In light of the fact that the original account of the incident referenced here has been removed from Facebook, I am removing it from here, as well. I am providing a quick summary of the facts for those you joining us late:

On Thursday, a Wallingford mother posted an account on Facebook describing an incident in which an employee of a local electrical / solar installation firm yelled racist slurs at her African-American son and subsequently got in a physical altercation with the young man in Wallingford. According to the account, the employee struck the young man in the face, …

If you’re still freaking out about the City Council’s proposal to open up public spaces across Seattle, including Meridian Park, as homeless encampments, you can rest a bit easier: last Friday Mayor Murray released an Interim Action Plan as a somewhat saner alternative to the homelessness crisis.

As background, the City Council’s plan, as summarized by Councilmember Tim Burgess (a staunch foe of the proposal):

establishes a new right to camp on public property across Seattle, including in our parks and greenbelts, and on sidewalks and planting strips. The law mandates that city government make public spaces available for camping …

When I grew up (no, it’s not one of those “when I grew up” rants), we’d hack together costumes out of sheets, face paint, cardboard and tinfoil, roam door-to-door in packs and collect candy that wasn’t good for us. At the end of the night, we’d dump our loot-filled pillowcases on the floor and tumble into a frantic, sugar-fueled swap session, with the odd kid who liked licorice quickly cornering a lonely market.

Then, as they do, things changed: plastic replaced papier mache, corn syrup replaced sugar, food-grade paraffin replaced chocolate. We went from the peanut allergy kid being someone …

We’ve all faced that dilemma: you’ve got something perfectly good, that you just don’t want: an old chair that it would just be a shame to throw away (it’s got lots of life left in it), a beautiful dress (it will fit someone, just not me), or maybe a lamp (need one that doesn’t clash with the new sofa). So what do you do with it?

Don’t throw it away, and no need to carry it all the way to the Goodwill donation box: try posting it to one of the local Buy Nothing Facebook groups, Buy Nothing Wallingford Central/East …

So where are you watching the final presidential debate this Wednesday, 6 – 9 pm?  FamilyWorks and The Seattle Public Library are hosting a pizza and debate watching party in their conference room at 1501 N 45th St. Pizza is first come, first serve.

BYO Tylenol.…

Looks like Wallingford weathered Friday’s wind without too much trouble: the worst I saw was a bunch of windfall apples rolling around the streets.

Saturday is the big day, though, with Cliff Mass reporting “the big storm will be[Saturday], late afternoon and evening”:

I have looked at the latest forecast model output and they are all on pretty much the same page, which increases forecast confidence substantially.  The bottom line is that we have a  dangerous storm, comparable to the 2006 Chanukah Eve storm or the 1993 Inauguration Day Storm, one that is following nearly a perfect track to produce …

Just a reminder: this coming Wednesday, October 12th, from 7 – 9 pm, we’re inviting readers, writers, editors, commenters and lurkers to come put a face with the name at Murphy’s Pub (1928 N 45th St). It’s been something like four or five years since our last meet-up, and we’re long overdue.

On the fence? Murphy’s has offered to pour a few pitchers for us on the house, and Wallyhood will be kicking in for some appetizers to keep you thirsty.

I really hope you come out. I’m really looking forward to meeting some of the people I’ve been seeing …