What I like about you

One week to go. At this time a week from today, I will be on an Air China jet somewhere over the Pacific, so I got to thinking about what I’ll miss and not miss about this place that’s been my home for just over twenty years.

Things I will miss about Seattle (not exactly in order):

• My wife
• Our cats
• Seeing Puget Sound from my living room window
• Being able to hop in the car and drive myself somewhere
• The relatively clean air and mild climate
• The sight of Mt Rainier off in the distance
• My wife’s cooking
• Being a day’s drive from my parents
• Playing soccer on Tuesdays with the mighty Kick Arsenal
• Having 3000+ CDs at my fingertips to suit my musical mood
• Having a couple hundred DVDs around if I feel like watching them
• Having lots of books around, etc.
• Various favorite restaurants, pubs and bars
• Netflix
• Watching Lost on Wednesday nights
• Cheese, and probably some other food items

Things I will not miss about Seattle:

• The Alaskan Way Viaduct
• Scooping the litter box
• Having to drive myself places in ugly traffic
• A city government that can’t seem to do much of anything, including a mayor who looks like a sausage
• The never-ending construction next door to our house
• Credit card offers in the mail
• Annoying political advertisements

Feel free to leave comments suggesting other things I should miss or not miss. I’m sure I’m forgetting lots.