Hi everyone,
I believe my engagement ring may have slipped off while I was working my way through the West Seattle farmer’s market on Sunday, 9/25. It is a sapphire center stone, with a double halo. Please contact me if found.
I know that one of the hot topics floating around right now is how the system has abandoned ordinary citizens.. and there is some truth to that.. but choosing not to vote or to vote to make a statement pretty much guarantees that the system will be less responsive.. not more..
So.. do you know if you are still registered to vote?
and if not.. do you know what the state deadline for registration is?
i didn’t look up the link for checking your registration..
but here is the one for state deadlines
https://www.google.com/#q=washington+state+deadline+to+register+to+vote&eob=va/1/6/m.081yw
I don’t think any of us can assume anything in this elections.. so i would encourage you to ignore the polls and make your vote count… on every race.. because every race is important.
So to Charlotte. How does the narrative of racist white cops killing unarmed blacks fit with the cop being black himself?
i attended a few post-9/11 sonics games at key arena. i sat through every performance of the national anthem that i witnessed there. i wore my hat, too.
what can i say? i was pissed off at our country’s ridiculous and terrified policy of bombing first and asking questions later. i was, at times, ashamed to be american; especially during such frivolous first-world events as corporate basketball games.
during those anthems, i remember fully expecting some patriotic scoundrel to engage me at any moment for my lack of reverence to the country, the troops, george bush, israel, iraq, exxon, howard schultz, or whatever else we were supposed to be blindly genuflecting for. i felt alone and exposed. i think my wife stood, but she doesn’t judge me. and even if she did stand, she fully understood my frustration.
and i was just some nobody in the seattle rank and file who got comp’ed or free tickets. (gary payton was gone, so my heart really wasn’t in it anyway.)
unlike me, though, kaepernick is a millionaire. as frivolous as his job is, he has celebrity status. if he chooses to use that as a means of speaking to an issue that he cares about, then i applaud him for opening national dialogue.
like it or not, OP, we are talking about it.
and i know i’m not following the OP’s arbitrary rules of engagement, but you’ll have to endure that from time to time in free western societies – and on other people’s servers, no less.
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This reply was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by redblack.
JKB
If you want your protest to be effective. you do what you have to do to get the public’s attention.. because if the public was already willing to acknowledge the problem you wouldn’t have to protest.
Personally i find the actions which have led to the need for this protest offensive.. not only morally but as an affront to the respect for which i hold the ideals of this country… one of which is equal treatment under the law.
equality falls really short when the color of your skin is enough reason to suspect you of criminal behavior..
This has to change .. and change isn’t a comfortable process.. so if shouting in faces is what it takes to get attention.. i am all for it.
Whether I find the protest or its content acceptable was never the point. This was always about the venue – disruption of the anthem as an insult to the country. That’s what I had issue with.
The claim that [peaceful people being shot by police] was not my priority was the irritating bit. Whether or not that’s what’s happening, that claim presumes to know a lot about what’s in my head. And it presumes to judge.
The drama of screaming at people is unfortunately relevant on this topic. Some have argued that giving offense by disrupting the anthem is deliberate, to get attention. The BlackLivesMatter group has used the approach. So reading what to me was rather a non sequitur, followed by a pretty negative personal judgment, I was not amused.
well, now, JKB..let’s try this on…a personal attack of another member on this forum:
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JKB
Participant
And we descend into personal attacks. JoB, you ‘get’ nothing except the drama of screaming at people.
2. Otherwise, imagine trying to make a point or persuade someone. Do you grab that person’s shirt and scream obscenities at them? It would get their attention.
No, on any other topic you wouldn’t do that. So on this one, try staying reasonable. It’ll help get to an actual conversation.
because, after all, you ASSume that you’re the only good point here…that’s offensive…at least it is to me. Belittling others seems to be a hobby of yours when they disagree. But it’s easy to be that way when you are on an anonymous forum, and no one knows who you are, isn’t it?
Conversation? It’s not a conversation when you respond like the above instead of actually discussing.
Smother not smoother. :) Yikes!
Job,
Do try to find a driver!
I am not a big drinker either. Mostly wine, but also a dip into a good bourbon now and then. I am not a beer drinker. Never have been big on malt except in ice cream. :) I have a beer after being sick because it seems to help with bringing back the taste buds. Cooking with it and other types of alcohol is different. I do enjoy that.
