Don Newman, Peace Activist

 I was at Grumpy D's cafe in Ballard the other day and this guy walked in and carefully took a stack of these little colorful handmade linoleum cut prints. They all say  "Peace."
I asked him if I could take a picture.

After 15 minutes he came over to my table and gave me a handwritten note explaining what  he was about, it said:

" I've been making this image for over 10 years. I have tried hard not to associate with any war, conflict, protest, religion, etc. I simply have hoped to connect people over the word and concept of peace." - Don Newman

On the back of the paper was a text taken from a post 9/11 John Lennon benefit concert called" Come Together" and it said: "Just have one word, Peace. in the window even if you don't exactly know why you are putting it there, it can't harm you. You will start to come across other people who have done the same"

If you want some, they are $2 each and you can get them at Grumpy D's Cafe -7001 Northwest 70th Street  Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 783-4039

A Decadence of Morals.

"He had that curious love of green, which in individuals is always the sign of a subtle artistic temperament, and in nations is said to denote a laxity, if not a decadence of morals." -- Oscar Wilde

Possibly, Oscar Wilde was talking about an all American style drunken happy hour full of creative sorts?

****Well Done Assignment #2.
Get your friends together this Fri after work, have a few cocktails, ( alcohol not necessary to reap these rewards) and talk about silly stuff, like old family myths, dreams, and tell each other some dirty jokes... and don't forget to laugh a lot.

So what if you're broke, depressed, stressed, or have other plans. Ignore all those excuses and still show up for some happy hour fun at the end of the long week. . Just like exercising, once you get there...

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Chairs: Yellow, Red, Natural, Blue

Houses: Yellow, Green, Red, Blue