Saw Tay Zonday, of "Chocolate Rain" fame and a star from the Golden Age of social media, at the Seattle Art Museum today.
"Chocolate Rain" Original Song by Tay Zonday
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December 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Saw Tay Zonday, of "Chocolate Rain" fame and a star from the Golden Age of social media, at the Seattle Art Museum today.
Westlake Park Christmas tree lighting fireworks from last night.
November 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Westlake Park Christmas tree lighting fireworks from last night.
Last Saturday, the last sunset before 4 PM sunsets.
November 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Last Saturday, the last sunset before 4 PM sunsets.
Seen at Japanese home goods store Muto near Pike Place Market.
November 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Seen at Japanese home goods store Muto near Pike Place Market.
People living in cities want affordability, transit, and infrastructure more than digital advertising kiosks. Just one of the reasons Dionne Foster prevailed tonight. Her giddy excitement was palpable in the shaking of the piece of paper she was holding.
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
People living in cities want affordability, transit, and infrastructure more than digital advertising kiosks. Just one of the reasons Dionne Foster prevailed tonight. Her giddy excitement was palpable in the shaking of the piece of paper she was holding.
"To my colleagues on Council, those I worked with and those I disagreed with: I open my hand to you to work in collaboration... but let me be clear that I will not compromise on our values" is the kind of thing you say when you win over 78% of the vote. @alexis4seattle.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
"To my colleagues on Council, those I worked with and those I disagreed with: I open my hand to you to work in collaboration... but let me be clear that I will not compromise on our values" is the kind of thing you say when you win over 78% of the vote. @alexis4seattle.bsky.social
"This is the people's office. That's what this is about: making sure that the laws protect all of us." It's great to see energy, competence, compassion, and integrity return to the Seattle City Attorney's Office. Erika Evans trounced Ann Davison by 25 points tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 AM
"This is the people's office. That's what this is about: making sure that the laws protect all of us." It's great to see energy, competence, compassion, and integrity return to the Seattle City Attorney's Office. Erika Evans trounced Ann Davison by 25 points tonight.
Election Day is Tuesday. When choosing the next City Attorney, Seattle voters would do well to avoid an incumbent who faces multiple ethics complaints for lying about a sitting judge and whose political vendetta disrupted court operations at the expense of domestic violence victims and taxpayers.
In the Seattle City Attorney race, respect for judiciary independence matters
The criminal justice system depends on the police and prosecutors, but also on judges.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Election Day is Tuesday. When choosing the next City Attorney, Seattle voters would do well to avoid an incumbent who faces multiple ethics complaints for lying about a sitting judge and whose political vendetta disrupted court operations at the expense of domestic violence victims and taxpayers.
Columbia Giving Day is today. With anti-intellectualism and fascism festering in the country, it's more important than ever to support higher education, especially financial aid and the Core Curriculum.
Columbia Giving Day 2025
Tuesday, October 21, is Columbia Giving Day 2025. Every year, thousands of Columbians—alumni, students, parents, friends, neighbors, faculty, and staff—come together to give back and make a difference...
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October 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Columbia Giving Day is today. With anti-intellectualism and fascism festering in the country, it's more important than ever to support higher education, especially financial aid and the Core Curriculum.
Birch tree near Lake Wanoksink in Harriman State Park (Instagram, 04/13/2014); eastern hemlock on Dunnfield Creek Trail in Worthington State Forest (Instagram, 04/27/2014); the Appalachian Trail between the Delaware Water Gap and Sunfish Pond in Worthington State Forest (Instagram, 04/05/2014).
October 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Birch tree near Lake Wanoksink in Harriman State Park (Instagram, 04/13/2014); eastern hemlock on Dunnfield Creek Trail in Worthington State Forest (Instagram, 04/27/2014); the Appalachian Trail between the Delaware Water Gap and Sunfish Pond in Worthington State Forest (Instagram, 04/05/2014).
