Alright, this is supposed to be humorous, but while wasting time with Google Maps, I found this road. Not far from here, there is actually a Mathias Rd. Who is with me, taking a drive up there one night “finding” a street sign?? Just kidding, folks, just kidding… but it’s kinda cool anyway!
Summer is around the corner and lots of folks are trying themselves on gardening, planting fruits and vegetables. Their fingers in the dirt they enjoy the time in the sun and the back-ache gets cooled off with a great microbrew at the end of the day. [more]
Where are we on the gentrification timeline?
Found this today will browsing the corresponding book to the blog: “Stuff White People Like”. The gentrification timeline. I scanned it in for you to take a look at and decide for yourself on where Olympia is at? Click on the image for a larger view of the timeline!
Wirtschaftswunder is a German word that translates to: miracle of economy. The term was coined after WWII to describe the country rebuilding itself and prospering despite the grim outlook.
Today I found a great list of products that were developed during a “recession” or became successful because of economic hardship. Of course, the list is in German, so I am happy to translate and highlight the best: [more]
Found this T-Shirt design today over on the popular Ballard blog and was wondering what a message we here in Olympia would put on T-Shirts? Post your ideas below in the comments. This is going to be fun!
