tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post2162032133866240171..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Gonejo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-76497949652662595122009-04-21T15:50:00.000-04:002009-04-21T15:50:00.000-04:00That is so depressing!
There is some construction...That is so depressing!<br /><br />There is some construction going on near the train station close to our apartment. Recently, as we were driving by my wife exclaimed "It's a park! They're building a park!!" I dropped her off and drove by again with excitement, only to find that it actually read "Park and Ride." My wife had not read the whole sign because it was partially blocked. The disappointment was overwhelming.Arvindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621942648455040015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-37595591856848932642009-04-21T11:58:00.000-04:002009-04-21T11:58:00.000-04:00We saw this kind of thing happen in Bend for 10 ye...We saw this kind of thing happen in Bend for 10 years. Now that the economy is in free-fall -- as horrible as that is -- I'm glad to see all that construction equipment parked.<br /><br />There are still deer here. I hope they come back for you too.Jennifer (ponderosa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712875613623664156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-45362052575731996112009-04-21T10:52:00.000-04:002009-04-21T10:52:00.000-04:00It takes a lot longer to turn concrete blocks and ...It takes a lot longer to turn concrete blocks and paved parking lots into verdant fields and forests and apple orchards with birds and bugs and deer, than it takes to turn living nature into urban sprawl.<br /><br />I like the John Sawhill quote. Next time you fly over Europe, think about.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447125159108080797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-33063621522610657912009-04-20T21:07:00.000-04:002009-04-20T21:07:00.000-04:00From John C. Sawhill, "In the end, our society wil...From John C. Sawhill, "In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy." <br /><br />So sad to read about the destruction of this lovely place, when a building can so easily be constructed on the footprint of an older structure.susanmtkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202052108914538671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-8000632940245691512009-04-20T19:45:00.000-04:002009-04-20T19:45:00.000-04:00(o)(o)Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041247235612040796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-13263027946468590892009-04-20T18:44:00.000-04:002009-04-20T18:44:00.000-04:00Reading things like this immediately puts the imag...Reading things like this immediately puts the image of a scoreboard in my mind. You know: Bulldozers vs. Deer. So I did a quick google to put some points up on the Deer side:<br />http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animalsAndPlants/restoration-projects/small-habitat-restoration-program.aspx<br /><br />I feel a little better now.jaysonwithaYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786947739800921521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-23634348751437913302009-04-20T16:52:00.000-04:002009-04-20T16:52:00.000-04:00Some day, the words "you can't stop progress" will...Some day, the words "you can't stop progress" will refer to the removal of concrete in favor of allowing natural spaces to thrive. <br />I hope that day comes soon.Arwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558928485894882320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-586256320546617402009-04-20T15:17:00.000-04:002009-04-20T15:17:00.000-04:00i hope the deer come back once all the excitement ...i hope the deer come back once all the excitement is over. the apple trees probably won't.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-63676675575312837212009-04-20T14:23:00.000-04:002009-04-20T14:23:00.000-04:00I wish that medical centers could be built without...I wish that medical centers could be built without tearing down all the trees.<br /><br />'Round here, we're pushing for more high-rise parking since flat parking lots have a bigger negative impact.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-11067811143607865782009-04-20T12:51:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:51:00.000-04:00*sigh**sigh*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502255777917149124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-61362607569592778682009-04-20T11:01:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:01:00.000-04:00This is so sad, especially because so many of us s...This is so sad, especially because so many of us see this happening every day. You are fortunate to have had such a strong connection to that land - future generations will never get that opportunity.ScienceWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11252480538852802610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-40438193186227546922009-04-20T09:58:00.000-04:002009-04-20T09:58:00.000-04:00=o(
paving paradise and putting up a parking lot....=o(<br /><br />paving paradise and putting up a parking lot. well, and a medical center, too.Theresa Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134175277230355640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-10355250640753629052009-04-20T09:31:00.000-04:002009-04-20T09:31:00.000-04:00The rage stories like this engender in me finally ...The rage stories like this engender in me finally isn't lessened by the excuses justifying them: It's not your land, a medical center isn't necessarily a bad thing, resistance to change is really a sublimated fear of death, etc. Sorry--I think the hottest circle of hell is reserved for real estate developers. They run roughshod over the sacred and we can't seem to stop the ruin they so callously spread.Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-50344103496596799802009-04-20T07:14:00.000-04:002009-04-20T07:14:00.000-04:00I'm so sorry - that must be upsetting for you.I'm so sorry - that must be upsetting for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com