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[Semele]

Just an FYI. Today we were walking our dog (on leash) at Cottage Grove Park like we tend to do at times. Our dog was attacked by what I think was some kind of Aussie mix (black/grey/white) that was off leash. We came from one side of the park and our dog (who is just finally recovered from knee surgery) got all excited to see another dog; we pulled her back but noticed too late that this other dog started at a dead run beelining towards our dog. As the other dog got closer it bared it’s teeth and went in for what looked like an attack, it wasn’t coming for a friendly hello.

My husband and I jumped in front of our dog screaming and trying to block the other dog and I yelled at the owner to keep her freaking (not that nicely) dog on a leash. All I heard was “I just let him off”. She finally seemed to get her dog under control (still didn’t see a leash), so we moved on. Next thing we know the dog is coming again at ours. Again we have to scream and kick at the other dog while ours then cowers and ends up laying on the ground shaking. I don’t know if she left the leash on the other side of the park but she kept pulling the dog with the harness.

As we left (and my husband wanted to call the authorities) the dog was finally on leash. We were running late for our dog’s swim therapy so couldn’t stick around. Just a heads up to watch out for this dog at that park. Their were kids playing in the playground.

Reminder: keep your damned dog on leash! (I swear I never thought I would have to make one of these posts), it just really had us (and our girl) shaken seriously up.

[kootchman]

50 per cent f ya have no tax. By the time ya take the earned income tax credit.. you suck in more oxygen than you put in. “You” the taxpayers? “Us” the tax takers… does not make we the people. The dogma of progressive taxation has failed. 16 trillion in deficits proves it.

[mpento]

[DBP]

OK, here’s what you do, Andy:

First . . . thank the Good Lord that you even HAVE a boss. Because that means you also have a JOB.

Which in turn means that you don’t have to sit at a computer for 8 hours pretending to be working on something meaningful in exchange for $0.00, like I do.

Second . . . whenever you encounter something counterintuitive, baffling, or just plain stoopid in one of my postings, open your e-mail program and copy my comments into the body of an e-mail message from some coworker who’s been dead for several years. Then you can study my remarks at your leisure and decide for yourself whether my medication needs to be adjusted.

If the boss comes snooping around, asking about what’s so interesting all of a sudden, just show him the e-mail and go:

You know, it’s weird. This is the last thing [John Q. Coworker, deceased] sent me — just before he passed on. But I don’t understand it. It just looks like a bunch of gobbledygook. Do you think it could be some kind of message from beyond the grave?

 

[miws]

Thanks, thriftwaygirl! :-)

Mike

[quesera]

I try not to be a crank, but I’m with you that it’s annoying. We were told to be respectful of adults when we were kids. Hours of screaming would not have been tolerated. It’s one thing to be loud at a playground or a park, but ten feet from your neighbor’s window is not okay.

Yesterday, I heard what sounded like a child screaming for their life. I seriously stopped what I was doing because this kid sounded like she was being attacked. Fortunately, it turns out this is just her means of expressing to her parents that she is not getting her way. Not sure if I should feel sorry for her parents or assume they’re getting what they created.

I do agree though that it’s the teens and adults who create the biggest problem. I’ve lived in West Seattle all of my life, and we’ve been near the beach the last three years. We’re moving to Westwood at the end of this month because we can’t endure one more summer of glass-rattling car stereos, people arguing over parking spaces, and drunk people shouting in the streets. My guess is that they were never taught as children to be respectful. Ah, the cycles of life.

[Gina]

I live near a playground. The noises of children playing doesn’t bother me. The parents sitting in their vehicles, engines running, rolling down windows periodically to holler at their kids? Now THAT gets annoying!

[kayo]

I just spent over two hours cleaning litter up near the Delridge soccer field and was dismayed by the mess folks are leaving behind. Rather than just turning this into a rant about lazy people who don’t take the time to clean up after themselves, I have a challenge for all of you soccer and baseball parents sitting around on the sidelines. Before you leave the field after a game, have a contest with your kids where you try to all find 5 pieces of litter (trust me this won’t be a problem). Then either put that litter in a garbage can on your way out or pack it home and throw it away there. You will be teaching your kids a valuable lesson about taking care of our lovely planet and keeping your local soccer field (and the surrounding neighborhood) cleaner. The same applies to our local playgrounds and parks. Don’t just ignore the problem, do something about it and teach your kids something as well. Anything we can do to teach our kids better stewardship of the environment even in doing such a simple act will lessen our impact. Thank you for reading and go pick up some trash!

