That's a really fabulous $15-entrance-fee dog park that Fremont's got over there. Not sure why they call it the Fremont Oktoberfest, though. It's nice that you can get some Hale's, Red Hook, and Beck's while out walking your dog, but Oktoberfest? Not sure we see the connection. Anyway, about the giveaway: there was a tent with "Win $1,000 QFC Gift Certificate" sign that we assumed (foolishly) had something to do with QFC, until we got......

If you walk up or down Pine Street toward downtown, you may have seen a group of people intently watching the dog run over I-5 just to the west of Minor Ave. If you slowed your gait and took a gander yourself, you would have had the shock we did last night of seeing a bunch of goats munching away at the hillside. It was strange enough that we stopped our run to the bus......

Holy Jeezits, what an outstanding weekend! On Friday, we knocked off early, rounded up the wife and in-laws, bought a bag of tacos, and headed to Richmond Beach in Shoreline. The picnic tables were warm, the tacos messy and delicious. We watched people play or take naps. We watched a pale, red-headed girl turn lobster red while playing Frisbee with her negligent mother. Saturday, we drove out to Snoqualmie Falls. We'd never been there, so......