Writing the good read
On October 17, the Seattle Times ran the first of a string of full page political ads endorsing the Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna.They were paid for by the business side of the paper, and there was a lot of assurance from that side and from the editorial leadership that the ad buy didn’t impact…
I read about this house in the Seattle Times yesterday and decided I had to go see it for myself. So after Mr. Right Now and I delivered Darling Son to the Wasband, walked the dog around Green Lake, and had some dinner at Latona Pub, we found the place, got out and took some…
I once sent an email question to local Seattle chef and foodie Greg Atkinson asking why it was that every savory recipe always calls for one to season to taste with salt and pepper. He was shocked at my question. I acknowledge that salt can bring out flavors. Pepper, though, has a spicy and warm…
This morning I read what will undoubtedly be one of the last issues of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a daily paper that has been published here in the Great Northwest for nearly 150 years. Over the past few months, the paper has gotten smaller; the news more aggregated and less local; the great columnists have left….