The original article was about a giant tree on Milroy that was recently cut down. The article stated that The City of Olympia cut the tree down, and the author was rightly concerned about it. The following letter is a response from the city's Urban Forestry department regarding the tree on Milroy.

Zach,

Thanks for your e-mail. I wanted to fully investigate the situation before I got back with you. As I mentioned in my previous e-mail, the City did not require this tree to be removed nor was it removed on behalf of the City. As a tree advocate, I greatly appreciate the fact that the residents of Olympia care enough about their trees to voice concern over the loss of a prominent tree. It appears that the tree was on private property and was not a violation of our tree ordinance (OMC 16.60).

Please feel free to post this information to Olyblog.

Sincerely,
Joe

Joseph Roush
Urban Forester
City of Olympia, WA
P.O. Box 1967
Olympia, WA 98512
(360)753-8046

Dear OlyBlog,

As your attorney, I strongly advise you to chill out...

...it is Friday, after all...

From Engr Jerry Aliu
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Block 708b Falomo Close.
Victoria Island.
Lagos Nigeria.

I am Engr. Jerry Aliu, the Director of the Foreign Operations in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. (NNPC)

Recently I awarded and over invoiced a contract project in my Department to a foreign firm in Nigeria, the contract project has been completed awaiting to be commissioned, the account department of my
corporation is about to send their invoice to the Central Bank of Nigeria for immediate payment to the
Contractor

So my main reason of contacting you is for you to team up with me in order to claim the over invoiced
amount together. I intend to forward your company’s name to our account department as a sister
company to the Original Contractors to enable them approve the over invoiced amount to you (us)

Friday morning, garbage day. I had ONE bag in the bin.
I’m reminded of all the other quirky 2nd lives of the wrappers and containers and packages that flow through our existence.

Plastic Grocery bags:

I tie the bag in a knot and put it in another bag.

When it’s full, Trish writes a note: “no more bags, return”. Then we have to look for the barrel for used bags at the store.
During the week we might use a bag or two as a garbage bag in the office or bathroom. We also use the paper bags we get from the coop as garbage bags and hold-the-recycling bags in the kitchen. Think about it. Should I buy a box of white plastic Glad garbage bags? It does come in a non-corrugated box that I can recycle, but it doesn’t bio-degrade and allow the other non-biodegradable items to co-mingle in the dump. Trish did buy some eco-friendly white bags, so we have back-up bags for when the garbage is accumulating faster than we can shop.

To be accurate, this person is not a panhandler, he is a street performer. Go check him out most evenings along 4th Ave!

Name: Richard

Age: 29

Hobbies: Music and Cooking. "Soon I'll be in an apartment and I want to go to SPSCC to study music first, then cooking. I already have 6 months of community college from Seattle, so I have a head start."

Favorite Books: The Bible, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Hobbit, Grimms Fairy Tales and poetry by William Blake and Jim Morrison

Favorite Movies: Apocalypse Now, Young Guns, Maverick, Last of the Mohicans, Legend, The Princess Bride