You might want to put a link in an entry you're writing, so people can click on the link and go look at something else on the web. First, you need its address on the Internet, its URL or Uniform Resource Locator. Go to the page that you'd like to send people to, select all the text in the little window at the top of your web browser that shows the URL of the page you're looking at, and then copy it so you can paste it where you want it (in a minute)... (You copy it by dragging the mouse over it or triple clicking in the window to select the address, and then using Copy on the Edit menu, or Command-C on a Mac, or Control-C on a PC to save it temporarily.)

If you're tagging yourself:

You type <a href="[And then you paste the address that you want the link to send people to in here]">[And then you type the text that you want to actually have highlighted in your text for people to click on in here]</a>

So what I actually typed to produce this sample link set up to send you to OlyBlog's home page looks like this:

<a href="http://www.olyblog.net">samplelink</a>

My pet peeve: people who bring their helper monkeys with them in stores; then pick fights with tiny dogs in other people's handbags.

The following two movies will be playing this week at OFS:

Kenny (August 1-7):

From OFS: "The subject of this hilarious mockumentary is Kenny, a porta-potty delivery man, who's dealing with family tensions, fatherhood, and the ultimate "dirty job," while preparing for the upcoming Pump and Cleaner Expo in Nashville, Tennessee. William Thomas of Empire Magazine UK calls Kenny 'charming, disarming and funny as hell.'"

Iron Man (August 1-7):

From OFS: "At long last, Marvel’s Iron Man gets the big-screen summer blockbuster treatment: Robert Downey, Jr. plays Tony Stark, an inventive, super-rich, playboy arms manufacturer who, after seeing the business end of one of his creations, develops the ultimate individual suit of armor, and becomes a pacifist who’s not afraid to open up the can of whup-ass."

Find the OFS Calendar here.

Look for Aaron Fyslerman, as his name appeared on the ballot, and you get nowhere. Search instead for Aaron Fislerman. Why? Maybe it is one those major typos in political history, or maybe it was some kind of game.

The first Communist to run for Governor in Washington was born in Romania, Aug. 20, 1883, the son of Kiver and Leah O. Fislerman. He came to Seattle in 1903 to join his brother Ezra (1880-1933) and another relative, Frank (1866-1944). The Fislermans were junk dealers.

In a short time Aaron became in involved with Seattle's Socialist Party and served as Secretary of the King County arm. The short-lived party newspaper Socialist World (1916-1917), was edited by a committee, including Aaron.

Fislerman was caught in the same Red Scare net that caught several other Ungovernors. He was arrested May 28, 1917 along with others, including Hulet Wells, on charges of protesting the Great War and being active in anti-conscription activites. Fislerman, Wells, and co. were accused of being in league with the Germans. Legendary defense attorney George F. Vanderveer was able to make a case for free speech and Aaron was acquitted. 

Fislerman ran for the office of Washington State representative in the 45th District in 1918. No party affiliation is listed on the ballot. At some point after this election, he joined the Communists.

The Washington State Communists had managed to alienate every group they had worked with by the end of the 1920s, and really had no choice but to come out into the open arena of elections if they wanted to have a political presence. Labor unions and granges had become wary of them. They were credited with destroying the Farmer-Labor Party coalition due to vicious infighting.

According to Gas Buddy, there are two (maybe three) places in Olympia where you can get gas under $4/gallon.

Arco at Sleater Kinney and Martin, $3.97

Chevron at Yelm Highway and Boulevard Ave, $3.99

Safeway at Harrison and Cooper Point, $4.02 ($3.99 with club card). 

Its probably also worth trying the Costco in Tumwater. 

Walter Price was selected by the Socialist Party to run for Governor in 1928 after their original nominee, Emil Herman, died Oct. 9. Price, who was 68 years old, had about two weeks to campaign.

Walter Price was a bit different than the usual Socialist Party Ungovernor. He came into socialism through the Grange and Populist movement in South Dakota. He ran for U.S. Congress as a Socialist on at least three occasions: 1902 in South Dakota, 1916 and 1918 in Washington's 4th District. The 1916 election was his best showing, with 2,637 votes (4.56%). He also ran for Yakima County Treasurer in 1908.