Great Scott! I'm an old man!

But enough about you, let's talk about me! Here's what I'm hoping to be up to this week...

No, I'm not doing all these things. But on any given morning, if my mood is right and the stars align and especially if you're coming with me, I might do something off the list.

On the 4th of July, I'll be at Seattle Center for the annual swearing in of new citizens from all over the world. We're hoping the ICE Gestapo doesn't swoop in and arrest them all five minutes before the ceremony.

On Saturday July 5th, it's time for free, all-you-can-play pinball. Can't speak for anyone else, but my flipper skills could use a workout.

If you're up for a hike — which for me is a fairly major if — this walking tour of the waterfront on Tuesday the 8th sounds fun. And since we're there and we've burned all those calories, why not have greasy yummy fish'n'chips for dinner?

On Thursday the 10th, there's prohibition-era piano jazz in a prohibition-era bar, the Jules Maes Saloon in Georgetown. But also there's poetry in the park at Meadowbrook Pond. Haven't decided yet, between the piano and the poetry. Might do both! Might do neither! Life is full of surprises!

If you're family, friend, former friend, acquaintance, or simply Doug-curious, you're invited to share the surprise. Click the links for details, and/or drop me a note!

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And if you're planning something or going somewhere, and you'd like a fat man with flatulence to tag along, all invitations will be cheerfully considered, possibly even accepted.
 
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No exciting news, and that's good news

Hear ye hear ye, due to holiday complications our next family breakfast will be WEDNESDAY JULY 2 instead of the usual first Friday, which is Independence Day.

In other exciting news, there's no exciting news, and that's good news.

Here's some things I might be up to over the next week, and you're invited to any and all. Someone asked, so let me 'splain: No, I'm not doing all these things. But on any given morning, if my mood is right and the stars align and especially if you're coming with me, I might do something off the list.

Saturday, June 28: It's the annual BioBlitz at Seahurst Park in Burien. Get up close and personal with all the bugs and critters.

Also on Saturday the 28th, it's the grand re-opening of my local hardware store. Free hot dogs, and I need some duct tape.

Sunday, June 29, and every Sunday for that matter, lots of wingnuts Plunge into Puget Sound. I usually don't stay for the potluck, because there tend to be people there, but nothing wakes you up better than a cold water dunk.

George Clooney pretends to sing, and pretends quite well, in O Brother Where Art Thou?, now playing at Central Cinema. Tuesday's show has two-for-one tickets!

Breakfast on Wednesday July 2, but I repeat myself, sorry.

On the 4th of July, the Naturalization Ceremony at Seattle Center is a real joy, a celebration of what America ought to be. Come early, bring a chair, find some shade. Three cheers for the Red, White, and Blue.

And speaking of patriotism, there are protests seven days a week against the treasonous schmuck who's trying to blow up the Constitution, due process, civil rights, and the planet.

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Do the math.

— Saturday, June 21, 2025 —

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Tuesday 6/24 — I'm going to breakfast at Zain, in Tukwila. It's the finest affordable Somali restaurant in town, and it's inside an African grocery store. Try the breakfast suqaar!

Well, let's see. I might visit Chinatown this week, where there's a wide selection of good & affordable food, plus the city's finest pinball parlor. You're invited to drop me a note and we could tilt together.

Other than that, there's not much arts & entertainment going on that appeals to me, so my plans are minimal, except of course attending some protests against the Trump regime's pooping on truth, justice, and the American Way.

If you're planning something or going somewhere, and you'd like a fat man with flatulence to tag along, all invitations will be cheerfully considered, possibly even accepted.

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— Thursday, June 26 —
 
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