While this pandemic has been ramping up, I have not lost my focus on the issue of funding forests. In fact, for the last several … Read More ›
Each day when I went out to do the census, I never knew what kind of people I would meet. What I would glimpse in … Read More ›
Gated driveways were often frustrating when working the census, with very discouraging signs on them. Out in the country, “No trespassing” signs are quite common, … Read More ›
Over a decade ago, when I suddenly needed to earn money, a friend trained me in professionally washing windows. “Now, just go out and knock … Read More ›
One census address was particularly difficult to find, since it was off a street that disappeared for a section where a stultifying new housing development … Read More ›
One time I enumerated an address on a large parcel which had the most gorgeous 100 year old firs and cedars on it. Glorious! But … Read More ›
At a single-story manufactured home tucked in the woods up a curving side road, I rang the doorbell, stepped back from the door and waited. … Read More ›
You may remember that when the pandemic hit, I declined to go out and work the US 2020 Decennial Census until the situation became clearer. … Read More ›
I’ve been driving my 1989 Toyota van for 10 years. It was 21 when I got it, so it’s an antique now. It was the … Read More ›
My mother’s father, Dr. Jose R. Palomo, was born on the island of Guam in 1898, before the island was ceded by the Spanish to … Read More ›
It almost feels like a rehearsal for a play. Everyone playing their parts, flubbing their lines and tripping over the props as they try to … Read More ›
Ever since the clearcut nextdoor, I have started “participating”. I have started showing up at local community meetings. I have gathered signatures for a petition … Read More ›
In the mid 1980s, I owned a travel agency which specialized in cheap airline tickets to Asia. I still have my ledger of every ticket … Read More ›
We’ve all heard the terms carbon credits, carbon offsets and “cap and trade”. We know this has something to do with the environment and global … Read More ›
Climate change has made urgent the need to preserve the trees and forests we already have, as well as increase tree coverage by planting new … Read More ›
Don’t you hate it when you buy some nice lettuce and you get maybe 2 good salads out of it and then it starts going … Read More ›
Before I bought my land, I lived in an apartment in Seattle that spilled down the side of Beacon Hill in a grove of huge … Read More ›
When I was very little, we had a couple of charcoal sketches framed on the wall. One was of an iron latch. I think there … Read More ›
My mother found this recipe in Fine Cooking magazine some years ago and it’s been one of my favorite desserts ever since. If you love … Read More ›
Although I have been to and through London, UK, numerous times, I had never visited the Houses of Parliament. I didn’t even know if you … Read More ›