My Horsesass.org post on a neighborhood meeting last night best described as a quiet riot:
Several representatives of what we ’60s types like to call The Youth of Today were there and gave the board an earful. Why were they holding a “public” meeting when they couldn’t represent the views of the public in their decision-making? What would it take to get the project shut down?
“We’re saying we don’t want this thing,” one high-schooler said. “We’d like you to tell us how to make it go away.”
Here’s a little about who we are and our house in Seattle.
Cecile (cecileandrews.com) is a former community college administrator, has her doctorate in education from Stanford, and is the author of Circle of Simplicity, Slow is Beautiful, and Less is More. Paul, a former Seattle Times technology columnist, is the co-author of Gates, the biography of Bill, and How the Web was Won. He is an avid mountain bike rider and hosts the Web site, Bike Intelligencer. He also manages a number of Web sites.
Hello from our back yard in Seattle!
We are always accompanied by our Bichon Frise, Millie. Which is one reason we offer to allow a small dog as well.
Bichons are camera hogs!
Our house in Seattle was built in 1929, has hardwood floors, and a gas fireplace insert. It is close to, and has a view of, Green Lake (a small lake, 3 miles around, heavily used by walkers and bicyclists). Our house is adjacent to the Woodland Park Zoo and a big city park with picnic areas, tennis courts, soccer and baseball fields, and oval running tracks. We are about 3 miles west of the University of Washington, 4 miles north of downtown Seattle, and about 4 miles east of Puget Sound.
We live in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood, a casual, relaxed, neighborhood committed to progressive issues and sustainability. It is close to a small business district with an independent bookstore, small cafes, good restaurants and two bus lines. We’re just blocks from the Puget Consumers Co-op, one of the oldest food co-ops in the country.
Here are some photos, and feel free to contact us with questions, etc. Cecile is cecile@cecileandrews.com and Paul is paul@paulandrews.com. Or simply click here.
From the street
Lots of light in our house; this is dining room
Kitchen gets light from east and south
And there\’s a light, airy kitchen nook as well
Big living room, overlooking Green Lake
And a gas fireplace insert for heat and ambience
Paul Andrews 