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[alki_2008]

It seems like most commenters are blowing this out of proportion, as someone “in the know” stated: two of the four WSLL league teams have decided to withdraw from playing the second scheduled game against the SWLL team.

This means that two of the four WSLL teams are STILL going to play against the particular SWLL team, and no games against other SWLL teams are being cancelled by any of the WSLL teams.

Personally, I’ve seen enough news stories about bad behavior by parents at youth sporting events that I wouldn’t want my kids to attend a game where the parents are already known to be combative. It can take just a split second by a single person to cause permanent trauma for all the kids (on both teams). And having someone “banned” from the field is going to mean what…having police there? Do we really want our kids to be playing on a field watched by armed guards?

People can SAY that parents SHOULD behave better, but just saying it doesn’t make it so. Better safe than sorry, IMHO.

[charlabob]

Interesting (and imho somewhat limited) view of “local business.” Chains provide jobs locally and almost everything I’ve heard about TJs as an employer is positive. They provide access to people who need bargains and don’t have transportation. They provide out of town traffic for people who will discover some of our local businesses. (I’ve found places on Cap Hill and Burien in the course of wandering over to TJs.) We live in a big city — some of us live here for the variety that small towns don’t provide. (Not to mention the anonymity, but that’s another thread for another day.

[cofpj]

as a parent of the SWLL Tball game that this incident happened at, I would like to say the following. It is very unfortunate that the parents involved in this disagreement created such a bad environment for our 5 and 6 year olds that our coach choose to cancel the remaining 2 innings of play. As you may or may not know most of the coaching staff are volunteer parents and family members of the all teams and out there to show our kids how to play Americas past time and have fun. In no way is there any malicious training going on, nor is there any hatred between SWLL and WSLL that I am aware of. The incidence that happend was purely over reaction on the adults end and the kids were thank goodness completely unaware of the big issue at hand. I feel it is very sad that if the adults who thought there was a problem didn’t decide at that time to let their coach know. There fore letting the coaches figure out what to do next. Instead the adults / spectators choose to yell and scream not only at our 3rd base coach but the parents of our team as well. The fact that we are now not going to be able to play anywhere from 1-3 games that were originally in our schedule is also very sad to me. As this is the first year my child has played and he enjoys it so much, being with his new friends, being outside, learning a new sport and enjoying being a little kid…

I would hope that the two leagues / coaches could set up a meeting and try to work out the differences. But if that is not the case, then shame on you.. these kids are out there to learn and have fun.. Not worry about the adults not being able to handle their frustrations in the proper way…

[mercigal]

Thanks for the response, Mark. I appreciate your candor and details. I was not at the T-Ball game in which the “incident” took place, but it seems really extreme to cancel remaining games with other teams in the league that weren’t even a part of the original disagreement, especially mid-way through the season. If there is a disagreement on baseball rules (I must be naive to believe that all baseball games follow the same rules?) then another solution would have been to sit both leagues down and agree on proper procedures. From an outsider’s perspective, WSLL’s decision to cancel games comes across as “we don’t want to play with you anymore.” At the very least, unless personal safety is an issue, then wait until the end of the season to stop interleague play. IMHO :)

[CountingCoup]

“My House is the Red Earth” by Joy Harjo

(combined poems in a song from: Letters to “Letter_from_the_End_of_the_Twentieth_Century”)

My house is the red earth;

It could be the center of the world.

I’ve heard New York, Paris, or Tokyo called the center of the world, but I say it is magnificently humble.

You could drive by and miss it.

Radio waves can obscure it.

Words cannot construct it, for there are some sounds left to sacred wordless form.

For instance, that fool crow, picking through trash near the corral, understands the center of the world as greasy scraps of fat.

Just ask him. He doesn’t have to say that the earth has turned scarlet through fierce belief, after centuries of heartbreak and laughter —

He perches on the blue bowl of the sky, and laughs.

If you look with the mind of the swirling earth near Shiprock you become the land, beautiful.

