A friend sent this in & asked me not to tell you it was her (hint: she works downtown, she has brown hair, and she has two kids who play with your kids, she has an infectious laugh, a beguiling smile & an ever-inquisitive eyebrow). I guess I really like the hope (expressed here) that  Continue Reading

The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys were on Letterman three weeks ago, and they’re amazing! They’re my new favorite group – watch this little four-minute video & you’ll see why:

There’s sunny days ahead…get outside & play! • Animal Shelter Director Leslie Byron tells me last weekend’s Wags To Riches fundraiser was a blast, in large part because of guest performer & comedian & animal advocate Elayne Boosler, who had people laughing for the evening…wasn’t a straight face in the crowd. And the Animal Shelter  Continue Reading

The Whale Museum Lecture Series – Frances Robertson The Bowhead Whale in the Age of Natural Resource Extraction The Whale Museum continues its Research Lecture Series with PhD candidate Frances Robertson from the Marine Mammal Research Unit at the University of British Columbia. Robertson will discuss her work with the bowhead whale and the impacts  Continue Reading

I checked in with Michele at Islanders Bank & sure enough, they’re holding their annual Gear Up for Schools this month…take a moment & help! It couldn’t be more direct – everything, every dollar, every crayon…it all goes right to students here on the island who need the help. Here’s the scoop, from Islanders Bank:  Continue Reading

Looking around the island…. • The stories you heard are true – the reason you see Hobbes & Deb smiling so much lately is they got married last month – congrats, you two! You make a great team! • Make your plans to give – the Blood Drive is tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Mullis Center  Continue Reading

Hey, this is good – Rob Simpson is putting on a good show this evening: Monday night (August 15) will be a change of pace for the Conscientious Projector series at the library. We will be screening a film that follows 10 people over only 4 days as they try a stress management technique called  Continue Reading

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For the past twenty two years, Dr. Bob Otis has come to the island from Ripon College in Wisconsin to observe & record the behavior of the killer whales & other marine mammals from Lime Kiln Lighthouse (he’s here till the 10th if you’d like to go visit him)…he told me last night about this  Continue Reading

Good morning! Hope your day is off to a super start! There were a few little things I wanted to share with you, partly because you asked how you can participate in helping keep the San Juan Update healthy & strong & occasionally funny… • Here’s one – I think I have enough work now  Continue Reading