I had quite a few Republican friends 10-15 years ago. They’re still my friends, but none of them are Republican anymore. All the decent conservatives have abandoned the party.

In Seattle, I’m pretty far north compared to the rest of the US. The way the sun rises and sets right now gives kids exactly enough time to walk to school or the bus stop while it’s getting light and home before it’s really dark (assuming an 8ish to 3ish school day). In addition, traffic is horrible to begin with and…

I’m horrible at all games that aren’t racing games or Resident Evil 5. I really enjoy the concept of some video games, and find the strategy behind some of them fascinating. I know the ins and outs of Starcraft II, know a lot of the strategies and build orders, but I cannot play the game and I would be a detriment to…

People use “why don’t” because it comes across a little politer than “how about” or a direct command. “Why don’t you set the table while I finish up dinner?” It’s politer because it is asking, not telling, but the command is implicit.

I delivered sandwiches for a living a few years ago, and one late night delivery was to the downtown morgue. The coroner was working alone, and offered to show me the bodies (I declined), didn’t tip me, then told me he hoped he saw me again soon (creepy, even without taking his profession int consideration). I refused…

Ugh. I’m a private school administrator and we rent some extra office space in a building next door to the school. The schoolyard is fenced, so I have to go through a gate to get from one building to the other. Yesterday some old guy blocked me at the entrance to the office building door and said “I really like that…

I have no idea why I do it since I only danced recreationally as a child, but I am also a ball walker! It makes me shockingly sneaky and people are always startled to look up and see me there because I barely make noise when I walk.

I live in Seattle, was in that area yesterday, and I’m pissed I didn’t run into him. Not that I would have recognized him, but I keep a “fuck off” in my back pocket for Nazis.

There are so many reasons someone might be unable to do any of those things. For the woman in this story it sounds like a lot of it probably has to do with scheduling. To take care of her children, she needs her set 3-11 schedule. She cannot enter a management program that would conflict with her getting her kids to…

I worked at an average-volume Chipotle about 6 years ago and did the math. I figured out the average number of daily transactions for the store and realized that if every customer tipped $.25 then every crew member’s wages would have ~doubled to $16/hour. So yeah, it wouldn’t take much for fast food restaurants to pay…

We kayak on Lake Washington and around Renton and we’ve seen at least 5 this summer. They’re so awesome to see and a little terrifying when they swoop down close because they’re massive birds.

Found a person who hasn’t lived in/been to Ohio recently. Kasich is a monster. A monster that is probably preferable to this Trumpster fire, but a monster nonetheless who could probably actually advance his agenda nationally as he did in the state.

I frequent a car forum that has an off topic board devoted to politics with a gay man who is a passionate Trump supporter. It baffles me.

Interestingly, this political section comprised of mainly white manly-men mirrors Trumps approval/disapproval ratings nationally. There are a few ardent and extremely vocal…

If I don’t feel like touching someone as a greeting, I smile and wave at them from a close distance then cross my arms or put my hands in my pockets.

I think it probably depends on the state, but every dispensary I’ve been to in WA has had prerolls, grams of flower, and edibles at or under $10 (tax is included).

I definitely second buying a low THC half gram preroll and starting there. Personally I prefer Sativas and Hybrids because Indicas have occasionally heightened my anxiety (which I have while sober, so YMMV).

A lot of people say they don’t get high their first time or weed doesn’t work on them. My take on this is that…

Yeah this drives me crazy! My dad is a lawyer and taught me to read everything before I put my name on it. People get so impatient though, and I feel pressured to just sign on the line. I’ve had people tell me “Oh, you don’t need to read it, just sign here” which makes me read it all the more carefully. People just…

My unpopular opinion is that I adore zoos. I always do my research before I go to one, but the good zoos in the world have literally saved species from extinction due to their breeding programs. There are always ways to make things better, but I don’t think perfect should be the enemy of the good. The educational…

I admire and am jealous of your ability to hope. But I feel we’ve walked this path of past tweets before, and past statements and opinions mean nothing to this administration from Trump down.

That’s why my first point was about marijuana arrests and stop-and-frisk. Hell, legalize and tax marijuana to help fund police (as long as they don’t go spending it on machinery designed for combat, especially desert combat). Police complain all the time about being having no funds, but it seems to me like they could…