I live in West Seattle, and am surprised to hear it called "a sleepy little hamlet"! Is that how the "other Seattle" thinks of us?

W. Seattle is a hotbed of political activity and I'm immersed in this. Lots of artistic stuff going on - I'm immersed in that too. Maybe that's why I don't see a "sleepy" community, although it's relatively peaceful and that's pleasant.

Look forward to seeing you all- it's been awhile!

About the nametag: Try printing a sheet of 2 X 4 inch mailing labels with your name, and business or title underneath, in a bold distinctive font, centered on each label.

Cut out one label from the sheet and bring it with you to the networking event. There you will peel it off its backing and affix it to the event nametag you are given.

Your tag will get more admiration and attention than the usual messily scrawled magic-marker version.