Category: Seattle
City bus arrival screen downtown
Ice cream sundae on UA first class
There’s an old saying in southern Louisiana
If the Dept of Wildlife & Fisheries wants to control the population of a particular species, all it needs to do is circulate a few recipes.
(from an article in the March United Airlines’ Hemispheres magazine)
Seattle: Rainfurrest convention (aside)
So last weekend I was taking a motorcycle course near the Sea-Tac airport, where the classroom portion was in a hotel conference room.
It turns out that the hotel was the overflow hotel for the Rainfurrest (“furry camping”) weekend, and I did see a few people with animal tails and/or full animal suits on (alas on photos). It reminded me of a CSI episode where a murder happens at a similar anthropomorphic convention (i.e. people in animal costumes). Trippy.
And yes, I did pass the motorcycle course, thank you. Though a scooter is easier and thus more fun for now.
Seattle: lottery tickets
Why is there a scratch-off lottery kiosk in the airport? State-providing gambling is ok, but online poker is illegal…
On a related note: while channel surfing, I recently saw a show about lottery winners, and before a commercial they’d pose a question that got answered afterwards. In particular, 2 such questions/stats caught my eye (these may be a little inaccurate now, but you get the gist):
Q: How much do Americans spend on lottery tickets every week? A:$300 million (equals $15 billion per year)
Q: How much is paid out in lottery winnings each week? A: $100 million (note this means only 35% of ticket purchases is paid out as winnings)