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It looks as though “Dogs Playing Poker” is getting some press. The Lincoln Journal-Star’s Ground Zero mentioned it in today’s paper. The Humane Society also has a page about the play over on their Calendar of Events. They call it a “heart-warming play”. I was hoping for something more along the lines of “An instant classic!” or “Better than Cats!”
Rick Henkel sent me this link. It is a series of pictures taken by Gordon Fleming of the tornado and flood damage around Deshler.
Deshler, Nebraska – June 23, 2003
Once you go to the page, you can find the links to the various pictures on the left-hand side of the page.
I’ve seen the fleeting pictures on television, but it is disconcerting to see so many pictures of places I knew growing up—and seeing them utterly destroyed.
Walking around Seattle I’ve been troubled by the sheer number of coffee shops I’ve seen. They’re everywhere. Yesterday I stopped in a Starbucks and got a coffee, started down the street, turned the corner and saw another Starbucks. Within the next 10-15 minutes of walking I saw 3 more Starbucks. I guess that wouldn’t be so troubling if I wasn’t also seeing several “Seattle’s Best” and “Tullys” coffee shops, not to mention all the small mom & pop coffee shops. It’s bizzarre. None of these places seemed to be hurting for business—there were always people sitting around sipping “lattes” and double shot “cafe americanos.”
Now, the really shocking thing about tremendous availability of coffee is that it doesn’t seem to be driving the price down. For instance, a tall (which is the Starbuck’s name for small) still costs $1.30. One would think that all the competition would have driven the price down to something on the order of $.20 or $.30 but it hasn’t. The prices are pretty much the same wherever you go. Wouldn’t the law of supply and demand dictate otherwise?
It has me worried about the Seattle economy. There might be a few different explanations for the steady coffee pricing structure.
Option 1 makes me fear for renal failure of the entire city. While options 2 and 3 make me wonder if Seattle won’t soon be facing a protracted SEC investigation.
We got into Seattle yesterday afternoon. It was a very long day. The flight was fine although the Omaha to Denver leg started out a little strange. In the flight attendant’s pre-flight instructions she informed everyone that it was a non-talking flight. There was an awkward silence except for a loud guffaw from me which embarrassed Christi. The flight attendant corrected herself and said it was a non-smoking flight but I think the damage was already done. I think everyone assumed her mis-statement was actually a commentary on them.
Christi and I have spent quite a bit of time talking about Mason. This is probably a violation of the first rule for a couple’s vacation but we can’t help it. Right now is a tough time to be away from him as he is learning so much every day. We probably compounded our homesickness with the movie we chose to see last night. We saw “I am Sam” which is about a mentally challenged father fighting for the right to keep his daughter. Anyway, the subject of the movie is a long exploration of what being a good parent is all about.
It turned cold here this afternoon so I might look for indoor attractions more than I would have otherwise. Tonight we are going to the Space Needle. We have reservations for dinner so it should be fun to look out at the Seattle skyline.
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