New York Botanical Garden: apple blossoms; Azalea Garden; viburnum blossom. (Instagram, 05/10/2014)
September 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
New York Botanical Garden: apple blossoms; Azalea Garden; viburnum blossom. (Instagram, 05/10/2014)
Dinner at ShoMon Kappo: dashi soup with golden eye snapper, matsutake, and osmanthus; tuna futomaki with scallion, cucumber, and soy sauce cured egg yolk; uni and ikura over sushi rice; apple and seaweed salt milk ice cream with shaved frozen apple.
September 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Dinner at ShoMon Kappo: dashi soup with golden eye snapper, matsutake, and osmanthus; tuna futomaki with scallion, cucumber, and soy sauce cured egg yolk; uni and ikura over sushi rice; apple and seaweed salt milk ice cream with shaved frozen apple.
A comment under the r/NoStupidQuestions post, "Why haven't American farmers protested like European farmers?"
September 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A comment under the r/NoStupidQuestions post, "Why haven't American farmers protested like European farmers?"
I had the chance to speak at Mayor Bruce Harrell's announcement about his proposed 2026 budget, which would include a 60% increase ($4 million) for the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs.
September 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I had the chance to speak at Mayor Bruce Harrell's announcement about his proposed 2026 budget, which would include a 60% increase ($4 million) for the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs.
Japanese Breakfast performing "Paprika" at the Woodland Park Zoo.
September 4, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Japanese Breakfast performing "Paprika" at the Woodland Park Zoo.
Japanese Breakfast at the Woodland Park Zoo.
September 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Japanese Breakfast at the Woodland Park Zoo.
Japanese Breakfast performing "Be Sweet" at the Woodland Park Zoo.
September 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Japanese Breakfast performing "Be Sweet" at the Woodland Park Zoo.
Premier member reception for Anila Quayyum Agha: Geometry of Light at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. "A Beautiful Despair" (2021) and "This Is Not A Refuge! 2" (2019).
August 28, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Premier member reception for Anila Quayyum Agha: Geometry of Light at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. "A Beautiful Despair" (2021) and "This Is Not A Refuge! 2" (2019).
"Picnic on the Moon" by Shoichi Okumura. Japanese mineral pigment on silk. Hall Spassov Gallery / Seattle Art Fair 2025.
July 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM
"Picnic on the Moon" by Shoichi Okumura. Japanese mineral pigment on silk. Hall Spassov Gallery / Seattle Art Fair 2025.
Afternoon at the arboretum.
July 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Afternoon at the arboretum.
To accommodate the one-minute time limit, this line didn't make the final version of my comment: "After all, this is the Seattle City Council, not the Seattle Suburbs Council."
D7 resident Henry: "NIMBYism and opposition to commonsense zoning and land use is strangling the future growth and economic viability of Seattle much like a plastic six pack ring around the neck of a sea lion."
June 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
To accommodate the one-minute time limit, this line didn't make the final version of my comment: "After all, this is the Seattle City Council, not the Seattle Suburbs Council."
Graffiti on the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, which houses the SSA, IRS, and ICE, among other federal agencies. Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi's "Landscape of Time" (1975) stands in front of the building.
June 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Graffiti on the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, which houses the SSA, IRS, and ICE, among other federal agencies. Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi's "Landscape of Time" (1975) stands in front of the building.
@jay.bsky.team did you encounter this Chihuahua near Pike Place Market within the last half an hour?
May 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
@jay.bsky.team did you encounter this Chihuahua near Pike Place Market within the last half an hour?
Finally visited Green Lake Park.
May 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Finally visited Green Lake Park.
From yesterday's walk: view of Aurora Bridge and Lake Union from Fremont Bridge; after getting home: catching the sunset over Elliott Bay and the Olympic Mountains.
April 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
From yesterday's walk: view of Aurora Bridge and Lake Union from Fremont Bridge; after getting home: catching the sunset over Elliott Bay and the Olympic Mountains.