Clarence Trent doesn't fit in a box and many wondered if the 6-5 unorthodox freshman forward (No. 12, left) would fit in Washington's system. He's probably the last scholarship player on the bench, but Trent is proof that a chain is only as strong' [...]
This won’t be as polished a response as I’d like, because, frankly, it’s a holiday, I’ve got better things to do, and Joel Connelly’s column yesterday — Seattle’s WTO riots were loud — and ineffective — is so inaccurate, idiotic, and simply factually wrong that it demands some sort [...]
Seriously now - do you really want to drive 15 miles in the middle of the night to stand out in the cold and the (possible) rain and go through this?
And after all that, it may turn out that there were only two of the “doorbuster” items in stock, and [...]
Thanksgiving Recipes is a post from Chris Pirillo
You may have stuffed yourself with turkey and stuffing, but Imei and I enjoyed a less traditional Thanksgiving dinner. It was easy, fun, tasty, and completely stress-free – [...]
Our biggest trip away from HQ on this quiet (so far, knock wood) Thanksgiving took us to The Junction, where the Easy Street Records marquee carried the traditional message. Two blocks up California SW, we peeked in on the West Seattle Eagles reviving their free-holiday-dinner tradition:
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2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Public Affairs Office
Vilseck, Germany – Thousands of Dragoons gathered alongside their families in the wee hours of the morning Wednesday November 18 in front of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regimental Headquarters on a mission. Their objective was to set a new world’s record for the largest [...]
2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Public Affairs Office
Vilseck, Germany –The 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment’s FIRES Squadron gathered Thursday Nov. 20, to honor some of the outstanding Troopers from the Regiment’s rich history.
FIRES became the first unit in European Command to receive the new M-777 towed, lightweight 155mm howitzer. It has long [...]
2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Public Affairs Office
Vilseck, Germany – Troopers from 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment had the opportunity to attend a historic event in the town of Modlareuth on Nov. 9.
The Cougars were distinguished guests at the Bavarian State Government official celebration remembering the 20th anniversary of the [...]
2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Public Affairs Office
Vilseck, Germany – Troopers of FIRES Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment recently participated in the time-honored tradition known as the Spur ride. The Spur Ride is an event held over multiple days during which a Trooper must pass a series of physical and mental [...]
As we celebrate this holiday, we have a story from the last one - Halloween. Local writer Lesley Holdcroft tells the tale of the day’s most unusual event, from an inside perspective - she was one of the “ghosts” at the Southwest Historical Society’s fundraiser brunch.
Story by Lesley [...]
More photos » by Nick Wass - AP
I want one.
Seattle will finish somewhere between 5-11 and 7-9. [...]
Add this to your shopping list for gear gifts — there’s only 300 of them. Also see David’s shot of them from his visit last week during the Mellow Johnny’s Classic.
It’s a GoDaddy Thanksgiving! is a post from Chris Pirillo
Our friends at GoDaddy.com have been great to us over the past few years. They regularly offer coupons and specials to our community, and this weekend is no exception! They are giving all of you their best deal [...]
Just a couple of programming notes. There will be no Live Chat! on Friday as I will be participating in the [...]
It’s the perfect day to ponder some of what you’re thankful for. So it’s perfect for the latest update we received from the local chiropractor rescued from a kayak mishap last March - who first sent in his account of the rescue, and has since updated us twice [...]
That's two consecutive days Steven Jackson has not practiced. Significant? We'll see. He's having lower back spasms. The Rams will announce his status tomorrow.Seahawks injury report
FULL PRACTICE: C Chris Spencer (thumb), DT Craig' [...]
As today is Thanksgiving, it seems like a great time to thank all of you, our readers, for reading Exit133 and joining the conversation. We are constantly amazed by your ideas, thoughts, and insights. Thank you.
We truly hope that you are having a wonderful day with friends and [...]
The night of pre-Turkey debauchery started with a wake of sorts.
Hell’s Kitchen hosted its final all-ages show last night. And the series went out with a bang. The usual suspects were there: Girl Trouble, of course. It only seems right that the rocking group would give the [...]
This is the first Thanksgiving holiday in a long, long time where I haven’t dreaded potential team news. Last year, I had hope, but we didn’t really know how things were going to go. And now, I feel like I could safely go on vacation for a week, or a [...]
“We apologize for the inconvenience this Thanksgiving Day,” says the Seattle City Light recording, updating the second West Seattle outage in two days — last night, the Westwood Village area; today, almost 300 customers (given the area, we’d guess almost entirely residential) in southern Arbor Heights/The Arroyos. City [...]
Let's admit it. Too many bicyclists keep too many unused bicycles in their garages or their basements. I'll include myself among the guilty.
Maybe there's an emotional attachment to an old relic. Or it's difficult to find an alternative to taking the bicycle to the dump, an unceremonious end for a trusty' [...]
The Seattle Times’ Bruce Ramsey is thankful that he doesn’t have to suffer through that damned, Canadian socialized health care system.
An American friend lives in British Columbia with his wife, who just had hip-replacement surgery, paid by the Canadian taxpayer.
My mother just had hip-replacement surgery, paid by the U.S. [...]
