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Left Coast/Right Coast: The Darwin Awards and other human “entertainment”

While the loss of a person is painful to their friends and family, those who have earned a Darwin Award occupy a special place, which is worthy of “sharing.”

By Mike Gold, a retired entrepreneur "living the dream in the Pacific Northwest."

Many of you will have heard of the Darwin Awards. If you haven’t, they are posthumously awarded to people who have, as they say, improved the gene pool by offing themselves. While the loss of a person is painful to their friends and family, those who have earned a Darwin Award occupy a special place, which is worthy of “sharing.”

2013 Home for the Holidays Pet Adoption

The 4th Annual Mill Creek “Home for the Holidays” Pet Adoption Center will once again open this year in the Mill Creek Town Center. The grand opening is on Friday, November 22nd, 2013.

The 4th Annual Mill Creek “Home for the Holidays” Pet Adoption Center will once again open this year in the Mill Creek Town Center on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through December 15, 2013.

Paddywack pet supply store in the Mill Creek Town Center is the primary sponsor and will be working with volunteers from the Community Cat Coalition and FurKidz 911 to coordinate the activities.

Five Ayurvedic herbs for optimal health, by Kate Towell

Herbalism, or the use of plants for healing and creating optimal health, has a long standing tradition in Ayurvedic medicine. In Ayurveda, herbs are used in healing and prevention, and the simplest ways to use herbs are either in cooking or infusing (teas).

This weekend I taught a class on Ayurveda herbal healing basics. What fun! Yogi Bhajan said, “If you want to learn something, read about it. If you want to understand something, write about it. If you want to master something, teach it.” I don’t know about mastering the subject, but I sure learned a lot from teaching the workshop.

Northwest Reads from University Book Store: "Boys in the Boat," by Daniel James Brown

Daniel James Brown’s “The Boys in the Boat” chronicles how nine rough-and-tumble UW rowers from lumber towns, mining camps and fishing boats overcame poverty, illness and self-doubt to win gold under the rapacious gaze of Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Daniel James Brown’s “The Boys in the Boat” chronicles how nine rough-and-tumble UW rowers from lumber towns, mining camps and fishing boats overcame poverty, illness and self-doubt to win gold under the rapacious gaze of Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Clearly, the subtitle’s “epic quest” is no mere rhetorical flourish. The underdogs from Seattle, lacking the pedigree of the East Coast elite, ultimately earned this region worldwide attention for one of the first times ever. Yet this incredible tale is rarely told, except on the University campus: the gold-winning 1936 shell, Husky Clipper, hangs over the dining commons of the new Conibear Shellhouse.

Left Coast/Right Coast: Riding the bus (and other modes of public transportation)

So this is typical of what I call “limousine liberals.” They talk about wanting to save the forests from CO2 pollution, but when push comes to shove, they are addicted to their cars.

On a recent morning at breakfast I asked a group of friends when was the last time they rode a public bus. A group of about six answered:

  • It’s been about 40 years (three answers).
  • I take the bus from Everett or Mill Creek into Seattle to avoid parking hassles (two answers: one was last week, one was six months ago).
  • I used to take an express bus from near home in Oakland to near work in San Francisco 40 years ago (one answer).

So this is typical of what I call “limousine liberals.” They talk about wanting to save the forests from CO2 pollution, but when push comes to shove, they are addicted to their cars.

What's on your Christmas list – Part 1, from the Whistling Gardener

Every gardener has a wish list and I suspect that at the top of that list is probably a greenhouse and then some sort of automatic watering system. Down a little farther might be a fancy tool or a handy item of gardening apparel and finally a few specialty plants and a year’s supply of compost. Here are some items to consider for the gardener in your life.

Every gardener has a wish list and I suspect that at the top of that list is probably a greenhouse and then some sort of automatic watering system. Down a little farther might be a fancy tool or a handy item of gardening apparel and finally a few specialty plants and a year’s supply of compost. Here are some items to consider for the gardener in your life.

Local students to be honored in award ceremony for 2013 Teen Art Contest

Three local students will be honored in an award ceremony at the Mill Creek Library later this month. Jackson High School students Diego Olano, 17, and Chana Kim, 15, and Archbishop Murphy High School student Amanda Mai, 14, were three of the four winners of the Teen Read Month Art Contest held in October.

Apple Carrot Quinoa Chili recipe from Kate Towell

This time of year I love making soups, stews and chili. These one-pot-wonders are great time savers, healthy and delicious. I make them often and have already shared a few of my favorite recipes with you.

This time of year I love making soups, stews and chili. These one-pot-wonders are great time savers, healthy and delicious. I make them often and have already shared a few of my favorite recipes with you.

I saw this recipe on Kris Carr’s fan page and thought it looked interesting. I switched a few things up and added veggie broth, celery and red pepper to the recipe. It turned out very tasty. I served it with organic corn chips and topped with cheese.

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