Good choices, certainly better than Time's choice.

Grampa Dave in his element

Grampa Dave captured a whale

Oh, my, it got away!

I didn't mean to update the post from this morning so quickly, but I missed this notice that the city council will be holding a special meeting on Wednesday to talk about a process I thought was already set (big hat tip to No Talking Heads).

Looks like they want to toss the salad a bit, maybe add an applicant open house on the front end.

The way I look at it, we have five months and two elections to choose these people in most cases, but less than a month and a somewhat closed door process to choose them this time. Anything the city council wants to do to make this a more open process is fine with me.

Here's the staff memo on the meeting on Wednesday.

By the way, the results so far on the Olyblog poll has Westbrook with 4 votes, both Reddick and Tousley at 1 each. Go here to vote.

The authors of the counter-recruiting manual Army of None, Chnan Suarez-Diaz and David Solnit, will be in Olympia to lead an interesting and practical workshop for students. They will discuss counter-recruiting methods and issues surrounding ending the wars the Middle East. As veterans, David and Chanan will share the military story young people don’t hear from recruiters. As organizers, they will discuss tactics of effective resistance from around the country. This is part of a national tour called The Army of None Project, which is bringing skills workshops, live performances, and resources to 40 communities across the US.

My response to emmett's thread was blocked, obviously by politically-motivated evil petty censoring docents, so I am reposting it here.

My top three choices for appointment are Danielle, James and Joan. I think the new council will have a tendency to be kind of a getalong gang, and I hope the appointee will be capable of thinking outside "team" when necessary. I also hope the appointee will not take too seriously their debt to the members who voted for them. I don't have much hope for a truly well-rounded council for the next two years, but it could be much worse.