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Southern boy in the PNW β€’ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ πŸ“Seattle

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Also: the corner of 17th Ave E and E John St in Miller Park(?) is 🀌🏻

11.03.2026 03:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A street surrounded by mid-rise buildings and professional landscaping.

A street surrounded by mid-rise buildings and professional landscaping.

Kinda wish all of South Lake Union had the look/feel of the 300th block of 8th Ave. North (needs a bit more traffic calming, though)

10.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Finished Heated Rivalry last night… loved the show but I STILL don’t understand the rules of hockey?!

10.03.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
modal filter at the intersection of bute street and robson street.

modal filter at the intersection of bute street and robson street.

modal filter at the intersection of bute street and haro street.

modal filter at the intersection of bute street and haro street.

modal filter at the intersection of jervis street and maxine lane.

modal filter at the intersection of jervis street and maxine lane.

modal filter at the intersection of bute street and davie street.

modal filter at the intersection of bute street and davie street.

in the west end, #vancouver uses a lot of small public plazas as modal filters, which allow bikes and pedestrians to go through, but not cars. not only do these places make the city safer for all, they're also great third places.

10.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Three street signs that say β€œHarrison St”

Three street signs that say β€œHarrison St”

Excuse me, is this Harrison Street?

πŸ“ South Lake Union

09.03.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This disgusting shit doesn’t belong in American society.

And Republicans who support it don’t belong in Congress.

09.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 3749 πŸ” 828 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 84
A sleeping miniature goldendoodle

A sleeping miniature goldendoodle

I’m dog + house sitting for some friends this week.

Muffin clearly lives a difficult life. 🐢

09.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Heated Rivalry, ep. 1

Heated Rivalry, ep. 1

Trying my best to catch up with current events πŸ’

09.03.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sailboats in a marina with Gas Works Park in the background. Taken on a gray, rainy day.

Sailboats in a marina with Gas Works Park in the background. Taken on a gray, rainy day.

A tree-liked gravel walkway with a bidirectional paved bike path.

A tree-liked gravel walkway with a bidirectional paved bike path.

πŸŒ§οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸŒ§οΈ

πŸ“ Lake Union

08.03.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Whew, pig sooie!

07.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Watching Schitt’s Creek for the first time and quickly understanding why every LGBT+ person (and ally) on the planet was obsessed with David and Patrick eight years ago πŸ‘¬

06.03.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A perfect excuse to go out and treat yourself to Hey Bagel or Old Salt!

06.03.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWell, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose/ In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes / But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back / Up front there ought to be a man in black”

06.03.2026 00:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’ll be Converse-ing with the locals about shared streets, neighborhood plazas, and such

05.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cyclists using a new protected bike lane by the train station and bull fighting arena.

Cyclists using a new protected bike lane by the train station and bull fighting arena.

A bi-directional bike path with rideshare parking. The pavement could use some TLC.

A bi-directional bike path with rideshare parking. The pavement could use some TLC.

One of the wider bike paths I noticed along a busy one-way arterial street.

One of the wider bike paths I noticed along a busy one-way arterial street.

A shared street in the city center.

A shared street in the city center.

ValΓ¨ncia’s protected bike lanes.

Cons:
- bi-directional paths squeezed into busy arterial streets
- VERY narrow travel lanes
- some paths needed maintenance and/or smoother pavement

Pros:
- an expanding network
- lots of shared streets in the city center
- nice biking weather 😎

05.03.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A grassy (artificial turf) tram approaching the station near the City of Arts and Sciences.

A grassy (artificial turf) tram approaching the station near the City of Arts and Sciences.

A red EMT bus at a bus stop near Rio TΓΊria.

A red EMT bus at a bus stop near Rio TΓΊria.

Me standing in front of my Iryo high-speed train departing València for Madrid

Me standing in front of my Iryo high-speed train departing València for Madrid

A València metro train departing the underground Rio Túria station.

A València metro train departing the underground Rio Túria station.

Public transit in ValΓ¨ncia, EspaΓ±a 🍊πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ

05.03.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The Seattle skyline from Kerry Park. Overcast skies with greenery in the foreground.

The Seattle skyline from Kerry Park. Overcast skies with greenery in the foreground.

Sunset breaking through gray clouds over Puget Sound. Greenery in the foreground.

Sunset breaking through gray clouds over Puget Sound. Greenery in the foreground.

Pink camellias with raindrops on them.

Pink camellias with raindrops on them.

Saucer magnolia blooms growing from mossy tree branches, taken from below.

Saucer magnolia blooms growing from mossy tree branches, taken from below.

A break from the 🌧️ + early Spring blooms in Seattle.

05.03.2026 02:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yasssss

04.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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With Callais not out yet & no opinion likely until late March at the earliest, it is becoming functionally too late for most southern states to redraw maps.

By the end of March, primaries will have happened in TX, NC, & MS & mail ballots will go out shortly after in AL, GA, and LA.

04.03.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

Hardin Harrison seems to be the most β€œnormal” of the bunch. Definitely a Chamber of Commerce + prominent Baptist church type.

Kim Hammer has worked diligently to erode voter initiatives in Arkansas.

Norris is endorsed by all of the nationally-known crazy election conspiracy theorists.

04.03.2026 06:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fun fact: my master’s degree focused on Arkansas political history

I can’t recall seeing a result like this in modern Arkansas history. With nearly 100% reporting, it’s nearly a three-way tie for the GOP nomination for SOS. The top two will advance to a runoff.

(They’re all awful, fwiw)

04.03.2026 05:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Harris is reporting, per NYT. Crockett is up 54-45 with 65% reporting.

Dallas, Bexar, and El Paso are the only β€œbig” counties yet to report for the Democratic ticket.

04.03.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Was wondering why we have GOP results for Dallas and none for the Democrats…

Might be the only pro-Crockett County left?

04.03.2026 02:04 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Neighborhood Cafe and Corner Store Bill Fails for Third Straight Year Β» The Urbanist # The failure of HB 1175 to make it to the state Senate floor mirrors a similar fate two years ago. Bill sponsor Mark Klicker placed the decision to let the neighborhood cafe bill die squarely on Loca...

NEW STORY // Neighborhood Cafe and Corner Store Bill Fails for Third Straight Year

By Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org.

www.theurbanist.org/2026/03/02/n...

02.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 7
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Slowly building up a nice little cookbook collection πŸ‘¨β€πŸ³

02.03.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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December 2025 through February 2026 was the 2nd warmest winter on record for the Contiguous U.S. according to Prism climate data. The widespread record to near record warmth in the west easily outweighed the cool temps in the east. πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

01.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 607 πŸ” 269 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 39
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February was kinda chaotic so it was nice to have a low key weekend

πŸ³β˜•οΈ at Geraldine’s
πŸƒπŸ»β€β™‚οΈ around Green Lake
Enjoying all of the πŸ’

02.03.2026 04:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll never understand why Seattle allows parking along arterial streets. That’s what side streets are for!

02.03.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

So gross.

01.03.2026 02:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Herringbone brick pavers on a circular driveway on the campus of Seattle Pacific University in Queen Anne

Herringbone brick pavers on a circular driveway on the campus of Seattle Pacific University in Queen Anne

It’d be pricey, but this treatment is my dream for Queen Anne Boulevard and Lake Washington Boulevard (as a woonerf, with lots of traffic calming + one-way vehicle access)

28.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0