There we go again, feeding our Demons of Ambition.
Month: November 2007
Happy MLS in Seattle Day!
Well, officially it will be on Monday, but we can start celebrating now. As everyone in the freaking world is noting (here, here and here), Seattle is getting a new MLS team. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I’m just happy. While I’m being happy, think about coming out to O’Blarney’s next Sunday morning to watch the MLS Cup with…
IRV wins again in Pierce County
Pierce County voted for Instant Run-off voting last year, but the county council put it back on the ballot against this year. The folks weren’t fooled up there, and they’re voting against delaying IRV until 2010 by a two to one margin. Funny thing: Piece County has eight charter amendments on the ballot this year…
Olympian the official vote reporter in Thurston County?
I know it only matters to weirdos who would sit at their computer and hit refresh on election night, but it bugs the ever-living-crap out of me that the Olympian is posting live results, while the county Auditor’s office is MIA. 9:29 p.m. and no results. UPDATE: 10:07 p.m. and we’re the only county in…
What about other options regarding basketball in Seattle?
From the PI: We’re Seattle — we have options. We could pursue the Golden Baseball League model and form an independent basketball league, or, better yet, a league of smaller basketball teams. There are other sports to consider, like, say, hockey. It doesn’t have to be a National Hockey League team — how about supporting…
First of a series: money and the parties
I’ve been poking around the PDC website for a couple of days, and now I’m going to post how much money is given to the both major state parties and the two parties in Thurston County. All future posts in this topic will be categorized here. For September: State Republican Party (exempt): $41,471State Republican Party…
Gregoire’s people get back first (another reason telldino.com sucks)
In response to this: So, who is actually reading these emails? The governor’s office sends me this: All emails to the Governor sent through her website are first viewed by employees of the Constituent Services Department within the Office of the Governor. These emails are coded with subject information and then routed within the office…