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As I walked Eastward on Harrison Ave I left the groundwater protection area. I didn't know there even was a protection area before seeing this sign.

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Since Rick anointed a group of us as docents awhile back, we've been having stimulating conversations about the management of Olyblog via email. Sometimes we have actually gotten together in person, but I'd say 90 percent of our docenting has been done over email.

And, today, you can read those emails. Below the familiar docent block on the right hand side is a feed from our email list. The current crop of emails goes back about 15 or so, the most recent ones regarding me wondering if we should put the list up for all to see.

You won't actually be able to jump into our conversation, but this does mean that you can start blogging about our conversations on your own, if they ever get interesting enough.

For me, the reason we took this step is that you should have the right to see what we're talking about. Olyblog is as much your's as it is mine (actually, its totally Rick's, but its unbelievable how cool he is sometimes).

I have been called for jury selection a couple times out here in Grays Harbor County. They herd a group of us into the same room where the defendants of the Centralia Massacre case were tried in 1920 and we watch a very old videotape of Raymond Burr educating us on the role of the jury in our judicial process. I was not picked in either case. The fact that I came dressed like Batman's nemesis, the Joker (complete with facepaint and wig), might've had something to do with it.

Anyway, the thought crosses my mind that all this selection time and effort could be streamlined if jurors were selected just on the basis of astrological sign. This could be accomplished in two different ways. First, there are 12 jurors, and there are 12 signs of the Zodiac. Just fill each slot with a person from each sign and, according to astrology, you'll have a well rounded jury representing all human personality types. Or. A true jury of the defendant's peers would share the same sign as the accused. Hmm. 12 Scorpios in one confined room. Maybe not a good idea. Go back to using all 12 signs.