United State’s First Food Forest: Going Back to Our Roots?
The first time I heard about this, I was walking around Capitol Hill’s infamous Volunteer Park. “What do you mean by an all edible garden? The leaves, everything?” I had never heard of such an idea before. It seemed to me, a naive person about what you can and cannot eat in the forest, that … Read more
Seattle’s Town Hall: Daniel Brook & Peter Blair Henry
A few weeks ago, I was listening to an NPR segment discussing Leopold somebody. Alright, I was half listening. The story teller mentioned that lectures were the entertainment back in the day. Instead of movies, Twitter, Facebook, T.V., etc. A light bulb went off. For as much as I love discussion, for the life of … Read more
Goodbye, Bill
It is always very, very difficult when a loved one passes away.This morning, I heard my friend Bill committed suicide Sunday evening.To say it was an enormous shock is to say very little. All of us, his family, friends, coworkers.. We really love him.Because he wasn’t just funny, he wasn’t just witty.He made our days … Read more
Help Little Seattle Ob Fight Blood Cancer!
Yes, I’m calling on you now. This past November I decided to do something crazy. I signed up to run a marathon for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Look. Some people like to jump out of planes. Some like to bungee jump off of bridges. None of those things are for me. But running 26 … Read more
Wash Your Hands
Hey guys! Seattle Magazine is offering a yearly subscription for $8! In case you are a fan like me I wanted to pass on the information. And in other news, did anyone else catch the new Department of Health for Seattle’s motto? Washingyourhandsington. Guys.. c’mon.. I can’t tell if this is trying to be silly/goofy, … Read more
Snow Day in Seattle!
Hey Seattlites! If you are itching for some Snow Day time, set your worries aside and put your hats, gloves and scarves on. The Boys and Girls Club in Seattle are putting on a Snow Day event this Saturday, Jan 12th! I just caught wind of this through one of my Meetup groups. The location … Read more
A Doll’s House
Senator Patty Murray, thank you for saying this about the VAWA. Alright Seattlites! Any crazies out there who did the Polar Bear Plunge at Matthews Beach this year? I did it last year and it was a BLAST. Perhaps I’ll do it next year again and hopefully won’t have a cold then. I was busy … Read more
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 5,900 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 10 years to get … Read more
Thinking About the New Year
Well, I don’t know about you guys, but since the apocalypse my life has been awesome. I mean, I knocked those zombies out. Look, we all knew nothing was going to happen. The craze of the Mayans “predicting the world ending” was ridiculous. Seattle Pockets posted what the Mayans really predicted and I, for one, … Read more
Reading in 2012
Before I begin with the actual subject of the post, I’ve had a few fun reminders and interesting new things I’ve learned about dogs. A bone does not last a few days, as I was thinking. It lasts an hour, tops. I could hear Harvey ripping it apart. I thought OMG! I HAZ A BEAST … Read more