Tokyo Fixed Gear has opened a shop in Soho, on Peter St behind Madame JoJo’s.
Hat tip LFGSS and blogs from Yorgo Tloupas and I Like to Ride my Bicycle.
Photo by TokyoFixedGear.com. Also see London is a [...]
Ride in the Mavic car, get the guys talking, and they’ll tell stories about wheels changes like this …
They especially don’t like it, and remember when, racers don’t return loaner wheels.
One tech (not Mavic) told us how he turned the aero spokes sideways, into the wind [...]
One of many things we can be thankful for - spectacular scenery like that image David Hutchinson captured a few weeks ago from Seacrest. Here we are, on Thanksgiving Day - the first of the Major Winter Holidays is here. So is our compilation of information that might [...]
TEN REASONS FOR HUSKY BASKETBALL FANS TO BE THANKFUL
10. Venoy Overton's pressure man-to-man defense
There's no better ballhawk in college basketball. Overton (above) can change a game without scoring a point, which is a rare trait.
9. Enes Kanter
You can't have a' [...]
Before we go into something resembling holiday-news mode (we’ve got some great stories to share during the day, plus we’ll be on standby for breaking news, 24-7-365 means 24-7-365), we’ve got 6 Crime Watch reports to share. First some good news: In the WSB Forums, The Velvet [...]
Yesterday, in discussing Edgar Martinez's chances of getting into the Hall of Fame, Larry Stone linked us to an Edgar fact sheet that was sent out by the Mariners to members of the BBWAA, a fact sheet that makes a number of statistical arguments to support his candidacy. [...]
Are You Going Shopping on Black Friday? is a post from Chris Pirillo
I’ve made my list, and I’ve checked it twice. No, it’s not Christmas yet… but it will be soon. Yes, I will be busy shopping on Black Friday. But I won’t bother getting out of my [...]
Useful Things in my Home Office is a post from Chris Pirillo
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I love to surround myself with things I can use – and that look good on my desk. [...]
Thanks to Matt Weiner, teacher candidate at Sanislo Elementary, for sharing photos from a fun event there last week, along with the story:
On Thursday, November 19th, Sanislo Elementary School held its annual Family Game Night. This year’s Game Night was organized by the four Teacher Candidates (formerly [...]
My First PDA – Sharp Wizard is a post from Chris Pirillo
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My first PDA was an old Sharp Wizard which carried 64MB of data! It was over $300 back [...]
Finally got some official information about a power outage in the Westwood Village vicinity. We got a text about a “spotty” outage in a few places at the center earlier tonight - went over and looked around, didn’t see any obvious evidence of an outage. Seattle City Light didn’t [...]
iPhone Comics is a post from Chris Pirillo
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This is Ken Brady, who lives in both Portland and Japan. He’s a software developer who I think you’ll want to follow! [...]
So the Tuglett put up another good year in AAA, and now the 26 year old utility player with substantial middle infield experience has a .286/.372/.457 career line over 1400+ PAs at the highest level of the minors. He was nevertheless dropped from Kansas City's 40-man last week, but' [...]
View West Seattle coffee shops open Thanksgiving 2009 in a larger map
Coffee and cooking just seem to go together. So once again this year, we’ve compiled a list of which coffee shops will be open Thanksgiving (and when). Click any spot on the map and you’ll see the [...]
Remember those big roundups from SDOT before the big summer weekends? They’re back for the holidays and with so many activities around the city, we’re thinking you’ll be interested. Among them, as mentioned here a few times, Friday morning (8:45 am start)’s Macy’s Holiday Parade with the Denny/Sealth bands [...]
Just posted at SPDBlotter: Southwest Precinct investigators who’ve been working on dental-office break-ins in West Seattle and citywide are asking your help in finding the man shown at left. Here’s the text of the alert: “Seattle Police detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Shane L. [...]
Seahawks injury reportLIMITED IN PRACTICE: DT Cory Redding (knee).
FULL PRACTICE: C Chris Spencer (thumb), DT Craig Terrill (shoulder), S Deon Grant (hand).
Rams injury report
DID NOT PRACTICE: RB Steve Jackson (back), [...]
First, one more pre-Thanksgiving food bank pitch. The West Seattle Food Bank is open till 3 pm today - one more hour - the White Center Food Bank (which serves part of southern WS too) is (THIS IS AN UPDATE) open till 7 pm. You’ve probably seen our [...]
About three weeks ago, my goofball Labrador Roy sliced his foot on something sharp in the backyard. He was chasing a feral/tame rabbit that has taken up residence under the garage and cut himself like Dan Akroyd impersonating Julia Child. At first I thought, eh, a little blood. Wrapped it [...]
Astronauts eat freeze-dried T-rations, right? They eat half-frozen carbohydrate gruel, mystery meat, and dry, crumbly rolls coated with margarine from a toothpaste tube. Sheesh, the best part of an astronaut's meal is the freeze-dried ice cream. Right?
Nope. Fact is, they probably eat better than you, at least if this Thanksgiving [...]
A crash is blocking the turn lane from 35th SW northbound to The Bridge eastbound at Fauntleroy - doesn’t look like a serious injury situation, but traffic is backing up on 35th.
