Mayor Nickels holds grudges. And man does he have a chip on his shoulder right about now. The city council handed Nickels his lunch when a whopping six council members nixed Team Nickels' guy for Seattle City Light superintendent, Gary Zarker, earlier this month.

Mark my words, Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis is cooking up some retribution for those uppity council members. (As for Council Member Heidi Wills, who followed the mayor's lead, she'll be properly rewarded.)

When I was hanging around the mayor's office the other day, Ceis had a napkin stuck to his shoe. On his way to the elevator the napkin came loose and fluttered across the floor. I scooped it up.

Here's what Ceis had scribbled:

Vengeance Plan

1. Richard Conlin: Continue ignoring R. C. while we roll out our South Lake Union/ University District/Northgate/Aurora neighborhood plans & de facto obliterate all the work the former neighborhood committee chair has ever done.

2. Jim Compton: Up for reelection this year. Call King 5's Jean Enersen re: running for Compton's seat. Suggest great idea for anti-Compton campaign slogan: "I Won't Take Notes for an Answer!"

3. Judy Nicastro: Mission Accomplished! See last week's coverage by the Seattle Times (especially Jean Godden's mean column), the Post-Intelligencer, and The Stranger.

4. Nick Licata: Incredibly popular. We're stuck with Licata. Long shot: Institute new city hall dress code barring nose rings--forcing Licata to dismiss his pesky aid, Lisa Herbold.

5. Jan Drago: Name proposed Belltown off-leash dog park after Jan; i.e., "Drago Dog Park." Assign Jan to do ribbon-cutting where she'll place a plaque sporting her name by the nearest fire hydrant.

6. Peter Steinbrueck: Long-term strategy--KEEP STEINBRUECK AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT! (i.e., maintain our control of council).

Note to Self: Thank Heidi Wills for towing our line on Zarker. Let my staff know that Heidi needs table captains for fundraiser this month.