Robert Morris of Philadelphia had a life that really had its ups and downs. See if you don't agree after reading these two views of his life. Known as “Financier of the Revolution,” Robert Morris was indispensable to the cause of American Independence—using his commercial and financial brilliance to almost single-handedly propel American war efforts …
First, the Air Travel story, from my friend Cynical Publius on X. Full story, followed by X link for those who wish to follow it. RE: Air Canada So now that I’m back from my Norway cruise, there are a few travel-related stories I want to tell. Let’s start with this: IMO, @AirCanada is by …
Now what? Just back to the way things used to be three months ago, and maybe worse. The people in the Chinatown-International District are taking their anger (at the dumping on their already dirty, crime-filled streets of the homeless criminals and addicts from the SODO area to keep them from disturbing the international tourists) to …
Continue reading The World Cup is gone from Seattle. Now what?
Can any of my readers figure out what the phrase EMS Levy Lid Lift means? Well, if not, I will explain. EMS means "Emergency Medical Services", meaning the 911 system which dispatches ambulances to reports of accidents and medical emergencies in Everett. In the state of Washington, EMS is part of the Fire Departments, and …
July 1 is a very important day in Washington State. It is the day that costs increase, reliably, year after year, with no endpoint. First, the standout increase that affects every single resident of Washington State. That is the increase in the gas tax. Last year, the Democrat Legislature passed a law that increases the …
Continue reading The Day of the Cost Increases for Businesses and Individuals in Washington State
On Sunday, the Seattle Times did a long article describing how local residents are suffering from the high, and going higher, electricity rates imposed on them by their mandated supplier, Puget Sound Energy. Below, I provide quotes from the article, and my comments after each quote. The title of the article is "PSE customers hit …
If you have been paying attention to the news regarding new vehicles, you might have seen reports describing a Biden Administration law that has gone into effect. The reason given for passing this new law, a requirement for ALL new cars, was "saving lives by keeping drunk drivers off the roads." Now, we all know …
First, some unusual vehicles we spotted this year. The first one was parked in front of our hotel, and is owned by them. We got a big laugh at the comment painted on the passenger side rear panel. It's an old Mercedes vehicle, last licensed in 2023. Since then, the State has hugely increased the …
Welcome to Washington’s Bavarian Village (well…not exactly, but close enough if you don’t look too far under the facades of the buildings). We are here again, in the Eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountains, for the International Accordion Celebration. The weather has been as perfect as we can remember for the end of June (partly …
All three emails came from individuals, not the corporate address. GeekSquad is a service of BestBuy, and since I have been receiving these notices for years, they MUST know that scammers are operating in their name. They do not seem to care. duffythis5@gmail.com Delfina Hyatt ywksbwyhsqksjwhys@gmail.com Grayson Aufderhar suddenlydisney@gmail.com Hayley Boehm Those are the three …
