Gosh, I don’t know. Maybe lowering the standard for hiring police from whatever this is is a bad idea. I know it’s tough to find recruits right now. But maybe, just maybe, there’s a way to hire better people.

Of course, I am referring to one of my bugbears, disarm most police. Think of the pool of people who might want to be a cop but who don’t want to carry. Maybe some of them are security guards now and don’t want to make that leap.

It would also probably make policing better. Fewer deadly interactions. Probably make some civilians less nervous around the police.

– Man, close the market to cars. It’s so past time.

– And hey, let’s make the transition levy better for trips that aren’t by car.

– Given what she wants to do with it,, it’s probably a blessing that Ann Davison is bad at her job (second item).

– New parks, new parks, new parks.

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

Is this an experiment, or was I working from home because of an early meeting and forgot about it? Who can say?

Annnnnnyway.

I mentioned a while back, that Washington is one of the states in a pilot program to be able to file your taxes online if you take the standard deduction. I finally filed mine yesterday. I have to say it was easier than Turbo Tax, where I have used the free version in the past, but I did spend more time proving my identity. And it still asked more questions that are presumably in an IRS database somewhere already.

I will probably use it again next year if it’s still being offered.

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

Are you excited? For the eclipse? Did you travel for it? Are you disappointed that it’s cloudy in Western Washington so you won’t even get the cool shadows? Where are my shadows?

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

Listen, everything that gets in the way of salmon recovery is a problem. And nobody likes a crash. But for some reason, salmon falling into the wrong river is funny to me. Like, we spend all this time and money and then woopsadoo. Any sorry if you are a fish in the wrong tributary.

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

– Very interesting article about the closing of Northern State mental hospital in the 70’s and the consequences going forward.

– But crisis care is still a way off in King County.

– SPD officers harassing bus drivers. Man, fuck. All the discipline. Imagine being a commuter and the driver gets pulled over for honking at a bad driver who happens to be a cop. I would be so pissed if it was my commute. Not to mention the bus driver.

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

It’s April Fools Day, and I for one don’t like it. So no thanks to pranks from massive wanks. No jokes or hoax from the worst folks. No fools from ghouls or massive tools. No fake story to bore me or deplore me.

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

Late, but still ahead of the Multimedia Extravaganza.

– The misconduct by the Portland Police is really astounding.

– Republicans will conspiracy theory anything.

– Fuck Idaho racists, but thank goodness for the people who cover them.

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

– A stripper’s bill of rights (second item) sounds like something Fox News commentator would use to make fun of a Best Coast governor. And yet, it is clearly the right thing, and I am glad Governor Inslee signed it, and that he emphasized workplace rights.

– The culture at SPD needs a real kick in the ass. Jeez.

– Landlord Lives Matter, oh brother.

– Anyway, what a great time to wash your hands. And to make an appointment to get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Quick one today. But I do want to draw your attention to this piece on federal funds for Sound Transit’s BRT.

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

Good morning. I hope that you enjoyed fake Spring part two. Real Spring should be arriving soon, but in the meantime, enjoy more rain. You are in Washington, it can’t be that surprising. Anyway real Spring starts about the same time as regular season baseball, so I look forward to both, eventually.

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

– Listen, whatever problem I had with public transportation, man am I glad I don’t need a car.

– Oh hey, Seattle is expanding its preschool program I had assumed that it would be on the chopping block, so yay for that.

– The story of the cougar attack (link has descriptions and photos of the aftermath) is pretty harrowing. That earing, man.

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

– Sorry it’s late.

– Just asking questions, like what the hell,  Seattle City Council?

– Congratulations to Portland on the gas leaf blower ban.

Anyway, please get vaccinated if you haven’t yet and boosted if you’re eligible.

So, if you follow me on Bluesky, you may know that someone threw up on me on the 1 Line the other day. Not the most pleasant experience, but I was standing up and the people near me, sitting down got it much worse. Yuck, but!

Also quite a community Light Rail has. Within a second, people were reaching into their bags getting napkins and wipes and hand sanitizer. The guy who threw up ran out at the next stop, but there was real sympathy for him. A bunch of people jamed on the bus during rush hour looked after each other, felt sympathy, and even joked around. Too bad it took that to make it happen.

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

– Interesting look at the future of bike infrastructure in South Seattle under the Seattle Transportation Plan. Looking forward to the rest of the series

– Feels weird to support the King County Sheriff’s Office in a lawsuit, but yeah. They’re clearly right in their dispute with Burien about the homelessness ordinance.

– I don’t know what’s happening with Kate Middletown. Probably nothing. But yeah, bad PR from the royals.

– The NW Museum of Cartoon Arts is going to Kickstart their first exhibition soon.

– Wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.