It's Veteran's Day, and in true American fashion, businesses are appreciating our servicemen by giving them free stuff. If you're a veteran, you're eligible for the following:
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MARCH POINT: SIFF Cinema is offering a free screening of this local film production by members of the Swinomish Indian Reservation. March Point is a movie about a movie about oil refineries, Native American communities, and growing up. Isn't it supposed to be raining on Saturday? Perfect: this is indoors and will expand your soul's horizons. (Probably.) RSVP to be on the safe side.
- 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.
We're no hawk. More like a dove, in truth, but today is the day to remember and give thanks to soldiers and servicemen known and unknown--especially to those like this man who gave their life as a nameless cost for a cause they believed to be greater than themselves. While we hope for an end to war, today we will hope above all things for a simple safe return for those serving abroad.
In honor of Veterans Day, the Huskies played like the French army in today's loss to Stanford.

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