Underground City Tour

Bust of Chief Seattle. Seattle is the only major city in the United States named after an indigenous person. He was known to be a skillful orator and he worked out agreements with white settlers to his tribe's advantage. I first learned about Chief Seattle when I read a poster in New Zealand back in 1986 when I was a teenager. That poster had a speech about environmentalism attributed to him. I've since learned that that claim may not be entirely accurate as the speech may have been lost in translation.

Celebrating the Leap Year in Seattle

February 29th 2020
My spouse Jeff was invited to referee a diving meet in Federal Way, south of Seattle. As airfares were reasonable, I decided to tag along and enjoy a long weekend in the area. Incidentally, this was the same meet I followed Jeff to two years ago. Jeff arrived a few days before I did. Revisiting a One-of-a ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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