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Buggy whips and chamber pots

Posted by Ken Campbell October 29, 2012 0 Comment 1289 views

Some of the students in my Outdoor Ed classes take leaves from the plants we’re studying so that they can look at them later or use them as reference aids during the next quiz. One of the kids told me last week that some of her leaves were cracking and drying out, weren’t much good for anything anymore. I […]

Tweetin’

Posted by Ken Campbell October 28, 2012 0 Comment 1256 views

I never – and I mean never – thought I’d ever see the day when I would open a Twitter account. The whole idea of communicating in 140 characters or less has always seemed like a thumbnail sketch of everything that is wrong with modern living. The pace of human activity is so quick that […]

Four plus two

Posted by Ken Campbell October 27, 2012 1 Comment 1281 views

There are links between smoking and cancer, between overeating and obesity, between greenhouse gases and global climate change. The elementary math involved in determining basic cause and effect is something that most of us might know by the phrase, “Two plus two equals four.” In computer-speak, IFTTT (If this, then that), is a concept that […]

Higher ground

Posted by Ken Campbell October 26, 2012 0 Comment 1269 views

The Quileute tribe held a celebration yesterday to mark the beginning of the village’s move to higher ground. La Push sits right at the edge of the sea and at the mouth of the river… prime tsunami devastation zone. A land deal was worked out with the Federal government last year that will allow the […]

A Look at the future

Posted by Ken Campbell October 25, 2012 0 Comment 1528 views

“One of the mysteries of late is the demise of various paddlefests…” So begins John Kimantas, the Editor of Coast and Kayak magazine, in the opening pages of the issue from this past summer. He goes on to talk about the possibility that it is the advent and proliferation of cheap plastic recreational paddle boats that […]

Democracy

Posted by Ken Campbell October 24, 2012 0 Comment 1336 views

I was bopping between the football game and the Presidential debate the other night, neither of which was particularly inspiring (although I’d have to say that both Obama and Romney showed more life than the Detroit Lions). Micah was sitting next to me for a while and I think his comment says it as well […]

Date night

Posted by Ken Campbell October 23, 2012 2 Comments 1673 views

So, if you live in Seattle (I’ve heard there are those who actually do), and you’re looking for a whoop-it-up good time this Friday night, come on down to the REI flagship store and take in a presentation on the Ikkatsu Project. OK… it might not be whoop-it-up like tractor pulls and beer pong, but […]

Doing the FM

Posted by Ken Campbell October 22, 2012 0 Comment 1327 views

I feel like I’ve been on the radio a fair bit this year, talking about plastic. Between myself and the other Ikkatsu team members, we’ve done NPR, National Geographic, things like that. But there is nothing like waking up to a call from a drive-time show on FM rock radio to start your Monday… I […]

Up the hill

Posted by Ken Campbell October 22, 2012 0 Comment 1160 views

The snow is falling. Not down here at sea level, but in the mountains, anyway. It’s going to take a while before it really starts to stick, but winter is definitely on the way. I am looking forward to getting back up to Mount Rainier this winter, to doing some more snowshoeing and backcountry skiing. […]