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Monday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Monday, 10/7/24, 7:55 am

New park! New park. New park. Look at the Overlook Walk. What a great addition to Downtown Seattle. The replacement for the Viaduct is too road centric, so it’s nice to see some real pedestrian infrastructure. It’s also good to connect the market with the waterfront in a more accessible way. My most serious injury in my life was on the hill climb and it must be worse for people in wheelchairs or the elderly.

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

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Friday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 10/4/24, 7:54 am

– I understand that there’s a process. But geez Tacoma Police Department, just rip off the bandaid. The whole thing is going to come out.

– Part of me wishes I wasn’t the type of person who has zero sympathy for January 6 people waiving a shotgun. I bet your little 8 Chan friends were very impressed. But they have already moved on.

– My elderly father had dementia, anger issues — and many guns

– What is the value of the Seattle Channel?

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

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Wednesday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 10/2/24, 8:13 am

Sometimes it will be Tuesday night, and I won’t know what to write about. And then, like a beam of light it hits me. Headlights, too bright, at the bus stop.

Seriously, I was only there for a few minutes, thanks One Bus Away, but I had to look that way to check on the bus and it was blinding. Just terrible. I assume it was a delivery driver or an Uber, because who else is parked at the corner with their lights on. Seattle should regulate the cars that are allowed to drive and the US government should make it so normal cars can’t be that bright.

I remember these jerks driving behind me with lights that bright before I got rid of my car. But I would have hoped not to have to deal with it on the bus.

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

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Monday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Monday, 9/30/24, 3:25 pm

– If you’ve been listening to Hush, this statement and refutation is pretty amazing. And if you aren’t, it’s almost done, so you can start binging it.

– It can be difficult to advocate for non drivers when it’s tough to see them.

– Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible. And! Get some tests courtesy of the US government.

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Friday!

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 9/27/24, 8:25 am

The other day I took the rush hour bus from Pioneer Square to Belltown. It’s a route I take frequently, but much more often when it’s gross out. And gosh is 3rd Ave so nice to take the bus through without cars.

Metro has figured it out. The drivers pass each other. The staggered stops are close enough that you can walk, but keep everything going.

Still, every once in a while, a column will suggest putting cars back on 3rd. And I want you to know that the people who write those are bad. Bad people who deserve bad things in their life. As Amazon pushes more people to come in to work, we have to resist the call of these bad people.

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Wednesday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 9/25/24, 7:57 am

– Sick leave/safe leave will hurt workers. A high minimum wage will hurt workers. Union backed initiatives to protect worker safety will backfire and hurt the people it’s supposed to protect. Time and again we hear this from business interests and time and again it’s bullshit.

– The King County Auditor’s report on detention, especially for youth is pretty damning.

– I have been pretty tough on this iteration of the Seattle City Council, but kudos to them for the design review bypass.

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

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Monday Morning

by Carl Ballard — Monday, 9/23/24, 8:23 am

– Trolly busses getting upgraded.

– I still come into my office most days. But I am glad that on days when it isn’t necessary, I am not required to. That seems like the bigger issue than traffic being generated.

– I always feel a bit uninformed when there’s a bug environmental case I don’t know enough about to have a strong opinion. But I do trust Futurewise, so congratulations, probably, to them on their victory.

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

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Friday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 9/20/24, 8:22 am

Too many people being weird creeps. But none are from Washington, so who can write about it? Me? Vaguely.

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Monday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 9/18/24, 8:01 am

– There’s still time to enroll in Seattle’s pre-k.

– G Line, baby!

– The Seattle City Council plan for public housing seems inferior to the other ballot initiative, and maybe to the status quo.

– You know what’s great? Washing your hands right now. And getting vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

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Monday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Monday, 9/16/24, 7:57 am

– Kind of old, but I like Emmitt’s Washington State flag redesign. My personal preference is that we change to being named after George Washington Bush and adopt one of Jacob Lawrence’s paintings to be the flag.

– This is a very funny headline in The Needling.

– And this story about Bellevue being the first city in the state to get a Monopoly board feels like a Needling headline. But it’s real.

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Friday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 9/13/24, 7:57 am

Well. I thought that the Boeing deal was pretty good. But the people who actually have to work under it rejected it 94.6%. So there is a strike, and solidarity to the striking workers. If the executives who fucked things up can find money for their golden parachutes, they can pay the people who make their damn planes.

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Wednesday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 9/11/24, 8:04 am

Man big debate last night. That weasely jerk. What an incoherent answer on abortion. I can’t believe anyone ever voted for him. And he looks old, older than I remember. Talking about the governor’s debate.

I already knew who I support. And I think a better Republican could actually score some hits on Ferguson. But not Reichert.

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

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Monday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Monday, 9/9/24, 7:57 am

– Oh geez. SPD may kill people in Seattle, but it also costs taxpayers quite a bit, potentially.

– I don’t know any more than what I read, but I think the new Boeing contract is good?

– Grow better, Seattle. Honestly, more density more places, please.

– Anyway, now is a great time to wash your hands. And hey, if you’re eligible, get vaccinated or boosted.

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Friday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 9/6/24, 7:57 am

– Imagine having to go to work with these jamooks after they racismed their way to wasting department time.

– The City Attorney’s office is trying to not go in front of a judge they don’t like. But the prosecution should not be able to pick and choose for make ’em up reasons.

– We have a second place for Lands Commission.

– A good ad opposing I-2117.

– Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

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Wednesday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 9/4/24, 7:58 am

You guys. We have light rail North of Seattle. I checked some of the stations out, and it’s great. Shoreline North already looks like it could have had a station for years. And more construction on the way. I’m very impressed. Also, walking distance to where I grew up, so it will be useful for me personally.

Lynnwood is less impressive, with a sea of parking. That makes some sense for the last stop, and the suburbs. A Godsend if you don’t have to fight I-5 traffic on your commute, but it’s tough to imagine it being a destination. There is Scriber Lake Park, that had some cool wetlands.

I look forward to having an excuse to check the other stops out.

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

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