African Lions Accept Man As One of Their Own

Many Print Newspapers Will Go to 3 Days a Week

I predict that in the months ahead, meaning the next 12 months, many print newspapers will drop daily publications to three days per week, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday (arguably the three best days of the week for print).  The massive fixed and variable costs of operating a print newspaper is just killing them off one [...]

Twilight, Kirsten Stewart, Robert Pattensen, Forks

“I’m thinking about moving to Forks,” a young lady wrote to me in her email.  She explained that she is so enthralled with the movie Twilight, she is seriously considering moving from Florida to Forks, Washington.  Wow!  That’s one dedicated fan, but they are all over the country.  Young girls are driving up from Southern [...]

Cassi Anderson joins us as Canine Expert!

We are excited to welcome Cassi Anderson as Canine Expert. Cassi will write articles about canine training and activities in the Sequim and Port Angeles area. Here’s a bit of history about how she got into dogs:
Cassi grew up with a white boxer, who was friendly and happy but not real smart or challenging, just [...]

Dubai Real Estate Crash

Exercise and Eating Right

How do you feel when you work out?  How hard do you push yourself?  Do you feel like you are getting results?
There are so many questions and different techniques when it comes to working out. There is strength training, core training, cardio workouts, bodybuilding, sports fitness, sculpting, yoga, pilates, and so many more.   The [...]

AIG Execs Forbidden to Speak are Blogging

AIG execs who have been under intense attack by the public and congress because of high bonuses when AIG is getting tax dollars to bail the company out of its black hole, are now blogging incognito even though forbidden to speak to the press.  A number of AIG execs are allegedly writing about their experiences [...]

Recipe: Mushroom Flautas

Professional Newspaper Journalism in Trouble

Pick up any national newspaper and you’ll see article after article by newspaper journalists and their editors all with one major theme.  The articles might include catchy titles like these:
Professional Journalism Must Be Saved
Hope For America’s Newsrooms
Newspaper Journalists–The Last Bastion of Truth
Benjamin Franklin Rises From Tomb to Save Journalism
Seattle Times editorial columnist [...]

Mount Redoubt Plume to 50,000 Feet

Mount Redoubt, active now for several days, shot a plume of smoke 50,000 feet into the sky March 27th.  The Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage said the volcano had a significant eruption at 1:20 a.m. Saturday and a less powerful eruption at 2 p.m.  Fortunately, the ash is expected to move north toward the Alaska [...]