I call bullshit

* DNA evidence from the 90s that wasn't stored absolutely perfectly can't be used, and they expect me to believe that we know who Jack the Ripper is through DNA when the data can't be published? Two sets of DNA profiles were made and matched? Also, no good provenance on the scarf? I do not buy it.

We have more pressing cases, if this was really solved back in 2017 and they've been waiting to publish the the right time, then the tech would have been used on other cases. Ones were, yanno, victims and perps are still alive?

* Also, I refuse to accept that Nagaizumi, Japan now has the world's smallest park. If anyone will dethrone us, it's Japan, but this ain't it. It's a tiny green space in what is clearly a larger rest area with a places to sit. I don't call random moss patches in paved parks to be tiny parks. It's a garden within a park. Guinness is just a company you can pay for PR stunts, and that's all this is. The Guinness entry doesn't even have a name for the park, because it isn't a park, it's a decoration in a park. Japan, come for us properly next time. You absolutely have it in you, next time show us a real contender not this pretender.

Seattle

Seattle did not go as planned.

Since I was going to be walking for miles and also hopefully filling up my bag, I didn't bring my camera. So, of course, it was a stunningly clear and bright day with views of Hood, Helens and Rainier that I didn't even know were possible from the train. And our longest delay involved us on a bridge for over an hour with this view:



There was no haze IRL, that's just my cell phone sucking. What I could have done with my real camera... Ah well, you place your bets and you takes your chances. Also, worse things than that view.

And that was just one delay. I got to Seattle hours late. I didn't take the super early train, if I do this again I will. I only had 4 hours up there.

But, I did make it to Uniqlo and yeah, the cut and material of their clothes was a solid step up. I bought one shirt that wasn't exactly my style, but it just fit better than a normal T shirt and looked a level more polished. It's ideal for things like the trip I was on. I didn't buy any pants, but I know my sizing there now. If I need pants, I can just order them then. Picking items to order if needed, rather than buying them to have in case I need them, was part of the plan.

I tried a few more places, ate dinner than then walked back to the train station. I am a big defender of the Cascades train line and it usually being reliable these days. Most people's impressions are from before the track improvements, but we also had a massive delay home and we got in around 1 AM.

Overall, not a bad day. Got to stretch my legs on different PNW sidewalks, steep ones. But, by the time I got home I was done, way more than I should have been.