The upside of this is that I am only following maybe 1/5 of the games now....which means I have time to do other stuff.

Quoted: We’re over a quarter done with the year now, and the team is 15-26, the worst team in the majors.

Just a reminder to register for the Chaya Auction if you have not already.

Quoted: Tickets are $90 each. RSVP NOW.

Just trying to find some new lunch places near our office. Reviews are mixed for this place -- but that might be because they apparently try to make their food healthy.

Quoted: Just got back from here, and I thought it was pretty good. The teriyaki chicken bowl had tasty tender pieces of chicken and very good steamed vegetables. They give you a lot of chicken, which is good because I got full and didn't finish the rice (bad carbs!).

An accurate comparison imho...

Quoted: Should we be worried the Mariners are baseball’s equivalent of the Bush Administration? Fiscally undisciplined with negligible positive returns? Check. Marketed as veteran leadership despite any veterans with leadership experience? Check. Sloppy management reinforced with sloppy execution on the ground? Check.

Quoted: I recall there was a study done at MIT years ago that looked at the number of founders and success of startups as measured by revenue 1 and 2 years after founding. It turns out that the success of your start up is directly correlated to the number of founders up to 4 and then it starts to decrease.

If J.J. is not 100%, this season is over.

Quoted: J.J.'s clearly not healthy. Fuck this season.
I even thought this just felt like a win. I smiled knowingly when Richie hit it out in the 10th. I had felt confident the entire later innings. I was confident with J.J. I was sure he was going to come up and put the fears instilled in that Oakland game to rest. And for one batter he did. Kudos to Batista, Rhodes, Morrow, Richie and Ichiro.

Yay, especially re: Clement...although I wish they had waited 7 days in order to get the extra arbitration year.

Quoted: There is official confirmation, finally - catcher Jeff Clement and outifelder Wladimir Balentien are joining the Seattle Mariners in Cleveland on Wednesday.

Seattle-area bicycling guidemap...

Quoted: Maps & trails - Bicycling resources - King County Road Services Division. Learn where to pick up King County's free Bicycling Guidemap or download the map and take it to a copy center or print shop and have it printed on a plotter.

Refaving this place. They have plenty of outdoor seating overlooking the Burke-Gilman trail and the canal. On top of that, they offer free wi-fi, serve lunch, and have power outlets outside.

Quoted: Two doors down from my favorite language escuela, Seattle Language Academy (just off the Burke-Gilman in Fremont), is the brand new Canal Street Coffee.