Utah Phillips used to say that the U.S. was indeed a melting pot, wherein the scum rises to the top and those on the bottom get burned. Sounds about right to me. Roland, if you read this, I live in Seattle (born in Idaho, raised in Cali, but have been in WA for 36 years).
Utah Phillips used to say that the U.S. was indeed a melting pot, wherein the scum rises to the top and those on the bottom get burned. Sounds about right to me. Roland, if you read this, I live in Seattle (born in Idaho, raised in Cali, but have been in WA for 36 years).
Reid, live across the Sound from you. When to school high school/college in California, travelled for 28 years, retired in WA. Been here for 20 years this summer. Love the place!
It really is lovely here. When we retired (quite recently), we contemplated moving elsewhere and just couldn't. We would love to be nearer the Oregon coast (Newport is particularly dear to us), but we love Seattle too much. We are hoping The Big One (earthquake, for those of you who don't live here) which is long overdue waits a bit longer to hit, though.
We got here after the last quake in 2006 as I recall. Been through several in my life, in California when I was at Fort Ord, and then Hurricanes while in Georgia and South Carolina. I tend to think more about Mount Rainer blowing it's top like St Helens than the earthquake.
I think if our daughters hadn't relocated here when they did, when we retired, we would have moved to be near them. But, all is good now, though my wife hates the winters.
Utah Phillips used to say that the U.S. was indeed a melting pot, wherein the scum rises to the top and those on the bottom get burned. Sounds about right to me. Roland, if you read this, I live in Seattle (born in Idaho, raised in Cali, but have been in WA for 36 years).
Reid, live across the Sound from you. When to school high school/college in California, travelled for 28 years, retired in WA. Been here for 20 years this summer. Love the place!
It really is lovely here. When we retired (quite recently), we contemplated moving elsewhere and just couldn't. We would love to be nearer the Oregon coast (Newport is particularly dear to us), but we love Seattle too much. We are hoping The Big One (earthquake, for those of you who don't live here) which is long overdue waits a bit longer to hit, though.
We got here after the last quake in 2006 as I recall. Been through several in my life, in California when I was at Fort Ord, and then Hurricanes while in Georgia and South Carolina. I tend to think more about Mount Rainer blowing it's top like St Helens than the earthquake.
I think if our daughters hadn't relocated here when they did, when we retired, we would have moved to be near them. But, all is good now, though my wife hates the winters.
Tom Robbins refers to "a grey November light that might have been filtered through frozen squid bladders." Good old Seattle winter skies.
My twin brother lives in Kitsap County. I'm always impressed when it rains 6 times a day and clears to blue after each shower.
That's sad - not giving up hope
Yikes.
Thank you Reid ЁЯЩП