THE ROSY GLOW OF RADIATION NATION   Q: Just found your blog and love it! I am currently receiving nukes at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance that you graduated from (just finished week 2, 6 more weeks to go!). Cancer is a bitch but those fine folks there make me feel...

A TOOTHLESS TOWN And you thought Forks just housed vampires and werewolves. Guess what? It also houses cruel ego-maniacal animal hoarders named Steve Markwell. Owner, operator, and beneficiary of donations to the Olympic Animal “Sanctuary,” Markwell has more than 120...

BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS I remember when I was a child and the warm scents of cold sanitizing solution and sweet chemicals would waft up to my bedroom as mother whipped up a fresh batch of chemotherapy for Sunday brunch while gazing out on misty Lake Washington, where...

LEAVING TEXAS One … Last … Margarita. After four days of brisket boarding, meat comas, and margarita mornings, it’s time to get out while we’re still alive. Thanks Texas. I think we just barely survived you … And loved every minute of...