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Wednesday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 6/9/21, 8:01 am

Oh shoot. I forgot to write this until now. Sorry.

Anyway, there’s still time to wash your hands right now and to get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

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Monday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Monday, 6/7/21, 8:33 am

– Is anyone else following the King County vaccine tracker on Twitter? I love seeing the updates.

– Anyone else excited about taking the bus to a trail? Has anyone done it in the past?

– Please wash your hands right now, and get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

– Here are some interesting looking LGBTQ businesses that you can visit during Pride Month, or any other time.

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Friday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 6/4/21, 8:29 am

Look, I think you should get vaccinated because it will stop or slow down a horrible disease. Because it makes you much much much less likely to pass that disease on to your friends and family, to your neighbors, and to a suffering world. But if a chance of winning the vaccine lottery is what gets the shot in your arm, it has the same effect. And who couldn’t use the money? So good luck on that front.

And you can win the wash your hands right now lottery. The prize is diseases dying in the sink, and going down the drain.

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Wednesday Morning Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 6/2/21, 6:47 am

Darryl noted yesterday that Drinking Liberally is back. It is so great to be vaccinated. To touch other people. Hell, even not having to worry about the dingy bathroom is a blessing. It’s great to be back with people.

I also took the bus for the first time in over a year. And am back to work from work. The return to normal is happening so quickly. It’s great.

If you haven’t been vaccinated, you should. It’s free. The more people get vaccinated the better for everyone. Let’s stop this horrible virus.

Also, please wash your hands right now.

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Wednesday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 5/26/21, 7:05 am

It’s 2 weeks after my second shot today. Hell yeah. We’re all touching each other’s eyes. Or whatever normal human contact is. I forget. But anyway, it’s pretty fantastic. I haven’t even rolled out of bed yet, but I feel a sense of liberation.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now, and get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

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Open Thread Monday May 24

by Carl Ballard — Monday, 5/24/21, 8:12 am

I really like that Seattle is always changing. Like, you can definitely complain about Amazon and expensive housing. But there isn’t a mythical time when Seattle was better. There are real problems to fix, but I am glad that we’re doing it in a city with a $15 minimum wage, and a growing public transportation system.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now, and get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

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Friday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 5/21/21, 8:17 am

I am excited for Bellevue’s Grand Connection. It seems like a fun ride when it’s all complete.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

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Open Thread Wednesday.

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 5/19/21, 8:22 am

Good morning. Do you live in King County? Are you behind on rent or utilities? Well, the county is going to help people with rent. So you might as well apply if you’re eligible.

And for goodness sake, wash your hands right now, and take the vaccine as soon as you can.

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Monday Open Thread!

by Carl Ballard — Monday, 5/17/21, 8:24 am

I generally don’t like the line item veto. But as long as it’s being used, it can go to better housing laws (first item). More accessory dwelling units are great for density. I will be glad if there are more. I know people who lived in them right out of college who wouldn’t have been able to afford their neighborhood otherwise.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now, and get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

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Friday, Friday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 5/14/21, 7:18 am

Got my second shot on Wednesday. Since a lot of people are talking about side effects, I should mention that mine were pretty mild. I felt like I needed a nap all day. Then I took one, and felt fine. My arm wasn’t even sore. I think mild or no side effects is probably more common than you might think based (understandably) on how people report on them, especially on social media.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

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Open Thread Wednesday Morning, May 12, 2021, CE.

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 5/12/21, 7:26 am

It’s pretty exciting when there’s progressive legislation that you weren’t aware of until it already passed. What a great thing that agricultural workers will have the same overtime rights as the rest of the state.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now, and get vaccinated if you haven’t already.

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Open Thread 5-7

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 5/7/21, 8:13 am

Good morning to everyone but Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier. Seriously, it’s a couple months. Just let the grocery workers have hazard pay for a while. It’ll be over and you won’t have been the asshole. If you wanted a broader plan, you could have negotiated it. Gah.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now, and get vaccinated if you’re eligible.

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Wednesday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 5/5/21, 8:20 am

Well, if my email and Twitter feed are correct, the deadline for Give Big is midnight tonight. If you have a local charity that you like, your donation will go further today. I gave to a local food bank, but there are a lot of good causes.

And also, wash your hands and get vaccinated if you are eligible.

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Open Thread (Monday)

by Carl Ballard — Monday, 5/3/21, 8:15 am

It looks like King County (among others) will kick down to phase 2 of the reopening plan. Restaurants have been flouting the 50% capacity rules, and we’re going in the wrong direction. Eventually, the vaccine use should catch up, but in the meantime, I don’t mind a bit of caution.

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Open Thread Thread Thread.

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 4/30/21, 8:27 am

Hey people from Tacoma (What’s the official nomenclature? Tacomaians? Tacomaites? Tacomegians? Tacoma Tuesdays?) do you qualify for GRIT. $500 a month for a year could go a long way. It also seems like it will help the community writ large to have people a bit further from the edge.

Anyway, wash your hands right now, and schedule a vaccination appointment if you haven’t.

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