Here's a grab bag of Hylebosity. Talking to a friend this morning, who is the least Disney person I can think of, and he tells me that his favorite Disney ride is the "It's a Small World After All" ride (Ha! Now you'll have it stuck in your head all day long, too!). I prefer the Raiders of the Lost Ark ride - I could ride that sucker all day long.
Which brings me to new of Brobdingnagian import: The Smurfs are celebrating their 50th anniversary. And it looks like the Smurf village is finally going to get more than one female. I never understood that gender imbalance thing. Seemed weird then. Still does.
But there's bigger news...The Hollywood is releasing a Big Screen Moving Pictures version of...wait for it...SPEED RACER! My life will be complete May 15th.
Oh, but lest you think only trivial matters are on my mind, yesterday, toured several urban stream restoration projects and the Seattle SEA streets, low impact development projects with Natural Systems Design evil genius (Don't worry, he only uses his evil genius for good) Rocky Hrachovec. I learned a year's worth of knowledge on restoration and low impact development. There are amazing things happening in both spheres in Seattle.
This is Thornton Creek, slated for future NSD restoration. Next time I think Hylebos has it bad, I'm going to dig out this photo.
Here's Rocky. Standing in the middle of a future wetland and Thornton Creek floodplain.
Every once in a while, I think that the most amazing restoration work is happening only here in the Hylebos. I guess good stuff happens elsewhere, too.
Plus, Rocky gave me a salmon fillet as a parting gift, allowing me to utter the line, "So long, and thanks for all the fish." (Good book. Read it)
Some Washington State Legislators want to ban the bag this year. While I support legislation to get us away from plastic bags, I am concerned with an outright ban and going the heavy fine approach. In some cases plastic bags are more convenient than paper (as in, toting groceries on the bus). Plastic bags also are widely used for pet waste scooping and I wonder what people would turn to as alternatives. Also, the bill targets groceries only and that doesn't seem fair. We'll have to see how the bill fares during the session, but hopefully the Legislators will delve into these issues and produce a bill that helps the state wean away from plastic bags.
