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August 13, 2008

Jesse Arreguin for Berkeley City Council, District 4

Well, it’s “almost” November of an even year, which means it’s time for Berkeley City Council elections. I’m endorsing Jesse Arreguin, and helping his campaign by weaving his web site, jessearreguin.com. If you live in District 4 (Dona Spring’s district), I hope you will support and vote for Jesse. If you have any questions, please email me or visit his...

Berkeley politics Comment: 1

July 25, 2008

Peets or Starbucks? An organic coffee review

[Note: This review is over eight years old. I hoped to update it, but haven’t got around to it] Yesterday I stopped by my local Peets (Walnut and Vine, the original) to see if they had organic decaf beans (about 7:00 pm, very slow inside). The bean counter worker looked at the selection and said “No, not certified, but they’re...

Dining and eating/Environment Comments: 5

July 15, 2008

War Resister support protest at Peace Arch

On my way back from Canada, I stopped for my usual visit to the Peace Arch on the Canada/US border. This year I was pleasantly surprised to find a protest in favor of US war resistors, and Robin Long in particular. For more details, see http://resisters.ca/index_en.html. Click the photo on the right for more photos. In short, Robin Long is...

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July 15, 2008

Great visit with some of the Canadian Trampleasures

Last night I had a great visit with cousins in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. Gary is my “fourth cousin.” He’s proud to be the oldest living Trampleasure in Canada, and the third oldest in the world (my dad beats him out by a decade, as does Colin in London). I met two “fourth cousins once removed” and three “fourth cousins...

Summer 2008/Trampleasures Comments: 3

July 14, 2008

Two lovely days on Whidbey Island, WA

Mmm. Relaxing. I spent Saturday and Sunday with my old neighbor Quinn. Quinn moved up here last fall, and is enjoying his first summer on the island. He’s got a nice place, with enough space to hang his many guitars, but not so much as to need to hire a housecleaner 🙂 He’s on the end of a dead-end road,...

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July 11, 2008

Mt. Rainier and a family of foxes

Today started off with me doing laundry and computer tasks while Etsuko went to class and Bob went to work. Around noon, we had got it together to drive to Mt. Rainier. Etsuko used to give tours on the mountain, so she was our guide. The park entrance is about two hours from Seattle, but we had a nice drive,...

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July 10, 2008

Two hundred people can commute…but how would Lenin do it?

Great poster on the ferry. Be sure to click on the larger image to see all the details. The options shown in the poster are: By car, by bus, by light rail, and by bike. Very descriptive. Then, there’s Lenin in Seattle: A guy found this in the former Czechoslovakia, bought it for its artistic importance, and brought it to...

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July 9, 2008

Another day, another 200 miles or so

Yesterday afternoon was a nice drive up coast of Washington (although most of it was inland). Entered the Olympic National Forest and Park. Last night I did make it to the Hoh Rainforest. Lots of lichen, moss, and fungi. I went to a campfire talk on fungi, and it was lead by a fungal. She had group participation acts, with...

Summer 2008 Comments: 0

July 8, 2008

Aberdeen, my Aberdeen

No, I didn’t get off course. I’m in Aberdeen Washington. Just below the Olympic National Forest/Park. Yesterday’s hitchiker was a self-proclaimed aging hippy who was just getting off work and heading home to help insulate the floor of her house with her old man (no, that’s not her father). I only took her about six miles. Today’s hitchiker was a...

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July 8, 2008

Happy 5th of July

Enough said.

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