Hugh is my younger brother. Unfortunately a bad case of sibling rivalry has led him to do some pretty outrageous things including writing very disturbing things, claiming that I hate my father and am out to destroy Hugh. He has also charged me with theft and being mentally ill. None of that is[...]
Archive for March 29th, 2014
March 29th, 2014 - 5:56 pm § in The Ave Scene
THE Ave’s new design
THE Ave has undergone an extensive redesign. We have three new features: 1. You can now google us directly from either THE-Ave.US or handbill.US. The new frontpage is actually the blog but will still give access to other pages on THE Ave, including our library and new stand. 2. Just below the [...]
March 29th, 2014 - 1:09 pm § in The Ave Scene
How to Help Disaster Relief for the Mud Slide Victims
The Everett Herald has a superb list of places to contribute. I have included some of them here. I would also suggest that donations should be best given to organizations that are local. Often national charities, like the American Red Cross, use these occasions to collect gifts to their nation[...]
BREAKING NEWS: China’s Crimea
The Philippine government sent a ship through the blockade placed by the Chinese coast guard around an island off the Philipines’ coast. The ship brought food and fresh troops to a marooned navy ship the Philippines uses as a base to secure their claim to the islands located over thousand mile[...]
March 29th, 2014 - 7:45 am § in Misc.
Russia Retaliates, Moves Ownership of NBA Team To Russia
The Brooklyn Nets may soon become a Russian subsidiary Russian billionaire businessman Mikhail Prokhorov is worth $10.4 billion. Nearly a billion of that is invested in the Brooklyn Nets, Now Prokhorov is transferring ownership to Russia. T he Nets, valued at $780 million, make the team the fi[...]
March 29th, 2014 - 3:43 am § in Environment, The Ave Scene
Our Street Is Going to Become a Highway? … for bikes!
21st Ave East will now become the Great North South BIKEWAY across Capital Hill! Seattle is building bikeways across the town, north to south, east to west and ways in between. From The Capital Hill Blog: The route will begin at I-90 and pass up through the Central District along 26th and 25th Ave b[...]
March 29th, 2014 - 12:57 am § in Misc.
Oso! Incompetence! Scandal!
Anne K. Block, an attorney who lives and practices in Gold Bar, has posted a comment on David Goldstein’s blog, Horsesass.org, comparing Snohomish County’s director of emergency services to President George W. Bush’s disastrous appointment to FEMA of the incompetent “Brownie&[...]
Podments Are a Bad Idea
As Amazon Spreads Podments in Seattle, New York already deals with podment neurosis: increased claustrophobia, domestic abuse, and alcoholism. (abridged and commented from NY Observer) Even though Mayor Michael Bloomberg has championed the micro-unit, some experts are concerned that living in 25[...]