That’s Andrew Seltser for San Juan Taxi, with his friend Lupin yesterday, on the streets of Friday Harbor. -oo-

One of the fundraisers at Christ the King (who celebrate their fifth anniversary on the island this weekend) is that you can buy coffee from Camano Island Coffee Roasters & a chunk goes to CTK…here’s more from CTK’s Jim Cole: Coffee With a Conscience Finally… a coffee that helps you sleep at night. Camano Island  Continue Reading

Hoping you have a laidback day as the summer starts to fade…. here’s a little bit of the Grateful Dead, with Ripple. -oo-

Ran into Kathleen Wilson at the grocery store & she said, “It’s gonna be great.” Saw Archie Brooks & he told me, “You won’t believe it.” Checked in with Roberta Leed & she says, “It’s amazing, and it will amaze you.” Stuff like that gets my attention, so Sunday I called Richard Barker & asked  Continue Reading

Ran into Kathleen Wilson at the grocery store & she said, “It’s gonna be great.” Saw Archie Brooks & he told me, “You won’t believe it.” Checked in with Roberta Leed & she says, “It’s amazing, and it will amaze you.” Stuff like that gets my attention, so Sunday I called Richard Barker & asked  Continue Reading

Just spoke to Bonnie today & found out that she’s leaving the County United Way at the end of the year. I rejected her resignation request but her board OK’d it anyway, so she’ll be finishing up this last quarter & then moving to Anacortes with Chuck…here’s more: United Way of San Juan County Executive  Continue Reading

Just spoke to Bonnie today & found out that she’s leaving the County United Way at the end of the year. I rejected her resignation request but her board OK’d it anyway, so she’ll be finishing up this last quarter & then moving to Anacortes with Chuck…here’s more: United Way of San Juan County Executive  Continue Reading

My good friend Rachel from the Marine Labs sent me this bit about a lecture on Monday with Nathan Mantua that you won’t want to miss: Past and Future Climate Change Impacts on Northwest Marine Ecosystems Is climate really that important for our coastal marine ecosystems?  In this presentation, I will review historical records that  Continue Reading

When I played soccer, back in the day, my number was #9. Diggin’ it. And you too – find your own good reason. Hate to waste a perfectly good numerically interesting day, don’t ya think? (Besides being Nancy Hanson’s birthday – she had one on 9/9/99, too – the San Juan Update for 9/9/99 also  Continue Reading

Saw Pat watering these flowers out front of Island Studios this weekend…a nice counterpoint to grey days.

Did you hear that FHHS grad & Western Washington U senior Matt Cowell won the Bellingham Amateur golf tourney this past weekend? Here’s more.

Did you hear that FHHS grad & Western Washington U senior Matt Cowell won the Bellingham Amateur golf tourney this past weekend? Here’s more.

A friend of mine has not one but two job offers (you know who you are….) She asked me which one she should take – the one she hated, but the money was good, or the one that made her heart sing, but would leave her dirt-poor for the next 8o years. I tend towards  Continue Reading

Anna Lisa just dropped me a note: Hi Ian- We are celebrating the end of a great summer season with the return of Friday Happy Hour at the Duck Soup Inn next Friday the 11th from 4:30 to 6. We are offering all our cocktails, wine by the glass & appetizers at half off. So  Continue Reading

Anna Lisa just dropped me a note: Hi Ian- We are celebrating the end of a great summer season with the return of Friday Happy Hour at the Duck Soup Inn next Friday the 11th from 4:30 to 6. We are offering all our cocktails, wine by the glass & appetizers at half off. So  Continue Reading

Reckon I don’t pay enough attention – lotta people said the president’s speech for the kids around the country was awful enough that  school districts should cover their eyes & not let ’em see it. I checked the speech out for you (that’s what I do) and decided to take a chance & go ahead  Continue Reading