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I was surprised to find out last year that Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library wasn’t available in our area. So this was a welcome surprise in my inbox! If you have any kids under 5 you can register here .

...your cart was amazing it had so many fresh fruits and vegetables and was veritably bursting with color. It was very inspiring! 👍🏻

Practicalities, logistics, and ethics aside: is it legal to have an emu in Seattle? I’ve read the code on animals, but it isn’t super clear on the “no” front. Thoughts?

Keyboard stopped working on my Lenovo IdeaPad L340. Since last year have been using peripherals - wired and Bluetooth keyboard. The touchpad and power button work fine. Want to get it fixed for cheap as the laptop is 8 yrs old, but need it for hunting jobs (have everything saved on it) and education. Opened the back panel and likely seems to be a Data Bus issue. Could someone please point to a local guy who can take a look at this and help me fix it for reasonable price? Don’t wanna go to IT shops as they charge exorbitant and cannot afford presently. TIA 🙏🏻

Posting this here becuase of the semi-recent posts about nonsense happening at the SODO mail station with packages not going out. I have noticed a pattern where my mail is consistently not delivered on Fridays or Saturdays. I am going to start documenting using the Informed Delivery feature they offer (mail is scanned to expect a delivery on a specific day), so I can support my complaint with facts, but wanted to ask if anyone else is having this issue. It seems pretty suspicious it's consistently all Fridays and most Saturdays for the past few years.

I've seen a lot of misinformation and but also honest questions about this MAGA initiative that we are voting on in (checks calendar) 40 or so day. Here's some answers to those questions: Are girls already genitally inspected during sports physicals ? No. Today in Washington sports physical forms and sports eligibility forms do not require children to be genitally inspected or sex certified. Family physicians and pediatricians confirm all girls and boys keep their pants on during sports physicals. “All major organizations, including the AAFP, the AAP and the USPSTF, do not recommend genital exams for girls as a part of sports physicals. Many encourage a focus specifically on cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and neurologic health. From a medical, safety and developmental perspective, I-638 is unnecessary, not backed by clinical guidelines, and would create unwarranted stress and harm for young girls.” - Dr. Maddie Gore If I-638 passes, at least every two years all girls who want to participate in sports will have to be sex certified by a doctor as a new part of their sports physicals using “reproductive anatomy, genetic makeup, or normal endogenously produced testosterone levels.” To comply with I-638, many girls seeking a sports physical will have to be genitally inspected by a stranger because an estimated 150,000 school age girls in Washington do not have access to a regular family doctor. Still others may rely on group settings for sports physicals offered by their schools, where they will have to be sex inspected in public. Why can’t parents use birth certificates to avoid putting their daughters through these intrusive inspections? Nothing in I-638 allows parents to use birth certificates. While backers of this initiative claim parents can use hospital birth records, there is nothing in the initiative saying this. Most parents do not have access or time to hunt down old hospital documents, especially if they’ve moved. As a result an estimated 150,000 school age girls who do not have a regular family doctor or pediatrician, so they will have to be inspected by a stranger if they want to participate in sports. What are doctors looking for during I-638’s sex inspections? I-638 is poorly written and vague, directing doctors to inspect “reproductive anatomy” but doctors say this could require pelvic exams for some children. “All major organizations (ACOG, AAFP, USPSTF, AMSSM) advise against routine pelvic exams for asymptomatic adolescent females. The USPSTF goes as far as to say that harms caused by these unnecessary exams include “the psychological harms, pain and discomfort from the examination, and the potential for these to serve as a barrier for women to receive medical care.” - Dr. Kevin Glover The initiative also directs doctors to conduct genetic or testosterone tests to determine a child’s sex, but doesn’t say what they are looking for. Children naturally have a wide range of genetic variations other than XX and XY genes. Girls may have many reasons for varying testosterone levels, including: Ovarian tumors Adrenal tumors Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS or PCOS) Congenital adrenal hyperplasia “The initiative allows verification through hormone testing or genetic analysis — evaluations that typically require lab work and, in some cases, specialist interpretation. It does not set testosterone thresholds, define documentation standards or explain how cases involving intersex traits, delayed puberty or natural hormonal variation would be handled.” - Dr. Glenna Martin How many transgender girls play sports now in Washington schools? Out of 1.2 million students, an estimated 5 - 10 transgender children play school sports in our state, according to statements from Superintendent for Public Instruction Chris Reykdal and from Justin Kesterson, assistant executive director of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). To exclude a tiny handful of trans girls, I-638 requires tens of thousands of girls to be invasively inspected to play sports. I-638’s sponsors claim that “biological boys” are pretending to be transgender girls just to play elementary, middle or high school girls sports. In this highly unlikely hypothetical situation, the school can and should deny that student’s eligibility. Shouldn’t we protect girls’ sports? Trans girls are not a threat, but I-638 is. I-638’s invasive requirements will drive even more girls, and their parents, away from sports by imposing new burdens, costs, humiliation, and possible harm. Because Black, brown, and immigrant girls also face more historical barriers to health care and access to regular family doctors, I-638’s sex inspection requirements and expenses will further limit their access to sports. If we are truly concerned about protecting girls who play sports, then we must address the real physical threats facing girls who play sports - including sexual harassment and abuse. “If anyone is actually afraid about biological males in the locker room, they should be worried about the coaches, not a trans girl just trying to fit in and be a part of a team.” - Kate Starbird, former WNBA Storm player and Naismeth College Player of the Year. Source: https://nohateinwastate.org/about-i-638#faq

Photo taken by passenger. A gentle reminder that lights exist not just because you can see others but also to let others spot you. I understand with daylight running lights the driver doesn’t always realize the tail lights are not on but in this case, not a single light was on.

This is a thing I’ve noticed in the past… let’s say 5 years. Even some places that have been around have obviously switched owners and now offer a butter chicken pizza (or something similar). Growing up, it seemed like most pizzas had a Mediterranean inspired (places like Romios were every where and you could usually find Mediterranean items on the menu), and geeek style pizza is even considered a style and were pretty common. It definitely seems like it switched— not this isn’t a totally crazy concept here either. Eg, a lot of teriyaki spots are owned by Korean immigrants. I just wonder what made the influx of Indian inspired/Indian owned pizza places start all of a sudden. Did a certain group make it easy to open up? Again, not a complaint, just definitely something I noticed and I was wondering if anyone had any insight into it.

Washington importers paid an estimated $7.1 billion in Trump tariffs through June, according to National Taxpayers Union Foundation data. That's the equivalent of $2,257 per household. Cars and trucks were by far the state's largest tariff-hit category, followed by toys and games. The Supreme Court struck down Trump's sweeping emergency-power tariffs in February, and importers are now seeking refunds for billions of dollars in duties already paid. ~ The tariffs were struck down in February. The $2,257 already left your wallet, and the refund line forms at the importer, not at your car dealership.

The zombie apocalypse is upon us. Washington is both a great and terrible place to be. Where are you heading straight to for fortressing? Must be in state boundaries. Mountaintops Islands Buildings Businesses What's in your zombie wallet?