Opening Day for Seattle Super Sonics - Perhaps Their Last Year in Town?

I'm looking forward to tonight's Sonics opening day game against the Denver Nuggets, but if something (anything?) else comes up I will skip watching the game. I'm hoping Jacqueline Kennedy will want to go trick or treating, but she is not yet 4 and none of her friends' parents will let them go.

I'm looking for the Sonics to be sub-500 this year, but think that they will have an entertaining and exciting team with both Durant and Green making sudden impacts. I was very happy when they got rid of Ray Allen - the guy can shoot, but has no idea what defense is. As the saying goes - defense wins championships and the Sonics had no chance with Ray gunning and playing ole on d. I'm also ok with Rashard Lewis getting away, he's a decent player, but very soft and no superstar. Definitely not worth the money.

As a life long Sonics fan, I'm bummed at the current ownership situation and would really like to see them get out of town sooner than later - unless the team gets resold to a different, local ownership group. As far as I can see, the NBA model is broken - a bunch of guys getting paid way too much money and the average family cannot afford to go to the games. With the extremely high cost for food and drink and constant blaring of hip hop music, I don't even enjoy going to the games any more. I vote for throwing my support to college hoops and look for the UW Huskies to have another great season.

BTW - I had to laugh when Dallas owner Mark Cuban was interviewed on tv at their game tonight. He was asked what kind of conversations the Mavs had been having with the Lakers about obtaining Kobe Bryant. He said "none" and that the Mavs getting Kobe "is not going to happen". He is a smart man - I know what he was thinking and wanted to say - Kobe Bryant is a great scorer, but does not play team basketball and any team that gets him would be taking a step backway.

I'm so sick of the media and sportscasters talking about how great Kobe is - he is a cancer and he will never win another championship unless he goes to a team with at least two other superstars - like Ray Allen going to Boston who also now have Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. BTW - I still doubt that the Celtics really have a chance with Allen on their team.

Canadian Geese in Downtown Bellevue?

I took this (not very good) photo of a flock of Canadian geese that has apparently settled on the property next to Bellevue City Hall and across the street from Meydenbauer Center.

Bellevue Reporter Once Again Littering Our Driveway

Back in August I wrote a post about The Bellevue Reporter littering our driveway with their newspapers. One email to the City of Bellevue, got very quick action, with the City sending the Reporter Newspapers a warning letter. This letter says that their actions are subject to a $100 fine that can be doubled for each additional offense.

That worked for a very short time, but once again they are littering our driveway and neighborhood. I've sent them numerous emails asking them to take care of this problem once and for all, but I have got zero response - and another paper since writing them last week.

I just wrote them one more time to see if they are going to take care of this issue and if I do not get a response by noon, I will be contacting the City again.

If you are having similar problems with papers littering your driveway, I would fully recommend contacting your City.

I do not read like or read the Reporter newspapers and am not willing to continue to have to pick them up and throw them in the recycle bin. I know I am not alone, as I've had numerous people contact me about this.

The Bravo Real Estate Blog: Bravo Brokers Announces Free MLS Listing Service

The Bravo Real Estate Blog: Bravo Brokers Announces Free MLS Listing Service

I think that our $500 Flat Fee Listings are packed with value in that we provide personal service, deliver a yard sign and lock box and take digital photos. These guys are only in a small part of the country, but I'm not sure anyone will be able to afford to provide free MLS listings for long. There are definitely costs involved that will need to be recovered through other business, advertising revenue or business losses ...