How come I'm not getting any of those weird Chinese wedding dress comments in my blog? Huh huh huh?

A housekeeping item:

Because this blog's gotten a few more readers (200 daily!) and plowing through over 700 entries requires a bit of ...ahem ... commitment, I've added two more categories for your viewing pleasure.

The Neighborhood. I live in North Seattle. If I blog about a few of the sights, here they are for E-Z access.

Essence of baselle. These are a few of my entries that I think show a little something extra - they can be funny, devious, informative, poignant, opinionated. If you like what you read in this category, please wade through the other 725+ entries. If you don't like them, well, they were my best shot and I've saved you some time.