Olympia Traveler

Boycott The Great Wolf Lodge, Thurston County, WA

Lets face it, we all detest parasites.  Whether it be leeches, tapeworms, boll weevils or a neighbor that borrows your tools and never returns them, parasites contribute nothing and suck the life out of their hosts.

The Great Wolf Lodge in Thurston County, WA is just such a parasite.  In a recent story in our local newspaper, The Olympian, it was disclosed that the Great Wolf Lodge was suing Thurston County in federal court to prevent collection of county property taxes.

See, the Great Wolf Lodge is partially owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, and they dont think the lodge should have to pay taxes because of Tribal ownership.  The land is not on an Indian Reservation, but because it is partially owned by the tribe (51%), it is not subject to certain taxation.  This is pure nonsense.

European Vacation Part I

Back from Italy and Greece.  There is no place like home.  After 3 weeks on the road, Michelle and I are now combating jet lag and trying to catch up on some rest.  We had a good flight home on Air France yesterday and landed on time.  Our ride (thanks Christy!) was right on time, and after battling Rt. 5, Friday afternoon traffic, we were finally home.

I'll be posting more about the trip, and putting our photos up on Flickr