Frank Penwell sent this over: CAPR San Juan’s March 2nd, 2010 speaker will be Norm Macleod.  Please join us for an educational evening and dinner at the Grange Hall at 5:30pm. Norman MacLeod is the president and CEO of Gaelic Wolf Consulting, a natural resource policy design and Internet strategy firm with locations in Hockessin,  Continue Reading

Let’s see what’s going on around here…. • I keep hearing about different business moves in town…let’s see if we can keep ’em all straight. Doug Bison is gonna move his gallery over to where the Guruda & I was for years on First Street. Meanwhile, Michelle Waldron isn’t moving Daisy Bloom, but she’s been  Continue Reading

I reckon there’s a song that goes with everything, and that’s part of what makes each day that much more full & true…last night’s full moon brought this one up. Here’s Yusaf Islam from ’75 or so: And here’s a version by Wayne Joyce.

The situation in Chile needs help….here’s the link to Doctors Without Borders. Help if you can….

Lori Stokes of the Soroptimist Club sent me this…wow! Numbers-wise, we’re doing pretty well with the local club; achievement-wise, even better. Here’s more: This month, the Friday Harbor Soroptimists passed the 100-member mark, with five women (pictured) being inducted as new members. This makes the group the largest of the island’s four service clubs, as  Continue Reading

County Clerk Joan White just sent this over: Gov. Gregoire appoints new Superior Court judge OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire today announced the appointment of Don Eaton to the San Juan County Superior Court. Eaton now serves as a San Juan County Superior Court Commissioner, and replaces Judge John O. Linde, who passed away late  Continue Reading

Much is made of the importance of great leadership… Derek Sivers suggests that the first follower may be the more important part. I watched this a couple of weeks ago, and I find it seems to come up, in one way or another, almost every day. See what you think…the narrator is Derek:

If it seems kinda quiet in town, a part of that is because the SSIS kids are away to Peru & Asia…here’s a little writeup from Head of School Louis O’Prussack that uses the words of the students to tell the story. Thanks, Louis – here’s more: For the past 15 years, since its inception,  Continue Reading

Went to see The Dining Room last night at the Community Theatre, which runs this weekend & next. I know you’ll like it. This is a fun show…you can tell the actors are having fun, and the audience definitely was, too. The show is a character-driven piece of interlaced tales…the six folks in the show  Continue Reading

That’s the rainbow yesterday evening, over the harbor…sent in by Argyle House‘s Art Smith this morning. Didn’t want you to miss it… Here’s Izzy’s song to go with it…this may be the most-requested song that my son & I get when we dj weddings & events. Here’s Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole: