It’s Tuesday night, June 12th, around midnight, and I’ve just gotten back from nearly a month visiting my brother Ken in Seattle. I had a great trip. Seattle is a beautiful and awesome city, but we also took several long road trips through the Cascade Mountains in rural Washington State that were completely incredible.… Continue Reading
Author: Charles Tanzer
Washington State Road Tripping, Part III
I’m visiting my brother Ken in Seattle, and this is the third installment of a three-part series about road tripping in Washington State.
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Ken and I set out on our third trip of my visit on a Saturday afternoon. … Continue Reading
An Ode To Seattle From A New Yorker
So it’s Sunday night, June 10th, and I’m sitting on the veranda outside my brother Ken’s apartment in Seattle. The rain is falling steadily outside, and the trees beyond the veranda are wet and heavy.
I’ve been visiting the city for 22 days now, and I’ve had an absolutely incredible time.… Continue Reading
Washington State Road Tripping, Part II
This is Part II of the Series “Road Tripping in Washington State” by genxchronicle.com
I’m visiting my brother Ken in Seattle for three weeks, and on Saturday we set out for our second excursion of my visit. Our first stop is Sushi Land in Redmond, a conveyor belt sushi restaurant chain popular on the West Coast.… Continue Reading
Washington State Road Tripping, Part I
I’m in Seattle visiting my brother Ken, and we recently took two road trips through the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. This is Part I, our first trip.
We set out around 1pm from Ken’s friend Deb and Nicole’s condo in Capitol Hill where I’m staying.… Continue Reading
Copper’s Corner: Special Edition From Seattle
So I’ve been in Seattle visiting my brother Ken for about ten days now, and it’s going well. The Pacific Northwest is one of the most beautiful parts of the country, and Seattle is an incredibly green and picturesque city.
I’m house sitting and cat sitting for my brother’s friends while they’re in Europe, so I’m sharing a 2-bedroom condo with Doodle, a 10-year old male, and Lola, his 10-year old sister. … Continue Reading
The NFL Doesn’t Care About Black People
Remember when Kanye West stood on stage with Mike Myers at the Grammy’s some years back and boldly proclaimed that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people?” West was referring to the US government’s hamfisted, incompetent and racist response to the plight of black New Orleans residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.… Continue Reading
Women, Men, And The Politics Of Weight And Dating
Let’s face it. No one wants to date a fattie. Deep down, in the darkest, most raw, honest corners of people’s hearts and minds, we all want to date and marry a supermodel, or at least a good-looking man or woman.… Continue Reading
Everyone Should Just Chill On Aaron Schlossberg
By now most of New York City knows the story of Aaron Schlossberg, the Manhattan attorney who got into an argument with cashiers at a restaurant after demanding they speak English. Schlossberg threatened to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the Hispanic workers so he could have them “kicked out of my country.”… Continue Reading
Copper’s Corner: It’s A Cat’s World, And We’re Just Living In It
So I’m heading to Seattle on Saturday to visit my brother Ken for a few weeks. I’m taking the genxchronicle.com operation on the road, and I’m really looking forward to it. We did this last summer too, and it worked out great.… Continue Reading