Dave (my husband: big guy with a big fluffy beard) covered the dinnertime shift Monday night. He thought he'd be lonely, but nope. There were a flock of folks working on flamingos, Scott and Jackie moving the furniture around, and a huge amount of baked goods from the lovely Bread Peddler folks.

(Did I mention I love the lovely Bread Peddler folks? Last year in the last days before the procession, their gifts of end-of-day gourmet leftover baskets were such a lifesaver. Once, as I scarfed down a ham baguette at 10pm, I realized that this was the only food I'd had since dinner the night before. I'd remembered to feed the rest of the family, just not myself.)

The batik studio is set up now and rolling along. Come down and play with us! It's fun! It's free!

No procession pictures tonight, sorry. I stayed home with sick kids and a BUNCH of blown fuses. Total nuisance.

For more information about Nib 'N Inks, write:

Nib N' Inks
P.O. Box 12354
Olympia, WA 98508

The Unsoeld Seminar Series Presents

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. at The Evergreen State College College Recreation Center (CRC) 2700 Evergreen Parkway, Olympia

For more information, visit www.evergreen.edu

Experience the Wonders of the Cosmos…Explore the Role of Science in the World Around Us…Examine the Human Element in the Advancement of Scientific Frontiers. Creative team, please consider a tiered approach to this header.

Join Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson - world renowned astrophysicist, bestselling author, and host of the groundbreaking PBS series NOVA scienceNOW – live and in person for a fascinating journey across the horizons of science, the universe and society.

(Olympia, WA) Olympia residents and City officials will plant the city green on Saturday, March 29. ONE THOUSAND (1000!) trees will sprout along Olympia’s streets and walkways in the morning. A community celebration will be held in the afternoon at the Olympia Timberland Library.

“With our innovative NeighborWoods program and in-house tree nursery, Olympia is a national leader in municipal urban forestry,” says Olympia Mayor Doug Mah. “The community enthusiasm for our 1000 Trees in One Day event has been fantastic. As of today, over 500 community volunteers have stepped forward to help, and locations for over 1,000 new trees have been identified,” says Mah.

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Last night while walking around downtown my partner noticed a "For Lease" sign in the window of Cielo Blu. I tried calling (352-8007) to see if they were going out of business or just changing locations, but the number has been disconnected.

Does anybody know more about this? Not that we don't already have a ton of restaurants in downtown, but this one often featured local music so it would be a double hit in the loss of a business as well as a potential venue for musicians to get paid.

If you want to understand the passion for compassion in the movement for animal justice, the depth of the effect of speciesism in our culture, and the connection between speciesism, sexism, and racism, see Earthlings which will be showing tonight at Capitol Theater.

Don't miss it!