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Every journalist grew up with fuzzy memories of old movies in his or her head, of chain-smoking beat reporters with arm-garters and press passes stuck in the bands of their fedoras, always going on and on about how they've got "the big scoop, chief!" Alas, real life is rarely so exciting, but it's cute (and pathetic) when they grow up and try to realize those misty, water-colored memories of the way it never was. Witness KIRO 7's attempt at muckraking yesterday by digging into the mayor's "no more bottled water!" plan.

Seattlest arrived on scene soon after the Capitol Hill Block Party had opened. We wandered, checked out the stage locations and thought about getting a beer, then spotted a booth touting free bottled water. It looked like the booth had something to do with praying to the Earth Spirits or some other new wave white hippy crap, but we decided to take our chances. We asked for a water and oddly enough their were no questions asked of Seattlest, no "Is your spirit at peace with the world?" or "Do you ever cry for Mother Nature?" We did, however, get thoroughly eye-fucked by our water purveyor. We told him thank you, took a mental bath and off we went to hear some music. (And before you reactionaries out there start accusing us of homophobia, get over yourselves. We're not talking about getting "checked out." We're talking about a look that said, Right now, in my mind, I'm eating spaghetti off of your chest.)

There's a kind of folktale Polish wedding tradition that Seattlest has always thought was cool. It says that when your daughter is born you fire up the still and produce a barrel of vodka which you then bury somewhere on your farm. Twelve years later when that daughter is getting married you dig up the barrel and drink it at the wedding, the vodka having been infused with the flavors, and, more ephemerally, the spirit of the land.

The Solstice Parade in Fremont was as cool as we've ever seen it this weekend and our personal highlights were the pink riot cops, the Ents and the water monsters. The water monsters were a part of a float that was based on the theme of the privatization of water and one of their characters was shouting "free water!" as they approached. It was, however, particularly disappointing to learn that they meant "free water" as in "Free Willy!" not "here's some free bottled water, you idiot, the very thing we're raging against."

For over 100 years, pisswater cheap beer was produced at Tumwater’s Olympia Brewery. In 2003, then-owner Miller Brewing Co. shut the place down and since then, according to locals, the city’s been a “ghost town.” (Supporting evidence: Tumwater’s front page lists Tumwater TV as an "Emerging Issue.") But the artesian water may begin flowing again. Seattle-based Benaroya Company is poised to purchase the historic facility for $45 million.

Our apologies if you're not following this story, but it just continues to break our heart. Family found! But without dad. So bittersweet.

Seattlest grew up in South King County and spent our winter breaks sliding off the Dumpster behind Pay 'N’ Pak. Nonetheless, Seattlest is engaged to a a ski sportive (it’ll be a mixed marriage), so naturally, we waited until late April to “hit” the “slopes.”

A week ago Friday, Seattlest arrived at work to discover that our '93 Mazda 626's engine was pouring out more white smoke than a '40s film noir. We dropped it off at the nearest repair place and awaited the bad news: we'd sprung a coolant leak and blown a headgasket. At 192,000 miles, the engine had died.