Rain, Rain…Rain…

Saturday, 8 November 2008, 0:23 | Category : Uncategorized
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          This morning as I walked to the beach on a leaf-covered road that wound through a dripping forest, the normally quiet little stream that paralleled my path shouted as it leaped down the hillside.  It had been raining steadily for about thirty hours, but this morning the rain had let up, although as I walked [...]

Don’t Whine If You Build On Flood Plains

Saturday, 8 December 2007, 1:38 | Category : Ecology, Miscellaneous
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I recently traveled to the nearby town of Puyallup, driving along a road that paralleled the Puyallup River.  I noticed that the rich bottomland along the river in the town of Fife, that had once been daffodil, berry or vegetable farms were now covered with apartments, homes and businesses.   The homes were built right up [...]

Did You Feel As IF You Had Saved Some Time Today?

Sunday, 11 March 2007, 23:54 | Category : Uncategorized
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No wait…we lost time (counting on fingers). Daylight Savings Time came early…seems like this was decided upon as a means to save energy. I think that I also heard that some companys stood to make millions over this decision. I dunno… I set all my clocks ahead yesterday afternoon so I wouldn’t have to do [...]