I was looking for some free stylin’ rap to share with you & this is what I found…I reckon this is where it all began, with Louis Armstrong & Danny Kaye:

Leave ’em laughing when you go… This is the perfect day for it – ’cause you looked at clouds from both sides, didn’t you, now? But now old friends are acting strange They shake their heads, they say I’ve changed Well something’s lost, but something’s gained In living every day…. Thanks, Joni!

When was the last time you had a good bowl of oatmeal? Ever since Billy & Cassie started offering steel cut oats at the Naked Bean, it’s become kind of a sensation. When Josie & I went in yesterday, we got the bowls above, and it was great. It’s cool that some thing that good  Continue Reading

It’s pretty important to stay in tune with your culture….since over 3 million people have seen this baby dance with & to Beyonce, you might want to see what the fuss is about….

A little song to get you going for the day, from the Concert for the Prince’s Trust, in 1987. That’s Elton on keyboards, Phil Collins & Ringo on drums (Phil played on All Things Must Pass in 1971, as a young drummer…), and of course, George with what some say was one of the Beatles’  Continue Reading

One more reason to pay attention during the game, as this ballgirl (the one who handles foul balls beyond third base) shows more style than most, as Tacoma faces Fresno in AAA ball: And here’s the rest of the story…. (thanks, Libbey!)

Thanks to my friend Deanna for passing this on….nice way to start your day, eh?

Thanks to my friend Deanna for passing this on….nice way to start your day, eh?

Yeah, I checked it & you did, too – it’s supposed to rain this weekend big time. Watch this vid & you’ll get in the mood. That’s Perpetuum Jazzile making it feel like a thunderstorm. Stay dry.

Hey, I was gonna tell you about my favorite blogger, Derek Sivers, and tell ya you oughta sign up for his e-mail updates. But I decided to go one better, and show you a bit of his writing, and let you decide for yourself, and THEN go sign up for his e-mail list. Here’s the  Continue Reading

This is Whimsey the cat, who rolls around in the dirt of my driveway & is learning to smile & do math. He’s doing fine in the nice pre-autumn air…

The real work of planet-saving will be small, humble, and humbling, and (insofar as it involves love) pleasing and rewarding. Its jobs will be too many to count, too many to report, too many to be publicly noticed or rewarded, too small to make anyone rich or famous. Wendell Berry

If you read “Eat, Pray, Love,” then you probably already think Liz Gilbert is someone to listen to… now take it a step farther & listen in as she riffs on being creative & where it comes from (you’ll want a Dobby-like house-elf named Genius by the time you’re done). I like Derek Sivers’ response  Continue Reading

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not  Continue Reading

To halt the decline of an ecosystem, it is necessary to think like an ecosystem. Douglas P. Wheeler

When I was driving across the country last week, I was thinking about how cool it is that we have nice, sweet names of things that people hear & want to come visit: quaint Friday Harbor, sweet Lopez Village, welcoming Griffin Bay, and so on… then when they get here, they can visit Massacre Bay  Continue Reading