Tag Archives: Seattle weather

Springtime in Seattle: annual fears about solicitors

Posted on May 1, 2013 by William P. Barrett

Warnings come out about door-to-door visitors Continue reading →

A song in ‘The Music Man’ suggests ‘Seattle Stubborn’

Posted on February 15, 2013 by William P. Barrett

Famous tune in local production evokes thoughts of the Seattle Freeze Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle history, Seattle image, Seattle weather | Tagged 5th Avenue Theatre, Damn Yankees, Harold Hill, Iowa Stubborn, Meredith Willson, Noah Racey, Oklahoma, River City, Seattle Freeze, Seattle Stubborn, Seattle weather, The Music Man, The Wells Fargo Wagon, UPS | Leave a comment

In Seattle, a sunbreak is to be treasured–for a bit

Posted on January 27, 2013 by William P. Barrett

Brief bursts of sun get big play on weather forecasts Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle culture | Tagged Abu Dhabi, Seattle cloudy days, Seattle suicide, Seattle suicide rate, Seattle sunbreak, Seattle weather, Seattle weather forecast | Leave a comment

Latest novel about Seattle lampoons city’s persona

Posted on August 12, 2012 by William P. Barrett

‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’, by Maria Semple, finds much fodder in local doings Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle crime, Seattle culture, Seattle drivers, Seattle image, Seattle politics, Seattle weather, Starbucks | Tagged Bernadette, Bill Gates, Choate Rosemary Hall, E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, Galer Street School, Jim Lynch, Lakeside School, Maria Semple, Microsoft, Mike McGinn, Nordstrom, Paul Allen, Pike Place Market, Queen Anne Hill, Seattle weather, Space Needle, Starbucks, Steve Balmer, Truth Like the Sun, Where'd You Go | 1 Comment

Shoveling snow in Seattle: “You must be new here”

Posted on January 19, 2012 by William P. Barrett

Few seem to clear their sidewalks Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, Seattle culture, Seattle weather | Tagged Albuquerque, KOMO, KOMO News Radio, Seattle Municipal Code, Seattle sidewalk snow removal, Seattle snow, Seattle snow removal, Seattle weather, snow and ice removal, Snowmageddon | 6 Comments

Bracing for Seattle ‘snow’: Armageddon with a smile

Posted on January 14, 2012 by William P. Barrett

The city–or its media–is in a near-panic over what looks like next to no accumulation Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, Seattle image, Seattle media, Seattle weather | Tagged Armageddon, Armageddon with a smile, Houston, KHOU-TV, Neil Frank, Seattle, Seattle snow, Seattle weather | 13 Comments

From Seattle, the mountains are out–or in–or somewhere

Posted on December 28, 2011 by William P. Barrett

What is the true meaning of this quaint expression for a sunny day? Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, Seattle culture, Seattle weather | Tagged Albuquerque, assisted suicide, Aurora Bridge, Cascade Mountains, Denver, Houston, inferiority complex, Los Angeles, Metronatural, Mount Rainier, mountains are out, Olympic Mountains, Phoenix, Puget Sound, Salt Lake City, Seattle suicide, Seattle weather, the mountains are out today, volcano | 11 Comments

I officially live in ‘Metronatural’ Seattle–with my clothes on

Posted on December 9, 2011 by William P. Barrett

Local image-makers adopted the brand five years ago. Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, Seattle culture, Seattle image | Tagged city branding, city nickname, Emerald City, Gateway to Alaska, Gateway to the Pacific, Jet City, KUOW, Metronatural, nudist, Rain City, Seattle, Seattle branding, Seattle weather, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Space Needle, Tom Norwalk | 9 Comments

L.A. weather suddenly looks pretty good to folks in Seattle

Posted on November 17, 2011 by William P. Barrett

Gathering gloom makes locals look longingly toward Southern California Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, Seattle culture, Seattle soccer, Seattle weather | Tagged Green Lake Seattle, NE 65th Street, North Seattle, Puget Sound Convergence Zone, Seattle weather, vitamin D | Leave a comment

Sense of humor in Seattle seems to be elusive

Posted on August 25, 2011 by William P. Barrett

Jokes about local matters don’t appear to go over very well. Continue reading →

Posted in Seattle, Seattle culture, Seattle image | Tagged Albuquerque, Bartell Drugs, Bill Gates, Gates Foundation, Henny Youngman, Jay Leno, lack of humor, Microsoft, Molly Ivins, New Jersey, O.J. Simpson, Paul Allen, People's Republic of Seattle, Rick Perry, Seattle, Seattle humor, Seattle lack of humor, Seattle rain, Seattle trash recycling, Seattle weather, soccer referee, Southern California, Texas A&M, Tony Soprano, Warren Buffett | 11 Comments

Tag Archives: Seattle weather

Springtime in Seattle: annual fears about solicitors

A song in ‘The Music Man’ suggests ‘Seattle Stubborn’

In Seattle, a sunbreak is to be treasured–for a bit

Latest novel about Seattle lampoons city’s persona

Shoveling snow in Seattle: “You must be new here”

Bracing for Seattle ‘snow’: Armageddon with a smile

From Seattle, the mountains are out–or in–or somewhere

I officially live in ‘Metronatural’ Seattle–with my clothes on

L.A. weather suddenly looks pretty good to folks in Seattle

Sense of humor in Seattle seems to be elusive

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