We’re in the worst of all possible worlds regarding stand to the right. Most people at the underground light rail stations stand to the right on escalators. But! Enough people are standing 2 deep or just on the right that it’s ruining the whole thing. When I am in a hurry, I would like to be able to walk up them.
At least the Capitol Hill Station escalators work.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be taking a hiatus for weather and holidays. I’ll post a notice when we start meeting again.
Oh…and happy holidays!
Is it snowing where you are? It snowed a bit in the Seattle urban core, but nothing stuck other than a bit on cars. Still, it’s nice to be able to walk in it last night. Hopefully, your commute isn’t bad.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And for God’s sake get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible. Get tested right before you see family or some other group of people over the holidays.
Jimmy Kimmel: Michelle Obama on Barack being called “fine,” raising their daughters & watching trash TV
LegalEagle: The most dangerous toys of all time
Stephen: A great day for love! Biden signs Respect For Marriage Act
Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: Grooming Children with Bibles, Not Drag Queens!
Lewis Black: Florida politics
The Sedition Party:
Robert Reich: The Powell Memo—Corporate America’s blueprint
Ari Melber: FAUX hosts rage after Biden signs gay marriage law
Lauren Mayer: ♫ The Twitter Files ♬
NowThis: Biden, Pelosi, & Schumer react to passage of Respect for Marriage Act
Vox: A fact-checked debate about legal weed
Daily Show correspondents roast Trevor
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
– Troubling but not surprising is a good way to describe the Troyer verdict. Probably better for a pastor to use than oh shit and no shit.
– Last chance for free COVID-19 tests from the Washington State government. Might as well get some. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
– I have maintained that Joe Kent is entitled to his recount and that it wasn’t going to change much. Well duh.
– Kevin McCarthy not being Speaker would be funny, but I imagine anyone else would be worse.
– Since Twitter has been made in its owner’s image: Everyone is talking about him, and it’s boring as hell, do you have a social media recommendation? I think I will probably just post longer open threads and maybe other posts if y’all can behave in them.
– The waterfront needs a lot more connections to the rest of Seattle. So yeah, I dig the new waterfront bridge. Yippee skippy for infrastructure!
– I am not a college student, so this interview with Congresswoman elect Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wasn’t for me. But I thought it was interesting.
– Overall, I am very happy with extending the outdoor dining rules in Seattle. 2 annoyances as they are doing business in my neighborhood: This time of year, a lot of leaves are getting caught in the structures and making more of a mess than usual when it rains. The only thing is that they can get pretty noisy, including during weekdays. I hope that they decide to be better on their own.
– Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible. Goddam miracle and some of you are just ignoring it.
It’s Tuesday, and that means the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be getting together to talk politics and share good cheer over drinks. Please stop by if you wish.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may meet in the back room of the pub.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.
– What happens to salmon also happens to people.
– Fuck that algorithm. Rent is too high.
– Anyone going back to masks (first item)? I still wear a mask on public transportation.
– But it’s more important that you get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible. Get that shot before you see grandma over Christmas.
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
Stephanie Ruhle: January 6 Committee eyes final report release date
Electoral (Dys)Function:
SNL Weekend Update: Kanye West praises Hitler and Biden averts rail strike
NowThis: Inclusive capitalism, how it could help strengthen democracy
The Dotard Трамп and His Mob of Lying, Racist Assholes:
Vice News: Families of trans kids are seeking sanctuary
WaPo: House passes Respect for Marriage Act
Dulcé Sloan: Drag vs. Conservatives
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
It’s inconvenient, but it’s better that Metro take defective busses off the road than to risk an accident. Maybe I would think something else if it was one of my routes. I hope it gets resolved quickly.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
Does anyone else feel like One Bus Away is less accurate lately? I don’t know. It seems like it has been giving me weird information lately. I got to a stop 5 minutes early the other day, and it just never came. I understand that will happen sometimes, but I would hope One Bus Away would tell me.
It’s still good most of the time. But I have been noticing more minor weirdness. It’s obviously easier to notice problems than to fix them.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And for goodness sake, for goodness sake, for goodness sake, get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
It’s election day…in Georgia. The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be getting together to discuss the Georgia election results and other things political and liberal. Please join us if you will.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may meet in the back room of the pub.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.
– Did you all enjoy the snow over the weekend? We had very little Downtown, but it looked like quite a bit in Suburbia and in the South Sound.
– Congratulations to WSU on getting to the historic Jimmy Kimmel L.A. Bowl. Who could forget its storied past?
– I am get vaccinated guy, but also get vaccinated for the flu.
Trevor: Herschel Walker’s wild plan, Twitter’s new covid policy, and police robots
NowThis: Hakeem Jeffries to make history as first Black party leader in Congress
Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ On the awful secularization of Groundhog Day ♬
Electoral Dysfunction:
Robert Reich: The Fed’s inflation mistake continues
VICE News: The poetry of thriving with HIV
Jonathan Jensen: ♫ A parody tribute to Randy Rainbow ♬
The Party of White Supremacists and Holocaust Denial:
LegalEagle: FTX was (and is) a complete mess
Alex Wagner: Congress demands answers on Supreme Court Justice access scandal and accountability problem
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
After spending a few hours yesterday fixing some server issues, I’ve started looking into how I might modestly update this shitty old blog. First thing you’ll notice is that I’ve removed the ads. They’ve only been generating a few bucks a month in revenue anyway, so why bother? I don’t really need the money, but if you want to help offset my $28/month in server costs, donations are always appreciated. That said, you’d probably do more good contributing to an ongoing journalistic concern than this shitty old blog archive. Up to you.
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