Check out this funny and infectiously joyful video on YouTube of Seattle resident Matt Harding dancing his way around the world.
He’s made several other similar videos of himself dancing alone in far away places but in this one, which is already one of the most popular videos on YouTube, he has a lot of company.
For more info, check out WheretheHellisMatt.com.
The Dalai Lama is in Seattle and there are several big events scheduled while he’s here. The biggest event took place yesterday afternoon at Qwest Field.
When most people think about being compassionate they run straight for their emotions, looking to help somebody that they feel pity for.
For me, compassion is nice but it doesn’t solve a lot of problems, it doesn’t cure diseases or eradicate poverty. It might make us feel better and it may assist in the healing process, but holding rational premises does much more to solve individual and global problems than just feeling compassionate.
If you want to be compassionate, fill your mind with rational ideas that are supported by evidence. All the ideas that you hold that are not supported by evidence will ultimately create problems for yourself and many others as well.
Knowledge is the seed of compassion.
There is nothing to be known about things that aren’t there, so stop wasting your time and your brain cycles thinking about ideas and concepts that are not connected to reality. Religious delusions prevent people from solving problems because they require that the mind disconnect from reality. In order to solve problems you must connect to reality. That is where the solutions lie.
I hate to break the news to the weather gods but winter was over last week.
Today it was snowing in Seattle with temperature in the mid-30’s and an icy cold wind. The snow didn’t stick but it was much more than flurries and quite heavy at times. It’s totally inappropriate weather for spring, even by Seattle standards, which are extremely low when it comes to nice weather.
According to National City, a financial services group, many areas of the country still have housing that is overvalued by historical standards. According to their model, Western Washington is one of the most overvalued areas of the country.
An unflattering list says Western Washington is now home to some of the most overvalued real estate in the nation.
The financial services group – National City – found that home prices are falling sharply in most of the country, but the bubble hasn’t burst in the Northwest.
From Olympia to Bellingham, National City says home prices are overvalued from 29 percent on the low end to 44 percent at the high end in Bellingham, which is the 5th most overvalued market in the nation.
National City rates Mount Vernon the 13th most overvalued out of the 330 it tracks across the country.
The most overvalued city in the nation, according to that survey, is Bend, Oregon.
There is also a map that visually shows relative home valuations around the country and also the historical data upon which the ratings are based.
According to National City, Seattle homes are 30.7% overvalued which they call “moderately overvalued.”