Saturday, May 26, 2018

Springtime having come
A season with promises
Of old lives reborn
[Written 6/3/17]

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

"One From the Vault" Dept.

As today would have been Chris DiSomma's 46th birthday, it seems appropriate to mark it with the following flashback to the archives of this website from 2008...

Chris was a special case for me though due to a variety of reasons -the closeness of our tie for one and the way in which our lives played out for another. I could say more but will instead note the previous threads below for your perusal if interested. And while each has some different material in it than the others, the thread from 2005 is the most complete of the threads -encapsulating some of my remembrances of him when he was alive and also though the passing of time has helped somewhat with regrets that in some form or another I will probably always have. Without further ado...

Let these threads serve as a cautionary tale for those who put off tomorrow what they could do today so far as reconciliations go with others. Oh and rest in peace amigo until we (hopefully) meet again in a much better place!!! [Excerpts from Rerum Novarum (circa May 25, 2008)]

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Points to Ponder:

"Seattle is losing its reputation as a progressive city with a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Instead, we are increasingly being viewed as a city with a heavy regulatory hand that is run by narrow-minded activists and a hypocritical and out of touch ruling bureaucratic city government." [Former Starbucks Executive Howard Behar (circa June 12, 2016)]

Monday, May 21, 2018

Starbucks Is About To Woke Their Way Out Of Business

Its time for me to set up a craps table at my local Starbucks!

Instead of a jobs tax, credit business for helping the homeless

This is an Op-Ed written by three Seattle area business owners/operators. What do they know about job creation? :::rolls eyes:::