Just getting back from snowshoeing at Paradise. A really fun day!
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Why we need a strong Pierce Transit
In case you haven't noticed, gas prices are up almost $0.40/gallon over this time last year. And it's possible that they will reach the same level as the summer of 2008. If you remember back to that summer, people turned to the bus in record numbers. And then in September the collapse of sales tax meant that right when people needed transit the most, Pierce Transit had to cut service. If we don't pass the sales tax for Pierce Transit in two weeks, we might be looking at the same scenario only much, much worse. Gas prices will be near Read more…
Ain’t no riot like a classical music riot.
A classical music riot is violent, disorderly behavior that occurs upon (usually) the premiere of a controversial piece of classical music. via en.wikipedia.org And it turns out there have been at least 10 of them. This one really got them going: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rite_of_Spring#Premiere
The Hunger Games Trilogy
After a bunch of recommendations, I read The Hunger Games trilogy. These are Young Adult books, and they are violent, bloody, disturbing … and also impossible to put down. The books really are pretty brutal. They make the deaths in Harry Potter look light by comparison, and the Hunger Games heroine Katniss makes Twilight's Bella Swan look pretty weak too. But it's framed in such a way that it pulls you in rather than drives you away, which is an impressive feat considering the subject matter. And the author lets her characters wrestle with the morality surrounding the violence. I don't Read more…