A good friend in the media business took me out to dinner for my birthday. The group consisted of three journalists (not including myself) and a civil engineer. Three guesses for which one was happy with his job. And the first two don’t count.
The civil engineer had an all expenses paid trip to check out the Portland street car system and the Seattle transit system for his city. He talked about new initiatives and new technologies bringing exciting possibilities. Seems like when any journalist over the age of 35 talks about new technologies, there is a tinge of fear in their voice.
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Erica was in Seattle to visit her friend and some of her photos.
Statue of Christopher Columbus in the harbor in Seattle. By Douglas Bennett the statue was presented to the city in 1978.
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Living on the East Coast has been a shock to the system for this California country girl. There are lakes and rivers and creeks galore, but none safe to swim in. I once spent an entire day driving around the countryside in Pennsylvania searching for a clean a body of water: the lake was disgusting, creek was muddy and feces-ridden, and the wonderfully clean river had such a rough current that it was too dangerous to swim in.
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