Entries from September 2008

September 30, 2008

ELC Yard Parking Enforcement – A visit from The Man.

My neighbor Doug used to park five vehicles in his front yard. It was actually pretty impressive. He had a van, a truck, a blue car, a gold car, and ummmm, a tan car. They covered up every square inch of his yard. But then, his yard parking was cut short by the city of [...]

September 30, 2008

Still Chasing The Dream – As seen in the family section at Safeco Field.

This fellow caught my eye immediately after I sat down along the edges of the family section at Safeco Field. I’d just gotten a beer, and wanted to relax for a minute before Kerri and I headed back upstairs to our seats.
That’s when I heard him mutter, “oh yeah, well here I go again!”
People began [...]

September 29, 2008

Big Food – A short trip to Pelican Beach.

My friend Heron and I took the boat to Cypress Island this weekend, leaving around 1 p.m. Sunday. We headed north, from Anacortes, and followed the flood north to a campground at Pelican Beach. We got a bit of a late start, apparently, every motorcyclist within a thousand miles had converged upon Anacortes for the [...]

September 26, 2008

ELC Film Festival – A look back at the “Road to the Presidency ‘08.”

In less than four months, ELC will have a new president. Here’s a look back at the long race to this point.

September 25, 2008

Special Announcement – In the wake of the departure of Reggie Evan’s former team.

Eat Lake City is now officially supporting the Portland Trail Blazers, Sherman Alexie, and the the ghost of Drazen Petrovic. Please get in line and offer your support.
PS – Howie, you owe us big in the 98125.

September 23, 2008

Ahem. Mebbe it’s time to get to work.

Winter is here. It might be time to eat again.
For a warm up, let’s start off with a few things I’ve seen lately.

Above, reason enough to go find a full time job. I saw this one up at Boat Haven in Port Townsend. Nice, swoopy sheer, eh? It’s for sale, too.

Above, all who pass must [...]

September 19, 2008

1996 Recommends – It’s a shite state of affairs.

September 9, 2008

ELC Recommends – Reading more than one poll.

Even among the myopia of junker cars, you gotta try harder.
Fivethirtyeight.