olyclimber

should work now

what about this bad boy: http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/articles/2007/06/29/local_news/local02.txt

I found this poem entitled "West Seattle" for you to make enjoy: I SAW in the night unbroken, In the land the daylight shuns, At their long tables oaken The Sea-kings and the Huns. Strong arms had they for smiting, To them death only gave More feasting and more fighting, More plunder for the brave. Scant use had they for pleaders, They boasted of their war, The pitiless bright-eyed leaders, And their battle-god was Thor. And "When this right hand falters," Quoth one, "the soul is fled"; "And I made so many altars Ruinous," this one said. And lo! as they sat and vaunted Across the mist of the years, There came to them one that flaunted The helm of the war-god's peers. A little shape and a mightless, And the strong men laughed and roared: "Is our father Odin sightless That bade him share the board? "From what realms spoilt and plundered, From what shrines burnt art come? Has thine hand hewed and thundered On the crosses of Christendom?" And he said, "I too had legions, I fouled where ye defiled, I trod in the selfsame regions And warred on woman and child. "Tricked out in my shining armour And riding behind my Huns, I harried the priest and farmer, I followed the smoking guns." But the kings cried out and shouted As they drained the sweetened mead: "Was it thus that the Franks were routed, When we made Europe bleed? This king with a leaden rattle And death that comes from afar, What pride hath he of the battle? What lust to maim or mar? "The loot and the red blood running Were the only signs we saw; But the gods that gave thee cunning Have also given thee law." And a Northman spake: "With seven Fair churches when I died I had paved my path to heaven; Their pillage was my pride. "I tore the saints from their niches With the red hands of my rage; But what hast thou in thy ditches To do with a craftless age? "Thou hast felt no Viking's starkness; Thou hast lost a Christian's throne." And they drove him forth in the darkness To find a place of his own.

I AWOKE TODAY IN THE GLORIOUS VALHALLA OF WEST SEATTLE, BREATHING IN THE SWEET NECTAR OF THE WEST SEATTLE AIR, AND REVELED IN THE TRIUMPHANT SURROUNDINGS OF BEAUTIFUL WEST SEATTLE. I THOUGHT TO MYSELF HOW LUCKY AM I TO LIVE IN THIS PRIVILEGED LAND, WITH BECKONING VIEWS OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, MT RAINDAWG, AND THE CASCADES SURROUNDED BY SHIMMERING WATERS AND ALL THAT IS GOOD. I GOT IN MY CAR AND DROVE MY SHORT COMMUTE TO BOTHELL, THINKING OF HOW EASILY I COULD HAVE MADE THE SHORT 2 HOUR BIKE RIDE IF I HAD CHOSEN TO, BUT INSTEAD COMFORTABLELY NESTLED IN MY LEATHER SEATS I ENJOYED HEARING ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF ICHIRO IN THE ALLSTAR GAME AND SOME TUNES ON KEXP. OH TO BE ALIVE AND LIVING IN GLORIOUS WEST SEATTLE!!!!

I can confirm that that is true. He likes to get his Mewhiners on too.

Ichiro to stay? I know Ulee will be relieved...he was pretty worried about the situation. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2003783037_webichiro10.html

"In the course of its tenure since the Sept. 11 attacks, the Bush administration has turned the entire government (and the DOJ in particular) into a veritable Augean stable on issues such as civil rights, civil liberties, international law and basic human rights, as well as criminal prosecution and federal employment and contracting practices. It has systematically undermined the rule of law in the name of fighting terrorism, and it has sought to insulate its actions from legislative or judicial scrutiny and accountability by invoking national security at every turn, engaging in persistent fearmongering, routinely impugning the integrity and/or patriotism of its critics, and protecting its own lawbreakers. This is neither normal government conduct nor "politics as usual," but a national disgrace of a magnitude unseen since the days of Watergate - which, in fact, I believe it eclipses." AKA a Shit Storm

The phrase of the day is "Augean stable".

that would be a hellish commute to Bothell. Carl just needs to be close to me.

Dinner at the Colonel's house!

I concur! I really want to go down and spend sometime there.

I noticed the BD Guide was a bit sticky even with the new skinny rope I have, but I was glad to have two fat biners when rappelling on that same rope.

and just tell them that your lexus is in the shop getting performance upgrades and your yacht is in dry dock being fitted with a hottub.

carl, if you're going to work in bothell then you definitely want to stay on the eastside! Kirkland or Bellevue. While you're not at work you can troll for MILFs at Bellevue Square...I know you'll fit right in. Get yourself a pink polo shirt and wear your topsiders without socks. I just know you'll fit right in!

no i'll settle this. humans have collectively fouled their own nest (no where more apparent than lovely Tacoma), and turned the earth shit-wasted, rat infested, overpriced, womb-barren, despot-controlled, bumper sticker plastered, grid-locked, smog-stewing collective with no redeeming qualities of which to speak other than the few places that haven't gotten around to strip mining, oil drilling, or logged with no eye to a renewable harvest yet.

damn it...well, look here yourself http://web1.seattle.gov/seastats/doStatistics.aspx

Burien is pretty sweet...went to a friend parents down there that lived right in the flight path. you had to yell every 6th sentence and you could see the dust rising from the shaking...but they were used to it and didn't mind

of course these stats were compiled by the SPD, for what that is worth to ya

Theft

Homicide. Don't let one "experience" taint the real stats there Jay

Then don't move near the UW or Queen Anne (let alone downtown). West Seattle is looking pretty tame.

YOUS THE FLEA, I'Z THA BIG DOG

I can do it pretty consistently from near the Junction to the office park sprawl in the Bothell wetlands. the secret is to get on the road before 7am. I have made it in 1/2 hour with stopping and getting an americano at starbucks! before, but i was speeding that day. West Seattle Freeway > I-5 > I-90 > 405 > Bothell Unfortunately coming home takes longer...45 minutes is my fastest time doing that taking off at 3:30pm. Of course if I leave late (after 7am) then commute can easily take up to an hour or more.

awesome

You know Jay, the real problem you have with West Seattle (and Lake City for that matter) is that it is too far way for the hipsters riding the single speed bikes that you adore making fun of, and you're worried that if you loose touch with them they'll adopt some new fashion trend that you'll miss out on making fun of...THATS IT, ISN'T IT!!!??