Mukilteo Musings

Whoa! Two posts in one day but I had to include this from Ron C. Judd of the Seattle Times, one of my favorite journalists. He always has such a cynical Northwest state of mind. His article was about basically being snotty to tourists even though we can use their money!! So, when they ask questions we should lie. For example:

"Q: What are our best bets for seeing old-growth trees?
A: 1) British Columbia; 2) Forks Timber Museum" or this one:

"Q: What's our best bet for getting close to a gray whale?
A: Drive to Washington's scenic north Olympic Peninsula. Make your way to the idyllic fishing village at Neah Bay. Load your camera. Ask to get a look in the bottom of a local tribe member's basement deep freeze."

I loved this. After the famous Makah whale hunt of a few years ago where they killed a young female gray who came up to the canoe because she was used to being petted in Mexican waters, I always doubted that they actually ate her. Yep--she's in their freezers still.