Tag Archives: Seattle

Seattle Eats

As many of you know, I grew up in Seattle and hold it close to my core. In those days, when traffic wasn’t bad and Efren Herrera was catching fake field goal passes for touchdowns, you couldn’t find a better … Continue reading

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Road Tunes: The Presidents of the United States of America

The Presidents of the United States of America Hey, I’m from Seattle and southeast Alaska. It’s in my bones. Grew up there. Thought about being a serial killer and then opted to be a fly fisher. But I understand why … Continue reading

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Seattle’s Steelhead Diner

Serving great eats, true-angler style Every once in a while I feel like a really, really lucky guy. And that was the case in July when I went to the Dean River in British Columbia. But prior to the trip I was … Continue reading

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Starbucks Via Instant Coffee

Having been raised in Seattle I always root for the hometown boys; that makes me a fan of Olympia Beer, Boeing jets, the Screaming Trees, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, the Sounders and, formerly, Starbucks coffee. My problem with Starbucks,

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Hustle & Fish

The first normal job I ever took was with Tom Darling and the Avid Angler Fly Shop in north Seattle, shortly after I’d been canned by some wicked skipper on a commercial fishing boat in Alaska. He died on a … Continue reading

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