Hairy Palm.

Our Windmill Palm is looking great these days. Its flowers appear fuller, brighter and more luxuriant than they were last Spring. A robin's been spending the mornings tugging hair off its lower trunk, then flying next door with the takings to build a nest in our neighbor's eaves.

Nature's rad. Except for the flies.

Street Cred.

While riding toward the John Stanford International School rummage sale on Saturday, I passed this crime scene. The man's death (possibly linked to an earlier stabbing) was written up in the P-I this morning.

The guy died just around the corner from my house, so I'm not sure why the paper refers to this as happening in the "U District". I guess this kind of stuff just doesn't happen in Wallingford.

The New World?

Today was the John Stanford International School's annual rummage sale. I scored a CD of X's 1983 classic "More Fun In The New World" in great condition for a paltry $2. On Track 7 John Doe & Exene Cervenka exclaim:

"...I'm guilty of murder of innocent men,
innocent women, innocent children, thousands of them!
My planes, my guns, my money, my soldiers,
my blood on my hands, it's all my fault!
I must not think bad thoughts..."

Not much changes in 24 years.

Origins of Man.

Yesterday was the opening day of boating season in Seattle (whatever that means). This couple was cruising Lake Union in what I believe is an original Amphicar.

Like creatures venturing out of the primoridal ooze, this elderly couple floated up to the Sunnyside Boat Ramp, slid seamlessly aground and turned east toward civilization. Why the hell doesn't everyone have one of these?!

Utopia.

If I were the Supreme Ruler Of All Seattle, this is what my commute would look like.

Yes, the University Bridge closure caused havoc for many people, but it was nirvana this morning for those of us who commute by bicycle. I suggested to the cop who kicked me off the east side of the bridge that Seattle should close down a bridge to all motor vehicles once a week. Perhaps on a rotating basis -- University, Montlake, Fremont and Ballard. And Aurora once a year on my birthday.