by John Pitney | May 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
It has become very clear we can’t have it both ways. It’s a holy truth. What we witnessed this weekend with Break Free PNW on a peninsula in Fidalgo Bay proves it once again. This is old wisdom the Lummi nation, Lhaq ’temish, People of The Sea, know well and live...
by John Pitney | May 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
The great Pacific Northwest is not a global coal depot, a pusher for fossil fuel addiction, a logistics hub for climate devastation. We’re the last place on Earth that should settle for a tired old retread of the false choice between jobs and the environment. Coal...
by John Pitney | May 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
The day before Easter, we began peopling this space. What an occupation it was.. We rented the U-haul and hired a kid from Brooklyn to drive. Stuff we hadn’t seen for a year started showing up. All kinds of props for living came from the storage. Furniture appeared...
by John Pitney | Apr 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
So, friends, every day do something that won’t compute. Love the Lord. Love the world. Work for nothing. Take all you have and be poor. Love someone who does not deserve it. Denounce the government and embrace the flag. Hope to live in that free republic for which it...
by John Pitney | Apr 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
We unpacked our kitchen from boxes today. What have we gotten ourselves into? Carpenter genius and old friend Doug showed up to save us. We have instructions from IKEA. So all is good. But how does one create a kitchen from instructions? The ancient text says,...
by John Pitney | Mar 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
The electricians came last week and hooked up the power. There’s something about light emanating from windows at nightfall. Light through the panes (even triple panes), at once, draws us in and illuminates a darkened neighborhood. It called up in me memories of...
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