The trivia ace also knows a thing or two about his current hometown of Seattle, Washington.
Its really a carpe diem city, he says.
Phinney Books.Seattle has an abundance of great indie bookstores.
… Ive done events at all of them, and theyve all been very supportive.
But my neighborhood bookstore Phinneys weirdly, is actually founded and owned by a fellowJeopardy!champion.
The guys name is Tom Nissley.
He was running Amazons book blog several years ago and he wound up going onJeopardy!
[in 2010] and winning eight games.
… Its not a hangout place, but its extremely well curated because Tom has aJeopardy!-level brain.
He knows everything about books.
So the selection there is just fantastic.
Hes amazing at recommendations.
Magnuson Park.It used to be a military base.
Theres a lot of good art.
[In the parks off-leash area], dogs can paddle around in Lake Washington.
Fremont Peak Park.It has what Ive come to think of as the best view in Seattle.
Youre looking west over the neighborhood of Ballard.
You get this little wedge of Puget Sound.
you’ve got the option to see the Olympic Mountains.
Youve got the lights of the old fishing village of Ballard spreading before you.
… Theres a series of cool stone markers for solstices and equinoxes.
The whole park [is] weirdly themed around the Greek myth of Theseus.
So theres a metal thread winding through the park, like Ariadnes ball string and the labyrinth.
I take my dogs there a lot.
