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Entries in Seattle (12)

Sunday
Oct312010

Reflection: Space Needle

When you're in Seattle, it's fairly well guaranteed your going to see the Space Needle.

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Tuesday
Oct122010

Because it amused me

Photo of an old recliner sitting in a yard in Seattle, with a box of Nut Thins in the seat.

Monday
Oct112010

Happy to be heading home, even though the Seattle airport is lovely

It's been six weeks since I left home. In one hour, I'll be boarding a flight for Atlanta, and an hour after landing there, the last leg to Greensboro. Then? Then I'll go to sleep in my own bed.**

Seattle's main airport is like the rest of Seattle, in that everywhere you look, you're likely to stumble upon some sort of art installation. Tile mosaics are everywhere. A little smattering of 3-D flowers top the doorway to the shuttle that brings you over to the "S5" gate where I'm awaiting my departure. Inlaid sculptural carved thingies pop out from the entrance to restrooms. It's like a final treat, as if the city is saying, "Just for good measure, we want you to have this little snippet of loveliness before you go. On top of the delicious Wi-Fi we're giving you. For Free. And not charging you for. At no cost to you. Just to make sure you don't forget us."

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