One of my dog's long-time friends is seeking to re-home her small, young dog Kai, as below. I have had this dog at my farm and she has played well with my dog. If re-homing this dog might interest...

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...

When I moved to the farm that I created 24 years ago in the Sebastopol countryside, I planted many redwoods, for various reasons. Though they do take water from the ground, they also bring moisture...

My long-time friend Philip Ross--who lived full-time here in Sebastopol for decades--just sent out this email from Cuba. He now spends most of the year there with his Cuban wife and child. He is an...

Wine and Water Watch (www.winewaterwatch.org) has a list of organic and other vineyards that it recommends, though not a map, on its website.

I just saw the Academy Award winning Spanish film "Pan's Labyrinth," by Guillermo del Toro, again. It is about Spain's Fascism under Franco. The star is a young girl who believes in magic. I highly...

Kathy Tresch, by the way, is a long-time farmer, whose husband's family has ranched on their land for many generations. She is a very credible source.

Glyphosate to be Listed under Proposition 65 as Known to the State to Cause Cancer

April 18, 2017, www.winewaterwatch.org

We are living in sacrifice zones for profits. Do corporations have...

I disagree. Boston's downtown core thrived when they stopped cars from coming there. We are two-footeds and it is healthy for us to walk. I have never seen the large CVS parking lot, open to all,...

These are deadly chemicals used by this strawberry grower and many vineyardists. One can grow berries without these poisons, but it is more labor intensive, and hence less profitable. One can...

Housing is more important than parking. Cars are a big problem. Walking is part of the solution. I lived in the Boston area decades ago when the city decided to close the downtown core to traffic. At...

As someone who has a significant amount of sound trauma from my military experiences, this post makes a lot of sense to me. I am easily triggered and much of my behavior is to avoid sound. When I...

Tommy's thoughtful response differentiating the Pellini & Pine Grove Sq. properties makes a lot of sense to me. Comparing those two properties would be like comparing boysenberries and...

I have not had the time to study this proposal in detail, since my boysenberry harvest starts next week. I do
want to note that the parking lot by CVS is for all who want to use it, wheter or not...

I want to appreciate graduating senior Dee Dee Simpson for speaking truth to power at the SSU graduation by reciting a poem condemning racial injustice. So-called president Trump can threaten people...

Those of us who work in groups such as Wine & Water Watch (www.winewaterwatch.org) and Preserve Rural Sonoma County just won a major victory. The Zoning Board has frozen commercial development in...

Yea! Protect our wildlife. It is very unusual for mountain lions to attack people, unless they are acting like prey, by running, or the lion is protecting its youth from we predator humans. Many more...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvY24Qj6b78One of the best films that I have seen on overcoming sexism, by direct, sustained action, is “Whale Rider.” It is the story of an indigenous Maori girl in...

For more information on Dairyman you can go to www.winewaterwatch.org and to both the Facebook and website of Preserve Rural Sonoma County (PRSC), as well as to previous threads here on Waccobb.net.

My next-door neighbor's dog just came over, and lured my dog out of the house. They are chasing each other around, having so much fun. We have a lot to learn from the four-footed creatures, as well...

Thanks to Measure Y, Mondays are back at Sonoma County libraries

CHRISTI WARREN, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | April 30, 2017

Today brings the first noticeable change to Sonoma County libraries since...

Following is today’s PD article on the Dairyman Winery, PRSC’s Reuben Weinzveg’s response, and a link to Janis Watkins Close to Home on Sustainable Tourism. Please consider making comments.
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So the weakening, declining American Empire bombs the weaker, struggling-for-survival countries of Syria and Afghanistan, with your tax dollars. Then it threatens the nuclear-armed North Korea. In...

Following is the name of the article in today’s NY Times and the PD about the bomb dropped on Afghanistan, links to it, and a quote from it:

U.S. Drops ‘Mother of All Bombs’ on ISIS Caves in...

