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My son turns 8 next week. And he doesn’t know how to tie his own shoes. Let’s be honest. Some folks reading that sentence will think that’s just horrifying. Others

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There’s a growing trend bubbling under the radar that brings me great hope. It is a trend where diverse interests are coming together for the good of our coastal communities

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Turning 36 isn’t exactly a milestone. It’s old enough to remember when I used to think 36 is SUPER old. But it’s also young enough to understand that it totally

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It used to be that the biggest challenge in the online universe was simply building a website. Tools have emerged to make that hurdle inconsequential to most. Having a website

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I’ve primarily stayed clear of discussing fisheries issues on this blog. Mostly because the issues are so deeply complicated that they deserve more than passing lip service or emotional platitudes.

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In celebrating my 14th wedding anniversary yesterday, it occurred to me that another anniversary simply flew under the radar a couple weeks ago. Namely, the anniversary of our original journey

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I challenge anyone to find a better way to kick off a fabulous summer evening than reconnecting with an old friend and meeting a new one under the alter of

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Generally speaking, I hate to lose. I’m a fairly competitive person who enjoys setting goals and then crushing them. Adrenaline is my preferred drug of choice and a healthy ambiance

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Like many people, I’ve watched my fair share of surfing flicks. From Endless Summer to Riding the Giants. Each time thinking, “Damn, that looks like fun.” Guess what. It is. I

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What can I say….I had to come back for another round of this Camano Studio Tour. I’ve been working with these guys since last fall and while I’ve been excited

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I’m still totally geeking out about last night’s Little League game. The Firepups faced off against American Sunset, the team that seemed unbeatable at the start of the season. What

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I spent the better part of this past weekend on the Camano Studio Tour on Camano Island. This community of artists is concentrated in a 40 square mile area and

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Sometimes you have opportunities in life to touch something truly extraordinary. I’ve been blessed to have had that opportunity with Start Out Right. An event that began literally as a dream

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Running is one of the only sports that brings together people of all ages, shapes and sizes and pits weekend warriors against professional Kenyan speedsters on any given Sunday morning.

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It’s been roughly a year since my awesome and amazing cousin passed away. She was 26 years old and though she fought a hard battle against cancer, she eventually succumbed

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You know those rare moments when you sit back and look at your life from a million miles away? Like it’s a movie being played out in front of you,

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My son just had his first Little League practice. Already, I can see the potential for lifelong lessons being taught here. Let me back up first to the previous week

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I spent this past weekend at a community Expo featuring local businesses and restaurants in Grays Harbor County. It was an impressive event, particularly for such a rural community as

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As I near the close of my third week in Westport at Ocean Gold Seafoods, I have absolutely no regrets. I’m swimming in a sea of information about fish, fishing,

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Customer service has never been more important than it is today. Historically, people have always been much more likely to share negative experiences than they are positive experiences. But according

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Actually, I’m not a big believer in regrets. Never really saw the point of living in the past and holding on to some sort of “woulda…coulda…shoulda” ideal. Everything happens for

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I never imagined that after traveling through 23 states, meeting leaders in business and marketing along the way and finally settling for a spell in Denver that the destination at

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The most striking part of Camano Island is that one must actually TRY to find a place without an amazing view. The narrow island north of Seattle is surrounded by

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So this is what it feels like to stand on a precipice. Though at this moment I’m not exactly standing. I’m roughly 30,000 feet up en route to Seattle for

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The last few days have been wrapped in irony and strange postmodern juxtapositions. Visiting Glenwood Springs, the home of one of the only naturally occurring vapor caves in the world

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The best part about taking a young child to an art museum is that you get to see what grabs him, knowing that he has no idea what he is

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I’m not gonna lie. There are no tears being shed as we close out 2009. It’s managed to be both the best and the worst year in recent memory. I

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This weekend I returned to our apartment complex with Julius after a quick morning trip to the store to pick up milk. As we pulled in, we noticed a small

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I am breaking all the rules again. Throw all the adages my way…from “the cobblers kids” to “do as I say.” I’ve been oh so remiss with my pinkplusorminus as

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When you are flying solo, you need to prioritize. Day four of single motherhood with Joni out of town and if it weren’t for the 2am ear-infection inspired wake-up call

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Tis the season for pie. I love pie. I love baking it, smelling it and eating it. It is the superior form of dessert and in my mind both pumpkin

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I have been absolutely immersed in all things digital these past few weeks. I’m working with Sandy Puc Portrait Design, a global leader in the art and business of photography.

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The biggest differentiator at GroundFloor Media, one of Denver’s “Best Places to Work” in 2008, is that it is made up entirely of senior PR practitioners. The average number of

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I knew it was going to be a good day when I jumped out of bed at 5:30 am completely awake after only 5 hours of sleep. The kids wanted

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When I began this journey in June it was to take the temperature of the MarCom industry in today’s freaky economy. I met with a lot of folks from independent

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Hello, my friends. Pink Plus Or Minus, I’ve missed you. Frankly, it hasn’t been for lack of topics to explore. Rather, it’s been an overwhelming schizophrenic stream of consciousness in

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