It's a famous line from a mediocre movie: "That's not a knife, THAT'S a knife!"…read more The movie of course is Crocodile Dundee staring Paul Hogan. It is utterly forgettable and in fact, I have forgotten everything about it, except when I visit my neighborhood's biggest tourist draw, the Wedgwood Rock. "That's not a rock, THAT'S a rock!" Standing 19 feet tall and deposited by glacial ice sheets tens of thousands of years ago, the Wedgwood Rock is a humbling reminder of just how little control we humans have over our grand Mother Earth. According to Dr. Terry W. Swanson, of the UW Department of Geological Sciences, the Wedgwood Rock has its origins on Fidalgo Island, near Anacortes, about 75 miles north of Seattle. It was carried 75 miles and by ice sheets and then deposited in little old Wedgwood as the most recent ice age ended (source: http://bit.ly/WcjCNQ). Admittedly, the Wedgwood Rock doesn't quite rank up there with Seattle's top tourist draws, but it's always a lot of fun to take visitors on a drive by and watch their eyes bulge as we round the corner to 28th Ave NE and the rock comes into view. Kudos to the neighbors of the Wedgwood Rock who have assumed the role of caretakers for the iconic boulder, from enforcing the climbing ban, to gardening around it, to making sure graffiti gets cleaned up promptly. It's a bit ironic, of course, that the Wedgwood Rock isn't actually in the Wedgwood neighborhood, which is widely considered to encompass the boundaries of NE 95th St to NE 75th St, between 45th Ave NE on the east to a combination of Lake City Way, Ravenna Ave NE, and 25th Ave NE on the west (Source: http://bit.ly/Wcm6vI). Technically I suppose it would be the Ravenna neighborhood that the rock actually resides in. Still, that bit of trivia doesn't detract from the neighborhood's love for its most famous attraction, nor its appeal to young and old alike. Tip: While the Wedgwood Rock may be the neighborhood's largest and most famous glacial erratic, it is hardly the only one. Check out the Wedgwood Rock's modest sibling located in a tiny park known as Wedgwood Square at the corner of 31st Ave NE and NE 82nd Street.

I used to live several blocks away from the Wedgwood Rock and liked occasionally walking by it…read more I wouldn't drive a significant distance to come see it, but it's still pretty cool to have this this huge rock just sitting there in an urban residential neighborhood. I've read that this rock has a pretty rich history as a landmark for native americans, a picnic spot for families, a place for hippies to hang out and do drugs, etc... right now, however, it's just a big rock on the corner with houses all around... and apparently you get fined $100 if you're caught climbing it.

Came to mail out some holiday cards! Plenty of parking in the lot, service was quick and friendly…read more We had to mail some letters internationally. Overall, a fast and nice experience.

I visited Wedgwood postal office today to request a refund for a PM Express which has a money back…read moreguarantee if not delivered by the scheduled delivery date, which was the case with mine. I was told by a pleasant clerk this is not done in the local offices or online, he directed me to call customer service and they will issue my refund. I did this and was told that yes, the local offices can issue refunds and he should have done that. The customer service agent advised me to complete a refund request online or go to another local postal office to receive my refund. I chose to go to Lake City postal office where the postal clerk was well informed and efficient, having me complete a refund form and promptly refunded the cost of the PM express. Had I been helped at Wedgwood, my time would have been saved from calling USPS (waiting 15 minutes to speak to someone) and then having to go to Lake City for my refund.

had an amazing experience here recently applying for my first expedited passport. highly recommend.read more

A great service for anyone who misses being treated like a prisoner in the Soviet Gulag system…read more Otherwise, there couldn't be a more awful example of bureaucratic inefficiency and insensitiveness. The hours say they are open until 2:00 pm on Saturday, but that is apparently the precise moment that the woman behind the counter turns into a pumpkin, not actually the time at which the public is no longer able to access their "services". So if you arrive, as we did, at 1:30, but due to slow service or people ahead of you getting their 19 children their first passport you do not make it to counter before 2:00 pumpkin time...NO SERVICE FOR YOU, COMRADE! Today, after waiting for 24 minutes and being told multiple times that we would be the last customer to be helped, the blond woman behind the counter decided that with more than 6 minutes left that the family ahead of us was her last customer. No apology. No empathy. Just "get your stuff and get out". Oh, you can pack up all the stuff and go to 23rd and Jackson. Or the Sevorstipol Work Camp. YES, CITIZEN CHIEF! It also doesn't help that the advice that you get on the State Department website is contradicted by the UNSC. According to the Feds, if you have a passport, a birth certificate is NOT required...but this is not so per the UNSC apparatchiks. You must have birth certificate, and copy of drivers licenses, and blood sample...what...noooo blood sample? 23rd AND JACKSON FOR YOU! Take my advice. Avoid this place and save yourself the show trial.

A lovely library and botanical garden, with friendly, helpful staff, seasonal beauty and much to…read moreexplore! Story times are offered now and again, full of children and their caregivers in a cozy nook within the library. A craft or art activity often follows and truly adds to the experience of being among nature. Limited parking is available in the lot, so keep an eye on the sides of the street as you creep through.

From the owner: We help visitors find gardening information, lend books for all ages, help to identify plants,…read moreexhibit artwork, and offer story time videos.

Nice, well-kept library at UW. Some of the architecture was very harry potter-esque. The library…read morewas huge and had a large selection of books of multiple genres.

10/10 Amazing place to study and just to relax and have your…read morethoughts to go out of the box. Sometimes it reminded me of a scene from Harry Potter. They have outlets for the laptops so it's helpful.

A lot of times packages aren't scanned so the customer is left to guess which day & time it…read morearrives. A single route will have different start points depending on each individual mail-person. This diversity makes it impossible to establish a narrower/better window of delivery. I can understand a carrier may prefer to start at a particular point. Maybe they want to start at a less challenging to gather momentum or they want to lighten the load faster by going to a cluster of boxes (apartments, assisted living, business complex, etc). I wish the best for carriers and only ask for a standard of common syncopation be established so the customer can better determine an arrival time.

Worst post office in Seattle. I accidentally dropped off a package for UPS. It sat at the post…read moreoffice for over a month. When I called they said I they would set it aside and I could pick it up. The lady at the counter argued with me that they didn't have it. I insisted to speak with her manager who quickly got it and gave it to me. Another time I submitted mail forwarding and brought all my id to have it verifying. He glanced and at the ID and submitted the paperwork. 2 weeks later I got a letter saying I had to come in and verify my ID! If at all possible go to another location!

It's an older building, with limited parking, but easily bus accessible and expansive inside…read more Librarians and staff are helpful and friendly. The selection is great, offering popular books not often found at other libraries. The children's section is thoughtfully prepared, giving parents and caregivers the chance to peruse books, CDs, DVDs and still watch their children as they read or play with large LEGO-style blocks. Puzzles and other creative, learning toys are also available. Especially cool is that there is a section in the children's area which maintains a selection of books that have won various awards!

I love my neighbor hood library! All the librarians are…read moresuper helpful and courteous. I love the seating area by the periodicals. This library is very much loved and used by everyone living in the area.