And understand how three crows at the edge of the highway, laughing, become three crows at the edge of the world, laughing.

Don’t bother the earth spirit who lives here.

She is working on a story.

It is the oldest story in the world and it is delicate, changing.

If she sees you watching she will invite you in for coffee, give you warm bread, and you will be obligated to stay and listen.

But this is no ordinary story.

You will have to endure earthquakes, lightning, the deaths of all those you love, the most blinding beauty.

It’s a story so compelling you may never want to leave;

This is how she traps you.

See that stone finger over there?

That is the only one who ever escaped.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APmSED6oluw&feature=related

[mlfrye]

Daydreaming on a Friday afternoon…

We’re looking to plan 3-4 days away somewhere in the NW. Has to be semi-kid friendly (1-year old) and within 4-5 hour max drive. Willamette Valley, Columbia Valley, BC, other? Where are your favs? Suggestions please!

[WSB]

We’re having a banner month already (1st time with more than three-quarters-of-a-million pageviews 2 months in a row) so certainly not doing it for the traffic. But there was too much talk not to go really deep with the research. Anyway, gotta get back to the stories I have to publish first before I can finish that one!

[charlabob]

The charlabobs finally got to Eness last night (all reservations for Lifelong Aids dinner at Fresh Bistro were taken — so we decided it was time to try the new place in our favorite location.)

The goat cheese and apple salad was amazing and bob got the seafood lasagna which was also amazing — delightful subtle blend of flavors.

Khadidja came to talk to us and was very receptive to both our praise and our suggestions. The charlabobs are both notoriously opinionated — if you ask, we’ll tell. Bob is much more cosmopolitan — Charla is much more opinionated, so it works out.

We definitely look forward to our next visit.

[WorldCitizen]

Oh, I agree completely. I’m just saying, there seems to be a glut of people these days who don’t want to take their time and enjoy a good meal and the atmosphere. That’s all.

[Sue]

zgh, while I can definitely appreciate “dining” and not being rushed through a meal, I would say my experiences with Revo were a lot slower than that – being seated and waiting 10 minutes for a menu or glass of water is not “dining,” but being overlooked and/or staff being overwhelmed. Plus, there is a way for waitstaff to be available to you without hovering over you – long periods of time went by with no one coming anywhere near to our table to enable us to ask for something.

[learnnlove]

JanS: fine ill take that comment out but trust me, some of what i said has some truth to it, lets just say im a good source to ask

[JanS]

learnnlove…not exactly fair to allude to “rumors” on here. Either tell it straight or don’t bring it up. It’s not fair to the business, if what you think you know isn’t true.

[learnnlove]

[acurfman]

9 am to 2pm – HUGE yard sale on Saturday – Baby, Kid, Clothing, Toys, Men’s, Maternity

3207 Walnut Ave SW, 98116 on Walnut just in from Hanford near the high school

Baby clothing – boy and girl excellent clothes in great shape

Kids clothing – boy and girl excellent clothes in great shape

Shoes, rainboots – boys and girls, stride rite, keen, crocs

Lots of toys in excellent condition! Inside toys and outdoor toys, Roby ride on

Lots of kids books – board books to story books in great shape!

Glamour mom nursing tanks size medium

Men’s dress clothing and casual clothing size medium and large 34 to 38! J Crew, Gap, Old Navy

Great women’s maternity – spring summer and fall – size small and medium 4 to 10ish – Gap, Japanese Weekend, Old Navy

Oversized light box – great for drafting, design or tracing

Tomato and Pepper Starts

[sandybeach]

Does this have anything to do with the drunken person who had to be removed from the dugout by the police before a game? The same person who managed to cut them self pretty badly and then proceed to bleed all over the dugout? This didn’t sound like a safe place for the kids to be. I have heard this story from two sources in the last week.

