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Occasional observations, musings and commentary from William P. Barrett, a well-traveled newcomer to the Puget Sound area

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During the summer of 2016 I relocated from Seattle to Las Vegas. Since then, I have not put up new posts here on New To Seattle, although visitors are free to comment on older posts, to which I often respond. In Sin City I've launched a new blog, New To Las Vegas, which continues my same tradition of observation, musings and commentary. Visitors can access my new blog by clicking here. Please visit and stay awhile.

Tag Archives: E.L. James

Latest novel about Seattle lampoons city’s persona

Posted on August 12, 2012 by William P. BarrettMay 30, 2015

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‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’, by Maria Semple, finds much fodder in local doings

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Posted in Seattle crime, Seattle culture, Seattle drivers, Seattle Freeze, Seattle image, Seattle politics, Seattle weather, Starbucks | Tagged Bernadette, Bill Gates, Choate Rosemary Hall, E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, Galer Street School, Jim Lynch, Lakeside School, Maria Semple, Microsoft, Mike McGinn, Nordstrom, Paul Allen, Pike Place Market, Queen Anne Hill, Seattle weather, Space Needle, Starbucks, Steve Balmer, Truth Like the Sun, Where'd You Go | 1 Reply

NY Times headline cites Seattle ‘bubbles of corruption’

Posted on April 10, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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But it only refers to a novel

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle economy, Seattle image, Seattle media | Tagged E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, Garth Stein, Helen Gulanos, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, J.A. Jance, J.P. Beaumont, Jamie Ford, Jim Lynch, Metronatural, Miss Seattle, New York Times, Roger Morgan, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Truth Like the Sun | 1 Reply

Fifty shades of Seattle

Posted on April 4, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 31, 2014

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New “mommy porn” trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey, is set along Puget Sound

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Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle media, Seattle Times, Seattle weather | Tagged Anastasia Steele, Boeing, Christian Grey, E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, Grey Enterprises Holdings, Helen Hunt Jackson, mommy porn, Paul Allen, Ramona, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sleepless in Seattle | 8 Replies

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