Clam trivia:
First time we brought home clams after walking from home, out & back. We were on foot for 2:23
A favorite tide page: NOAA Tide Predictions
Washington Coast
Razor Clam seasons
Washington Coast – The North Beach
When the time is right, the top of Mount Rainier is visible from this cam:
Westport – coastal weather cam here.
Possibly of interest:
Penn Cove This Morning And April 2020 Audio File
Image above credit/source:
The Associated Press – Mar 28, 2024
Biden fundraiser in NYC with Obama, Clinton nets a whopping $25M, campaign says. It’s a new record
Love to see newspeople ask each of the three presidents above:
Decades after the lessons of Vietnam, it feels like the Pentagon specializes in undeclared/unwon wars.
What is your role in all this?
Related:
A Draft? – DOD Brand Has Been Wrecked
American Families and the US Armed Forces Recruiting Crisis
The country struggles with:
Below, are some random thoughts and questions newspeople will not ask. Our questions appear in bold type.
Possibly of interest:
Podcast 9 Defending The Constitution?
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
Love to see newspeople interview elected officials and let us know how sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution.
Look for newspeople and school teachers to ask zero questions in these areas.
A recent visit.
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When the time is right, the top of Mount Rainier is visible from this cam:
Westport – coastal weather cam here.
A very large, sandy beach out there. Went to take a look on Tuesday.
Nice page with local info here.
Much Crisis In The News
Much Climate Crisis, Long COVID, prominent GOP figures who will not endorse Trump, rental prices are unaffordable for a record number of Americans, please send cash for Ukraine, more syphilis cases, North Korea missile, COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging, Haiti- widespread gang violence, and three ships hit three bridges in three countries in three months.
Cliff Mass Weather Blog- March 26, 2024
The Seattle Times Says Washington State is in a Serious Drought. Is this True?
“…Seattle Times ClimateLab articles are not doing anyone a favor by telling tall tales about drought and climate change.”
“Truth matters. Or at least it should.”
The Uniparty is OK with decades of undeclared/unwon DOD wars and whatever pollution they generate. Look out for bans and restrictions on that lawnmower you wanted to buy.
KUOW Aug 10, 2017
Why did it change? Too much gas powered lawn equipment?
Recent visit to Lake Crescent – a deep body of water carved out by glaciers:
Alternative media provides an update on the banning of gas powered outdoor equipment:
Unlike many local newspapers, alternative media is good with maintaining an active comment section. More than 3,000 comments are posted with the video above.
Welcome Home Troops
As time goes on, the consumer choices we have are becoming more restricted by a combination of government and big business policies, not Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden or the next bad guy DOD will be going after in distant lands.
Related:
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Penn Cove This Morning And April 2020 Audio File
Flagging Misinformation In Posts On The Web
If elected officials tell us undeclared/unwon DOD wars defend American rights and freedoms are they flagged for misinformation?
May 28, 2020 WMAR
Salisbury Mayor deploying to Africa with Maryland National Guard
Several news sources published this quote. View them here.
The idea that sending hometown troops to Africa would be linked in any way with keeping the people of Salisbury Maryland safe and free calls for more discussion.
Mayor Day,
While the troops were deployed, federal law was signed prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to adults age 18-20.
Can you help us to understand the militarized version of freedom here?
December 21st 2019 KOMO News
Legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes raised to 21 nationwide
Glorification of military service / total nonsense:
WA Secretary of State
“Our right to vote has always been protected by the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces.”
If a right to vote has always been protected by the brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces, how come women were not allowed full voting rights at the end of WWI?
Why the need for a 1965 Voting Rights Act if overseas military operations somehow secured voting rights?
If a right to vote is protected by the US Armed Forces, what becomes of that right when the US leaves Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc., without a victory?
Men Died For the Right to Vote?
Right To Vote Linked To Military Operations/US Troops in Distant Lands?
In the news:
Biden honors Americans who ‘stood on the front lines of freedom’ in Veterans Day remarks
CNN Nov 11, 2023
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Mr President,
Going back to the 1990 Operation Desert Shield,
How would American freedoms today be any different if US troops were never sent to Iraq?
Would any newsperson ever ask:
How would American freedoms today be any different if US troops were never sent to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Bosnia, etc.
US Troops – 25 Years of Kosovo Peacekeeping
Will there ever come a time when newspeople ask if there is any military emergency, national emergency, draft, or declaration of war, linked to the movement of National Guard troops to an overseas location?
