Monthly Archives: December 2010

There's something about the cold white light of midwinter sparkling off hoarfrosted windows that's always seemed a bit otherworldly and magical. Today, it seems to have slowed the tumult in Wallingford to a thick syrup, like some white sorceress spell. It's left us a bit contemplative, reflecting on the past year and thinking about the next. We're not one much for resolutions, really, but the turning of the year, reinforced by the proximity of our birthday, does provide a timely marker…

On this, the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Mr. Wallyhood’s birth, we present 40 Reasons Mr. Wallyhood Rocks. 1.     He’s a Wallingford do-gooder. 2.     He founded the coolest hyperlocal blog in Seattle. 3.     Wallyhood is a hobby, not a money-making enterprise. 4.     Less bullshit, more realism. 5.     He filled the Stone Way pit with colorful balls. 6.     He decorates the Wallyhood banner for holidays. 7.     He cares how we look. 8.     He used to have blue hair. 9.     He always…