[seaopgal]

We use the magazine exchange at the WS and Delridge branches all the time, so are sorry to hear of the plans to end it at WS. (BTW, it has nothing to do with the library’s periodical subscriptions. It’s just a shelf where people can bring recent magazines and leave them for others to take.) The shelf at the WS branch has been on the inside right side of the divider between the front door and the desk. The one at Delridge is also to the right immediately after entering the door. They’re usually quite neat, although sometimes the offerings are pretty esoteric (alumni magazines) or outdated. WS branch has a “comment/request” book on the front desk just after the checkout … it would be a good place to express interest in keeping the exchange (in addition to or in lieu of speaking to the staff). Thanks for the heads up, Wes.

[k]

LOVE Spring Hill brunch, Easy Street and Eats Market Cafe for breakfast! YUM!!!

[Sue]

We bounce between Alki Cafe, Fresh Bistro and Chelan Cafe. Chelan may not be as good food-wise as the first two, but it’s cheap eats. :)

[mlfrye]

Circa is the best breakfast in the Admiral neighborhood by far. Tried Heartland Cafe last weekend (was hoping for good things) – and it was so so. Bummer.

Endolyne Joes in Faunt is good.

[captainDave]

I am checking to see if anyone in West Seattle is interested in a special private picnic cruise on Saturday for the famous and historic Opening Day Boat Parade on Montlake Cut. You will be riding in style on a beautifully restored classic yacht built in 1928.

We would leave early in the morning from West Seattle and cruise across Elliot Bay, through the locks, and up the ship canal to the parade staging area on Portage Bay. We will then wait with the other classic boats for our time to go through the parade route where you can wave to all the funny people onshore who came out to watch.

After we parade through the Montlake Cut, we will cruise a little on Lake Washington until they open the channel to westbound traffic, then we will motor back through the locks and home to West Seattle.

This will be an all day cruise full of fun and excitement. I can take up to six people. You can bring all the food and drink you want plus your cameras. If you waned to dress in costume for the parade, that’s ok too – but it’s not required since we are in the antique boat class – because we’re special :). You can see more about the parade at http://www.seattleyachtclub.org. If you have never been in a parade before, this is your chance to claim your fifteen minutes of fame!

We must depart by 7:00 AM to make sure we get to the parade on time. We will return sometime between 5 and 6 (best guess).

You can see the boat at: http://www.cedarwave.com. We will be taking the M/V Allure.

The special price for this special Seattle Opening Day event cruise is $450 (that’s only $75 per person if you have six people).

If you don’t want to cruise all the way back to West Seattle in the afternoon with me, I can drop you off at South Lake Union.

Call me ASAP if you want to book this cruise: 206-355-0133

— Captain Dave

[hammy]

Funny ideas. I had neighbors once that woke me up every morning about 5 am playing games with their infant. The infant was making high pitched noises and it penetrated through the windows between our house. I did talk to the neighbors in a polite way. They were extremely offended, told me they had it much worse because the infant woke them several times in the night, and were very cold to us after that discussion. They also continued the loud play at 5 am. In hindsight I wish I had not brought it up. I invested in some ear plugs and a fan to dull the noise.

[wundrgrrrl]

Add to the list: Alki Cafe, Luna Park, Endolyne Joe’s

[JanS]

Circa, The Bohemian, Heartland Cafe (hi, Matthew)..

[JustSarah]

So many good options! For regular breakfast, albeit a hearty one, I like Skylark a lot. Love that I can get good French toast and bacon with nothing else for around $7.00. Also have heard good things about Easy Street, but have always been scared off by the wait.

Brunch? Love JaK’s and Spring Hill. Been meaning to try Fresh Bistro. Also, EATS Market Cafe does good food, but the service was just too slow the times I’ve been for breakfast/brunch. Last time was about a year back and my husband and I were waited on after two other groups who were actually seated after us, which was frustrating.

[furryfaces]

Hi All…With the offer being extending indefinitely, there was a slight change to the pricing. [My apologies for any confusion]. Here is the correction:

The full price for spaying (female cats) or neutering (male cats)is $90 each. This special offer is $90.00 for two cats, regardless of gender. Quality surgery at an afforable cost!

Please remember: Don’t litter; neuter your critter.