1. Sue Gunn, despite sounding environmentalist, is still holding the conservative line in Thurston County. At least according to Ken of Lacey.

2. One little post about Moving to Olympia becomes the meta-fight of the city.

Says one:

Statistically we have a much higher population of youth homeless than is common.

Says another:

You’re still focusing all of your energy onto the symptom and not the problem.

And, another:

Young people choosing irresponsibility in life shouldn’t be the burden
to bear of those who are responsible enough to pay our own way through
life.

 Move to Olympia. Get more of this. Just don’t move here without a job. Seriously.

3. Ryan Williams lives around here and he’s a pretty good writer. The Myth of the Day Off. Look, here are all of the books by him.

4.There are a lot of local guys in professional baseball. More than you think.

5. Via Olyblog, through a tweet by me, copying and pasting an email I got which included an attachment of an essay by Bethany Weidner. Things are getting warm in the Planning Commission.