Fundraiser: Oil Spill Wildlife Rescue , July 15th, $35. When we see the pix of birds covered in gooey oil, it's heartbreaking, but given the distance, a little difficult to answer the question, "What can I do?" Here's one answer. Help restore the wildlife with a fundraiser to The Nature Conservancy. This party is lead by Seattle's social force, Marianna Veress, which means the party will Facebooked by half of this town the next day.
Lecture: Global Development through Aid, Partnerships, Trade, and Education, July 6th, free, of how to do the most good with our foreign assistance bucks. There's a lot of competing goals here: make sure the environment doesn't get thrashed, increase employment, decrease poverty, promote women's rights, and so on. How do we balance all of this?
Sexuality: G-Spot Stimulation for Couples, July 11th, $35. Guess that spot is so elusive, it takes two people to find it. If drenching, body quaking orgasms are tempting, learn the right digital and oral techniques to hit that hidden bundle of nerves.
Tour: Architecture Model Exhibit, June 28th - July 31st, free. This is the closest thing to new buildings being built in this economy. Building models seems like an ultimately cool job, where you can't believe you're getting paid for it. Go see over 65 models from firms, individual, and students.
Plants: Tree Pruning, July 11th, $10. If you don't know how to prune a tree properly, you might as well be converting it into firewood. Learn why trees kicks sand in the faces above all other plant species, becoming the largest and longest-live plants. Then, learn how to prune a tree properly.
Theater: Little Shop of Horrors, starting July 9th, $10. This one is a Kid's Stage production, where youth brings in its own energy. A skid-row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers a secret, man-chomping plant.
Performance: Shakespeare in the Parks, starting July 9th, free. This could be the coolest free arts event this summer. Green Stage hosts As You Like It and Romeo and Juliet. Pack up a little picnic, find a soft spot on the grass, and take in a show that's been going strong for 500 years.
Musical: Shine, July 8 - 18th, $25+, of a burlesque musical. The blend of cabaret and burlesque come together in skin and musical form. Go see body parts twirl to beat.
Gala: Jungle Party, July 9th, $250. Trade in the evening dress for animal print. This is one of the seen-and-be-seen galas in Seattle.
Finances: Rich Dad / Poor Dad, July 6-8th, free. We're not sure how this weak financial platitudes ever picked up so much steam, but apparently, it continues. This rich dad/poor dad breaks down under scrutiny , yet the dream of getting rich never dies, so people continue to get sucked in.
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What We Knows So Far:
After pumping Seattle Spin out for more than six years, here are the lessons we've learned along the way. Consider these lessons a work in progress. As soon as we think we got this Seattle Spin thing sussed, you folks surprise us again.
Everybody is touchy about something: Oh man, have we learned this one. People who strongly identify with a certain group will vociferously shoot back at any jibe, real or perceived. What's interesting is, just because someone has a hair trigger temper about their group of affinity, doesn't mean they extend that sensitivity to other groups. Like a short guy insulting a bald guy, you notice that people insist upon equal treatment for their group, but are still susceptible to other biases and prejudices.
50% of people dig something and 50% slam it: Whenever we post a provocative comment, about half of readers really dig the vituperation, and another 50% are hacked off. It doesn't matter what we say - we could talk about allowing more purple people to immigrate to the United States - the ratio falls to half-and-half. Consider this when you write your note of outrage to the editor: there's another person in the Bizzaro world writing the opposite note going, "Yea, right on - stick it to em!" What we'd like to do is to get these two people in a room together, and then let them duke it out.
Those damn homophones! This is why it's tough to proofread your own writing. Our biggest gaff happened when we lead with a health story about men's prostrate screening. You can spell check all you want, but it's not going to tell you the difference between from and form, angel and angle, and loose and lose. Just ask the Commissionaire of Pubic Lands.
You're only as good as your last issue: With the gaffs and missteps we've had over our course, nobody really remembers. Maybe people are forgiving, maybe they're lazy, or maybe they just don't give a rip. Whatever good (or bad) will we get with the current issue, folks quickly move on, and next week, the cycle starts over again.
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Organization: The World Is Fun , we're so-so on this one. First, the connect volunteers with opportunities, so you can apply your efforts to groups that mean the most to you. Second, they help companies get the most out of their corporate giving, stretching those precious dollars as far as possible. We're for any organization helping make the world a better place, but we're not sure about their middle-man role. Yet, if the group helps to inspire your giving, then it's a good thing.
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