Father’s Day

Jun 16 2008

Dear Old Dad and Seattle’s Empire State Building

Published by Lisa under News, Travel

Explorer's Guide to Washington

Whenever I bring friends back to Seattle to visit my parents with me, they are subjected to my Dad’s special tour of the city. He loves to show off his native city and talk about his three favorite things: Boeing, University of Washington Huskies and the price of gas. First, we have to go on a driving tour so that he can point out all of the landmarks that we happen to pass while he is looking for free parking. He usually throws out fascinating tidbits of information such as how the best place to be in a earthquake is on top of the Space Needle since it is anchored down so deeply and how everything has an Elvis connection as The King filmed a movie at the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962.

Then off to a restaurant where we are force fed Olympia Oysters, whichever salmon he deems worthy, asparagus and Washington wine from the Walla Walla Valley. Next we drive to West Seattle, so we can get one of the best views of the Seattle Skyline, and he can point out more sights such as the the Space Needle, Pike Place Market and the new stadiums. Continue Reading »

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May 29 2008

Countdown to Father’s Day! (Don’t forget your Pops this year.)

Published by Llalan under News

T-minus 16 days and counting! If you’re anything like me, you don’t remember this holiday until the Saturday before when your Mother asks what you’ve bought your father. Of course you don’t have anything, so you do what any good daughter would do and lie to Mom, hang up quickly, and run to the card store. The only thing left there are a few of those terrible cards that suggest Fathers are walking banks for their daughters. As for a gift, you can’t get him a tie, because even if dear old Dad did wear ties, that gift became a joke years ago. My perpetual fallback: a book. And what is the dad-est of Dad books? Books with maps. (Leave the not-asking-for-directions joke for your Mom.)