[jissy]

sorry I didn’t see this sooner…. we were there on Monday and it was not working properly – meant to call Parks myself to say it needed repair but ended up heading home asap to ice a playground injury and forgot all about it.

[WSB]

I put out a message to Seattle Parks’ media team soon as I saw this post … but it was fairly late in the afternoon and I didn’t get a reply before they went home for the day. Hopefully in the morning. FWIW this too can be considered “breaking news,” and we appreciate calls/texts about this sort of thing, not just car crashes, fires, police sightings, etc., because the sooner we hear, the sooner we can check on it. 206-293-6302. Trees down, power outages, land use signs, you name it. And yes, we’ve had more than one story over the years about playground-equipment removal!

[miws]

In Memory of Daniel the Duck….

[justcuz]

neu·ras·the·ni·a

A complex of symptoms characterized by chronic fatigue and weakness, loss of memory, and generalized aches and pains.

Well D(B)P, WE’RE going to take a little break from planning tomorrow to give a meow to Mike and then YOU’LL have a month to recuperate before Spring to Their Rescue, so I hope there will be no hospitalization involved :)

funnygirl28, we’d love to have you join us if you can; thank you for your support!

[goodgraces]

Oh that would be super! Could you have him get in touch with me at graygoosegoods[at]gmail[dot]com or provide a way to contact him? Thanks!

[abbyk]

Our family is seeking a part-time nanny for this summer. Our children are 7 & 9 and we hope to find someone who is fun, warm and can find creative things to do for kids both at home and around the area. They enjoy swimming, biking and hiking, arts, reading, libraries, parks and playgrounds. They also enjoy downtime at home and walking our dog around the neighborhood. They are great kids and our main goal is to allow them to have a fun summer break yet remain SAFE.

Responsibilities:

•Finding fun and/or creative things to do during the summer.

•Meal and snack preparation.

•Dropping off/picking up at half day summer camps.

•Follow safety protocols typical of children (keeping eye on them at all times in public, holding hands in parking lots and crossing streets, etc.)

Qualifications:

•Female

•Non-smoking

•Valid Drivers License and clean driving record.

•Safe and reliable car with proof of auto insurance OR can drive our mini-van.

•OK with Mandatory Background check.

•Infant/Child CPR preferred but not essential

•Previous childcare/education experience a plus.

•Personal and professional references

•OK with friendly dog and cat

•Friendly and good with children

Location: West Seattle.

Hours: 8:45 – 3:00 Monday-Thursday, and every other Friday. Average is 30 hrs per wk.

Summer: June 25 – August 31 (There are 2-3 weeks during summer that we will not need care and start and end dates are negotiable.)

Pay: $11 – $13 per hour

If interested, please submit resume and/or short cover letter to abigail_k@yahoo.com.

Thank you!

[DBP]

 

Friday

2-17-12

A later start to the day than I planned. I’m at the library charging my phone and checking my emails. I tried to read up on the jobless benefits bill, and just couldn’t take it in. I’d read somewhere else that the 99’ers will be 73’ers.* Many already were. The decisions that affect our lives and our survival are based on skewed numbers.

I’m supposed to call someone, but I didn’t want to use the camp phone, and my phone is nearly dead. I did successfully change my number to a local one. I’ve decided that I really need to get my things out of my tent and into storage of some kind. I’d hate to lose anything to a bag-and-tag. Ditto my boys.

I checked Craigslist, hoping maybe someone had a bedbug-free storage area to rent. I’ll keep looking. Also, as it appears my time is short here, it would making moving much easier. I have my list of job searches I need to maintain as well. I need to be able to focus on this.

Right now, I’m really getting nowhere. I had to replace my cell phone. It died after I charged it. I tried the new cord — it shows the battery is fully charged, it just won’t turn on or otherwise function.

Normally, the Radio Shack people are nice, but not today. If it had been my only experience with this store, I’d never come back.

So now I have to charge the phone, activate it and . . . Oh my — I just looked out the library’s window: Water is literally pouring down it in sheets. And it is much later than I intended to be out, but unless I’m going back w/o the ability to call 911, I need to charge and activate this phone. It has thwarted all other plans for this day. And, now that I’m thinking about it — I think today was supposed to be a tent/camper hygiene check, where everyone’s tents are gone through and otherwise checked out.

C______ must be flipping. He used to throw up at people as his only defense — I can only imagine what I’m going “home” to.

