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Since there’d been some discussion here about Father’s Day, wanted to call your attention to an item we just added to the West Seattle Weekend Lineup
https://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=8268
after picking up our postal-mail newsletter from The Mount – its sixth annual Father’s Day Car Show is happening tomorrow, 2-3:30 pm. The flyer has pix of cool old cars and promises “awards for your favorite car, party favors, entertainment, milk shakes, raffle prizes.” — TR
Are there any WS Urban Gardening posters out there who are going to be included in this tour? It’s listed on the front page of the blog here:
https://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=8184
Just wondered if anyone on the forums here had been to this tour or been a part of it before. It has been suggested we put our garden on it but we’re not sure.
I am an artist in West Seattle and I have lost my paint brushes. They are in a case and I will describe it to you if you think you may have found them. I have a show that is supposed to go up yesterday and I need to finish some of my paintings; perfect timing huh!!? PLEASE PLEASE send me an e-mail if you know where they are!!!
Lost Paintbrushes in West Seattle / Alki near Tulley’s or Alaska & California Junction
My Craig’s List Post:
https://post.craigslist.org/manage/714941826/wdcaj
If you found them please REPLY TO:
I didn’t want to get yelled at for *hi-jacking* the original thread:
https://westseattleblog.com/blog/forum/topic.php?id=948&replies=66
or the satirical rebuttal:
https://westseattleblog.com/blog/forum/topic.php?id=1067&replies=9
As a card carrying member of the LGBT community, I just want to express that not all of us want to belong to a separate group. Politically, socially, or otherwise. There was a time, and in some places it still is that time, where one needed the protection and acceptance that went with being in such a group. 2008, in Seattle, is not that time.
The whole concept of being identified by who our romantic partner is, is what we’ve been fighting against. This is not like a knitting or gardening club, as has been suggested elsewhere. That would be a gathering for those who love knitting, or desire to learn how to knit. I don’t love the LBGT community just for existing. I don’t even know if I like you yet.
I want to belong to, be a part of, and be accepted in to, society as a whole. I do not wish to be identified or isolated from based again, on whom I’m romantically involved with.
I’ve sat in a gay bar and watched how a straight couple is treated when they walk in the door. Reverse exclusion and prejudice is appalling in my opinion. It contributes to the us/them separation and is runs counter to my personal ideals.
A lot of decent, well meaning people are defending this position. I am rarely decent but almost always well meaning, and I don’t agree. I don’t agree for the first get together, or the fifteenth. Unless I’m single, I don’t care if you’re LBGT or not and I don’t want you to care if I am.
There is a point to house’s post and it’s valid. I would not tolerate a straits only, whites only, or any other only group. And a knitting/gardening group wouldn’t either. In fact they would encourage as much interest and participation as possible.
Why doesn’t the same apply here?
Just posted announcement on the home page:
https://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=8164
As I wrote there, this isn’t perfect, but at least it brings up forum posts as well as other site items, so let me know if you think it’s an improvement. Also note that the forum pages don’t come up with distinct headings – that’s a separate challenge – but if you look at the excerpt text and URLs, it’s clear they are distinct post results.
ever striving … TR
West Seattle, Washington
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