Either of those train rides sound great. I remember when they first opened the Lloyd Center, that's where I shook the hands of Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. Kennedy had a more firm grip. I try to make my grip the same as whoever is shaking my hand. We have a thing during every church service where we all go around greeting each other. I have to remain seated but some people such as most of the women, have a very weak grip so I do the same with them. One guy has a grip that reminds me of ZBo, it's like gripping a catcher's mit. This grip feels exceedingly powerful. Did I ever tell you about my massive hands? And we all know what that means. Big hands, big . . .
The opera house is there. They used to have "Der Ring des Nibelungen" every year. I took my wife there once. Damn, we thought we would be the best dressed ones there but we were just average. Beautiful experience. They also used to have an amusement park. That would be a great place for kids. The seafood market at Pike Place Market is spectacular. http://pikeplacemarket.org/ Also, they have tours of an underground part of the city near Eliot Bay. They explain the origin of Skid Road. The original Skid Road was in Seattle. http://www.undergroundtour.com/
I think you wouldn't have had to even spend a night in the slammer. You would have done the same thing I imagine that most people would have done. I once punched a guy for denigrating my wife's Asian accent and broken English. He didn't know I had been parking the car and catching up with her just as he said "You no reedy signy?" Pow, he saw I meant business and he apologized immediately. This was in spite of the fact that he was bigger and had his two large brothers with him. I didn't care. Now, imagine someone harassing your young loved one, they'd be toast. Had I been there, I'd have helped you. Well, that's not entirely true. For the last three and a half years I've been pretty much an invalid, still I'd have assumed a menacing stance.
I know you stand against punk that harasses and gets physical with any ones wife, kids etc. This just being a man with backbone, imo! We need more of it these days also!
In my younger days, I've been known to intercede when I saw a defenseless woman get harassed. I would want someone to intercede if my wife got harassed and I wasn't around.
