The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking. Albert Einstein

There were a lot of fun things going on around the Courthouse this weekend, including the Arts Fair, the Chalk-It-Up deal, food, and, of course, getting a new hat for the summer….

The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard. Gaylord Nelson, former governor of Wisconsin, founder of Earth Day

Saw Casey Lehman over the weekend crossing the street in front of Paul’s bike shop (where I just got my bike tuned up, by the way – sweet…it just glides….). Those deals the 2009 FHHS grad has attached to his legs are really sturdy & he is actually very graceful (if a little bouncey) when  Continue Reading

That’s the Chelan, the ferry that manages the Anacortes/Sidney run during the summer…looks like they skipped the paint & rust-scrapin’ job this winter with the budget rollbacks….

Yep, that’s the World, a huge cruise ship of floating condos that came by a week ago for a couple of days, anchored out in Griffin Bay. Here’s their website, so you have an idea what they’re up to.

Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it. Steven Wright

The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking. Albert Einstein

The Fire Department’s Ron Garner says we have some champs on the island: On June 27, 2009 the Firewise Precision Drill Team World Championships were held in Friday Harbor, WA. A group of San Juan Island Firewise residents and Fire Department members joined together to create a team to enter the competition. In the only  Continue Reading

Marie tells me this is your chance to give…and get someone to kiss the pig: Vote on Kiss for the Cure! Ian, now here is a really fun fundraiser to raise money for cancer research.  Who will be man enough to kiss a pig?  Sheriff Bill Cumming, Under Sheriff Jon Zerby, Elementary Principal Gary Pflueger,  Continue Reading

Marie tells me this is your chance to give…and get someone to kiss the pig: Vote on Kiss for the Cure! Ian, now here is a really fun fundraiser to raise money for cancer research.  Who will be man enough to kiss a pig?  Sheriff Bill Cumming, Under Sheriff Jon Zerby, Elementary Principal Gary Pflueger,  Continue Reading

Environmentally friendly cars will soon cease to be an option…they will become a necessity. Fujio Cho, President of Toyota Motors, 2004

Back in the ’80s, there was a movement to raise money to help the folks starving in Africa, and one of the more moving contributions to the effort was the song, “We Are The World,” written by Michael Jackson & Lionel Ritchie. Here’s the song, with all the stars of that time each contributing to  Continue Reading

Every so often, I tell you about cool people who have done cool things. For me, one of the cool people is a fellow named Ben Linder, whose 50th birthday would have been last Tuesday on the 7th. I found his story compelling enough to compose a song about him in 1992, which is on  Continue Reading

The moment you feel that you are a part of infinity and that infinity is a part of you, your limitations will cease and happiness will flow. Yogi Bhajan

We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Frankly, I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was “well timed” in the view of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation. For years now I  Continue Reading