Despite rumors to the contrary Seattle is a gorgeous, sunny, cosmopolitan city. This rain you hear about, a myth, to scare away us Californians. Both of my visits over the last two years have been accompanied by the best weather I would see all year (leaving out that brief jaunt to the beaches of Vieques).

I’m posting this from the simultaneously sumptuous and funky Zeitgeist coffee shop and art space. Good coffee, free wireless. Pioneer Square, 161 South Jackson. (also experimenting with posting from Kung-Log so this might look strange)