Coop of Dreams

Transylvanian Naked Neck?! Will it bite? After a friend told me about the Coop of Dreams tour in Everett this weekend, a junior relative and I decided to participate. She raises several breeds of chickens and sells eggs, so I figured she might get some new ideas by networking with other chicken owners. While I’ve […]

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Disposable People

Whhzzzzzzzt. Rip. Crumple crumple crumple. Thunk. Swush. Thud. For those who think this series of sound effects describes the use of a paper towel, you’re right. But these sound effects can also be used to illustrate the use of people. People, women especially, seem to have become commodities in the realm of modern relationships. They […]

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Tokitae and Oil

As if the Gulf oil spill isn’t horrific enough already, this week I learned that the oil could reach Miami’s Seaquarium within 30 days. The water in the marine mammal tanks there comes from the Biscayne Bay. They have what’s known as an open water system. When the oil reaches Miami, it could contaminate and […]

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Defamation?

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/98570694.html It has become quite clear that Pam Kohler and Colton Harris-Moore plan on profiting from his crimes. Today KOMO reported that one of their attorneys is investigating “defamation” against his clients as well. So not only do they want to make money off of people’s misery, now they might want revenge– for what he […]

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Police DV Postscript

KOMO News has published a follow-up story about Deputy Allen Myron, who shot and killed his in-laws, then committed suicide, in May. Myron was working with Lane Judson to improve law enforcement’s response to domestic violence. Lane Judson is the father of Crystal Judson, who was murdered by her Tacoma police chief husband in front […]

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Digging Deeper

Today Colton Harris-Moore pled guilty to entering the Bahamas illegally and was released to U.S. custody. He is now in Miami and will appear in federal court tomorrow. Harris-Moore told locals that he’d planned to travel to Cuba from the Bahamas, but told authorities he wanted to land in the Turks and Caicos. There’s fresh […]

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Harris-Moore Captured

At long last, this selfish, materialistic, narcissistic, yes violent, fame-seeking, rights violating, anti-law enforcement adult fugitive has been captured. May he be held accountable for everything he has done to keep him from violating anyone else and escalating further. As a prayer of thanks goes up, Harris-Moore’s fans are calling those glad for his capture […]

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Super Soul Soup

This story appears in the original Chicken Soup for the Soul book by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen. It is credited to Barry and Joyce Vissell. Why this suddenly popped into my head when I was doing something entirely different I don’t know. It’s a beautiful story. ************************************************************************************* True Love Moses Mendelssohn, the grandfather […]

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