Tuesday, September 17, 2024
First, let's recap some recent highlights:
• Me and Carl and Cathy and Mark had Herfy's Burgers, and lunch was fine, but I won't be back.
As a senior citizen with certain 'needs', I was most inconvenienced by the sign at Herfy's announcing the restrooms were out of order. It was probably a lie, possibly illegal, and it forced me to trot to Harbor Freight across the street. New rule: A restaurant without a restroom is a restaurant I don't eat at.
• The Kubota Garden was more low-key than I'd expected, but almost magical. You'd never guess such an amazing walk is hidden on the other side of Skyway, and inside the Garden there's no hint that you're actually inside the city.
• Pioneer Square is still beautiful and still stinks of urine. While I was there, I tried Tat's Deli, which everyone says is great, and it's OK but seriously overpriced. (Hear ye, hear ye, the city's best sandwich shop remains Deli-Cut Subs, at 300 5th Avenue.)
The lies from Donald Trump are astounding, and it's downright depressing how many Americans believe his horsepoop.
Just recently, he's said that it's legal in six states to kill newborn babies, that immigrants are eating Americans' pets, that kids are getting unauthorized sex change operations at public schools, that Kamala Harris is a Marxist, that she just turned black, and that if she's elected, Israel will fall, and we'll have World War III.
Can you hear me laughing? These aren't merely lies, they're not even plausible, debunked by the simple application of common sense.
Next he'll be telling us about pink elephants and little green men — but 47% of America thinks this loon should have his finger on the nuclear button?
Please, don't be in that 47%, and if you are, please don't tell me.
OK, like Bugs Bunny says, "On with the show, this is it." Here's what's happening for me in the next week and a half, and you're invited. Yes, specifically, ♦YOU♦ are invited!
Pick anything on this page that looks enjoyable or endurable, let me know you're coming, and we'll talk and laugh or bowl an afternoon away!
Please RSVP by the day before, so I know you're
coming. All events are 'Dutch treat'. Please remember the basics of Doug.
And don't forget the standing invitations!
PS: If something sounds bonkers or you've never done it before, that's kinda the point.
Threads at The Beacon
4405 Rainier Avenue South, Columbia City
7:30 PM • Wednesday, Sept. 18
Just kidding about "hilarious" and "lighthearted." It's actually pretty dang bleak.
The
Cold War might be over, but China, Russia, the United Kingdom, France,
Pakistan, India, Israel, and the good ol' USA all have nuclear missiles
pointed in every direction.
Tickets are $12.50. It's a British movie, so beware of accents.
Dang Yankees at Theater Off Jackson
409 7th Avenue South, International District
7:30 • Thursday, September 19
Joe Boyd is a middle-aged nobody who likes to listen to ball games on the radio, but his beloved Washington Senators never win. Then Satan comes to visit, and offers Joe a chance to be young again, play for the team, and lead them to a pennant. The price, of course, is Joe's soul.
Tickets are affordable, not much more than a movie — a senior ticket is $18.34.
Breakfast at Little Pat's
First and third Friday of every month
9:45 AM • Friday, September 20
Punk Rock Flea Market
416 15th Avenue East, Capitol Hill
Friday, September 20
$1 admission.
Rear Window at Grand Illusion
1403 NE 50th Street, University District
6PM • Saturday, September 21
I love old movies, with a particular fondness for Alfred Hitchcock, and Rear Window might be Hitchcock's best.
Tickets: $12, or $9 for seniors.
Fair warning: This theater is up a flight of stairs, with no elevator/escalator option.
Seattle Center Sculpture Walk
Sunday, September 22
And Dick's is only a block away, to restore any fat that's been accidentally walked off.
Walking tour of Belltown
Monday, Sept 23
Being lazy, I'll skip some sights I'm
already familiar with, and cheat and hop a bus for some of it. Expect to walk a mile and a half, max.
A new post goes up on Douggles.com
Tuesday, September 24
Bookmark it and be there!
Cheap eats road trip!
Lunch at King Buffet (Chinese)
20 SW 7th Street, Renton
11 AM • Tuesday, September 24
Feast and Golden Spoon are OK, but King Buffet is the best in the metro area, in my opinion. They offer reasonable prices, a good but not preposterously huge selection of quality entrees, and a senior discount.
As with most restaurants, lunch is cheaper than dinner, and going early beats the crowd.
Bus excursion and picnic at Madison Park
Wednesday, Sept 25 or Thursday, Sept 26
There's no better way to explore the city than simply riding public transit, looking out the window, with no particular destination.
This trip will be on the #11 bus, from downtown to Madison Park, for a picnic at the park.
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Next update:
— Tuesday, September 24 —
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