I can’t think of any WS tie, except perhaps our new neighbor from the Gates Foundation, but if you haven’t seen his video from the Consumer Electronics Show, you must check out Bill. I won’t try to link to You Tube, but go to kiro710.com and choose Bill Gates “click here” then “see the video” – SO funny. I have new respect for Bill, his self-deprecating sense of humor, and his rolodex!
Excellent article Kayleigh, thanks for the link. I saw Huckabee on Leno briefly last week and thought he was slightly reminiscent of Clinton (bass playing 60’s kid ponying up to a late night talk show crowd), but thought nothing further of him until he won Iowa last Thursday. Now the full extent of his right-wingedness is so blatant and so over the top for my rational mind, that I hope any other Republican wins tonight for sanity sake.
I recommend Ola Salon on Avalon Way. Its a great urban, fun, not like your grandma’s salon. I have been going to Sarah, who is a stylist there, for the last 5+ years and she is wonderful at haircutting as well as a genius as a colorist. Check them out at CitySearch.com for more info.
I think there was a previous thread about stylists in WS but that may have gone dormant. I’ve been heading downtown for haircuts for ages, but thinking about switching to a neighborhood salon. Nothing fancy (i.e. color, perm, etc), just in the market for relatively straight-forward, slightly stylish hair cutting. Curious what recommendations others may have. Thanks.
I agree about fasttan. I just went in there yesterday and was upset to find out that my tans that I bought in August had already expired! I had bought 10 tans right before going to the Bahamas and was planning on using half before and then the other 5 right now before going on another trip…unforutaly for me I had to buy tans twice. I guess I will have to look into Island Tan b/c my pocket book can not keep up with FastTans sleazy ways.
I had Comcast for years and was fed up with it after continued bumps on their rates etc. So when I moved about 6 months ago, I researched the different costs between Direct TV, DISH, and COMCAST. After doing all of my homework I went with Direct TV for the “value” I thought I was receiving. Since then, I have had to replace my receiver twice (and all tv goes out) and on two other occasions due to the weather my disk just shut down and stoppped working. When i would call their customer support line I didnt receive any support and in fact both times had to pay shipping for new receivers. Needless to say, after 6 months, I am now going back to Comcast. Paying more for reliable service and a bit better customer service is worth it in my book.
Jan – I wonder if they still package them in that waxy paper? That was part of the experience, peeling each little cake very carefully off the wrapper so the icing didn’t get left behind. We used to eat them upside down so the icing wouldn’t stick to the roof of your mouth. Mmmm, my mouth is watering!
Kinsley: a joke quote from Wikipedia:
On July 12, 2006 Kinsley underwent a form of surgery known as deep brain stimulation, to treat his Parkinson’s Disease. Initial reports suggest that the operation was a success. According to a joke reference in Time Magazine, Kinsley’s first words out of the operating room were, “Well, of course, when you cut taxes, government revenues go up. Why couldn’t I see that before?”[2
So I wonder if he will show up at the caucus in his precinct?
I need to replace a radiator on an 89 Sable and it is too cold (or lets admit I am too cold) to do it myself unless I have to.
I will call West Seattle Radiator for an estimate in a few because I like to go local when ever I can, but does anyone have any recommendations of other local or south-side radiator shops?
Come to think of it, the last time I fixed a radiator I used solder and a torch. Aren’t some of them plastic now? It could get ugly…
I am released from comcast bondage and save about 70.00 a month. It would have been more but I had a grandfathered plan that they kept trying to force me to upgrade so they could double the price. The last straw was after the 06 windstorm when they dropped power to my block by 40% and refused to fix it as long as I could get a signal on most of the channels when I moved the tv to within 10 foot of the demarc. I had paid for two boxes and full slate of channels for 12 years.
Dish and direct are both good. I have dish and a friend is a direct installer. They both have a good deal on HD DVRs.
The downside for some people is you lose the semi local cable news channel and the weather channel does not give the local radar and forecast “on the 8’s”. TWC just cycles through the regional current temps and the national radar. Also MSNBC is only available on the highest priced digital plan so Keith Olbermann viewers have to pay a few bucks more per month.
On the other hand, some channels come in both east and west coast editions. (three hours earlier)Nikelodeon? (twice the spongbob seems to tickle the 7 yeaar old.)
My DVR has totally released me from the tyranny of the tv schedual and fast forward at 4x spped through commercials keeps me from falling asleep and missing the last 15 min.
No Cite. But delegate counts are known long before the convention in most cases. The last nearly brokered convention was in 1976 Republican convention where delegates shifted away from Reagan over to Ford. On the Dem side I think it was Carter and Kennedy.
In both cases WA delegates had the same power as any other delegates and super-delegates can often change their commitments in the middle of the primary/caucus season.
Delegate count is mostly a PR value if a clear nominee emerges, and life and death importance if one does not.
So, the answer is,
It depends.
RE super delegates:
Both parties have them and they are elected officials above a certain level (what determines the level is probably in each State/National parties bylaws somewhere)and party officials also determined by those same bylaws.
Indirectly, PCO’s voted for the party officials (actually we voted for people who voted for the
party officials) And the electorate voted for the elected officials who are also super delegates.
For convention delegates, the caucus is the only source for non super delegates on the Dem side.
The Republicans will choose half at the caucus and half at the primary.. unless they change their mind.
If Huck or Ron Paul were to win the republican caucus, then the party is not above a little top down retroactive maneuvering if it is commanded to by the RNC.
