Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya!

Oh dear, it seems that Seattle has this basketball team (who knew?) named after a failed Boeing product that caused the town to go into a depression in the 70's. Anyway, they've been playing for years at the old Colliseum (now the arena) which we built for the World's Fair, and then rebuilt for them about 10 years ago (not that there was anything THAT wrong with it; What's a few leaks up here in Seattle? Some athletes are SUCH prima donnas)

Well now it seems that the arena is just not good enough for them. Not enough luxury suites, or too many luxury suites or lack of water-pik in the locker rooms or something like that. So they are threatening to pack up their balls and their silly little outfits, and their remarkably slutty-looking cheerleaders, and move to Bellevue, for God's sake.

I could not be more thrilled with this idea. I would be willing to help them move and even make them a casserole so that they don't have to cook on moving day. But the "City Fathers" have other intentions. They're all moaning and wringing their hands about the situation. They'd probably even rend their garmets, but they're far too bourgeousis to do something like that. So they will undoubtedly cave, and give them everything they want, plus some, to keep them in town.

Contrast that with our poor monorail, which had a little bit of an accident the other day and needs fixed. They are making ominous rumblings about getting rid of it. One City Father sent me a rather condescending email that basically said "Gosh, I would hate to tear down the monorail, but Golly - sometimes there's not enough money to do everything we want to do"

Blast! I say. Thunderation!

The monorail is MUCH more glamorous than any silly basketball team - although their stadium is rawther deluxe-ish from the outside - Let's save the Monorail and let the boys go to Bellevue. They'd be much happier there.