[...]Update 12:09 p.m.:
Microsoft says it foiled attempts by Mac fans to hijack their Twitter feed in the Saks Fifth Avenue window display in New York. The Huffington Post earlier reported that Mac fans were using the #holidaywindows hashtag Microsoft had set up for holiday wishes to instead promote [...]
Unless you’re capable of sprouting a 'stache by Saturday, it’s a little too late to participate in the Movember Mo-growing fundraiser to raise awareness and funding for prostate and testicular research. ("Mo" is slang for moustache). But! Stop by Twist this Saturday for the Seattle Movember Gala' [...]
Over the coming weeks, you're going to hear a lot about how certain teams are listening to offers for certain players, and how certain other players are untouchable. We've already been told that the Tigers are listening to offers for Edwin Jackson, the Blue Jays are listening to offers [...]
Safety Deon Grant will play in a cast on his hand, which was evaluated by a hand specialist on Monday. Coach Jim Mora said the cast will allow him use of his fingers and thumb. "As long as he can grab, then he should be OK to play," [...]
Before we get to the poll, let's start with a video of Quincy Pondexter's baseline dunk from last Friday's San Jose State game.
WEDNESDAY'S LINKS AROUND THE PAC-10:
--- Big shocker in Mexico as Landry Fields led Stanford to a 57-52 win over Virginia and former Washington State coach Tony Bennett.' [...]
Just came across this photo I took a couple of years ago in Seward Harbor, Alaska. I love the color of the water and apparently, sunny days are very rare.
[...]I am thankful for many things this season, but right now I am mostly thankful that I get to repost this Mudhoney Thanksgiving picture again.
[...]A car spun out of control and hit a guardrail on the Alaskan Way Viaduct yesterday afternoon, causing debris to fall onto Yesler and Alaskan Way. This really compounds the nervousness we have leftover from the last time we checked in on the Viaduct.The promised automated closure [...]
Continuing our pre-Thanksgiving info roundups (yesterday, we published the restaurant list — and have made some additions/changes since then; thanks to everyone for collaborating!) - now, here’s the West Seattle grocery store list, with who’s open/who’s not on Thanksgiving:
METROPOLITAN MARKET , Admiral
Open till 2 pm [...]
According to both UZR and RZR, Ramon Santiago has been a below-average defensive middle infielder over the course of his career.
Seems there's a little more to playing in the middle than being able to pick it up and throw it.
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"Wild Turkey male displaying" courtesy of dracobotanicus
It's a slower day than usual in the Emerald City, as many of us mentally prepare ourselves for dealing with travel, family, and gluttony. So instead of our normal list of events around the city, [...]
Sure we’d paint that with our logo on it….
Uploaded by Georgie_grrl | more from the Bike Hugger Photostream.
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Didn’t get to photograph the most spectacular intervals of fog this morning, but this view looking south from the top of Genesee Hill shows some of the lingering fog as it drifted over the water. Nothing extraordinary in the holiday weekend forecast - a break right now, but [...]
We just received word that there may be a Big Boom coming from the tideflats this morning. Port of Tacoma contractors will be using light explosives on the former Kaiser Aluminum site on the east side of the Blair Waterway. So … it’s nothing to worry about.
A licensed explosives technician [...]
Hugger Industries posted a photo:
Photos from the Mellow Johnnys Classic at Juan Pelotta Ranch. Related posts on bikehugger.com.
[...]For those of us yearning for clothes we can wear on the bike and right into the office, especially when traveling, Performance Couture by Nona Varnado is another option.
Inspired by global travels and balancing a busy life of business and sports; Performance Couture is an evolving collection [...]
Few would dispute that one of the keys to the Seattle Times’ Darwinian triumph over the rival P-I was its success in altering the terms of their Joint Operating Agreement to allow the Blethens to shift publication from the afternoon to the morning. Afternoon papers had been declining for decades, [...]
Tempting You to Click is a post from Chris Pirillo
Online advertising is so pervasive that most people barely glance at it. Advertising has become part of the Internet landscape. One way that advertisers are hoping to stir interest is to put their advertising on social network sites like [...]
Cyclelicious photos from the SF Bike Expo. Shown here is a Push Bike vintage Adidas jersey; Fabric Horse utility belt; Chuey Brand cap, Denim leggings.
More on stylish San Francisco cyclists from SF Gate.
I just learned about this via West Seattle Blog on Facebook. A home at 4200 Beach Drive caught fire. According to WSB, "Beach Drive is blocked off from La Rustica to Me Kwa Mooks because of the callout" and Metro route 37 may be impacted.
Read more here from West Seattle Blog.
Update 8:00 [...]
The Twelve Days of Christmas – Geek Style is a post from Chris Pirillo
I admit it – I love Christmas music. I like the old, traditional stuff. I like some of the funny stuff. I even like some of the new-fangled stuff! Earlier this evening, I was listening [...]
Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, who has one of the most recognizable brands in fashion and who dominated urban fashion in the 1990s, sold his Greenwich, CT home for $20 million.
Known as “Stone Hill,” it was originally listed for $27.9 [...]
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