I live in Santa Rosa, pretty much the center area of town. At 8 PM every night I join with maybe 15 people at all distances from where I am in mutual howling. I don't know any of these people. I...

While we watch amazing folks helping those in desperate straits in TX, I just want to say we have our own kind and wonderful people here as well. Thanks to the Latina mother and her young son, who...

People who fear darkness may find the redwoods depressing. On the other hand, mystics, like St. John of the Cross, write about "the dark night of the soul." Poets like David Whyte write about "sweet...

The Right to Farm should not be interpreted as The Right to HARM, which is what the over-grown wine industry here does. It is the main user of the cancer-causing RoundUp and other deadly poisons,...

Mega vineyards and and event centers: BAD
Industrial farming: BAD
Small organic farms: GOOD.
Noreen Evans will have our back on this.
Big wine will do whatever they can to stop her from getting...

Here is a suggestion. Support and elect Noreen Evans.

Thank you so much for the suggestion to go to the Board of Supervisors. I have looked into the Right to Farm Ordinance, and it is pretty bad for home owners. I noticed that Mike Reilly was the only...

We Are A River


Our life has not been an ascent33468
up one side of a mountain and down the other.
We did not reach a peak,
only to decline and die.
We have been as drops of water,
born in...

Shepherd, Last night I had the pleasure of dining with David Keller, Bay Area Director of Friends of the Eel River. This morning I went to FER's site and discovered this excellent article on wine...

For the signage to be truly appropriate and organic with the architecture of the Barlow, I would suggest that it consist of huge block letters, the full length of the tin walls, saying SARDINES.
...

Sebastopol's Dog Park and My Dog
By Shepherd Bliss

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2015-01-18_14-34-23-1.jpegHaving read articles complaining about dogs, which I shamefully...

Bill was one of the finest people I have ever known - kind, wise, fearless and committed to protecting this corner of the earth. Sonoma County and the world are better places for his time among us....

The Rhythm of Each


I think each comfort we manage-
each holding in the night, each opening
of a wound, each closing of a wound, each
pulling of a splinter or razored word, each
fever...

An Invitation


Make of your kitchen a hearth
where you warm and nourish your life.


Make of the sky over your town your temple
where you refresh yourself daily.

There Is No One But Us


There is no one but us.
There is no one to send,
nor a clean hand nor a pure heart
on the face of the earth,
but only us,
a generation comforting ourselves
with the...

I've tried the new Cafe de Croissants, and found it is unnecessary. Also, I enjoy The Barlow and Sub Zero but decided to stay faithful to Honeymoon Yoghurt and Screaming Mimi's.
Maybe I'm afraid...

The PD reported that District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced that the county will not file criminal charges against Erick Gelhaus for shooting Andy Lopez. Here's the video of the press conference:...

This World https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2014-06-10_14-20-26.png

I would like to write a poem about the world that has in it
nothing fancy.
But it seems impossible.
Whatever...

The Moment


The moment when, after many yearshttps://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2014-05-08_14-40-36.png
of hard work and a long voyage
you stand in the centre of your room,...

We Have A Beautiful Mother


We have a beautiful
Mother
Her hills
Are buffaloes
Her buffaloes
Hills.
We have a beautiful

John was an important elder in our progressive West County Community. He maintained, and modeled, a mild demeanor, and a compassionate, understanding civility. I consider myself one of the many...

The Smallest Vessel


What is the smallest vessel that can hold a human being?


Certainly it is more than the skin and bones that...

DEAD ZEN MASTERS
The guru says
Death dies and life lives.
The Roshi says that the horizon drops away.
Who is this seeing thus?
The seen is made by the seer.
Where no thoughts is no...

:fireworks:I want to take a moment, this holiday season, to give thanks to Barry, for the democracy-enhancing gift that Wacco is for our community.

Wacco is a unique'y interactive, non-heirarchal,...

