Good bye Katie.

Bellingham Herald intern Katie Barnes is leaving us after a half year here in B'ham. And frankly, it bites. She's fun, talented and a bit quirky. (she showed up at a get together at my home wearing a flowing transparent dress over her jeans) She's plays the piano very well, shoots very well and has done a hell of a job of making a website for me. Thanks Katie! So we'll get together tonight, toast her, and bemoan the fact that our world got a little less interesting without her around. Bummer.

No man is an island but Katie could be..

Went sailing with the Bellingham Herald intern Katie Barnes on Sunday aboard Photo Editor Russ Kendall's sailboat. We sailed to the correctly named Barnes Island. While the island is private and off limits. We moored up to Clark Island, within throwing distance of Barnes. Later Katie get to sail the boat as it heeled over and we cruise at just around 4 knots.