Dear Barry,
You have made an immense contribution to our community. Wacco will be sorely missed. Where else could be found a web-based community site run by a generous person with good judgement? ...

I have had the great pleasure of meeting Barry at community picnics that he hosted for Wacco members and businesses that wanted to share their skills with members of the community. We shared a...

I missed this, two days ago. Just caught it now. Been super busy, working / working, sowing annual rye, crimson clover & lavender on the hill above my right-of-way; and covering all that with a...

Thank you, Barry, for Waccobb. I will miss it. Great work.

Hello Barry, ditto to all the gratitude and appreciation that people have already expressed. I have little to add to all these compliments that are so well spoken. I loved the humor, thank you! Wish...

Well, as so many of us have said--so much gratitude to you Barry for this community space you've created and kept going over the years..

We'll miss you dear. And I know you will be happy to relax...

OH no oh NOOOOO oh no dear Barry!!!!
What a tremendous LOSS. Your site was so intimate and so real and so critical to local community - my heart is breaking getting this news from. you. I feel...

Barry - you have done a great service to me and all of us through this forum. I remember when it was not as it is today, and went through the transition way back in? 2003? 2004? You built it to...

When I moved to Sebastopol in the early 2000's my friend Gary Abreim turned me on to WACCO BB and I found home shares and rentals. sparred on line with differing points of views, and discussed the...

Hey, it is not only for West County!

Barry, Wacco BB has been a wonderful community resource and you are a true community treasure. Whatever new endeavor you take on, I am sure we will all benefit greatly from it!

On to the further...

Thank you Barry for having such a multi-varied space here in Wacco for so many diverse folks. I have really enjoyed being able to express myself over the the years, almost 20 or so!

You can have...

West County just won't be the same without WACCO. :( It has been a great enhancement of our lives. Thank you, Barry, for your gift as well as your patience, benevolence and sanity. I've mostly been...

I, for one, am very sorry to see Wacco closing. It's gotten much more contentious as the pandemic wears on and wears on us, which, I believe, affects Barry's decision to end it. The need for a...

"Have the debate presenter set up the debate stage such that the moderator presses a button and turns on the speaker's mic for 2 minutes for the beginning of each question and for 1 minute for each...

This is a must-watch from PBS!

https://www.pbs.org/video/us-vs-them-2t0c0s/

Dear WACCO Community, This photo was sent to me by a warm-hearted peace activist and animal lover, whom I trust implicitly and who would never knowingly have sent a photo-shopped picture without...

Even though this picture was not real, I have seen some neat pictures and videos of animals and never am surprised at what they do as sentient beings. I believe their hearts are much purer than ours....

Here's some cloud art seen a couple of weeks ago. Heart in the Wind~

It was considered the best photo of this century. A lioness and her cub were crossing the savannah but the heat was excessive and the cub was in great difficulty walking. An elephant realized that...

Hey Everybody,

This is a surprisingly accurate historical review of the spread of COVID-19 in the USA. Just keep scrolling down. As a physician, I have to say I don't see much in the news that...

You replied to another poster, but I want to encourage you to try to get the benefits you deserve. As I see it, it is not a function of bureaucracy but a function of whether your browser is properly...

I am sorry you are having trouble, and you may already have tried these steps: Unless you use google Chrome and follow the instructions re issues re Javascript this will happen b/c you need to update...

This is written/from my friend Susan Lamont:

We need more help getting effective oversight of the Sheriff's Office

Dear Supporter of Effective Oversight of the Sheriff's Office:
...

Peacetown it's a wonderful place! Man do I feel grateful for all the music and dancing Peacetown memories in my head (and Heart). Thank you Mr.Music/Jim , Frank and the Love Choir crew for all you...

COVID-19 Coronavirus: Scripted by the CDC in 2003? Dead Zone Plague


By Bill Sardi

Global Research, May 22, 2020
LewRockwell.com

WOW. YEAH. EXACTLY. NEEDED THAT. THANKS!
and here we are again. JUDE

This from Wikipedia about one of the 20th Century's most influential thinkers, Ivan Illich:

In his Medical Nemesis, first published in 1975, also known as Limits to Medicine, Illich subjected...

For a metaphysical view, deep and broad. Jude


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EoDWu8XZbISeth tells us: You cannot begin to understand the nature of mass events of any kind - unless you...

Christiane Northrup, M.D.

Voted in the top 100 of people to be trusted. Wisdom here.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ2JMOmTAdg


True health is only possible when we understand the unity...

18 U.S. Code § 2383. Rebellion or insurrection

Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPQwAiI0-ioThis is currently being neglected, discounted

The needs of caregivers for the elderly living amidst this crisis on thousands of small scale nursing homes...

We are living in strange times. Where many of better paid and respected jobs- from tech workers to lawyers have little to no work. While many of the lowest paid...and often disparaged jobs - grocery...

Oh no!
Anyone have an educated opinion about this?

The guy in video (see link below) says there’s fiberglass in the HEPA filters…I can’t really tell who he is, but I know the woman who sent me...

I think the 6 foot distancing was the maximum imaginable to have some kind social functioning still possible, but considering, wind, suspended particles as someone walks through a previous persons...

Shelter-in-Place Response: CSAs Accepting Sign-UpsOther Community Resources for Supporting Local Farms & BusinessesCAFF/The Farmers Guild: Clearinghouse of tips, resources, and guidelines for...

From Esther Molnar, MD - Infectious Disease - BASS Medical Group.
Dr. Molnar is board certified in both internal medicine and infectious disease.

Hey everybody,
as an infectious disease...

You can grow your own leafy green vegetables at home without leaving your house.

Take one cup dry lentils and soak in water for 24 hours. Then distribute the same lentils into three separate...

Who would have thought that grocery shopping would become so difficult.

Here is an antidote to the video posted by Barry.Don’t panic about shopping, getting delivery or accepting packages


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49097For help during the coronavirus emergency, older adults 60+, their families and caregivers can call or email the Area Agency on Aging Information and Assistance Line and talk with experienced...

I went to TJ's on Santa Rosa Avenue this morning. I arrived at 9 am and there was a long line of seniors. The pathway was marked with duct tape at intervals and labelled: "6' TJs". One of the...

Thanks for sharing this, Jude. It segues perfectly with this "Message from the Virus," which may have already appeared on wacco:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiTjuA6sPCQ

You can get 10 digital items a month on hoopla through the library. Amazon and Pluto offer free movies with commercials, and there are lots of movies on Youtube (mostly old ones). Be well everyone....

Don't know if you know about this but you get 5 free video streams a month if you have a library card. Its a little frustrating sometimes if your computer locks and you have to restart the video...

I'm sure it was a great Symposium, and i will go back later and watch more of it. And I didn't mean to be harsh --- I was just so surprised and stunned that a reaction flew off my fingers! I know...

There are surely LOTS of ways...

It seems likely this will further push Americans into the reality of online shopping...and especially may normalize some of the aspects that have struggled-...

I'm not sure when your anniversary is, but there is a new all vegan restaurant going in at 1899 Mendocino Ave in Santa Rosa called the Cozy Plum. They are taking over Gaia's Garden and keeping it all...

Humane Society might be able to help or at least offer ways to capture. The same for AC&C, our county shelter. During the day they will come down to forage so that would be a good time to set a...

Hi Waccos!

My lawn is full of tasty grass, dandelions, clover and sorrel, and I'd be delighted to offer your goat the opportunity to chew it down to the roots.

My severely-ill daughter has a...

For all the verbiage, homeless solutions can be distilled into a simple formula:

STABILITY FIRST - that means 1) a safe place to live and 2) wraparound services (medical, behavioral health,...