Pet Dish
Sure puppies and kitties are great, but it's the geriatric dogs and
cats that really get to me. With their grey muzzles, cloudy eyes,
random lumps and slow moves, these venerable animals are snoring
monuments of loyalty and companionship. But not everyone loves a senior
quadruped, and old dogs and cats all too often find themselves in
shelters without a fawning public.
By Lisa Wogan | April 2, 2008
Pet Dish
Next week, the
Dalai Lama will be in town as part of an event aimed to sew seeds of compassion, especially among children. That conference is sold out but it's not the only opportunity to kindle a little kindness in the kids.
By Lisa Wogan | April 2, 2008
Gentle Snark
I visit every part of the city in the course of my job, but when you
get right down to it, I spend most of my week in one of two
neighborhoods: Ballard, home of the world's only spite landmark, and South Lake Union, formerly Cascade and home to the city's least useful mode of public transportation.
Ballard is where I live and SLU is where I work, though sometimes I do
some work at home and sometimes I sleep through meetings at work.
By Geoff Carter | April 2, 2008
Convergence Zone
It exists as sheaves of marked-up, coffee-stained printouts, and on a flash drive you tote around at all times in case your apartment building burns down. It's your baby -- and you've given it as much love and devotion as any real parent as you've prepared it to leave the nest. You chant the mantra: "Somebody out there wants to read my screenplay."
By Sheri Quirt | April 2, 2008
Daily Find
When I was kid in the late '70s and early '80s, playtime after school was spent in the woods and ravines of my suburban Seattle neighborhood, making forts and creating imaginary worlds. If the Moonpaper Tent had been around then, I would have been all over it.
By Alison Brownrigg | April 2, 2008
Daily Find
Canadian cosmetics company Cargo, known mostly for their metal tins filled with dewy lip gloss, is branching out into the gardening world with a new line of lipsticks. PlantLove sheer and glossy lipsticks ($20 each) arrive in a carton made of flower paper that is embedded with wildflower seeds. You simply moisten the box, plant it in a sunny spot and watch the wildflowers grow.
By Natalie Bow | April 2, 2008
