Crystal Ball: Exit133 Predictions for 2007
Looking ahead we decided to make some attempts at predicting what will be major stories on Exit133 in 2007. Of course it’s Friday, so… well you know. Please feel free to add some of your own.
Port of Tacoma buys all land with views of the port
Port worried about residents complaining of light pollution. Decide to buy the land from anyone with a view.
Prium buys Mount Rainier
Buoyed by the sale of all its downtown condos to the Port, major local developer purchases the National Park to develop condos, renames it Rainier Heights. Moves offices to Paradise.
Stadium Turns 101 Years Old
No party thrown.
University Place builds one giant roundabout
Drivers no longer have to drive through UP to get to Lakewood
‘Creative Class’ flees to Seattle
Two artists remain to keep Tacoma hip.
New Tacoma Narrows Bridge opens in 2007
Doesn’t fall down. WSDOT 2 for 3.
2007 Poll: Every person in Tacoma wants a McMenamin’s Pub
Every print and online publication in the city takes credit for introducing every person in Tacoma to McMenamins.
Sound Transit Board approves less ambitious package
Light rail will go from the Poodle Dog in Fife to Trader Joe’s in Federal Way. Tacoma connection to Sea-Tac expected before the turn of the next century.
Tribune starts new blogs
Topics include Texas Hold’em, Constitutional Law, and Taxidermy.
Hotdog and pretzel stand opens on Tollefson Plaza
Mayor says Tacoma’s starting to feel like New York.
Even if we’re wrong about some of these things, have no fear that Exit133 will be there to cover it all in 2007. Happy New Year!
Disclaimer: We may occasionally stretch the truth or make things up on Fridays… but only when there’s a disclaimer. Everything else is absolutely true. Trust us.
6 comments
L Laurie across the street December 18, 2008
Wow. That is one of the nicest writings on gift giving I have ever read. I’m sending it to my whole family. Thank you for sharing it.
S Sandy December 18, 2008
Very nice! Who doesn’t love a gift from the heart? Every day holds an opportunity to give; don’t ever judge too harshly the value of your offering!
A wise gentleman I know has stated that he’d like engraved on his tombstone, “He died empty*” (*not the “sad” kind of empty, just the “held nothing back” kind). I like that.
S Squid December 18, 2008
I like giving gifts as well, but have had a few occaisons where it has just not worked out the way I thought. Like last year, there was this guy I saw every day at the neighborhood Starbucks. He really likes my dog and every day stopped to pet him and give the boy some love. So I bought him a $25 coffee card and had the staff give it to him with instructions to say it was from the dog. Rather than being touched, he was offended that I thought he needed charity and felt uncomfortable accepting it.
Then there was that gift for my wife which REALLY didn’t work out like I hoped. But this is a family-oriented message board…
D Davest December 19, 2008
Kristen, you summed up my feelings on gift giving perfectly. My family has always had the practice that you don’t have to wait for a Hallmark Certified event to give a gift. You also don’t need to feel pressured to give just because the calendar says you must. This leads to a much more enjoyable experience and de-emphasizes a lot of the entitlement that I feel the commercial holidays impart on everyone.
Thank you
G Growing People December 20, 2008
Thank you for sharing your gift. A gift that can’t been seen but felt. A gift that can only be experienced. A gift not like many. A gift like all those that are remembered, priceless.
As we all are forced to slow down at this time and especially now in our weather. We can maybe grab that item we do not use and re-gift, its okay someone can use it, maybe sell it to someone who wants to pay and give the money to a good cause, maybe even the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation. Special place are that because of the people who are within the walls pushing outward.
Thank you Kristen for allowing me to remember what gifst are about. The action, the force of which guides us to give. The reaction the realization that (from the recipient )you are of worth, thought of and there isn’t any reason why except you are loved and thought of.
Peace to all
Blankets, Socks, and travel size toiletries are great gifts for those who do need it now.
A amy December 22, 2008
Thanks, that was beautifully said. It is a great challenge to convey this sort of message to relatives who want to shower grandchildren with toys that are destined for the landfill.