefits, today is a good day to donate to the Vashon Food Bank.

Hey gang. It’s nice when lefties win. Good results across the country. It’s too early to tell, but I think good results in Seattle. Well, the City Council races and a City Attorney who doesn’t hate Seattle’s poorest people. Across the state, it seems like a lot more W’s than L’s.

Also, I don’t know what’s happening with SNAP benefits, but you can donate to the Pike Market Food Bank.

Drop off your ballot by Tuesday the 4th. Tomorrow as this is posted. People on social media are saying that dropboxes are better than the Post Office. These municipal elections determine what happens in cities and counties all over the state. If you’re in Seattle, I hope you vote for the left slate.

It’s the Friday before the election. Get your ballot postmarked, or better yet at this point, dropped off by Tuesday. Good, good.

Anyway, Microsoft Office changed their icons and I do not like it. I first noticed it at work, and thought, maybe it looks better on a phone. No. No it does not. I’m sure a lot of thought went into it and no I couldn’t do it better. I imagine that I will get used to it, eventually.

Anyway, that’s the most important bit of local tech company news.