Bloomsday, for those who don’t know, is Spokane’s annual outpouring of humanity where locals and visitors alike flood the streets in a massive, sweaty hoard of walking/jogging feet. It’s like the Society of Creative Anachronism meets marathon meets soccer mom. This year will be my 25th consecutive race and one day I aspire to become […]
The Guinness Book of Bloomsday Records
April 24th, 2008 1 Comment
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Social Desegregation - Mixing it up in our high school cafeterias
April 23rd, 2008 No Comments
Growing up on the North Side I went to Mead - “Spokane’s preppiest high school” (with Ferris coming in a close second). To make a typical story short this environment rubbed me the wrong way so I spent half my time at M.E.A.D. Alternative just across the street.
Alternative schools are often unfairly stigmatized in the […]
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Beware of the Aesthetics Police!
April 22nd, 2008 1 Comment
I think it’d be hilarious to get a small number of people together to form a fake group called the Spokane Aesthetics Police. This satirical organization could play on a number of humorous themes and would spark conversation in a variety of unconventional ways. The basic idea would be to go around issuing “aesthetic citations” […]
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