- Scenes from Summerfest [nerdseyeview]
- Observations on the crazy characters of Pier 54 [seattle.lj]
- Vern vs. the Lease Rent Optimizer [times]
- Dead Iraqi dictator of Spider Hole Lane on the Washington State voter database [horsesass]
- Still angry about Sound Transit even after they found a lost $7 billion. {ed: I marvel that people are surprised by cost overruns for massive civic projects and what, exactly, they propose should be done in the face of inflated prices? stop building?} [dailyweekly]
- “Their `severely amateurish keyboard player/vocalist,’ Jonnie Monroe? I know her! … It was not, as I may have previously though, `bullshit.’” [lineout] // “Emily White, who’s written a couple books … and was the editor of The Stranger in the second half of the 90s, has been made Arts and Culture Editor of the better daily in town.” [slog]
- Way to go Gig Harbor: you’re the second Harry-est town in America, whatever that means [bizjournals]
- Days after signing new contract, Ichiro attacked by Tigers [citizenrain]