Texas Army National Guard hands over leadership to Georgia Army National Guard in Kosovo:
March 25, 2024 STARS AND STRIPES
US troops still part of Kosovo peacekeeping force after a quarter-century
Would the DEA be out of work if a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security was able to keep cartel product from showing up in all 50 states?
60 Minutes
Related:
Would any newsperson ever ask:
Image above: 3/25/2024
Source/Daily Status Reports: Washington State Department of Health Shellfish Safety Map
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Almost Time For Another Earth Day
Here is an April 6, 2020 audio file describing recreational shellfish harvest and sewage treatment outfall at Penn Cove.
Has anything changed? Newspeople remain silent.
A 12:44 audio file and local photos of Penn Cove:
Podcast 4 Another Month With An R – Whidbey Sewage Treatment Plant Outfalls
A photo tour of Penn Cove here:
Wastewater Treatment Plant – Department of Ecology Award For Outstanding Performance
Background
Several Whidbey beaches remain closed all year long for recreational shellfish harvest because of sewage treatment outfall.
Sewage treatment outfall. Not stormwater. Not climate change.
Reporting on this topic appears to be completely off limits to the press.
View the Washington State Department of Health beach list here.
Penn Cove
Love to see newspeople visit Penn Cove and ask about the Award Winning Sewage Treatment Plant and why the beach adjacent to the Award Winning Sewage Treatment Plant is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvest.
In the news:
August 11, 2023 Whidbey News-Times
Whidbey sewer plants win state awards
“The Oak Harbor Clean Water Facility was recognized as outstanding by the Department of Ecology.”
“The Coupeville treatment plant received the outstanding performance award for the 13th consecutive year, and the Holmes Harbor plant was awarded for the 17th year in a row. The Penn Cove wastewater treatment plant was also a recipient this year.”
Beach adjacent to Award Winning Sewage Treatment Plant/Image at top of page:
Coupeville
“Clams, mussels and oysters CLOSED year-round.”
“…clams, oysters, and mussels from this beach are not fit for human consumption at any time.”
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
North side of Penn Cove at Monroe Landing
“Clams, mussels and oysters CLOSED year-round.”
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
Love to see newspeople ask:
When is the last time all of Penn Cove was safe for recreational shellfish harvest?
Zero questions from small or large newspapers. Zero questions from TV newspeople.
Americans do not live in a free and honest society.
In a free and honest society, newspeople would be asking questions related to public policy all of the time.
Voting is highly emphasized in American culture. Newspeople asking questions related to public policy takes a lower priority.
Has anyone ever seen the Puget Sound area press ask questions about Whidbey water quality impacted by sewage treatment plant outfalls?
Has anyone ever seen any government agency, elected official or volunteer organization seeking answers related to one or more sewage treatment plants sending unsafe product into the waters near Whidbey Island?
March 13, 2020 Whidbey News-Times
4th grade students publish book on Salish Sea
“Invisible Pollution in the Salish Sea”
School teachers,
Are you teaching your students to look for green colors on the Recreational Shellfish Safety Map?
Related:
Penn Cove – Earth Day Nonsense
Penn Cove – Another Month With An R
WDFW Monitors Water Quality at Penn Cove
Penn Cove Sewage Treatment Plant Outfall – Zero Questions From Newspeople
Whidbey Waters – Mixed Signals of Concern
Image above: 3/24/2024
Source/Daily Status Reports: Washington State Department of Health Shellfish Safety Map
Click image once or twice to show detail.
Background
Several Whidbey beaches remain closed all year long for recreational shellfish harvest because of sewage treatment outfall.
Sewage treatment outfall. Not stormwater. Not climate change.
Reporting on this topic appears to be completely off limits to the press.
View the Washington State Department of Health beach list here.
A photo tour of Penn Cove here:
Wastewater Treatment Plant – Department of Ecology Award For Outstanding Performance
Space Needle Will Go Dark
In the News:
Mar 23, 2024 MyNorthwest
Space Needle will go dark for Earth Hour Saturday, encouraging climate action
“Earth Hour is the World Wildlife Federation’s (WWF) annual campaign to “unite millions worldwide in support and celebration of our planet,” according to a news release WWF sent Wednesday.”
Penn Cove
Love to see newspeople visit Penn Cove and ask about the Award Winning Sewage Treatment Plant and why the beach adjacent to the Award Winning Sewage Treatment Plant is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvest.
In the news:
August 11, 2023 Whidbey News-Times
Whidbey sewer plants win state awards
“The Oak Harbor Clean Water Facility was recognized as outstanding by the Department of Ecology.”