The Tap Station is certainly my choice of where to go if I want to try something new, has a more neighborhood feel or if I have questions. One of the biggest reasons I like it so much is the selection they have. The Tap Station’s range of wines, beers and ciders is just perfect, not too big and not too small. I really don’t like going into the big stores or bars with the mega selections. I feel overwhelmed. I want to talk about what I am going to drink or cook with and I want the people selling it to know all about it. I get the feeling that when the Tap Station and Locöl choose their stock it is less about what will fly off the shelves and more about what they think their customers will really enjoy.
Tap Station:
http://www.tapstationseattle.com/index.php
Locöl Barley & Vine is not
just a bar, they serve food there too.:
http://locolseattle.com/
October 5th & 6th would be a good time to give it a try.
williamf64, Thank you for entirely summing up your comments in the first sentence of your original post.
Mike
williamf64
calling people liars is not polite
Your Leftists / Liberals. Your game plan of spreading racism and hatred is an Old , tired strategy yet is very predictable.
The circumstances of this letter are ridiculous and served as the perfectly timed catalyst that Ms Stephanie Endres needed to throw a ” Condemn Trump and the Republicans ” party.
You are going to believe that a Evil Racist Sicko like this lives on Pigeon Hill / White Center area. An area that has historically had one of the Largest minority communities in Seattle for Decades but put him over the top and made him finally lose it was when the highly motivated and Uber Liberal Ms. Endres moved in with her 2 well behaved and wonderful children. ? of course very conveniently 6 days after the Republican national Convention where Mr. Donald Trump accepted the nomination ? Come on ?
So how did it turn out ? Was the Evil Disgusting Hatred from the ( BLM ) Black Lives Matter movement discussed ? Did anyone bring up the fact that the BLM group was chanting ” What do we want ?.. Dead Cops. When do we want it?.. NOW ”
or ” Pigs in a Blanket, Fry like bacon “? of course not.
That whole thing was just a ” Spread the Hate ” about Trump and anything conservative Party.
Of course your going to paint me as some sort of Racist Wacko just like anybody else that disagrees with you and it is sad.
Donald Trump has never said anything Racist at all and in fact before he ran for President he was Loved by Liberals and was never accused of Racism but quite the opposite. It is part of the Liberal playbook and I will continue to politely point this out.
also, williamf64….did you attend the meeting? Or did you stay home and just ASSume what it was about? If you went, could you fill us in on how it went?
Pigeon Hill…correct me if I’m wrong…not near WC at all…right? It’s the northern end of Delridge…right? Whatever is Williamf64 foaming at the mouth about then. Does this person not know what led up to this? Seems not…
again, JKB…I have no idea how old you are. I am 69…and lived through the late 60’s in Washington, DC. I was there when MLK was killed, and there were riots in DC, fires, ugliness. For the years I was there, until I joined the army in 1972, I saw many demonstrations, went through tear gas, saw the struggle. That was 50+ years ago. We thought there was progress…how misguided we were/are. The ugliness is out there. Maybe you and I can’t relate because we’re not black. We will never know the fear of just sitting in your car reading a book, for instance, and suddenly, you’re the suspect, for no reason, and you are shot walking backwards, not being aggressive at all, not being a danger to those police who decide to end your life just like that…for no reason. I’m trying to understand how that can happen, trying to understand being afraid to simply leave your home because heaven forbid you are mistaken for someone else, or you have a taillight out, or you are going home from school, and your car breaks down, and being someone 6’2″, all of a sudden you are “looking like one bad dude”. We will never know that fear. Never! I am beginning to understand the Kaepernick protest, the raised fist. It starts the conversation that we badly need to have. We, you and me,we are so privileged because of who we are and what we look like…:(
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JKB…could you be any more offensive? We get that you don’t like the black man making his point the way he does. He’s being “uppity”. He should just conform to what the white people want , and leave it at that. How disrespectful to think that you and other, yes, white people, should be able to say what his 1st Amendment rights are or are not. You miss his point entirely. No one is screaming at you. We are simply disagreeing with you.I thought JoB was being VERY reasonable, considering…just responding to what your were saying. Personal? That wasn’t a personal attack. You would know if it was, believe me.
Especially after this weekend and the tragedies in Tulsa, and Charlotte, I think Mr. Kaepernick is right on. You can’t divorce the two topics. It’s what it’s about, for goodness sake. If you are still believing that it’s simply to disrespect the flag, and the Military, you would be wrong, and you don’t understand the whole point behind his “protest”.
williamf64 — are you by chance Betty453 in another life? Your cap style and energy level seem very familiar.
