Author: wildninja

Someone like you. Someone who'll rattle the cages. B.A. Criminal Justice, M.A. Forensic Psychology.

Tooling Along in our Motorcars

Have you ever been driving with children in the car and you realize that your reactions to dangerous drivers are setting a poor verbal example for them? While Iā€™ve made a conscious effort to use the exclamation from Spongebob, ā€œtartar sauce!ā€ in the car, it hasnā€™t worked well, and Iā€™ve realized that I sound like […]

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Sat-Kaa’s Passion

Fred Fulmer is a local German-Tlingit wood carver originally from Hoonah, Alaska. Many Snoqualmie Valley residents have probably seen his work without realizing it; his self-carved totem pole greets passersby on Highway 203. Recently I attended a presentation of his and learned more about what drives his passion.

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FAAMA Becomes Law

Sandwiched into the Food Safety and Modernization Act, which I strongly opposed because of its boost to large corporations, potential damage to family farmers, increased federal control over our food supply, and inevitable effect of raising food costs, was one ray of sunshine. The president just signed this bill into law yesterday. FAAN is reporting […]

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It’s About Time

Both KING and KOMO News are reporting that former state trooper Ronda “Reynolds’ cause of death was changed from ‘suicide’ to ‘undetermined.’” It’s about time. For those unfamiliar with the case, Barb Thompson, Reynolds’ mother, has a website dedicated to finding justice for her daughter, http://www.justiceforronda.com/.

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FEMA & Food Allergies

In all my years of employment and volunteer work with government agencies, I don’t know that I’ve ever heard the words “food allergies” mentioned in disaster planning. Reality is, if there is a disaster and people with special dietary considerations need food, the government may not be able to help. I recently contacted FEMA about […]

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Festivus

Direct and repressed people, Hold your reprieves– Get started on your meatloaf, It’s Festivus Eve! What’s that, you say? You don’t know Festivus, also known as Festivus for the Rest of Us?

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Star of Wonder

Originally posted December 22nd, 2010. To throw another element into this discussion, the original Greek in the BibleĀ indicates that Jesus was a toddler when the Magi visited, not a newborn, which may further complicate our calendar. Last night’s lunar eclipse was spectacular. It was difficult to find a good webcam view of it, but some […]

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Angels and Autobots

ā€œWe are not alone, are we?ā€ In the trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon, mission control asks astronaut Neil Armstrong this question as he and Buzz Aldrin investigate a crashed spacecraft on the lunar surface. The camera dives into the wreckage where we see an old Autobot lying lifelessā€”until one of his eyes lights […]

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Lunar Eclipse Tonight

Tonight, Monday 12/20, is a full lunar eclipse. It’s the first time one has occured on the winter solstice in nearly 400 years, and the moon will be at its highest point in the sky in about 1600 years. Because we’re having rain in the Seattle area today, we might all wind up watching the […]

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