When I used to think of Seattle

there used to be a stretch when I thought about Mudhoney and how much I hated the movie "Singles". Then Frasier Crane became the icon for that city far off to the left of the AAA map of the USA. Eventually I just packed up and went there and Seattle became a town I didn't spend enough time in to get to know (also I got ill, possibly from some food) and since then I have vowed to go back to (as some would say) explore.

Now though, with a quick article from BBC News Seattle has won even more of my heart.

By spouting taglines such as "The good news is that cities have long been the great incubators of ideas " and "It (the publicly owned electric utility "City Light") is a source of great pride: we are powering our city without toasting the planet!" Seattle's mayor Greg Nickels has automatically become my new best friend. While I especially enjoy the digs about how even though the United States never officially signed the Kyoto accord yet many states and cities are forming their very own environmental standards and restriction districts (see: The U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection). It warms my heart get to read how people are starting to understand that each of us need to own up to the consequences of our actions and that some of us are even willing to sacrifice (even though in some ways we don't have to) to try to stem the problems now (even if it isn't considered proactive anymore).

I mean heck, even Cleveland is on the list of cities whose mayors signed the agreement so you know it isn't far from mainstream already. Regardless, I would like to thank Mayor Frank Jackson for putting us on the list. I appreciate it.

I really do.