Slightly North

Gmail just got a little better. Google has an official tool that notifies you of unread threads in your inbox. Gmail Notifier.

Note to self: Check out iRATE Radio.

He's not smart, a C student
And that's after buying his way into school
Beady eyes, and he's kinda dyslexic
Can he read? No one's really quite sure
He signs stuff and he executes people
Maybe that's why, he doesn't have any friends
Cocaine and a little drunk driving
Doesn't matter, when you're the Commander in Chief.

He's the...

Judge tosses out monorail-recall initiative - "A King County Superior Court Judge today tossed out an initiative campaign designed to kill the West Seattle-to-Crown Hill monorail project.

Judge Steven Gonzalez ruled that Initiative 83 was not proper because the recall campaign was an attempt to reconsider "what had already been voted on by the people of Seattle."

He also said the new monorail "has been designated as an essential public facility" and that it can't be stopped by an initiative."

- YAY!

Playing with google today, I learned the following about myself:

• I own a Cadillac Seville called 'black beauty'
• I finished pretty well in the Great Greenbrier River Race
• I helped spot birds at the 2003 Hawk Count
• I'm participated in a CHEAT RACE in a boat called Eskimo Cero
• I am a GM of the newly reopened Chaos Nightclub in Columbus
• I'm the VP of Intelichoice Investment Group according to a post on MSN Groups

Strange, I don't remember any of this... maybe my OTHER name is Tyler Durden.

I have a new contact page. If you need/want to get ahold of me... or something. You can also send your spambot over there to harvest all the addresses of spamers who have sent me crap in the past, as well as some stats as to the kind of spam I get. Isn't that all kinds of fun?

Dan recounts a chilling 2 (!) nights of structure fires in the north Seattle area in a row. While Erin and I live a bit more south (and west) of the area being targeted by arson, it is no less frightening. Yesterday while sitting on our balcony, which faces south looking across the valley, we saw another fire near the Westfield area. No less than 7 fire trucks of various sizes were also seen racing towards the smoke. While it was put out fairly quick, we were sure it was a mark of fires starting in our area as well. As it turns out, no mention of the fire in West Seattle was made in the media this morning. Still, I hope someone is caught soon.