This is recycled, but I thought someone had mentioned it was impossible, or against some set of rules. Hopefully some will be interested.

SEATTLE -- Longshoremen at the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma refused to work on Thursday as part of a union protest against U.S. military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. Fellow union members along the West Coast are taking part, brining cargo traffic to a halt.

An arbitrator on Wednesday ordered the union that represents dockworkers at West Coast ports to tell members they must report to work and not take the day off, but union leaders in Seattle said they have given their support to any of their 2,000 members who chose not to work.

Pacific Maritime Association spokesman Steve Getzug said thousands of workers at ports along the West Coast failed to report to work on Thursday.

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in case anyone is interested, I snapped a few photos post-cleanup. I wish I would have gotten a few pre-cleanup, but alas I was lazy.

Pretty huh?

Tagging doesn't take long in Oly

I wonder if it runs?

Did JPO's thread about UW students protesting concealed carry on campus get deleted? I thought we determined that UW was considered local due to its affect on the great Olympia community?

Norm

So, it turns out I was wrong. Norm is, in fact, not a daddy. Given this information I'm a little (insert appropriate word here, but I can't think of an appropriate word that I am feeling) So, with that in mind I am taking a little break from the blog. Thank you everyone for all of the positive things that you shared with me, and all of the help that was given and offered. From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate it.

I'm gonna go find a beer now.

Norm

Does anyone else have a sour taste in their mouth after this thread was closed? Maybe I'm being overly sensitive but it really didn't feel right to me. Was Rob's behavior acceptable on this thread? When called on it, his behavior simply went downhill. Instead of some kind of resolution (no, the issue does not feel resolved to me) the thread is just magically closed and we (I'm guessing here) are just supposed to walk away as if it weren't important enough?

Olyblog has started feeling really sterile to me. I had hopes that it was just a phase that needed some time, but it jumped into the cold bitterness that seems to envelope it at times. Cold, sterile and bitter, fun combo. I can't really put my finger on it, something just doesn't feel right.

Today, begins a new chapter in Norm's life, and others as well.

Joseph Daniel (JD) was born on March 15, 2008, and came in at a whopping 8lbs 3.6oz, 22 inches tall. He had a pretty rough time, so he's got some strawberries and a pretty rough bump on his head. Otherwise, he's got all his fingers, all his toes, and is an awfully quiet little baby. Wish me luck!

I don't want to post it here, so I'll link to it instead. I'm not sure how LTE work as far as permissions etc.