Emma the Immigration Bot Still Working Despite the Shutdown
While the United States spins out of the control under President Putin’s government shutdown, Emma the immigration bot is still working over at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Not even talk of a wall or the gap in pay will...
Swedish and Molina Misled Patients on Anesthesiology Coverage
Molina Dodges Rules on Marketplace Coverage IMPORTANT: If you’ve had serious problems with Molina, please fill out this short survey to help me gather information about the company’s harms. You can read more about this below. Update: Check out related article: State’s Health...
State’s Health Insurance Marketplace Toxic to Entrepreneurs, Self-Employed
There’s a wide gap in access and coverage between private and public plans. Swedish and Molina misled customers and patients. IMPORTANT: If you’ve had serious problems with Molina, please fill out this short survey to help me gather information about...
R.I.P. Naked City Greenwood
When I asked if they were still serving food late in the evening, she replied, “No, never again. Never again.” R.I.P. Naked City (and your beet burger and truffle fries). Here’s a good Seattle Times piece on how rising costs...
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...