A Warning To My Readers


Do not think me gentle
because I speak in praise
of gentleness, or elegant
because I honor the grace
that keeps this world. I am
a man crude as any,
gross of...

Epiphany


Just as I gave up waitinghttps://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2013-11-18_12-02-50.png
and turned back to tend the fire,
the full moon rose over the Mogollon Rim,
sending...

Shepherd,

Have you been over to Singing Frogs Farm for one of Paul Kaiser's tours? He's growing lots more food, using much less water, creating and preserving habitat for bees, birds and other...

In the Storm


Some black ducks
were shrugged up
on the shore.
It was snowing


hard, from the east,

Greetings Wonderful Community,
Thank you for all the e-mails that have come pouring in about starting a small country fellowship/congregation at the Alpine Hall in Santa Rosa on Saint Helena Rd.!1 I...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiHjni6QfmE
Thought to share the loss of renowned master harpmaker musician, and lover of life, Chris Caswell, who died on Monday, at the age of just sixty.
...

Thanks for all your comments regarding December 21st!

I've got mixed feelings about it. I don't think anything going to happen but I'm open to the possibility that during this time, not just the...

Jonathan Greenberg did a nice write up tonight's historic City Council meeting here.

Please click Gratitude on his post to show your support and subscribe to that thread for which will anchor the...

Responsive Government arrived in Sebastopol this evening, in a big way!

In its first session led by Mayor Michael Kyes and newly seated Council Members Robert Jacob and John Eder, Sebastopol's...

Moving down from the Northwest, I am used to late fall and winter being a time where nearly everything except the evergreens go dormant or die. I am so delighted to have people give me hand-picked...

I look forward to feedback from your members and a conversation about how we, as a community, can find more effective ways to talk with each other about our common concerns.
Larry

by Larry...

Morning Voice


Sometimes
a morning voice
arises to accompany me
throughout the day.


One day

Full HD video of the decent of Curiosity onto Mars! Amazing...



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZX5GRPnd4U&feature=player_embedded#!

This showed up on our Facebook page the other day as a comment on this thread:

Liz NolanCVS is a terrible company to work for. I had worked as a pharmacy tech for Longs Drugs and then for CVS up...

The letter didn't come through on the digest last night, so here it is again:


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Sonoma County takes another step toward public power agency
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120410/ARTICLES/120419936/1350?p=all&tc=pgall
...

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Former Graton Fire site still up for grabs: No decision made at Tuesday's special meeting...

Thanks for sharing the info Peggy! It should be noted that Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds is based in Missouri, and the Seed Bank in Petaluma is one of their outlets. I think they deserve a prize for the...

Seen in Time Magazine:

"Trashing buildings and fighting with police is not what 99% of the 99-percenters are about"


Ellis Goldberg, a Northern California marketer who as stage Occupy-inspired...

https://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1220/tooloud.pngI went the Hopmonk last night for Dginn and Diego's Umbrella. It was a good show, but I needed to leave early because I found the sound level...

Let's give Barry a Waccobb style namaste via gratitudes for building a love network. And, remember to mention this website to businesses you frequent in your neighborhood (Barry might have cards or...

I just signed the petition "Pledge to help keep Annadel State Park Open! " I hope you can help by adding your name.

Our goal is to reach 1,000 signatures and we need more support. You can read...

https://ebiz.netopia.com/crystalstore/nss-folder/pictures/si_UEw100_tinyAngel.gifPlease help with your beautiful prayers and loving intentions for Dian, Chris, and their family of the Crystal People....

What do these events have in common?

Three mile island March*28, 1979

Chernobyl disaster 26 April 1986

Fukushima I nuclear accidents 11 March 2011


I was thinking today about how...

Earlier this morning I was listening to the Martin Luther King speech, “I Have a Dream” on the radio. It moved me to tears and reminded me of the significant influence that he had on our nation.
...

For The Time Of Necessary Decision

The mind of time is hard to read.
We can never predict what it will bring,
Nor even from all that is already gone
Can we say what form it finally takes;
For...