A little sprinkle & a little gray didn’t keep zillions of island kids & their mamas & papas from descending on Jackson’s Beach to look under logs & around the sand for eggs, and more…sponsored by the Fire Department, this annual hunt has happened for a couple of decades or more, and is a decidedly  Continue Reading

years ago, when I went to university there was this poem, scribbled & sketched & written on a scrap of paper on the wall in the first room i ever stayed in away from home i remembered it so i could read it my eyes closed, and my heart open here it is, as words  Continue Reading

This song kinda goes with the kinda week I have ahead, where things that usually make sense are a little mixed up & maybe even confusing, but if you back up a bit & smile while you’re reflecting on things, seems like it all comes out OK. Sure hope yours does. Mixed metaphor, you’d think  Continue Reading

Let’s get up-to-date with what’s going on ’round here…people gonna read this today & think all we do is eat around here: • It’s the 30th, not this weekend (like I said earlier this week)….Remember I told you that on Saturday –  Pablito’s hosts Jesse Berube & Nickie Davis for an evening of ukeleles, fine  Continue Reading

Time to plan the birthday cake. Then plan how many mouths can we feed. Really. As the sun rises on our beautiful island, I hope you have good & meaningful things planned for this day celebrating the planet that holds us, that sustains us, that offers us the wonder of the colors of changing seasons,  Continue Reading

There are just two weekends left for Island Stage Left’s production of “Trying,” and people are loving it. Here’s Louis O’Prussack’s take on the show: Going to the theatre in New York usually requires a large commitment of time and money, with no guarantee of a great performance. Yet, the potential for seeing a play  Continue Reading

A friend off-island the other day said something: “When you come here, the ferry ride is just an hour or so, right? It’s not that long.” Yeah, kinda. You know how when you have a planning phase, and an emotional overlay to an experience, it gives an extended life to whatever you do? For example:  Continue Reading

Here are three quick things you’ll want to know about (if you’re not thinking about where your food’s coming from, you really are watching too much tv!): • Remember we talked about how Ryan, Cody, and Parker are putting together a Greenhouse Project as their Community Project, at Friday Harbor High? First, it sounds like  Continue Reading

Here’s JT around 1988 or so, with “Song for You, So Far Away….”

Someone told me that if I put “San Juan Island” in the title of this posting, the Update would shoot to the top of the search engines. Sounds fun (and I’ll do an experiment any time I can – it’s always fun to see how things work), but I told them you don’t use a  Continue Reading

That great idea – are you like me? When someone else has a great idea (like Derek, with this little video, below), I tell everyone how great an idea it is. When the idea comes from me, I’m less excited…. Derek Sivers explores this, and shares a way for you & me to add to  Continue Reading

Last night’s Knowledge Bowl was fun, as it has been for 17 years now. The annual event at the Community Theatre features seven teams (three of kids, four of service club-related adults) trying to knock down the answers to questions posed by MC & ace social studies teacher Jim McNairy all evening, while the audience  Continue Reading

Haven’t met anyone who’s ever heard the Corrs & not loved ’em…so what do you get when you back ’em up with the Chieftains? Pretty amazing music…here we go:

OK, we’re not REALLY scepter’d, but we have fun anyway – here’s more: • Have you seen my cat? Nala (right) wandered off late last week & I’m kinda wondering how she’s doing…she’s about 8-9 pounds with a white bit on the tip of her tail & no teeth in her lower jaw. I live  Continue Reading

It looks a little like a construction zone over at IPS on Carter Avenue – because they’re doing construction. Things are going to be better when all is done – here’s why from Island Petroleum Services’ boss Kate Schuman: Hi Ian! In response to customers’ requests, the IPS gas station on Carter Ave. is installing  Continue Reading

Monique & Vic Woodward have gotten rave reviews for their workshop – you might want to check it out! Here’s more from Vic: Here is something for the “Update…” and the Community Calendar. Monique and I are presenting Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage at the Earthbox Motel again. We have been presenting this  Continue Reading