Wild in North Seattle at Herkimer Coffee
Until December 30th, you can visit Herkimer Coffee on Phinney Ridge to see my friend Conrad Chavez’ photo exhibition of local winged wildlife: Images of local wild birds are the subject of Wild in North Seattle, an exhibition of my photographs...
Podfast, a new word for 2019
I spent last week podfasting to prepare for a roadtrip. What is podfasting? Look it up: podfast n, the act of refraining from listening to any podcasts before a roadtrip or adventure abroad to maintain a sufficient number of new...
A Brief History of B&H Photo and the Google Creep Factor
I very much enjoyed this Brief History of B&H Photo which appeared on YouTube the other night. I’ve been a long time customer of theirs and have almost always had excellent experiences. But there’s one creepy footnote to how I...
Everything good about Seattle is dying: Naked City Brewery to Close
One impact of Amazon-driven growth is increased real estate costs and everyday costs for businesses and people. Naked City Brewery on Greenwood is closing December 21st. Naked City Greenwood’s Last Call After ten magical, glorious years of beer, food, and...
You Can, In Portland Hunt for Street Art Murals
I do like this advertising campaign by the W+K agency, “You Can, In Portland.” It’s super cute and very much like the city, just needed some white people and homeless people* in the background to make it real. And, I...
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Seattle – Michelle Befus and Kathleen Lorenzo
Michelle Befus and Theresa Elliott are collaborating on a year long deep dive 200 hour yoga teacher training in 2019.
Emma, Forever Ago on Soundbreaking
“Emma, Forever ago” holds a few of my favorite tracks. I like this short clip of Justin Vernon interviewed on the the late Beatles’ producer George Martin’s Soundbreaker. It highlights his use of the Mac’s ProTools to build an environment for him...