The U.S. is widening and deepening its war-making in Syria and Afghanistan. There are dangerous signals that it is even moving toward the use of nuclear weapons. The following is now online at the PD...

"This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how...

Yes, that is also my main memory of Hayakawa--"beating up protestors." It is important to remember such historical events, especially as we head into a dark period of U.S. history, when many are...

This gave me a needed laugh.

Thanks for this correction. I got that information from a previous PD article, which was indeed incorrect. The Canadian-born American S.I. Hayakawa was indeed a SF State president.

It saddens me...

My long-time friend Chellis Glendinning just published "Psychohistory in the Age of Trump" in the interesting publication Canadian publication "Wild Culture." The link follows, as well as information...

This seems like an interesting evening. Following is one of my favorite haiku poems, by Basho, translated from Japanese into English. I like how it flows.

Icecyles and water
Old differences,...

SSU is fortunate to have Japanese American Judy Sakaki as its new president. She is much more student-oriented than the former president, who reigned when I taught there.

Following is an...

Those strawberries are the best. They are not water-logged, as are the bigger strawberries in stores. As with grapes, tomatoes, and other berries, it is best to water-starve them. That concentrates...

Dear Animal Lovers,
Given the recent attention to the new "Beauty & the Beast" film, I just checked out the original film, by French poet Jean Cocteau. The opening line in the booklet with the film...

Petaluma couple’s political satire video goes viral

DAVID TEMPLETON, ARGUS-COURIER STAFF | April 3, 2017


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK7oa7AjCNM&t=3sA coarsely humorous,...

"When pigs fly."

That's my answer to anyone who asks me whether or not Donald Trump deserves to pick the next Supreme Court justice.

So you can imagine my utter delight in news that a growing...

Note the quotes by Sebastopol Grange leaders Lawrence Jaffe and Nancy Cadigan at the end of the article. We made decisions that enabled us to stay out of this feud. This is a complicated ongoing feud...

For more information on the threats to our coast and the Freestone neighborhood by this proposal, you can go to the websites of Wine and Water Watch (www.winewaterwatch.org) and Preserve Rural Sonoma...

Trying to silence over a million people who have called for Trump's impeachment, a political tool, does not make sense. Many of us consider Trump to be the worst president we have ever had. "No...

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In just two short weeks, three communities have passed our resolution at their Town Hall and City Council meetings calling...

In addition to the robust Women's Day events here in Sonoma County yesterday, following is the AP story about gatherings throughout the U.S. and the world yesterday.

Warsaw, Tokyo, Rome, Sweden,...

The latest development in the campaign to Impeach Donald Trump. In a unanimous vote, the City Council of Richmond, California, approved our resolution to become the first city to call on Congress to...

As the so-called president threatens immigrants with recent executive orders, the Board of Supervisors, Healdsburg, Sonoma, and Sebastopol City Councils passed resolutions at well-attended meetings...

https://www.WaccoBB.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2017-02-20_11-40-40.pngThe Japanese American Citizens League held a “Day of Remembrance” at Sebastopol’s Enmanji Buddhist Temple on Feb. 18. Around...

The left and right turns from Highway 12 into CVS are far worse than the traffic outside Whole Foods, in spite of the claim by one person. One can get backed up for a long time and further than Llano...

We just won a big one. Labor Secretary nominee and fast food king Puzder withdraws. Keep up the pressure.

Andrew Puzder withdraws nomination to be President Trump's labor secretary

LAURIE...

Bob,
You seem to be blaming the victim, in this case John and others on the City Council. They fought heroically against one of the largest, most powerful, wealthy corporations in the world. They...

US appeals court refuses to reinstate President Trump's travel ban

SUDHIN THANAWALA, ASSOCIATED PRESS | February 9, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court refused Thursday to...

Nearly one million signatures are on this one impeach Trump petition. Today's PD has an article on Trump's Supreme Court nominee opposing Trump's opposition to a "so-called judge" canceling his...

I would like to add two quotes to Berta's excellent closing quote:

As the poem on the Statue of Liberty declares--
“Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
...