Two of six cops in D.C.
Said “insurrection, that’s me!”
And so in due course,
We should kick them off of the force.
But SPD abhors accountability
by Carl Ballard — ,
Two of six cops in D.C.
Said “insurrection, that’s me!”
And so in due course,
We should kick them off of the force.
But SPD abhors accountability
by Carl Ballard — ,
The COVID-19 related moratorium on utility payments has been extended once again. I keep saying these are going to end at some point. But so far, they keep going. And it’s important to keep people able to have utilities. So, hopefully, when the landing comes, we can make it a soft one.
Anyway, please get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Good morning to everyone except for the 64,115 people who signed the Compassionate Seattle initiative. I understand the impulse. The City and County have been dithering for far too long. And it does provide much needed housing (although not enough, more than now).
But that ban on encampments is just too much. There won’t be enough housing, and so it will be cruel. Now is cruel, but this would make that permanent.
Anyway, please get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.
by Carl Ballard — ,
by Carl Ballard — ,
I hope you all survived the weekend. Today is going to be the worst of the heat. So grab a large cup of water. Nice and full of ice. Keep drinking past when you think you need it. Keep drinking water until your pee is clear.
We’ll get through this, but dammit, it’s horrible. My apartment is East facing, so it doesn’t get the worst of the afternoon heat. But it was still rather unpleasant.
Anyway, the pandemic is still going on, so please wash your hands too, and get vaccinated as soon as you can.
by Carl Ballard — ,
I have had to wake up early all week, and I am zonked. So nothing to write, but please try to survive the heat.
by Carl Ballard — ,
It must stink to be on Point Roberts during the pandemic. Already so isolated with the border closed. And now potentially losing their grocery store. I hope they can figure something out.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now, and get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.
by Carl Ballard — ,
I am excited to see things opening up. I am not sure when I will start going to the movies, or eating indoors. But It’s coming.
So if you haven’t yet, please get vaccinated, and wash your hands right now.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Oh, yeah, I put those up on this website sometimes.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Good morning to the 70% of King County residents 16 years old and above who are vaccinated with either the Johnson and Johnson shot or the second of the 2-shot vaccines. It means that in 2 weeks we’ll have 70% of people with full immunity. So things like mask mandates can ease off.
I am proud to live in a county that was able to do that relatively quickly. It has been a real drag, this past year. But of course there remains a lot of work.
So, please, everyone else, get vaccinated if you can.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Good morning to the new terminal cranes only. It was too rainy to go out and have a look myself, but I love seeing the pictures. I hope it’s a boon to shipping in the region.
Also, probably unrelated, but has it seemed to anyone else that there are a lot of cargo ships hanging out in the Puget Sound? Is this actually happening, or just my imagination? The last time I can recall so many ships was the West Coast Longshoremen striking.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now, and get vaccinated if you haven’t already.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Jeez, just let the CHOP Art people have their event. Honestly, whatever you think of CHOP, or how it ended, celebrate the art. Or just let other people celebrate it. You actually have the ability to ignore it if you don’t like it.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now, and get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.
by Carl Ballard — ,
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.
by Carl Ballard — ,
– 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.
by Carl Ballard — ,
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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