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Thank you Mike!
I had a great time at the Tap Station. They have a great selection with the added bonus of genuinely nice and knowledgeable people.
The tasting was for Ballast Point Brewing. Spoke with the representative about cooking chili. I am using ancho chilies and was hoping to find something that would complement, not smoother the sweetness. He suggested Commodore Stout. With notes of coffee and chocolate, it should work really well. I can’t wait to try it.
They also have something called; Pumpkin Down. I wonder if I could use it in a pumpkin soup.
Decided against the pizza and switched out the Marionberry pie for Cherry. It has been a while since I have had cherry pie and it sounds delicious.
Job, you would like this place. It is very welcoming. Tap Station and Locöl: are hosting another event on the 5th & 6th of October. Perhaps you could attend that one.
williamf64
i don’t think you will find the Hate Free Delridge Gathering tolerant of intolerance..
but then.. that’s the point, isn’t it?
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This doesn’t make sense at all.
So, this was all started by a Crazed racist Lunatic that had finally ” HAD IT” with People of Color moving into the well known White’s Only neighborhood of Pigeon Hill which happens to be either in or directly next to White Center. ? That doesn’t even make the slightest bit of sense at all ?
Does anyone that read that letter believe that this out of control Foaming at the mouth Racist Lunatic that can barely control himself on his Microsoft word program is only NOW in 2016 realizing that his neighborhood has a Large amount of People of Color living in it ?
The Pigeon Hill & White Center area has always had a significantly Large Minority population but what has really pushed this sick lunatic over the edge was when this very nice single mom and her 2 wonderful children move into the neighborhood ?
Why did he pick Stephanie Endres out from all of the other People of color that have been in that neighborhood for generations ? Maybe her beautiful children were laughing too loud on there tricycles.
Did anyone else get this type of letter ? If so we certainly have not heard from them.
I just think it is strange that this true evil psychopath picks Ms. Endres out of the crowd. ?
Maybe this Sicko was not aware that Stephanie Endres is very brave & well known Liberal Activist that is willing to stand up to this Hatred and galvanize an entire community by organizing a Anti-Hatred and Tolerance ” Anti-Trump ” Rally to expose this Evil Racist’s Sickness. i am absolutely sure that this Sicko was also not aware that Ms. Endres of course will be more than happy to portray his Racism and Hatred as symptomatic of ALL Trump Supporters. This just may backfire on this Wacko.
I am sure that i will be called a Hater because I questioned the validity of this Letter but we will see if I am right or not.
Let us all see if this ” Hate Free Delridge Gathering ” is inclusive and tolerant of all ideas and points of view or if this is just another Liberal ” Hate Trump ” and all that support him Rally ?
I’m having an online Lularoe party on facebook. Its open now and ends tomorrow, Sunday 9/25, at 11:00am. The consultant is local, so easy pickups and exchanges! Support a local mama’s small business!
Here’s the link if you’d like to check out some comfortable clothes:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/627591497404063/
Sorry to hear you were sick, but glad to hear you are feeling better!
Mike
I started feeling much better on Thursday after being sick for almost three weeks. To celebrate, I am going to the Tap Station where they are having an Autumn Beer Tasting. Yum, yum! After waking up the taste buds, I think maybe a big slice of pizza and a slice of warm Marionberry pie with heavy cream will be in order.
Love this time of year. The air is crisp in the morning and the days warm. This is when the beers, wine and ciders really shine. Soups and stew recipes reappear along with deserts made in cast iron skillets. It doesn’t get any better.
Good-bye nasty cold! Hello Hops!
Sherman, and also Doug Baldwin, have done a great job of expressing themselves without being disruptive or offensive.
The various players doing the raised-fist black-power bit, not so much. Some coaches – or GMs – ought to sit them down for a chat. A nice one, starting with “what message are you trying to send?”
I was really changing my mind about Kaepernick. The switch from sitting on his ass to taking a knee struck a good balance. Then this morning’s news has him at an Oakland high school taking pics with the kids doing raised-fist and laying on the ground doing hands-up during the anthem. He’s back on the naughty list, at least for me.
Completely agree that Charlotte (Tulsa, police conduct, BLM…) should be a separate thread.
