What I Didn't Know

Discovered on an Afternoon's Stroll on Capitol Hill (a Seattle Neighborhood):

• Rainbow Grocery is no more. Now it is a toy store, so you're stuck with the tiny organic section at QFC.
• Clear skies and bright sun do not always equal warmth. (How quickly one forgets ones roots).
• There are people who still smoke in Seattle. In fact, the sidewalks on Broadway are basically a giant ashtray, and 15th is not all that much better.
• You can no longer buy piroshky on Broadway, you have to go downtown.
• It is challenging, but possible, to enter a bakery and have only tea.
• It is very hard not to stare at a midget when they are walking nearby.
• The WaMu/Chase Bank on Broadway has a dumb sign, a security guard and friendly tellers.
  
• If you want something waxed, you'll need an appointment.