http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest posts by Chuck Sigars Thu, 23 May 2013 10:10:31 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 10:10:31 PDT en-us Copyright 2011 Beacon Publishing, Inc http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/watching-the-grass-grow/1005499?source=rss I have mowed the same lawn for a quarter of a century. I mowed it before it was even a lawn. I mowed it when it was just gestating, just beginning to form into a lawn-like creature. When it was just an unfinished project the contractor wasn’t able to do, when it consisted of weeds, mostly, and lots of rocks. But grass is amazing. Grass is adaptive and resilient, with deep roots. I scattered some seed a couple of ... http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/watching-the-grass-grow/1005499 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:16:41 PDT mukilteoeditor@yourbeacon.net (Chuck Sigars) General http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/as-the-world-turns/1002533?source=rss I was at Volunteer Park in Seattle a couple of weeks ago, during one of our many beautiful May evenings here in our post-Mayan Apocalypse world, taking advantage of the cityscape and sunset to film a short interview for a project that I won’t mention because I’ll be mentioning it about a million times before August. There I was, though, in this popular place, surrounded by the usual suspects – couples, young ... http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/as-the-world-turns/1002533 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:08:55 PDT mukilteoeditor@yourbeacon.net (Chuck Sigars) General http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/the-spring-of-our-content/999587?source=rss There are, as I write, 40-odd days until the summer solstice. Then, being the Pacific Northwest, we have another three weeks (at least) past that until it starts to feel anything remotely like summer. So what these past 10 days or so (depending on when you finally come inside and read this) have been, obviously, is a sneak preview, like one of those behind-the-scenes documentaries about some big movie that’s ... http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/the-spring-of-our-content/999587 Wed, 08 May 2013 13:24:36 PDT mukilteoeditor@yourbeacon.net (Chuck Sigars) General http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/the-20-year-itch/996448?source=rss The late Kurt Vonnegut was once a graduate student in anthropology. By all accounts (i.e., his professors), he was not in his natural element, although it turned out they were wrong. It turned out he’d managed to learn a thing or two about people. Being a fan of Mr. Vonnegut, and reading between the lines a little (although, to be fair, you can do this by just reading the actual lines), he seemed to believe that ... http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/the-20-year-itch/996448 Wed, 01 May 2013 13:52:14 PDT mukilteoeditor@yourbeacon.net (Chuck Sigars) General http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/keeping-it-simple-and-dry/981492?source=rss It’s been six years this month since the late Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska entered the Catchphrase Hall of Fame. Speaking on the Senate floor, opposing an amendment in favor of Net Neutrality, Sen. Stevens attempted to simplify the concept of bandwidth congestion by describing the Internet as a “series of tubes.” This was breaking news for the writing staffs of Leno and Letterman, a perfect storm of caricature. ... http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/p/keeping-it-simple-and-dry/981492 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:31:00 PDT mukilteoeditor@yourbeacon.net (Chuck Sigars) General