Summary: Local-ish<br><br>AJ<br>In my travels was surprised to see people in the Wa. parks; did some looking and on24 June things updated in terms of use in our state: From Wa. Parks: <a href="https://parks.state.wa.us/1181/Parks-opening" rel="noopener">https://parks.state.wa.us/1181/Parks-opening</a> list of who is open for day use or for camping <br><br>* Parks with camping open at half capacity are denoted by *(50% capacity)*. (Hi Governor Jay Inslee)<br><br>On the National level: <a href="https://www.recreation.gov/" rel="noopener">https://www.recreation.gov/</a> <br><br>----<br>Where to go to sell things and pair down during a pandemic<br>-----<br><br>* The “Friends and Family Discount in the Covid Era” <br>* Amazon: the megalith <br>* Ebay: Well known for good or for bad<br>* Offer-Up; a mixed response <br>* Facebook Marketplace- yup<br>* Mercari - If Facebook MP and OfferUp had a love child<br>* Craigslist - “porch pickup“ as a verb yo! <br>* Poshmark <br>* Swappa.com (<a href="http://swappa.com/)" rel="noopener">http://swappa.com/)</a><br>* Depop.com (<a href="http://depop.com/)" rel="noopener">http://depop.com/)</a> - clothing consignment <br>* Photog<br> * MPB<br> * Adorama<br> * B&H<br> * KEH<br>* REverb.com (<a href="http://reverb.com/)" rel="noopener">http://reverb.com/)</a> for music folks <br><br>Opportunity Cost of Selling <br><br>* Time spent taking photos, listing item online, responding to inquiries<br>* Packing the item<br>* Standing in line to ship or drive to meet buyer<br>* Online fees<br><br>Alternative to selling<br><br>* Observe who might find joy with your item<br>* Give it to them or offer a friends & family discount<br>* Pay it forward<br><br>Another mindset<br><br>Money comes and goes, money will be acquired as time goes on, money will be used to purchase specific items<br><br>New and while we were away in the PNW WFH<br><br>*Chris*<br><br>Turning down the volume on the news echo chamber<br>Turning up the inner thoughts in my mind<br><br>*AJ*<br><br>* Back from Mental Northing it NOT around people. <br> * Mount Kit Carson (5286ft) fun fact second hiest peak next to Mount Spokane<br> * Day Mountain (on the Saddle of Kit Carson)<br> * Mount Erie 1900ish ft (Anacortes- fun fact highest point of Fidalgo) <br> * Bowl and Pitcher (Spokane River) <br><br>Bellingham Bingo<br><br>Picking a local restaurant to showcase to hopefully keep them in all your minds when you order takeout next.<br><br>*AJ: *<br><br>Jalepeños Restaurant (<a href="https://www.jalapenos-wa.com/)" rel="noopener">https://www.jalapenos-wa.com/)</a> - Two locations in Bellingham for your Mexican food needs. Barkley location in this case.<br><br>*Chris: *<br><br>Filling Station (<a href="https://fillingstationnw.com/)" rel="noopener">https://fillingstationnw.com/)</a> - Two locations in Bellingham for your burger needs<br><br>*Food for Thought:* When ordering food online, why are you giving the online food website, not the restaurant, your personal email address, your personal phone number..... and your personal name?<br><br>MySudo (<a href="https://mysudo.com/)" rel="noopener">https://mysudo.com/)</a><br>Google Voice (<a href="https://www.google.com/voice)" rel="noopener">https://www.google.com/voice)</a><br><br>New Things? <br><br>*Chris:*<br><br>#DoSomething - Used $65 Google Pixel phone from 2016, learned how to install LineageOS (<a href="https://lineageos.org/)" rel="noopener">https://lineageos.org/)</a> on it, F-Droid App Store and De-Google your life. Travel phone option. Protest phone. Burner phone. Learning opportunity phone.<br><br>*AJ: *<br><br>Quality Assurance<br><br>Video:<br><br>AJ: James Hoffmann : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMb0O2CdPBNi-QqPk5T3gsQ"></a>
