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 Q Brothers Christmas Carol , a musical by Q Brothers Collective, Directed by Daniel Cruz. Arts West through  December 23rd Ah, the Holiday ...

  Oh, Good Grief. Psychiatric Help 5 Cents. Fussbudget. Slugs. Rats! Security Blanket. Kite-Eating Tree. Great Pumpkin. Sweet Baboo. Snicker...

 Macbeth By William Shakespeare, Directed by John Langs, Seattle Shakespeare, Center Theatre at Seattle Center, through 20 November 2022 Wo...

So, how did things go? For Washington State, surprisingly well. The Red Wave/Tide/Tsunami that the media was intoning about failed to materi...

 It's going to be a little while before all the dust settles and the votes are counted, so The Political Desk is on hold for the moment....

Railroad Train, Edward Hopper - 1908  At the time of this writing, about 350 people per day are dying of coronavirus. For those morbidly kee...

Why yeah, I'm going to nag you about voting. I expect that most of the readers of this blog (both of them), have already voted, but if n...

 Exhalation by Ted Chiang, Vintage Books, 2019 Provenance: Elliot Bay Bookstore, which was originally down in Pioneer Square but has moved ...

OK, we have the ballot before us, looking all the world like one of those standardized tests from Junior High. We fight the panic attack fro...

 The sole position to be filled at the county level is for Prosecuting Attorney . Gee, there would be more talk about if only we moved other...

For the state offices, there is one biggie, along with two good incumbents for our legislature.  Secretary of State. This position is in ch...

 And the next course is .... More Broccoli! But its a tastier version, smothered in cheese. Charter Amendment No. 1 Even-Numbered Election Y...

 Now we get to the meat of the situation - the headliners, the main events, the big kahunas. The Federal offices. United States Senator. Pa...

 And the current feast of political choice starts out with an amuse-bouche ... broccoli! Long-time readers know my opinions about Advisory V...

<Cracks knuckles> OK, let's do this. The ballots have shown up here at Grubb Street for the upcoming general elections in Washingt...

 Woman In The Dark by Dashiell Hammett: A Novel of Dangerous Romance, Originally published 1933, Alfred A Knopf. 1988. Provenance: Purchas...

Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons by Ben Riggs, St. Martin's Press, 2022 Provenance: Birthday present, 202...

  What the Constitution Means To Me by Heidi Schreck, Directed by Oliver Butler, Seattle REP through 23 October. Last Sunday, we abolished ...

 So during my recent "break" I've picked up a lot of books, fully intending to read them. As a result I about fifty pages in o...

 Swimming While Drowning by Emilio Rodriguez. Directed by Roy Arauz, Arts West, through 23 October. Much to the delight of the people of Se...