I don't do it very often, but sometimes when I think someone does a super good job, I will write a blog post about their success or their business. After all, when someone goes to great effort to be outstanding, others ought to be told about it. Last week I wrote a post about my friends John and
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08/29/2011
Here in Bellingham and Whatcom County, it is common, with composition shingles, to find that some of the self-sealing strips have failed to seal, or melt, properly. When new shingles are put in place, if the weather is warm, the tar strips should seal. That holds the front edges down so they are
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08/28/2011
Last Saturday, August 20th, John and Karin Koons opened the doors, for the first time, at Johnny's Donuts. I was born about five blocks from the shop and this is a great neighborhood in which to have a donut shop. The neighbors have been very supportive of the new venture and they are enthusiasti
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08/24/2011
In writing posts that feature songs, and stories about songs, that were big hits in the past, it is readily apparent to me that many of the hits were propelled to the top of the charts due to their prominence in movies that had huge followings. The song that was #1 on the singles chart in Novembe
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08/24/2011
In the hallowed archives of musical history, this is a big deal. One of the most important, and pivotal, rock 'n roll records ever recorded, sat on top of the Billboard charts 55 years ago this week. This vinyl single held the longevity record, the longest run at #1, for any single from 1956 up
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08/21/2011
Some years back, in Washington state, the Washington State Department of Agriculture began using the term "conducive condition." It is not a term that, right out of the box, makes sense to people. However, it makes perfect sense once you get the point. A conducive condition is any concern or iss
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08/20/2011
The Bellingham Technical College home inspection training course, next offering begins in October, includes 40 hours of supervised field training. We keep the groups small during field training and, if need be, we divide into two groups with two field training instructors each day. The next Funda
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08/20/2011
Many of us, who were kids back in the late 1950's and 1960's, did not realize that the music we were hearing, called rock and roll, had it's roots in the black American music known as the blues. One of the most recorded songs ever, with pure blues roots, goes back to at least 1925. American blues
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08/19/2011
When the British invasion hit, most of us who were around back then, have memories of boy bands with long hair and guitars. In many cases, such as the Animals, the Yardbirds and the Rolling Stones, what we were really hearing was their interpretation, by British youth, of American blues. Most of
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08/17/2011
One of the most popular female solo performers of the 1960's was Petula Clark from the UK. Her biggest smash was Downtown, but she had a string of hits including several that made #1 or the Top 10 in the USA and Canada. The song I am writing about today went to #1 in Ireland and Australia, and it
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08/15/2011