Excerpts from the Secret Diary of Bill Baarsma
May 5, 2007
Great day! Marty Riemer asked me to call Greg Nickels a “beeyotch” on the radio for a commercial. I pretended I didn’t know what the word meant. “Is that a gardening tool or something?” I asked him. LOL. Greg IS a tool. But Riemer totally bought the Stuffy Business Professor act. So I got to call the Seattle Mayor a “beeyotch” on the radio, and all I had to do was pretend I didn’t know what it meant. Man, if anyone ever read you, diary, and saw the REAL Bill Baarsma, their heads would freaking explode.
July 18, 2007
What a day! Connie is on my case about the potholes again. It’s just a few bumps in the road that no one in T-Town wanted to fix until that storm screwed everything up! Does she want to blame me for the snow, too? C’mon, it’s freaking July already. Forget last winter already, people!
August 10, 2007
Jeez. All these people keep yakking about North Shore Golf Course. “Save North Shore! Save North Shore!” Jake keeps trying to get me to do something. Do what, yo? I’m just a part-time mayor. Now maybe if you all were willing to support a STRONG MAYOR form of government I open a can of whoop-ass on this one horse town and really get things done.
August 23, 2007
Man, those primary election results were a total buzz kill. Jonny was fourth out of four???!! WTF? That was my guy! I thought my endorsement would have at least gotten him into the general. Where’s the love? Maybe I’ve played the college professor shtick too long. I was at Tully’s today and I don’t think anyone even recognized me. What do I need to do, wear a sash that says Mayor of Tacoma on it? Geesh. I hate this place sometimes.
August 28, 2007
The LID vote tonight was off the hook. Sometimes I feel like it would just be easier to hold Riley up by his ankles and try to shake the loose change out of his pockets. Damn. People are going to be pissed.
On the plus side, everyone still thinks Tom and I hate each other. Ha! I can’t believe people are that gullible. Poker night is at his place Friday. If Julie thinks she can call deuces wild again, I’m going to flip.
September 19, 2007
Sweet. Dan Voepel said I was like the hero of a Western for standing up to Sound Transit. About freaking time someone noticed. Maybe I’ll stick around this po-dunk burg a little while longer. Someone is bound to name a park after me eventually.
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7 comments
K Kitty January 31, 2008
Well yes, and wasn’t it from that that the Fair Share Legislation was crafted in hmm 2006?
I was so happy to see Walker step up with the letter, Rick to ammend it, and Connie to make that statement.
I feel so, well um… represented! :-)
M morgan February 1, 2008
I would like to see a new law that requires the released offenders to be located on the same block as the director of the non-profit which is providing the “service.” That should help cut down on the problem in Tacoma at least.
Seriously, Gerry Horne needs to be given a medal for his persistance on the issue. Even if it took a dozen years for people to listen.
Now… I can think of a great many better ways to spend that $1.1 million. What do you say CTED?!
P Pat February 1, 2008
Well said morgan – I hope the grant doesn’t go to the next agency standing in line. They should funnel that money elsewhere in the community and really review this process instead of continuing with another agency..
Pat
K Kitty February 1, 2008
I guess I am still trying to find out when that vidio clip is from.
Hopefully, it will go outside Pierce County altogether. Yea!
M Marty February 1, 2008
Placing felons in halfway houses with other felons and trying to create a structured, family enviroment is not a replacement for being with Family.
This is not the first time halfway or sex offender housing has been twarted. This is just the most recent, organized and public effort to date.
Some neighborhood councils have had DOC members on thier boards for many years to keep the dialog open and to address small issues before they need a full scale community moblization.
The kudos on this go to MANY in the community and the partnerships built now will only grow stronger.
D DavidS February 1, 2008
I love the fact that this time it’s “Please don’t spend money in our area.” So often it’s the other way around. Just shows not all money it good money.
By the way, I heard about some bill at the state that would require immigrant felons to be released in the Port if there are no immigration proceedings? No, really. (Though I don’t know if it’s actually going anywhere.)
C citywonk February 1, 2008
Please note that Hilltop activists, with help from East Side and South End partners, did the heavy lifting on opposing the CTED grant and in exposing the…hmmm, how shall I say it…“frailties” of the CTED grant process and decisions. And CouncilMember Walker did a GREAT job getting the issue in front of the Council and garnering their support for her letter.