Christmas has passed and so has the New Year. My Birthday is coming up shortly (January 11th) and I plan on spending it as follows:
First, a celebratory Italian dinner and Machiavelli, on Capitol Hill...
Followed by an evening at Town Hall to see Matthew Stadler and his presentation entitled, "What Has Become of Cities?" I have never read one of this gentleman's books though I have read his pieces in The Stranger. For more info, check out: http://www.townhallseattle.com/calendar.cfm
And while we're on this subject, let's talk about the viaduct debacle.
As many of you know, Seattle has a butt-ugly, multi-level, relic of the 40's (or so) jammed between our downtown and Elliott Bay called The Alaskan Way Viaduct. It was severely damaged in the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake and is in danger of collapsing during another seismic event, so they say. Our mayor wants an overly expensive tunnel. Some people lacking in intelligence or creativity want to rebuild the behemoth that is already there. The smart, progressive crew over at the People's Waterfront Coalition want to tear that sucker down and improve mass transit in Seattle. Check 'em out at http://www.peopleswaterfront.org
Governor Gregoire decided that we were going to vote on this so now is a good time to read up and tell your friends.
I'll close with a quote that is somewhat related:
"The monuments of learning are more durable than the monuments of power. Have not the verses of Homer continued 2,500 years or more, without the loss of a syllable or letter, during which time inifinite palaces, temples, castles, cities, have been decayed and demolished." -Francis Bacon
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