Quoted: More than 300 school drinking fountains and sinks have been blocked from use after tests turned up elevated levels of lead, Seattle Public Schools officials ...

Quoted: A blue haze crowns the Olympic Mountains as the Victoria Clipper plies Puget Sound, heading from Seattle to Victoria, on the southeastern tip of Vancouver ...

Quoted: A nonprofit group said Thursday it has filed a complaint against Seattle-based Zillow.com with the Federal Trade Commission, accusing it of misleading consumers, lenders and real-estate professionals.

Very interesting read.

Quoted: To discourage such behavior, the accounting giant shuts down its U.S. operations between Christmas and New Year's, giving virtually all employees the time off with pay. Friedman calls the hiatus "fantastic. No one's on e-mail, there are no phone calls, no nothing."

These sculptures made of salt are on display in Occidental Park (right outside the BD office). Go see them before it starts raining!

Quoted: Titled "Lot's Tribe," the figures are intended as memorials for the "post- 9/11 world," Magrath said. They're based on Associated Press photos he saw on the Internet from the Iraq war: A squatting young boy with his hands tied behind him, wearing a blindfold; a father rushing forward, holding the body of his lifeless son; and a sitting figure whose face is contorted with sorrow, a witness at a tragedy.

I wonder how many people know about this... FREE carwash, people!

Quoted: Brown Bear Car Wash announces FREE car washes August 24, 2006 from 10:00am to 6:00pm as a THANK YOU for the public's response to the public's response to the theft and
return of our bronze mascots.

All pages on snowboardconnection.com have a "Dot This" link as of last night. Woohoo!!

Quoted: Seattle's Snowboard Connection Bringing you the best gear and service since 1990

Finally went to check out this park in Capitol Hill over the weekend. It was reconstructed recently and it looks really good now. I was surprised to see that they were very child-friendly (didn't expect it to be because of its location). As expected, they are pet friendly too.

Highly recommended.

Quoted: Lincoln Reservoir was constructed following the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. It was put in use in 1901 and it is currently being reconstructed.