Pacific NW Earthquakes

The Discovery Channel has posted a video discussing the probability of a megaquake in the Pacific Northwest within the next 50 years. This underscores the importance of being ready for such an event. This video includes the DOT’s simulation of what could happen to the Alaskan Way Viaduct in a 7.0 earthquake. That part of […]

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Memorial Day 2010

Whether we agree with our country’s wars or not, we can still all show our appreciation for the sacrifices of men and women who have given up so much—even their lives—so that the rest of us can be free. We Americans are able to speak openly, associate freely, and express our individual opinions because of […]

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Connect Four to Colton Harris-Moore

KIRO TV is reporting that a Seattle-based recovery agent has offered to bring Colton Harris-Moore in for free: http://www.kirotv.com/news/23714858/detail.html. Evidently there is an informational meeting about this proposal on June 1st on Camano Island: http://catchthebarefootbandit.wordpress.com/. Some are calling this vigilantism and the Island County Sheriff just publicly said he can’t endorse private reward or recovery […]

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Officer-Involved Domestic Violence

Last weekend in Gig Harbor, a Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed his in-laws, held his own children hostage, and then committed suicide. I was shocked; then I wasn’t. The media didn’t name the victims right away and I wanted to know who they were. The murder-suicide happened right behind my old middle school. […]

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The Skunk That Ate Chuck Norris

When my brothers and I were in our teens we were given three Chinese hamsters as gifts. I was surprised that we were allowed to keep them after what happened with their predecessors. Two caramel and white-colored teddy bear hamsters had broken out of their cage and were later found in domestic bliss inside two […]

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Link to Article on Emotional Affairs

I am very impressed by Psych Central columnist Daniel Tomasulo’s article “Is this an emotional affair?” He nails the key signs and symptoms of emotional affairs and emphasizes how important counseling is for people experiencing this. The reason I am so vocal about emotional affairs is that they are the gateway to full-blown affairs. This […]

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Verbal Knife Fights

This week I find myself mulling over the factors that influence men’s and women’s decisions to argue. And not just argue, but tear each other apart. It’s all around me. It’s an epidemic. We end up feeling sliced, diced, and boiled like rice. It’s an event that can leave strong people in shock, shaking, wondering […]

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Salute to Bonus Moms

Mother’s Day can be a painful and depressing time for a lot of women—those who’ve never had a mother, those who’ve lost their children, those who’ve never had children, and those whose mother has been a curse instead of a blessing. Today my heart goes out to you, for whatever it’s worth. A lot of […]

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