Got off the train today in Seattle and there were at least a dozen folks in DHS or TSA uniforms waiting on the platform. Can I just tell you that this does 100% the exact opposite of making me feel secure. Had then been in plain clothes, I probably wouldn't have noticed it. But seeing so many men and woman in uniforms lined up on the platform ( Read more... )

I'm at work to finish up a grant proposal. Traffic on the way into Seattle was terrible and then I learned why. First one, then two, then three motorcycle cops drove by. Lights flashing but not in any hurry. Then several busses drove by, as they passed all the cars around me started honking and waving purple flags and tee-shirts and foam fingers! I ( Read more... )

So I'm fine, I really am fine. Nothing major or catostrophic happened. I just feel like the society I live in is a little bit too cold and harsh right now ( Read more... )