Tag Archives: Seattle

Second Annual First Mistake 5k

Posted on November 10, 2025 by twsobey

Last year we had a lot of fun with the First Mistake 5k. We had 40 runners, lots of hills, and four Mistake Station (including one bottle of Malört, free haircuts, and firefighters hosing us down). I wonder if we … Continue reading →

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The Lost Subways of North America

Posted on August 30, 2025 by twsobey

Title: The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been Author: Jake Berman Completed: August 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: I’ve had one or two people tell me recently that … Continue reading →

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Growing a Farmer

Posted on August 15, 2025 by twsobey

Title: Growing a Farmer: How I Learned to Live Off the Land Author: Kurt Timmermeister Completed: August 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: At a recent kid’s birthday party, I was talking with a neighbor about local foods. He has … Continue reading →

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Seattle from the Margins

Posted on November 19, 2024 by twsobey

Title: Seattle from the Margins: Exclusion, Erasure, and the Making of a Pacific Coast City Author: Megan Asaka Completed: Nov 2024 (Full list of books) Overview: Two months ago, I posted “Since moving back to Seattle in 2017, I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Skid Road

Posted on August 18, 2024 by twsobey

Title: Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle Author: Murray Morgan Completed: Aug 2024 (Full list of books) Overview: Since moving back to Seattle in 2017, I’ve been reading different books about the history of this place, including about the … Continue reading →

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Running Around the World (Now with Arduino)

Posted on May 4, 2024 by twsobey

About a decade ago, while running with the Boise Area Runners, I challenged the club to (collectively) run around the world in a year. I set up a Google form where people could input their mileage then gave monthly updates … Continue reading →

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Biking Uphill in the Rain

Posted on February 22, 2024 by twsobey

Title: Biking Uphill in the Rain: The Story of Seattle from Behind the Handlebars Author: Tom Fucoloro Completed: Feb 2024 (Full list of books) Overview: I’ve been reading the Seattle Bike Blog for a while now and was excited when … Continue reading →

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Seattle Walk Report

Posted on May 13, 2023 by twsobey

Title: Seattle Walk Report: An Illustrated Walking Tour Through 23 Seattle Neighborhoods Author: Susanna Ryan Completed: May 2023 (Full list of books) Overview: This book is a love letter to all the unnoticed parts of Seattle (and to a large … Continue reading →

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Jaahnavi Kandula

Posted on January 27, 2023 by twsobey

As I pedaled up 4th, I knew I was getting close, not because I saw other bikers, but because there was a police helicopter hovering a few blocks ahead. I rode into Westlake park to find about 20 other cyclists … Continue reading →

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Seattle Mystic Alfred M. Hubbard

Posted on November 23, 2022 by twsobey

Title: Seattle Mystic Alfred M. Hubbard Inventor, Bootlegger and Psychedelic Pioneer Author: Brad Holden Completed: Nov 2022 (Full list of books) Overview: What an interesting life Hubbard lived! He seemed to bounce from one weird job to another (often conning … Continue reading →

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