Results tagged “haiku”

The bats are useless. The bullpen is overworked. Dose of Royals please. Box. Next game Wednesday @ Kansas City, 5:10 p.m.; Carlos Silva vs. Sidney Ponson.

• Darcy Burner commented on The Daily Weekly this weekend and on Seattlest yesterday, which has us wondering if the person posting as "sir-mix-a-lot" on the Central District News is indeed the Sir Mix-A-Lot. Curses! Just that thought alone, and "Baby's Got Back" is already stuck in our head.
• Watch out, West Seattle: with the wet weather here and more on the way, there's an elevated risk for landslides.
• Violence in Central and South East Seattle is getting scarier by the day. The Rainier Valley Post reports of a seemingly random mid-day shooting with no arrests made.

• Mid Beacon Hill Blog, as well as Beacon Hill Blog and this very blog you are reading--are all wondering if Seattle will follow Denver's example. In the Mile High city, proximity to light rail raised the value of a home. Will the same be true in the Emerald City? North Beacon Hill residents certainly hope so.
• PhinneyWood tackles an age-old Seattle question, where does Phinney end and Greenwood begin?
• Unhand Boogie, you West Seattle thieves!

• The Beacon Hill Blog, the new kid on the blog block, is full of interesting posts today. But this one stood out: "Free Acupuncture For Veterans 11/11/08." Local acupuncturists hope to offer free full-time acupuncture to soldiers returning from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq; they are kicking off their program, fittingly, on Veteran's Day.
• In labor news, Crosscut Seattle discusses the Boeing strike's impact on the local economy and announces the favorable terms of a new union contract at the Seattle Times. Is it time to break out Norma Rae on the ol' dvd player again?
• Rainier Valley Post regular the "Bus Bitch" offers her his, excuse us, informative take on "WTF happened to my bus?!" Here's his pocket guide to the proposed changes to SE Seattle bus service.

• West Seattle Blog has what could at least be construed as good news for your wallet--the cost of gas is down $1 from its peak prices this summer.
• You've savored her crepes at local farmer's markets, and now you can support Anita and her delicious crepes at her brand-new Ballard restaurant.
• The Big Blog wonders why the Seattle P-I's website is blocked in Thailand.