I was talking with a coworker earlier today, and he mentioned "I hardly ever get downtown anymore."  I almost said, Maybe I could watch your (baby) son one day, so you can go out, but I realized immediately that I have no idea how to take care of a baby.    For example, here are just…

Tonight I was stopped by the police. For jaywalking. Here’s what happened: Jennifer and I were walking south on Broadway. We decided to turn around, so we picked a nice, safe crosswalk. The light was green for the cars, and we had a don’t walk indicator. Jennifer crossed the street. I had seen a car…

I am mad at Steve Miller for writing this verse.  Ever time I hear it, I want to go back in time and break his pencil.  It's like an itch I cant scratch.  Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas You know he knows just exactly what the facts is He ain't gonna let…

I wondered today as I bought a mocha from the Tully’s which is in my apartment building… how far do employees of Seattle coffeeshops commute to work, on average? Or, to pose it as a question of motive, what are the reasons why a person does not work at any of the coffeeshops located between…

Last Friday I bought The Essential Bruce Springsteen, and when I heard the song Badlands, I immediately recognized the piano part as coming from an older song. Take a listen for yourself … Badlands clip Do you know what song it’s from? Does it at least sound familiar? To be fair, I wasn’t able to…