Author Archives: Maštíŋčala Sáŋ

Half-naked Bear.

Posted on August 3, 2011 | Leave a comment

Seen outside a Black Bear diner in Washington state… Looks like this bear forgot to put on the bottom half of his fur suit this morning.
-AidanAbroad

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More berries

Posted on July 27, 2011 | Leave a comment

Unidentified roadside berries. They look good, but also possibly poisonous… Lots in bloom this time of year, but best not to try any unidentified forest fruit.

About to cross the Canadian border…going up to BC for the International Two Spirit Gathering. I don’t want to pay roaming charges, so this may be my last post for a few days.

-AidanAbroad

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Rest stop toilet sign

Posted on July 27, 2011 | Leave a comment

Embellished sign, outside a highway rest stop toilet in northern WA… incidentally, the shortest, skimpiest restroom walls I’ve ever seen. Anti-cruising measure?
-AidanAbroad

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Wild berries

Posted on July 27, 2011 | Leave a comment

Unknown berries in the far north of Washington state.
-AidanAbroad

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Bug splats: strange sign at a gas station

Posted on July 27, 2011 | 1 comment

Bug splats. Seen about 45 min north of Seattle on the 5. I have to say, their drawings aren’t terribly accurate…
-AidanAbroad

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Huge Victory at the UN: ILGA Gets ECOSOC Status Back!

Posted on July 27, 2011 | Leave a comment

Congratulations to ILGA, the International lesbian and Gay Association. They were the first LGBT group to gain ECOSOC (UN Economic & Social Council) consultative status from the United Nations in 1993. They lost it in 1994. When I was there in 2006, only one openly LGBT had ECOSOC status. Going there as ILGA members, we had to enter under the auspices of another organization.

Today, a major victory. Check out the details, and a list of which countries supported and opposed the vote here.

Attached photo is taken from ILGA’s website: “Patricia Curzi, UN-ILGA liaison officer, Renato Sabbadini, Co-Secretary general of ILGA and Pedro Paradiso Sottile, Regional Secretary for ILGA-LAC at the United Nations in Geneva.”

Congrats to all who lobbied tirelessly for years to make this happen!

-AidanAbroad

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Burgerville!

Posted on July 27, 2011 | 1 comment

With all of the amazing local berries we’ve been eating, we set out in search of a blackberry milkshake. A friend tipped us off to Burgerville, a Pacific Norhwest chain of local, sustainable fast food. Sure beats California’s In-N-Out Burger! Pictured here is Natoyiniinastumiik and with a colossal Walla Walla onion ring. I had a wild smoked salmon and local hazelnut salad, and a berry shake – amazing. Only downside: the receipt gave a calorie breakdown of our food, informing us that this one meal represented 90% of our recommended daily caloric intake. Still, I’m excited to hit this place again on the way back down.
-AidanAbroad

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Ill Eagle Fireworks

Posted on July 27, 2011 | Leave a comment

Cool sign seen on an urban reservation in Washington state (Puyallup, I think?): Ill Eagle Fireworks.
-AidanAbroad

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Should People Receiving Entitlements Be Allowed to Vote?

Posted on July 27, 2011 | 7 comments

Should People Receiving Entitlements Be Allowed to Vote? I get the sense that whoever made this sign doesn’t think so. Seen on the side of I-5 in Washington state.
-AidanAbroad

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I found Jesus!

Posted on July 27, 2011 | 1 comment

He was along the roadside in Washington state, near Vader Ryderwood. Lots of interesting Christian stuff along the road between San Francisco and Vancouver. For example, did you know that God has his own 800 number? 1-800-HIS-WORD.
-AidanAbroad

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