Andrew posted in his blog this much i can say is true:

....I just discovered OlyBlog, the online news and rant site relating to all things Olympia, and it's been pretty addicting reading.

Don't let  magazines, television, and overpriced clothing stores tell you what you should wear. Figure out what you want and need, then shop wisely.

• Dumpster Values - 117 Washington St NE, Olympia
• Value Village - 604 Sleater-Kinney Rd SE, Lacey
• Goodwill - 400 Cooper Point Rd SW, Olympia

It was 11:59 PM on the last day of 2005. I still had not found an appropriate caiman to perform the ritual of shouting and pitchforking on. Had I failed in my duty? No, I was not about to concede.

One fish. A rotting, partially gnawed on, fish. Tossed as an obvious calling card on my welcome mat. Yes, the foul caimans have my number now. They have me pegged, they know what I'm up to. And they aren't afraid to let me know that they know.

I swore on that offensive fish that I will never relent. I will succeed in my quest to shout recriminations at a craven caiman and then jab it with a pitchfork until it leaves town. As a member in good standing of C.A.R.T. I can do no less.

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Caiman Awareness Response Team

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This weekend, Fri. Jan 6th and Saturday Jan 7th, join the Voicescapes group for an evening of wonderful vocal harmony, both traditional and original, THEN come the next day to the Shapenote singing workshop and have FUN singing out LOUD! FIRST Friday Jan 6th, 7PM, Traditions Fair Trade Cafe (Corner of Water St. and 5th Ave., Olympia, WA.)

This evening will be composed of many styles of vocal music that heal, touch and move. Performers from Portland, Seattle, and Vashon Island will share their passions and interests, including members from Portland Sacred Harp (shapenote singing), a Portland Georgian music singing group (traditional Georgian music), the Bicycle choir (Seattle-based community choir that singsall over the map!), Jessika Kenney (Vashon, and simply amazing!), Celia Chantal (Olympia, sacred chant-inspired original music!), and others! Other vocal styles will include Traditional Corsican and Throat-singing. *We may also sing some simple rounds as a whole group during the course of the evening.*

Vocal Performances, Friday, January 6 Beginning 7pm, Traditions Fair Trade Cafe, $5 suggested donation (no one turned away)

THEN Saturday, Jan 7th, Noon-4 (Potluck from NOON to 1pm), FREE@ the Eagles Hall, 3rd Floor, (805 4th Ave. E, Oly), the community is invited for the first-in-a-long-time Shapenote Sing in Olympia! Shapenote singing is a traditional American folk music that dates back to the 1800's. Shapenote used to be sung in villages throughout early America. The music is Joyous and Exuberant, and very inclusive for singers of all experience levels. The songs are sung from a book called the Sacred Harp,contain many old Hymns and Odes, and an energetic style that is thoroughly contagious!

Come find out what Shapenote music is, and why in the world is it called "Shape"-note?! To learn more about Shapenote singing, go to: http://www.portlandsacredharp.org/

We will be having a Potluck first from Noon to 1PM, hosted by local singers. You are welcome to bring a dish to share as we gather together. SEE YOU THERE!

Found an interesting video on the internet:

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Can't tell whether they're advocating political strategies or, dare I say, armed revolution.

So there was this thing called the Baby Boom, you see. And then there was this other thing the Library of Congress Subject Headings manual calls the "Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975." Combine these two terms, and you have the main ingredients for the creation of The Evergreen State College.

Who are the Baby Boomers? We are the most labelled generation in U.S. history. At birth we were already given a tag. As teenagers, having a little hair over our ears made us Hippies. We hit the work force and became Yuppies. And now, as we age and become geriatric, we'll be called Gerries. You read it here first, kids.

Here's my definition of the Baby Boom: Those children born from 1946-1964 in the United States. The Boom peaked in 1957 at 4,308,000 estimated live births. However, for the purposes of this installment of Evergroove, I'll be mostly talking about the first wave of Boomers, those who were born during the Truman years and in Ike's first term, 1946-1957. The majority of TESC students in the 1970s came from this generation.

Our fathers had come back from WWII or Korea (or in the case of my father-in-law, both. I salute you, Bob. My own father was in during the Korean thing) and since it looked like the world was going to settle a bit, they went about getting married, finding employment, buying houses, and having kids. Lots of them. Lots and lots and lots of them.

We were born into a country with 48 stars on the flag. Where television was just starting to become the cultural glue that would, for better or worse, bind my age group together more effectively than any political or religious movement. Where computers were the size of a minivan. Where segregation was still alive in the South. And where the threat of Hitler (rumors that he was still alive persisted into the 1960s) and the Japanese had been replaced by the Soviet Union and China.

The United States went into panic mode when the Soviets launched the world's first satellite, Sputnik, in 1957. To add insult to injury, that little chunk of metal flew over our skies on a regular basis and was easily spotted with the naked eye. The Cold War heated up and the Space Race began with a manned lunar landing being the prize in the contest. Once Armstrong set foot on the Moon in 1969, the United States gained a major psychological advantage in the struggle to be the #1 superpower.