Not quite sure how to get this out there, other than to just say it publicly. But, part of my resigning from being a docent here was realizing that my work and my time at this blog would at some point cross paths. I'm an information officer at the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, and I work for a handful of local tribes.

That said, I am planning on engaging more directly here in that role, so I'm just letting everyone know ahead of time. My profile now reflects that information.

Also, my personal blog is still personal, I won't do any work stuff over there.

But, I do have a question: If I'm going to be work Emmett over on this blog every once in a while, how does everyone feel regarding my personal blogging here? The city hall stuff and library stuff, for example. To avoid confusion should I pull that stuff back to my personal blog?

Kennedy Creek Trail 004 by Davide Roe:

If you've never seen salmon spawning in the wild, head out to Kennedy Creek sometime in November. Free entertainment, at the very least.

From SPSSEG:

Welcome back the chum salmon of Kennedy Creek at the Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail beginning Saturday, November 1, 2008.

Kennedy Creek is one of the most productive salmon runs in South Puget Sound. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to experience these wild salmon on the 1/2 mile, ADA accessible trail, with 11 viewing stations, interpretive signage, and volunteer guides.

The trail is FREE and open to the public from 10 am to 4 pm on the following days in November:

Weekends (11/01/08 - 11/30/08)
Day after Thanksgiving (11/28/08)
Veteran’s Day (11/11/08)

Today, folks from Mason Conservation District, Kennedy Creek Quarry, and Mason County Jail, along with yours truly, pruned vegetation, set up netting, and put up the signs for the Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail.

After some rain, it turned out to be a crisp, sunny fall day.  We were accompanied by the splashing of male chum salmon, who are already making their way up the creek to spawn.

Via www.openleft.com

"One of the biggest competitive disadvantages for Democrats is our unwillingness to break the law for our own benefit.  Where law is weak and meaningless, like election law, the Republicans go nuts.  And that's what Dave Reichert is doing, as he somehow found a corporate media firm (Media Plus) to give him $500K to help him down the stretch. Basically, instead of getting a bank loan, which he can't get because banks won't lend to political campaigns without collateral, Reichert's campaign is getting a loan from his media firm, which is buying TV ad time on credit from four corporate TV stations and extending his campaign credit.  This is basically a corporate campaign contribution, and corporate money in politics is ostensibly illegal (ha ha, tell the US Chamber of Commerce that).  The Federal Election Commission is obviously toothless and irrelevant these days, totally unwilling to do anything about lawbreaking during elections, when it actually matters. And the press doesn't care, since one FEC complaint looks like another."

Read more here.

Update: I added a "?" to the title, a la Faux News, for added fairnes and balance-dness...