Yellow Pages Paperless Petition

Tired of getting phone books? This is a petition to move to paperless / opt out of getting the Yellow Pages:

Yellow Pages Paperless Petition & Official Opt-Out Registry

I am on a short break at work but when I have more time I plan to find other options to opt out of getting 5 phone books every year. I think it involves making calls. See the link below (I'll post a website if I find email opt out options):

How to Stop Receiving Phone Books...

Oh, my.

Here's an interesting blog post on the blog of a Portland author I enjoy and tend to align with. People I DON'T want to have at my dinner table: Pat Robertson.

A Response to Pat Robertson’s Comments about Haiti

winter

gorgeous.

After Hours

Skip to 19 minutes in, if you'd like to hear the interview with my friend Ben. Maybe someday Ben's success with his art will inspire me to do art again........

After Hours: Our Favorite Blogs! - Reviews by PC Magazine

Lights Please

i love this.  sometimes i forget the power behind the word "Savior," but it all comes back to me when i hear linus recite Luke 2.  as linus says: "that's what Christmas is all about."

vancouver, washington: not canada

Vancouver, Wash. Is Talking Tough to Itself - NYTimes.com

Free to Be... You and Me

If you knew me in the 90s, you know how much I love this. This link is to the full 45 minute video and it.....is......awesome (note: I haven't watched it, so the quality may be sketchy).
Dailymotion - Free to Be... You and Me (1974) - a Music video