—H.

* 99’ers > 73’ers refers to a change in the period of jobless benefits from 99 weeks to 73 weeks.

Apparently, “99’ers” refers to people on unemployment, so any earlier journal references to 99%-ers should be changed to remove the percent sign, which was added by the editor (DBP) incorrectly.

 

[Oliver]

Hi,

I sent an email to the k5stem email address, but will throw out the same information here in response to the other threads mentioning the PTA and spring/summer meetings. Regarding the PTA, if we want to be able to fundraise, we need to register as a nonprofit corportation with the state and be recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization. I am a tax attorney and can help with the paperwork/process.

My son goes to Fauntleroy Childrens Center before and after school (on California across from the Fauntleroy Y). I asked and got permission to offer the center’s facilities for meetings. We have a beautiful, fenced playground with fields and playground equipement perfect for school aged kids. Since it’s fenced and secure, the kids can play and get to know each other while we use the picnic tables to discuss the more adult topics. We can also use the indoor space in the fauntleroy school house if it is raining.

If you are looking at before and after school care for next year (or even this summer) Fauntleroy Childrens’ Center is an excellent option. A school bus takes the kids to and from their regular schools, which my son thinks is a fun adventure. I think Fauntleroy will be a great compliment to the STEM program because they do a lot of art and hands on-projects and tend a near-by pea-patch.

I’ll join the google group now!

[ghar72]

There is a playground down the hill at the community center. I’m not sure if it’s gated off or not. I think it’s intended for the preschool at the CC there, so I’m not sure if it’s open to the public or not. If you follow the path down the hill from the upper playground, you’ll see it tucked right behind the building. Looked more appropriate to the younger age group, but haven’t had the kids on it so not certain.

[griffa2]

Please use caution when you go to the new Denny Park on 30th Ave SW and Cloverdale. I took my two year old there and was really disappointed in the playground design. It has two VERY steep slides and it says it is for age 5 and older. I wish the planners and parks dept. would add a toddler area with swings. There are so many little ones and two preschools/daycares that I know of in our neighborhood. I wouldn’t let a five year old use the equipment at this point. It is really unsafe and I’m afraid someone is going to get hurt!

[anonyme]

Thanks westseamike & grr – great information. I’d never heard of “bumpers”, but that’s great to know. Most greyhounds would not react well to such noise and few greys come when called, so fences are a must. A Meetup is a great idea. Ideally, some facility could be rented for an hour of greyhound-only play. Greyhounds are funny; they’ll run full out for a couple of lengths, then it’s nap time again. Not a high-energy dog at all.

[grr]

on Sunday mornings over at Robinswood park (405 and 148th on the east side), there are always a bunch of greyhounds in the little fenced area.

WestCrest is ok because its totally fenced…but it’s big, and they can get away pretty fast :)

ALSO..Meetup.com has a Seattle Greyhound group..They usually all get together and walk around Greenlake.

http://www.meetup.com/seattlegreyhounds/

[westseamike]

There is only one off-leash dog park in the West Seattle area, Westcrest dog park, http://www.seattle.gov/parks/offleash_detail.asp?id=468

Your greyhound needs a lot of area to run, there’s not many areas near by you can legally let your dog off-leash and much less have the space to run, especially without other non-greyhouds. The closest area I can think of would be Cherry Valley Wildlife area, http://publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=4666 Even then you’ll probably run into some people with their labrador and golden retrievers popping off bumpers (uses a shell primer to shoot the bumper far away, sounds like a light gun shot) for them to go retrieve.

[anonyme]

I have two obstacles: one, I don’t drive, and two, I don’t go to dog parks. Let me think about alternatives…!

[RebeccaOak]

He’s great with greyhounds, but nervous/shy around non-greyhounds. He also loves kids. We live in High Point. Sunday afternoons would probably work well. I’ve tried taking him to the Highland Park dog run. Maybe we could meet up there some time? if that time/location doesn’t work, perhaps suggest an alternate. Thanks.

[anonyme]

I also have a greyhound rescue and have often thought of starting a playgroup here in West Seattle. I’ve just never been able to find the time, although I think there are quite a few of us. In what part of WS are you located? Is your dog timid or anxious in general, or just with non-greyhounds?

[RebeccaOak]

Is anyone aware of a playgroup for greyhounds in West Seattle? We recently adopted a rescue who is afraid of any non-greyhound dog. I would love to find a playgroup for him so that he frolic with some other dogs.

Thanks