The Emerald City
(No, I am not referring to "The Wizard of Oz"....I am referring to that wonderful city of Seattle, home of "Frasier" and "Grey's Anatomy". I had the pleasure of going there this spring and what a delight it was, in spite of the cold, rainy weather.
The city has its own personality...............rich beside the poor, sophisicated beside the not-so-sophisticated...............the traditional beside the modern......................young beside the old. No matter where you go in Seattle, you will see a mixture of ethnic groups and a mixture of statistics. On one block, you will see a high rise apartment complex completed with a water fall next to a little food store. Seattle is growing so quickly that every square foot of space has to be utilized. So when an older structure comes down, a new one appears.
There is so much to do and see in Seattle........Mt. Reiner, the pier activities, the Space Needle, the restaurants, the theater, Pike market, etc. It has become an Emerald City just as the one in Dorothy's "Wizard of Oz"........it is a magical place where hopes and dreams can come true if you just click your heels together 3 times.
So be Dorothy and follow the yellow brick road to Seattle.
Answer to 2/21's trivia question: Hattie McDaniel won the best supporting actress oscar in 1939 for her portayal of Mammy in the movie "Gone with the Wind". Her winning this presented 2 distinctions: she was the first African American to win such an award and she was not physically recognized and given the award until the 1950's because of her race.
Today's trivia question: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was created in 1939, in Chicago, for what department store as a Christmas promotion.?
Thought for the day: There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For example I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt.
The city has its own personality...............rich beside the poor, sophisicated beside the not-so-sophisticated...............the traditional beside the modern......................young beside the old. No matter where you go in Seattle, you will see a mixture of ethnic groups and a mixture of statistics. On one block, you will see a high rise apartment complex completed with a water fall next to a little food store. Seattle is growing so quickly that every square foot of space has to be utilized. So when an older structure comes down, a new one appears.
There is so much to do and see in Seattle........Mt. Reiner, the pier activities, the Space Needle, the restaurants, the theater, Pike market, etc. It has become an Emerald City just as the one in Dorothy's "Wizard of Oz"........it is a magical place where hopes and dreams can come true if you just click your heels together 3 times.
So be Dorothy and follow the yellow brick road to Seattle.
Answer to 2/21's trivia question: Hattie McDaniel won the best supporting actress oscar in 1939 for her portayal of Mammy in the movie "Gone with the Wind". Her winning this presented 2 distinctions: she was the first African American to win such an award and she was not physically recognized and given the award until the 1950's because of her race.
Today's trivia question: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was created in 1939, in Chicago, for what department store as a Christmas promotion.?
Thought for the day: There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For example I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt.
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