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From Alice to Zeus -- and all the Bellas, Roxys and Tanks in between -- the 300-plus nominees are in for Townsquare Media's annual Bark Week cute-dog contest. And while Yarger Law's Sonny Boy isn't one of the contestants, you can bet he'll be among the folks panting to see who wins the $500 gift card from Cabela's in Union Gap's Valley Mall...

For the next few days, I am checking out. I'm thinking a road trip might be in order. I might even drive the length of the West Coast -- from California, up Oregon and back into Washington! I love the coastlines of all three states, but each one is amazing in its own way. I don't think I could choose which one is best.

The Seattle Mariners announced today that their partnership with Safeco Insurance for the naming rights of the stadium, Safeco Field, will expire and not be renewed following the 2018 season.

I was raised in a very religious home. I went to church six days a week. I was raised, though, with the value that no one is different from anyone else. Whether you have light skin or dark skin, whether you believe in God or not or even if you have tattoos, you are no better than the next person.

A co-worker of mine has an issue, and he didn't cause it. He lives in a neighborhood where two houses have 11 cars and one motorbike parked in their driveways and on the street right in front of his house. I think there should be an ordinance that protects a homeowner from another homeowner's excessive number of parked vehicles.

One of my pet peeves in life is when grocery store cashiers put one or two items in a plastic bag. Before I know it, I'm walking out of the store with about 15 plastic bags for only five or six items. OY!! Grocery store plastic bags are being banned in some places, and Washington state may someday be on the brink of plastic bag extinction...

It's National Superhero Day and as a big superhero fan, I can't resist jumping in and having fun. Michele and I talked on the air about what super power you would choose if you could pick a super power. I picked flight and Michele picked invisibility. I think Michele is a creeper for that pick.

Remember as a teen when you wanted that pair of stone washed jeans? Well, today teens can covet a pair of muddy jeans.

I promise, you and the whole family will breathe a sigh of relief if you clean out your car today! They will cheer with joy, especially if every time you jump in the car, your kid yells, "Eww, Mom, what's that horrible smell in here?", and you have no earthly idea what's the stank...

I dedicate the Britney Spears song "(You Drive Me) Crazy" to all the legislators in Olympia, for causing me so much stress about potentially committing the new proposed traffic violations for distracted driving! Yes, I like to eat cheeseburgers in the car...

A series of videos are getting a lot of attention on YouTube right now and the question is do these videos constitute abuse by the parents? The videos in question are pretty harsh on the language and you have kids of multiple ages involved in the pranks. The parents claim it's all in good fun, but after watching one of the videos, I couldn't stand to watch another one. It took me straight back to

Are you Team Butter* In the Fridge or Team Countertop? This question was asked by someone on Twitter which led to an article by Buzzfeed, and the debate spilled over into a Facebook group that I belong to. Let me tell you, the Facebook debate was vicious, and the conversation got so heated that people were threatening to lose friendships over this thing...