Okay, I know cars are evil. They spawn obesity, strip malls, suburbs, social isolation, oil wars, pollution, and the destruction of the atmopshere.
But sometimes, they’re so darn cute!
Witness these darling Nissan Cubes cropping up around the neighborhood. A trend?
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This arrived in our Wallyhood inbox some weeks ago and it was so lovely we had to share:
Hello,
While waiting at the 45th street crosswalk in front of QFC Saturday, an elderly man asked me to look at the curb that separates the QFC parking lot from the sidewalk.
That started a lengthy, disjointed, yet still interesting, trail of stories. They ranged from someone tearing his shirts in the laundry room where he lives, to his Dad being a cop in the ‘hood, to his travels as a pilot in the Navy — and much more.
Sadly, I didn’t …
Have you seen those Daily Deal junkies? Are you, in fact, secretly one?
I used one recently to get a haircut (paying a lot for haircuts is a pet peeve) and the stylist said a huge wave of people cashing it in had come through, all opening up about their deep obsession with getting deals (psychiatrists should do double duty as hairdressers).
Well, a very local outlet for those outrageously discounted, virtually irresistible bargains has opened under the aegis of the most successful neighborhood Yahoo Group ever, Greenlake Moms. This is from founder Melissa Benaroya’s official announcement:
I was approached …
Audiences at the Guild 45th had mixed reactions to Ben Affleck’s second stint behind the camera in another Boston crime flick, The Town. (On the plus side, from Wallyhood’s perspective, it does have guys dressed as nuns):
“Overall really good. We’re from Boston. They toned down the accent from real life. The authenticity was right on. That’s Charlestown trash for you.” – Steve & Lindsay
“Good movie. It kept me entertained. But Hollywood-esque. Ben Affleck’s character was good. Overall thumbs up.” – Yori
“Standard action flick. Entertaining.” – Kelly
“Good. Well-acted and well-written. Surprisingly, the reviews were right. Ben …
Yow! – this is happening in less than an hour and a half! Hurry over to Hamilton if you’ d like to have a chance to catch the ear of the Seattle Public Schools Superintendent and other district and school leaders:
“Welcome Back” Regional Meetings
A meeting is scheduled for each region of the school district where families can meet with Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson, the leadership team, and the region’s Executive Director of Schools. The meeting for our region (the Northwest Region) is TONIGHT! It will be held at the new Hamilton International Middle School building, 6:30-8:00 pm. There …
Exciting news from the Seattle Public Library Foundation:
Today we are announcing that an anonymous donor has pledged $500,000 to The Seattle Public Library Foundation if we can raise a matching amount through community contributions. . . . .
The anonymous donor was especially concerned about how budget cuts would impact the community, in particular children and families who rely on Seattle’s public libraries for so much. . . . .
Our goal is to raise $500,000 to match the gift by December 31, 2010, so we can make those dollars available for Seattle’s public libraries to use by 2011…
Cool, cloudy Labor Day and our family is on a “nature hike” in Woodland Park (yes, we like to take it easy).
Underneath a very large, wide tree just uphill from the main parking lot we stumbled upon a secret sculpture garden built from broken branches and twigs simply arranged by balancing and leaning against each other and the tree.
The beauty and ingenuity of this is breathtaking.
It is as if a tribe of wood elves has crept in during the night. Except I know it’s not magic, but ordinary people like us making art out of what we …
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