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Monday, September 18, 2006

Climate Change Event in B-Town

Join the Bemidji Area Climate Change Coalition (BAC3) for a weekend of action and education!

Reception and Fundraiser
On Friday evening, September 22nd at 7:30 PM at Voyageurs High School, (in the old Stats building at Union Square), the public is invited to a reception and fundraiser. This event will feature Polar Explorer Will Steger, Fresh Energy’s science policy director J. Drake Hamilton, and White Earth Land Recovery Project Director Winona LaDuke. Please come and enjoy live music, beverages, some great exchanges of information, and learn about ways to support the Coalition in their efforts to combat climate change in the Bemidji area and beyond.

Breakfast and Talk About with Will and J.
On Saturday morning, September 23rd at 10 AM in the Lower Lakeside Union on the Bemidji State University campus, campus and community members are invited for a light breakfast with Will Steger and J. Drake Hamilton. This will be an excellent opportunity to discuss, in an informal setting, the issue of climate change and what can be done about it.

First Ever, Bemidji Air Fair
If all motor vehicles on American Roads had properly inflated tires, we could, in one years time, conserve the equivelant of all the oil under the Alaska Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and eliminate the emission of thousands of tons of greenhouse gases.
Weather permitting, on Saturday afternoon, September 23rd, from 1-4 PM, the BAC3 and volunteers will be ready to check your cars tire pressure and fill ‘em up. The first ever Bemidji Air Fare! will take place by Paul and Babe at the downtown Lake Bemidji Waterfront Park. Do your part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by making sure your vehicle is efficient – and join us for live music and other the festivities under the Rotary Pavilion!

The Feature Event of the Weekend

Eyewitness to Global Warming: A Public Forum on Global Warming and SolutionsSaturday, September 23, 7:30 PM at the Paul Bunyan Playhouse, 314 Beltrami Ave NW, Bemidji, MN
Speakers will include Polar Explorer Will Steger and J. Drake Hamilton, Fresh Energy’s Science Policy Director.

The Bemidji Area Climate Coalition – Combating the causes of Global Climate Change in our Community, our Nation, and our Planet Earth

For more information, call Robert Shimek at 218-760-0284 or Tessa Haggenson at 701-230-1917 or Anna Carlson at 218-348-4626

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

i blogged on the wrong blog. again.

i realize there is no laura on this blog. sorry. it's true, once again i've blogged behind your backs and, in fact, misblogged. i do apologize. in case you're curious (as i am) i'm probing roommate laura who is down in new zealand about a kiwi guy she met and apparently met his mother last weekend. this is news to me, big news at that, as my biggest decisions of the week have been do i wear my tevas or water shoes in the river to swim, and should i have seconds on salmon...

tram up, please.

probably the best week at school ever last week. just as one smokes a mole from its hole we were smoked from our compound here in PV (paradise valley). hiking in Crazies cancelled because of wildfires and thick-ass smoke so we up and headed down to Jackson. camped in valley and rode tram at jackson hole up rendezvous mountain. then hiked down, camped and hike rest of way down and out. not too shabby. fall colors just lovely at higher elevations, huge bull moose just chillin 20' from trail and no bear maulings. all in all it was a damn fine week in architecture school.

do tell...

laura, what is this about a boy?

ahem, details please...

So what?

I've not got anything terribly interesting to report but THIS TIME, at least, I'm not the last to join the blog (Katie, your check is in the mail...).

Marit! Fish biting?
The big question that must be on EVERYONE's mind is how, HOW, do you get your Twins scores way out there? It's all pretty exciting here in MN. I'd be happy to be your official updater if necessary. Sounds like you're having a good time and yes, I am very jealous. Em is right though. Our new house is Awesome (like a hotdog) so I'm not insanely jealous, just jealous.

I will no doubt talk to you all soon! Em and Katie (and Anna), we've got to get our weekly feasts planned! Marit, you'll be there in spirit (and photo as we set a place for you and serve you food and wine to your grinning polaroid... maybe).

JOE

Friday, September 08, 2006

teaCHA

Damn it feels good to be done. This week has been a long -and
somewhat rewarding experience. I really like teaching sign so far. 90
min periods and huge ass classes have been a struggle but the kids are
lovely, -seem to genuinely want to learn. We'll see how long that
lasts.
I'm reveling in my weekend I have before me.There's a new teachers BBQ
tonight (could be hokey but I'm going to try to hook up with Anne
before hand) and then tomorrow there's Ethnic fest in Walker I'm going with Mom and her friend Randi. We're going to try to bike there -which will be interesting with those two. and then planning planning planning. Maybe one last dip in the lake...

Mar, been thinking about you this week... Imagining you wondering smoky trails in Yellow Stone park escorted by a heard of boys..Damn

Bonana & Shmoe -kick ass house. wow.

Kato -will I ever see you again...
chaO For now

Friday, September 01, 2006

[brandon murray]...[here]...[merit leeooth]...here...[mark lundin]...

can i say i really like school?

monday was a 6 mile day hike in Yellowstone, tuesday was hike around where we'll be building picnic pavilion. but wednesday topped all with 12 mile day hike in Yellowstone interrupted by black sand beach on river [who knew!] where we played like 12 year olds/seals in swimming hole until we hiked out to get ice cream on the way to hot springs where we basted for 3 hours until returning to commune.

i realize it won't be like this for long, but i'll take what i can get. getting really excited about designing picnic pavilion, definitely a wrap-your-head-around-it really feel it project compared to 60,000 square foot computer museum...

slowly coming out of creepy-quiet-girl syndrome at the commune, the guys are hysterical and professor really cool.

[i'm knocking on wood.]

house-hunting slash loafing this laborday weekend...don't know where the wind will blow me. hopefully not into the 160,000acre forest fires burning around here...

love mar