I am under no illusion that the WA Dems would not buckle under the same kind of pressure from the DNC, but there does not seem to be any similar divisions on the Dem side. I suspect all Dems agree that any random Democrat pulled stinking drunk out of a Drinking Liberally meeting, would be a better choice than the current administration or the current crop of Republican wannabees.
If you’re not in the trenches for a particular candidate or party, then stock up on popcorn since this is probably going to be quite entertaining.
I haven’t watched (or heard) any Party National Prez Convention in more than 20 years.
Of those I recall seeing, in my youth, it appeared that voting from the floor occurred in alphabetical order by State name. I also recall that long before the alphabet got around to Washington, enough delegates had voted to select a nominee (50% + 1), so that the Convention rules were suspended and the remaining States voted by acclamation, since the winner already had enough votes. Voting by the remaining States would not change the outcome, so acclamation was used.
If this is common at most Conventions, it seems to make Washington delegates, for both Parties, moot – they never get tallied individually. Even with a second or third ballot, the counting my not reach the States at the end of the alphabet before enough votes are accumulated, and acclamation used for the remaining States.
Can anyone cite any National Convention, for either Party, where Washington delegates changed the outcome of the vote?
Some time last year I thought I heard that Dem Prez delegates (to the National convention) were to be selected by PCO’s, not the public at caucus or primary.
Where can we find the official rules about who will determine Prez delegates to the National convention, from Washington State?
I’ve tried looking around the official County and State Dem web sites, but found nothing that clarifies, with authority, who will select the delegates.
If it’s still just PCO’s, then the caucus and primary are just straw polls, for the Democrat Party.
Thanks for the clarification.
UPDATE: This article (link below) seems to indicate the caucus will select Dem Prez delegates, but the Primary will not. “The state Democratic Party, as it has in prior years, will ignore the results of the statewide vote [Primary] …”
I may have been confused by the issue of “super delegates”, which are selected from within the Party … “Another 17 Democratic delegates will be “super-delegates,” elected officials and high party officers who are free to back the candidate of their choice at the conventions”
source,
http://snipurl.com/1wrxu
Seattle Times, June 10, 2007
The Little League fields are near Alki, the Pee Wee fields are in Highland Park. So if you live in Admiral or Alki, Little League is probably your better bet. If you live in the south end of WS, Pee Wee will be easier. Your son will be playing T-Ball at 5, so you can always switch later if you wish. My son loved Pee Wee. They play T-Ball, then two years of B ball, then two of A ball, then Bronco at Lincoln Park. Each level changes the rules. Coaches pitch most of the time in B-ball.
Good luck.
Another vote for New Teriyaki. They use top notch meat and vegetables. Watch out for the spicy chicken breast–it will kick your butt!
Such a subjective thing :) We have a soft spot for many of the dishes at New Teriyaki and Wok in Morgan Junction but also keep in mind – that’s the closest place to our house. Extremely nice people; I could go months without calling them and the lady who generally mans the front counter would still remember my name just by hearing my voice on the phone!
Hi
I’m new to West Seattle and perhaps this topic has been discussed before, but I am looking for really good teriyaki.
Thanks!
-ML
Add…nothing better than the butterscotch krimpets…geez, now I’m going to have to go get some…:)
Tastycake … the butterscotch krimpets were the BEST!!!
Non-HFCS soda .. try Jones Soda – they have many flavors that are made with Pure Cane Sugar.
grr, Comcast recently dumped the Microsoft-created user interface for a new one. It’s definitely an improvement. And they do have HD channels, just added 5-6 new ones for a total of about 20.
I’ve never gone the dish/direct route because I don’t want to mess with it and I like having OnDemand. I do wish we could move into “a la carte” with cable where you could pick and choose the channels you want, as there are many (most!) that I never watch.
I’ve been pleasantly surprised with Comcast service, especially compared to other utilities and services.
I know I, for one, will be at WSHS for my caucus on Feb. 09, as will my daughter, who, at age 27, is finally realizing how important these processes are. Why let someone else make the decision for us?
Well, just to tamp the cynicism a tiny bit: As we posted here in finally belatedly introducing ourselves last month, I worked in “conventional media” for many years, including 14-plus years as a manager in TV news departments here in Seattle. The political coverage was always “my thing” because few people in the newsroom really took the time to pay attention to it, get passionate about it, learn about the people and the issues, much more a case of negligence than deliberate malfeasance. But — and this is part of the reason why I have left that business — it’s true, it doesn’t get much coverage any more till the last minute, hard to squeeze it in between the latest bursts of mayhem coverage, which is where most local tv news is hanging most of its hats right now. But thank heavens for this here medium that we are all using for communication right this moment … it makes it possible to learn as much as you want to know, provided it’s not too tough to find. Which is part of our mission here in this small corner of the Internet: make the hyperlocally relevant info easy to find. Going to add an election page before long. — TR @ WSB
If I remember correctly. The newspapers hold off until the state and county parties buy some ads.
Free milk vs cow and all that.
The last two weeks is when they will start using the press releases and manage to mangle the details in editing.
The tv stations will mash it up with some incomprehensible fake controversy and then run it on the weekend before or like some times in the past, not mention it until it is over at which point it becomes “news”.
It is an old game around here.
Even some of the liberal web sites think the “primary” is the relevant part of the process. It is if you’re a republican… They will choose half the GOP delegates at the caucus/straw poll and half via the primary.
Loved the video, Jan.
Anybody considering voting for the genial and charming Mr. Huckabee, please read more about him. I realize Rolling Stone is not The Washington Post, but I go where I can to find provacative, interesting reporting (which is scarce now)…
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/17324246/matt_taibbi_on_mike_huckabee_our_favorite_rightwing_nut_job
