Landfills of Gift Cards, An Alternative for the New Year

Plastic Gift Cards can now be recycled.

Chapter 10: The Final Chapter

During our stay in Arizona we almost forgot about the junk yard next door.

Exploring effective pain relief options

Should there be more pain relief options covered by health insurance?

Happy Holidays from the Shoreline Green Business Program

Wishing everyone a Green holiday. Look for new postings in January.

Snowmance: Why is it so hard to even get a date?

Most of us are waiting for a real snowmance, but why is it so hard to even get a date in Western Washington?

Chapter 9: Our Nice Spring

Except for the restaurant incident, which actually worked out good for me in the points department, our spring was uneventful until June.

Biomimicry, the Future of Business and Industry

Biomimicry is the science of solving engineering and design problems by copying what nature does.

Chapter 9: Our Nice Spring

The property next door had been for sale for a few months and up to June it hadn’t sold. It was a little cold in the early spring, and that might have kept people away.

Time for Some Science

Now that the “We are the 99%” movements are still heating up this cold weather season I thought it would be a good time to apply some science, not politics, to the problem.

Bring a little Danish "hygge" to your holiday season

Celebrate the holidays with hygge!

Green Peace Raises the Bar on Electronics

The Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics ranks leading electronics manufacturers on policies and practices to reduce climate impact, produce greener products, and make operations more sustainable.

Chapter 8: The Storks Return to Eastern Washington

This is a strange chapter for me to be writing. Alice and I didn’t have children so I never had to get into conversations concerning the “birds and the bees.”

New 46th District Rep Will Be Gerry Pollett

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Here We go Again with More Snowmance Flirting

Don’t get your corncob pipe and pieces of coal ready just yet----but----maybe we have a chance for a second date, and some more kisses.

Chapter 7: Our First Winter

That fall Alice and I felt really lucky, and grateful. Having our own spot in the country was even better than we imagined.

Job Growth Expected by Reducing use of Landfills

Diverting waste from landfills into productive use is a way to create a lot of jobs while protecting human health and the environment.

Snowmance? Don’t Buy Any Roses for This Week

Remember when I said that the atmosphere likes to jump into a weather pattern and keep that pattern for a time. Then it jumps into another one and do on.

Shoreline Police Blotter: Swastika and Racial Comments Found Drawn in Chalk at Sunset Elementary

The following blotter items range from Aug. 22 2012 - August 29 2012. Information on arrests is supplied by the Shoreline Police Department. The reports do not indicate a conviction.

Public Opinion Powering Change

Public Opinion is pushing businesses to adopt manufacturing and business practices that reduce impacts on people and the environment.

Just in time for Thanksgiving: the health benefits of gratitude

Physicians at universities throughout the country are uncovering the health benefits of having a grateful outlook on life.

Chapter 6: Starting Out in the Ownership Society

I call this chapter “Starting Out in the Ownership Society” since this tells about our (Alice, myself and Fifi) first days in the ownership society.

Michelle Obama to Highlight Democratic Convention Tuesday Night

The convention's opening day includes a long list of speakers before Michelle Obama takes the podium around 7 p.m. Pacific time.

No Romance, Just a First Date

Well-----Snow lovers will have to settle for a first date Friday through Sunday----sorry.

LFP Council Puts Moratorium on Southern Gateway Permits

A moratorium is a tool available in land use law to allow a local government to temporarily place development “on hold” when there is concern that development pressure may interrupt the planning process

Online Payment Option with Credit Card Now Available for High School Fees

Shorecrest and Shorewood families can make online purchases for an ASB card, a yearbook, athletic fees and iPad insurance and cases before the school year begins Sept. 10, and class fees after school starts

Wim Hof surprises scientists by controlling his body with his thoughts

New research indicates thoughts alone may influence the autonomic nervous system and immune response.

Chapter 5: The Great Divide Continued

Like I said, everyone was so excited about the chance of a break in the political fighting that they jumped at the opportunity to split the state.

This Week's Puyallup Fair Tickets Winner Is ...

Remember to sign up for our newsletter and tell us why you want to go -- we'd love to give out some family prize packs!

Northwest Solar Summit Delivers

Northwest Solar Summit ended with an action plan for moving the State towards Carbon Neutrality by 2030.

Snow----Here?

The computer models (see Fun Weather Facts: Where Do Forecasts Come From? on Enumclaw.patch), show that we are in the “flirting with snow pattern” from now until next weekend.

Chapter 4: The Art of Grunting, Ball Lightning, Silent Screaming, Etc.

Well, remember when I told you that I was the only person to realize the importance of what Frank and Ike started.

Link Up Resource

Link Up is a King County program that helps to connect recycling companies, end users of recycled material and members of the public looking for opportunities to recycle used material.

Take the Fright Out of Your Bills

If your bills are scarier than Halloween themed movies perhaps it is time you looked at using conservation as a way to cut costs and increase revenue.

Purple Crane Project Delivering Hope

Shoreline's Matt Hanson is working with local elementary school students and staff to make purple origami cranes during the month of November to help raise awareness for Pancreatic Cancer.

La Nina, El Nino, Es Importante?

Humans (that includes most of us) like to feel important and that leads to “tasty gossip tidbits” being “augmented” in the retelling.

Chapter 3: The Twins Continued

I didn’t pal around with the Twins much after I dropped out of high school. I worked as a house painter when they were in college at the University of Washington.

Book Review: “The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine” - Part 2

Harrington's book provides a fascinating look at studies related to the healing power of love.

Saving on Water Bills and Landscape Maintenance

Property owners can save on water and maintenance cost by using native landscaping. Fall is the perfect time to start native plantings.

Chapter 2: The Twins

The Twins and I go way back and I suppose they would hardly call me one of their best friends, but I did go up to their house to play.

Chapter 1: Why I Started To Take Notes

They tell me this is a humorous book, but I’m not having any of that----I don’t see one scintilla of humor in it---not one.