If you want to get to know someone, read what they write
If you ever hear that an athlete doesn’t read what people write about them, don’t believe it. They read it. At the very least, their dad or their brother or their wife reads it—and they pass it along....
View ArticleLet them find out – pack the court
This year has had some days. And the wild thing is, we’re all stressing so much about whatever tragedy was just plopped in our laps on a recent weekday afternoon that we never consider letting our...
View ArticleSubstack is a step for journalism, but in what direction?
Anything that puts money in journalists’ hands, I’m in favor of. Hell, anything that puts money in any hard-working folks’ hands, I’m in favor of. But given the industry has had its ass kicked—with...
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This mundane iOS feature is getting me into YouTube
Working in sports and social media is weird. The amazing and mystifying things you see on your favorite teams’ feeds aren’t always a result of someone’s brilliance or creativity—sometimes it’s another...
View ArticleSeattle is not dying, and we all want the same thing
I love Seattle. I love it so much. I can’t imagine living anywhere else in the world. I also tend to be a bit defensive. When people criticize the things and places I like, I jump. Can’t help it. With...
View ArticleFacebook’s supposed TL;DR feature sounds pretty awful for publishers
There was a time when it felt like Facebook could save journalism. There was also a time when you could only access the platform with a .edu email address, the Newsfeed didn’t exist and there was a...
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The three things I tell every law blogger I talk to
This is the lamest humblebrag that has ever existed but I’d put even odds on me having read or perused more law blog posts than anyone ever. For the better part of a decade, I wound down every workday...
View ArticleTalk to someone
I have seen a therapist on a consistent basis for more than five years. It’s awesome. It’s not the type of thing I’ve ever really shared online but anytime it comes up around trusted friends and...
View ArticleCostco hot dogs, MLB video games and making money by not making money
As a new homeowner, I find myself slipping slowly into Dad Mode. I’m going to bed earlier. I don’t hate cleaning up the kitchen. I enjoy a well-organized garage. And, of course, I became a Costco...
View ArticleTax credits for ebikes make too much sense
Nobody’s perfect, but when it comes to the types of radical policies that make urbanists drool, it almost always feels like they’re coming out of France. Well, we’ve got another one as France took a...
View ArticleJenny Durkan and public embarrassment’s diminishing returns
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is not running for reelection. That’s for good reason. The big-money centrist conservative has been the executive progressives feared she would be and the Nextdoor...
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When will progressive perspectives be as mainstream in media as they are in...
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner won reelection last night. Well, he won his primary over a challenger backed heavily by the police union—but he will win reelection as a Democrat in a...
View ArticleNothing quite matches blogs’ ability to connect
Blogging is having a big year. That is, if you’re willing to stretch the traditional definition of blogging to include platforms like Substack. As I’ve written elsewhere, you should, because Substack...
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The permanence of digital media is hitting us—and it is weird
Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Of course. As with any big historic anniversary, there is media reminding us it has been a-number-divisible-by-five-years since it happened. The media, as it...
View ArticleEvery anti-vax public figure should be skewered like Nick Rolovich
The Washington State Cougars replaced Mike Leach as head football coach and it appears the politics of the position may have gotten worse. Truly, that’s an incredible feat—made all the more impressive...
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Observations from 4,500 miles on an ebike—and why you should get one already
It’s the best purchase I’ve ever made. The sooner I can get to that point, the better. It usually doesn’t happen as early in real life, when some hapless stranger triggers an excitable 10-minute...
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On segregated neighborhoods, private parks and us all wanting the same thing
If you take Seattle’s Greenwood Avenue North almost all the way to its upper end, there’s a turn down towards the Puget Sound—its dark grey waters somewhat in the distance, out to the left. You take...
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Ebikes make you feel like a kid
I could write so many words about ebikes. Just riff after riff after riff on even the emotions of whipping around on an ebike. So, you know what, here’s exactly that. For whatever reason, probably a...
View ArticleSeattle backs cops—teachers, not so much
Defund teachers. Defund students. Defund schools. Defund parks while you’re at it. Defund crosswalks. Defund lifeguards, too. Defund public restrooms. Sounds insane. But when cities fund one specific...
View ArticleMaybe in 2023 we return to a more people-powered internet?
In the back half of 2022, I took notice of a specific search tactic I’d been deploying on a regular basis. It might be one you use, too. It became a bit of a idealogical ear-worm thanks to some random...
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People would ride bikes a lot more if they weren’t worried about being killed...
How much more would you ride a bike if there were a 0.0 percent chance you would be killed or maimed by a car while doing so? If you never ever had to share the roadway with vehicles flying by ten or...
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Two years after George Floyd, police killings reach record high
There are a number of things in this world that, when you look once you pull up to about 30,000 feet, are beyond absurd. Donald Trump as President. Elon as Twitter’s CEO. Crypto art and the plight of...
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Ode to Seattle’s unreal pinball scene
I say this with complete self-awareness for how dorky I sound—you don’t know how good we Seattleites have it when it comes to pinball. Yeah—pinball. Seattle is a world-class city when it comes to both...
View ArticleAmericans didn’t like Martin Luther King, Jr. then—they still don’t like many...
Today is a weird day. It is a much-warranted holiday, honoring one of this country’s most iconic figures. But that honoring is the weird part, especially coming from the types of people doing it. It’s...
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You gotta see this example of great transit infrastructure in this golf...
Quick hitter, here. And it sounds ridiculous, but urbanism porn will sneak up on you when you least expect. Like on a golf web series. I’ve written before about No Laying Up, a golf-centric digital...
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Seattle PD kills again—with help
The Seattle Police Department killed Jaahnavi Kandula at the intersection of so many of this city’s problem’s. The daughter of a single mother and elementary school teacher who’d gone into debt to...
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If we want to revive downtown Seattle, we should make it a place people wanna be
Capitol Hill is the city. I have one friend who would get this reference, but it’s not just a reference to an enjoyable night out where I repeated that phrase ad nauseam—it’s an idea. If you’re going...
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Not everyone can drive
Another person was hit and killed by a car in Seattle this week. An 80-year-old woman was struck in a crosswalk by a black van that never stopped. Someone’s mom, probably someone’s grandma—her...
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Traffic safety is public safety
A child was hit by a car in front of a school in my neighborhood yesterday morning. Full details aren’t known, but it was serious enough that emergency services were called and the Seattle Fire...
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The places you lose when you don’t build housing where housing goes
It’s impossible to beat an authentic dive bar. Like, the actual real thing—which can be something of a challenge to find in Seattle. We’re talking the Waterwheel Lounge, Leny’s Place, Loretta’s...
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