Mukilteo Musings

Some news items that have caught my attention lately:

1. Hippies go bankrupt and have to sell! About a month ago the Love Israel commune had to sell its property in Arlington. Basically, they went under. I don't know--it is kind of sad--like the end of an era. From the time we first moved to the Seattle area in 1979, the Love Israel family would appear in the news now and then and their entire story has always fascinated me--including the big break-up or divorce in 1983. Parents and children were separated and yet people went on with their lives and part of the commune continued--until last month.

2. Dogs poop a LOT! Evidently, in the Puget Sound area, dogs poop 150 tons a DAY. The biggest increase in pollution in Puget Sound is canine fecal coliform. 40% of people do not clean up their dog's piles. I do not understand this. All of our streets head down hill to water and when it rains, that is where it all goes. My Apolo weighs 100 lbs. And he poops a lot and makes huge piles. I wouldn't think of just leaving it--disgusting!!

3. The Kennewick Man! The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of scientists seeking to study this 9000 year old skeleton that now rests at the UW. Native Americans wanted the remains returned to them for sacred burial. I side with the scientists on this one. The problem is the remains are not necessarily Native American. This dead guy is a mystery because he has Caucasian and Asian characteristics--not Native. They don't know what he is or where he came from and they want to find out because it could change our entire history.