Black Friday, following a Gray Thursday

  A day of over-eating is followed by a day of giving into the impulses of having more stuff. I don’t understand why people participate in such an activity. Question for all of  you who find justification in doing this. Don’t you have enough stuff? How much stuff is enough? The media drives this insanity…

Independence Clean-up

I’m not a fan of large crowds nor fireworks, so I stayed home for America’s Independence Day. The day after I joined a large number of volunteers to take part in the annual Starbucks sponsored clean-up. There are two locations for post-fireworks clean-up, Lake Union and Gasworks Park. Just like last year, I chose the destination closet…