Last year we invoked the name of Cal Worthington as a flimsy excuse to post the amazing "Montgomery Flea Market" ad. Now, we actually have an ad from the master himself. Big ups to Cal for wearing a Mariners jacket (and also for the zebra). There is a definite lack of men on horses leading zebras around in our television advertising today. Worthington, incidentally, is still alive--he turned 87 last month. This terrific profile in......

You haven't seen Seattle until you've seen it from under a Duck! Yesterday's minor collision downtown was captured on cell phone, thankfully. In fairness, these amphibious landing craft were developed by the U.S. Army during World War II, and that is a German vehicle. Take that, Jerry! UPDATE: On-the-spot photographer brentvanw adds in the comments: Please note that the Duck was full of awestruck tourists and they were listening to "tequila" and singing along while......

Watching David Hare's dramatization of the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq last night at ACT, we were reminded of an email exchange we had that summer with an old college friend. Our friend, a Brit, was at the time starting her career as a history teacher, and if we recall correctly, we wrote her something to the effect of, "You know why World War I started, you know why World War II or......

"Les Schwab, 89, was the sort of bigger-than-life person for whom Oregon is legendary: the independent maverick and unabashed capitalist who insisted on doing business his way, who ignored business trends, treated people with respect — and raked in the profits." So says the Corvallis Gazette-Times. Schwab, who died Friday, was orphaned at 15 and supported himself selling newspapers in Bend. He worked his way up to circulation manager, and married his high school sweetheart......

Once the dust had subsided, after we'd sawed through a concrete wall and brushed the rat droppings from our heads that rained down on us as we demolished our basement bathroom, we began to find unusual things. Old toys stashed behind sheetrocked walls, left there to mourn their solitary confinement at the hands of a former owner who was too lazy or cheap to free them amidst the detritus of the dump. And then we......

Well, we're finished with World War Z, which means we'll finally have time to pick up Jonathan Raban's Surveillance and that some lucky souls at the library will move up a notch on the hold list. Surveillance, of course, is the first book in Seattlest's Book Club. If you haven't picked up your copy yet, don't forget to ask for the Seattlest Book Club discount at Santoro's Books in Greenwood and Bailey-Coy Books on......

Realizing that trying to protect our way of life with humans gets people killed, the Navy has decided to do the job with sea lions and dolphins. "Dozens of dolphins and sea lions trained to detect and apprehend waterborne attackers could be sent to patrol a Puget Sound military base, the Navy said Monday." The dolphins would use their sonar to detect an enemy intruder, and then the sea lion would attach a special cuff......

Wednesday, November 15 >>>UW iSchool at Kane Hall, 7:00-9:00pm. "Voices in an Empty Room: Five Apologies for the Narrative": Children's author Richard Peck discusses his writing and teaching careers, and his experiences with the kids today. He'll read from On The Wings Of Heroes, his new novel about a World War II childhood. Free with RSVP. Kane Hall, Rm. 220. >>>Third Place Books, 7:00pm. We saw this book talk about adoptive parents and thought......

In honor of Veterans Day, the Huskies played like the French army in today's loss to Stanford. No. In honor of Veterans Day, the Huskies let a World War I vet play quarterback. No. In honor of Veterans Day, the Huskies let WWII vet Donald Rumsfeld call plays. Ugh--three and out. Just like the Huskies, all day. For you, the reader, we walked through the cold to the Husky game today. We bargained a scalper......

Last night we found a way to enjoy a Mariners game-- get red-ass drunk and scream at the players for three hours. This normally isn't our style. We much prefer to score the first few innings, sip on three dollar tea, and roll our eyes at whatever Hargrove does. However, we were with old friends from out of town, the home town nine had just dropped eleven in a row, obnoxious Yankee fans were......

We'd never seen the quotable George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House before; all we had to go on was the Intiman's postcard copy, which informed us that it is an "affectionate, Chekhovian portrait of England before the World War I." Anyone can have an opinion, but Chekhov never made us laugh like this. Heartbreak House is outrageous, laugh-out-loud fun with a clan of free-thinking misfits along the lines of The Royal Tenenbaums. Occasional poignant calms......

It's rained for 22 straight days which seems pretty excessive to us, but we were really dry last winter so maybe our perspective is just skewed. Mud slides are happening and home owners are getting their first looks at puddles in the basement. Generally, it sucks. Anyway, other media outlets have been broadcasting the fact that we might meet or exceed the historical high for consecutive days of rainfall which is 33. Seems to Seattlest......

Seattlest learned to sail at the Center for Wooden Boats' sailing school last summer, and en route to each lesson we tromped past the work-in-progress Pirate. Since we are plum ignorant about wooden boats, the Pirate inspired us to think things like, "Wow, uh, that one looks kinda un-done." Turns out, Pirate was a famous 1920s racing boat designed by a famous boat designer. Pirate is now "done" and will be re-christened as part......

Motorhead is coming to the Showbox on Sunday. Oh my God (or OMG if you are transcribing this entry into IM)! They are one of the truly defining bands of metal and unlike Metallica they never changed their sound to adult-contemporary. Their songs have guitars the way that guitars were meant to be played (especially if the guitars were naughty in a past life). This is metal and after the show you'll be unable to......