“The Coupeville treatment plant received the outstanding performance award for the 13th consecutive year, and the Holmes Harbor plant was awarded for the 17th year in a row. The Penn Cove wastewater treatment plant was also a recipient this year.”
Beach adjacent to Award Winning Sewage Treatment Plant/Image at top of page:
Coupeville
“Clams, mussels and oysters CLOSED year-round.”
“…clams, oysters, and mussels from this beach are not fit for human consumption at any time.”
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
North side of Penn Cove at Monroe Landing
“Clams, mussels and oysters CLOSED year-round.”
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
Love to see newspeople ask:
When is the last time all of Penn Cove was safe for recreational shellfish harvest?
Zero questions from small or large newspapers. Zero questions from TV newspeople.
Americans do not live in a free and honest society.
In a free and honest society, newspeople would be asking questions related to public policy all of the time.
Voting is highly emphasized in American culture. Newspeople asking questions related to public policy takes a lower priority.
Has anyone ever seen the Puget Sound area press ask questions about Whidbey water quality impacted by sewage treatment plant outfalls?
Has anyone ever seen any government agency, elected official or volunteer organization seeking answers related to one or more sewage treatment plants sending unsafe product into the waters near Whidbey Island?
Distance learning idea:
Podcast 4 Another Month With An R – Whidbey Sewage Treatment Plant Outfalls
Whidbey Waters – Mixed Signals of Concern
March 13, 2020 Whidbey News-Times
4th grade students publish book on Salish Sea
“Invisible Pollution in the Salish Sea”
School teachers,
Are you teaching your students to look for green colors on the Recreational Shellfish Safety Map?
Related:
Penn Cove – Another Month With An R
WDFW Monitors Water Quality at Penn Cove
Penn Cove Sewage Treatment Plant Outfall – Zero Questions From Newspeople
The beer photo fetish page features a true grab bag of different beer styles and brands. We’ve been at it since 2012.
From Aug 3, 2021 OPB
Henry Weinhard’s Private Reserve beer is no more, parent company says
“Weinhard started making beer in Portland in 1856, when the city itself was just five years old. Now the beer named after him, and brewed locally since 1976, has been discontinued by parent company Molson Coors.”
“Molson Coors CEO Gavin Hattersley announced the company will be discontinuing the beer, along with 10 other economy brands, as it shifts it focus to premium brands and newer offerings like hard seltzers. He made the announcement in the company’s second-quarter earning report.”
They must have changed their mind, because I have seen Henry Weinhard’s Private Reserve out and about at several locations in recent months.
From Apr 14, 2022 Beervana Blog
THE CURIOUS CASE OF HENRY WEINHARD’S REINCARNATION
For sure, there is less shelf space now for traditional brews.
I live in an area where beer selection is limited:
Grays Harbor Beer Availability Report
Beer Availability Report – Washington Coast
From one of my recent blogs:
Went out this afternoon and was looking for Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Went to two locations. One had an old date-looks like they no longer stock it. The other location had a not so new date.
The shelf space available is occupied with what is new and most popular. Fizzy, Kool-Aid colored hard seltzers, lite beers, super, extra light low calorie/low carb beers, etc.
I truly believe:
The best beers are the ones you enjoy most
No problem with any of what is available, but the items that don’t sell as fast get edged out.
Possibly of interest:
Green/Clear Beer Bottle Myths?
Note: 1970s/Cousin Eddie style six pack ring.
These are not often seen today due to environmental concerns. We like to act on those concerns:
Leave it cleaner than you found it-
“In 1983, Pabst purchased Olympia—along with Hamm’s. It was at this time that the Saint Paul flagship brewery was traded to the Stroh Brewing Company; Stroh’s continued to operate the brewery until 1997. When it closed, the operation ended a 137-year brewing tradition on the site.”
Source/link and extensive history here.
Leave your cares behind:
Having some fun with it:
As reported in the past, Oak Bay Starfish now comes to you from an area where beer selection is limited.
Blogged about it here:
And here:
Road Trip & Beer Availability Report
Grays Harbor Beer Availability Report
Beer Availability Report – Washington Coast
We can offer a few ideas for places to check in Kitsap County:
A good selection beers is available at the Silverdale, WA BevMo! store.
Also try:
WinCo Foods – Silverdale #169 , Store Number 169
Poulsbo Central Market
Possibly of interest:
The best beers are the ones you enjoy most
Green/Clear Beer Bottle Myths?
