Patrick Shanahan may be the ideal choice for a permanent Chief of Staff in Trump’s shaky office. I say this because, unlike most of Trump’s cabinet. Mr. Shanahan has major credibility and experience in the business world. The acting Secretary also has impressive ties to the worlds of t[...]
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December 19th, 2018 - 1:08 am § in Donald Trump, The Ave Scene
Boeing .. first South Carolina now China
Somebody better tell the Donald So first Boeing moved its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago. And it was good cuz Chicago as more political clout than Seattle. Then Boeing moved is 777 work to a new plant in South Carolina where there ain’t no unions! And the Trumpies touted this too as [...]
December 17th, 2018 - 10:49 pm § in The Ave Scene
Will Seattle Get a New NBA Team? THE SEATTLE SUNS?
Suns owner Robert Sarver has the Phoenix city council members he might move the Suns to Seattle! In 1992, the Suns committed to a 40-year lease at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. The agreement included a provision for the Suns to opt out at 30 years if the building and the building is [...]
December 15th, 2018 - 1:33 pm § in The Ave Scene
YESTERDAY IN PUGET SOUND
I was out on the docks at Shilshole during this. Mygawd! At 285# I had to lean into the wind or be blown over. I guessed the wind on our dock was at 60 knots![...]
Comment on the Gospel As Taught in Washington State
In the aftermath of the death of John Chau, a Christian missionary who tried to invade the Andaman Islands, two things have struck me. The first is the number of Black friends on Facebook who insist that Chau, despite his slanted eyes and Chinese last name was “white.” From the stories[...]
November 13th, 2018 - 9:27 am § in The Ave Scene
Two Seattle Restaurants Make Best In US
2M Smokehouse, San Antonio, TX | Al Ameer, Dearborn, MI | Atelier Crenn, San Francisco, CA | Bad Saint, Washington, DC | Bateau, Seattle, WA | ★ Benu, San Francisco, CA | Bertha’s Kitchen, North Charleston, SC | ★ Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, NY | Brennan’s, New Orleans[...]
November 12th, 2018 - 9:13 am § in The Ave Scene, UW
UW deficit $325,000,000
The Seattle Times ran this number today. While the Times focuses on the Dental School and the Medical School, they are less than a third of the problem. I would like to know where this comes from in terms of the different activities the UW has. Is there an online source that breaks this [[...]
November 9th, 2018 - 4:27 pm § in The Ave Scene
Immortality
CLICK ON PAUL Paul Allen’s will places most of his wealth in a trust … he is now an immortal. The trust can live on forever — tax free, no need for healthcare, education or any other costs of mortality. PRAISE THE GREAT LORD WHO WELCOMES PAUL TO THE ETERNAL LIFE![...]
November 7th, 2018 - 8:52 am § in The Ave Scene
Why I voted against the soda tax
Mike James, a former KING TV anchor and a friend on FB castigated me because, according to him, the support for the initiative overturning the tax came from the over wealthy soda pop industry. I agree corporate self interest in our society is an evil … BUT .. that does not mean the industry po[...]
November 3rd, 2018 - 9:34 am § in Hypocrisy, The Ave Scene
THE HOMELESS PROBLEM: Part 1. The mentally ill
As many as 50% of Seattle’s street people have severe mental illness and do not want to be confined. How do we change the law so that these people are properly housed? These folks used to be confined to state hospitals with little regard for their civil rights. The came drugs that could manage[...]