So, the radio mentions a four-alarm fire in my neighborhood, and says it’s at ‘8th and Seneca,’ which is actually not quite in my neighborhood. I mapquest it and realize it’s near Michael.

A click later, and I’m reading eclecticism : More trouble at the Jensonia, Michael’s on-the-spot account, with pictures.

While I’m talking about Michael, I should note his excellent summary of the mostly-forgotten mid-1800s war between the US and Britain that took place in Washington’s lovely San Juan Islands, off shore and to the north of Seattle, due west from Bellingham.

Three-headed frog … not, says the Apothecary’s Drawer. It’s a ‘mating ball.’

Spotted via the indispensable thingsmagazine.