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Warning: Hot Mike!
@modernminstrel.bsky.social
Never far from the ocean. Man of many interests. #LFC #WelshRugby Anthropology, Archaeology, History, Maps, Music, Planning and Design, Transit, Native Plants, Kayaking…
Low rise office parks along something as scenic as these trails are truly horrendous.
Ship Canal Trail @seasocialhousing.bsky.social when?!

Someday I’ll make sense of how you’re supposed to get on the Cheshiahud Lake Union Loop from Nickerson, but today was not that day.
September 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Cafe Hagen was packed with happy faces. Glad to see them doing such great business out along the bike and walking paths.

I decided to continue up to Ugly Mug Cafe instead and am very pleased.
Good tea, pastries, Cocteau Twins and New Order playing.

uglymugseattle.com/menu
September 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Sounds like you’ve grown up just right, Mike.

My big achievements this Sunday were: repotting some basil plants, roasting some pesto-marinated chicken, deglazing with onion and garlic to make a tapenade, sipping tea, and watching NWSL soccer.

It may not be a party anymore, but it could be worse.
September 6, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The 3 metropolitan areas I’ve lived in the longest, in the order I’ve lived in them. Go figure.
September 5, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Soooooooo good! Yum.
August 31, 2026 at 12:55 AM
With chronic pain rearing it’s head again lately, I haven’t had this productive a Sunday in a while.
Today I made a chili Colorado AND a mole negro!
It smells amazing in our house. Now it’s time for a break.
August 30, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Forget pumpkin spice. This is the first sign of fall in our house. #RecipeSky #ChiliColorado
August 30, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Not sure if we’ll get a “Who wore it best” from @grammarous.bsky.social for #TOTNEW today, so I’m going to get ahead of it and say I like these Newcastle away kits. #swagsky
August 29, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Happy Friday from The Beer Junction, y’all! #WestSeattle
August 28, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I’ve already designed my next one and will probably travel back down to Northern California to have Nakona do this like he did my first ones in SF. Artists working in multiple mediums and with widely varied influences are my favorite.

robotmonkeyworks.com
August 27, 2026 at 4:44 AM
I am not ready for this week yet.
August 24, 2026 at 3:23 PM
August 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Forgive me a Monday plant-nerd moment but my Whale Fin Snakeplant is having a baby! #plantsky
August 17, 2026 at 7:05 PM
While we wait for the walk down to Alki Pride through Schmitz Park to cool down, I’m taking this opportunity to finally introduce my daughter to a couple of the greatest concert films of all time.
#Queen #LiveAid
August 15, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Is anyone else who’s taken the West Seattle Phase 2 survey particularly curious and excited about the proposed “performance rat”?
August 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Clearly the Aurora Bridge in Seattle should be 2 lanes each way and not 3.
August 7, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Have I mentioned how much I love sending our daughter to Baking Camp every summer? She learned to make Norwegian Apple Cake this week, and we ate what she brought home so quickly, we decided to make a larger one today.
August 3, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I might just make it home for kickoff. Come on you Reds! I’m looking forward to some more front-footed, pressing football. #LFC #YNWA
July 29, 2026 at 10:51 PM
John Leguizamo and Harold Perrineau Jr raised the bar so high.
Who could live up to the roles of Tybalt or Mercutio after that?
July 28, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Modern image editing and generation tools are wild.
July 26, 2026 at 4:27 AM
All they need is the materials and some freedom.
July 16, 2026 at 2:03 AM
July 12, 2026 at 2:22 AM
The kids’ foam party is a hit!
July 11, 2026 at 7:38 PM
West Seattle Summer Fest is my favorite weekend every year.

Imagine if California Ave SW were pedestrianized like this all the time!

#WestSeattle #SummerFest #Pedestrianization
July 11, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Morticia says hello, loudly and repeatedly.
July 10, 2026 at 10:30 PM