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Thanks to everyone who participated in the Seahawks contest last weekend. "Jordancda" is our winner, with a damned fine account of the 2005 season, which was our favorite memory too (minus all the jackass Steelers fans decroding my hometown of Detroit during the Super Bowl). Jordancda wins a giant 12th Man flag for the effort. Sadly, the alternate prize is no longer an option. It was to have been a trip to Hawks training camp this week, but this event was canceled by the team due to "weather conditions" which strikes us as curious. (It's FOOTBALL, sheesh.) Thanks to everyone for your patience as we waited for a final decision by the team on the event. Regardless, thank again to everyone who played!

So that paper Clay Bennett mask didn't score you the costume-contest office pool? Your Lewinsky dress was irredeemably soiled? It's not too early to think Haloween '08. And we've got the coolest outfit idea for you: Jerry Cantrell. The Alice in Chains guitarist/singer will even trade you his threads for a charity donation.

It's a newer, thinner Dan Thiessen presiding over Bellevue's 0/8 Seafood Grill and the adjacent bar, Twisted Cork. "I stopped drinking and lost 80 pounds," he confides, no mean feat for a dude who clearly wants to become the Tom Douglas of the Eastside.

Today is "BC Day" in Canada, commemorating the moment of victory when Canadians finally liberated themselves from the Indians. Because of this unfair "three day weekend" tactical advantage, Canadian surfer and skateboard punks swarmed Westport to such a degree that the Seattle contingent was pitifully outnumbered and forced to surrender their beaches like Germans on D-Day.

tomorrow night. So excited, in fact, that we thought we'd go to the Google to find out what sorts of happenings are going to, well, happen tomorrow in celebration of the big release.

Last year we lamented a less-than-stellar meal at a forgettable Japanese restaurant, wishing we’d instead gone to ol’ reliable: Takohachi. Especially after an active day, we crave the salty goodness of the grilled mackerel dish known as saba shioyaki, or saba-shio for short.

What fun! Another restaurant promotion! This one's called New Urban Eats, and it features 20 relatively new places offering three-course dinners for thirty bucks. Sunday through Thursday, throughout May except (wonder why?) Mother's Day...the one day nobody should eat out but everybody does.

According to the Mariners, pitchers and catchers report in 18 minutes! So, as has become annual Seattlest tradition, we present this ode to spring training, by Ogden Nash (1902-1971).

A NADER REMEMBERS: Recalling his childhood in Winstead, Connecticut, former presidential candidate and longtime political and social activist Ralph Nader offers 17 values a child should learn to become a conscientious adult. Not helping elect neo-fascists was, unfortunately, #18.

Still in the fish club of sorts, we snuck into Nishino at the very end of the November 25 for $25 promotion.

To 25 for $25, or not to 25 for $25: That is the question. And subject of some debate.

It's the most wonderful time of the year: 25 for $25, in which you can get inexpensive three-course meals at some of the best restaurants in town during the month of November (and March). We don't care if you're unemployed, if you're a starving artist/student, if you're saving up for that kidney operation---there is no good reason for you to not take advantage of this deal at least once a week (Sunday through Thursday, that is).

When this week began, wrestler Eddie Guerrero and TV pioneer Ralph Edwards were both alive. No one outside Steel Country had heard of Rep. John Murtha, and Bob Woodward still had credibility. Next week is really only three days, so probably nothing will happen. Thus, we at Seattlest intend to enjoy ourselves over the weekend.

Tonight at 7 pm, NCAA basketball teams may begin practicing. Many teams will celebrate the advent of a new season with "Midnight Madness"--an evening practice (often with dunk contests and other crowd-pleasing antics) that fans can view for free. Until this year, teams couldn't practice until midnight, hence the name.

There are many that show unlimited disdain for the corporate adoption of a subculture for marketing purposes. A more pragmatic approach allows one to take advantage of these corporate activities while keeping awareness of the marketing at work. There are definitely cases where a coporation can show respect for their inspiration, just as there are cases where they don't.

for a particular race, at which point it become official.

With the weather being so Seattle-like recently, we're all looking forward to a weekend that promises to be nearly summery. Mid-seventies and sunny in July should see the paddlers paddling, the hikers hiking and the bikers lazing around in the park watching TV. Yes, bike fans will have to give it a short rest on Saturday while attending the "biggest Tour party on the west coast."

Who are the 11:30pm girls?

We're very proud of our parentals over at Gothamist today. We're very proud of them every day, of course, but today we have reasons above and beyond how very cool they are. Today they are the rightful holders of the 2005 Bloggie for Best Non-Weblog Content of a Weblog Site, uh, whatever that means. Jen Chung at Gothamist guesses, "We figured that non-weblog content meant our Happy Hours, Movable Hype concerts, contests and movie screenings."