Okay, what's the straight poop on Oly? Here's an excerpt from the article and following that the story link.

No. 6: Olympia, Wash.
Population: 233,113
Percentage of Workforce in Creative Class: 36.1
Cost-of-Living Index: 105 (100 being the national average)
Median Household Income: $55,129
Salary Growth (2004-2008): 22%

Olympia is a cultural diamond in the rough of the Pacific Northwest. Mischaracterized sometimes as a sleepy government town, Washington's state capital enjoys a thriving visual and performing-arts scene. But its state government continues to be the keystone of the city's economy; it employs about half of the city's workforce. Education is another big driver of the city's growth and character.

http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/best-cities-its-all-about-jobs.html

I guess prostitutes and drug dealers are now considered to be "employed".

is that the "diamond in the rough" part?

I think Evergreen has a degree program for that!

Just think, some day you could be:

Dr. Abu-Loomis - Stonerologist

I know there's an Enumclaw joke in here somewhere......

I'm not sure, but I think "earth biscuit" is more PC than hippie chick. Or it could be a description of a hippie chick muffin. I don't know, you decide.

"Washington's state capital enjoys a thriving visual and performing-arts scene"

appearantly, enumclaw sex-fiends are really just performance artists

"Washington's state capital enjoys a thriving visual and performing-arts scene"


watching greeners

My brother is learning bird calls in his junior year at Evergreen.

if oly is 6th best for jobs, i'd hate to think about how horrible it is elsewhere. i'll be rounding up my first month of unemployment sometime next week

What's with all the unemployed hating John?
It's the cool new thing.

Yeah I picked the wrong time to take some time off.
Fishin's pretty good though.

Who doesn't. Chick just pulled up. Talk to you boys later.
Dog is wore out. Time to do the same.

Oly's a pretty cool town...I've lived there twice over the past fifteen years, and if you're not one of the panhandlers downtown, it's a pretty nice place.

The only problem it has is that it's at least an hour to any good fishing...and yes, I have heard of the Skokomish, the Capitol Lake fall king boot snagfest, the Nisqually river floss-a-thon, and I've caught hundreds of 4 inch cutthroat in the Deschutes.

I said "good fishing".

Fish on...

Todd

I find it hard to believe and wonder who lobbies for these awards.
I have lived here most of my life (only because family is here) and it is not that great and getting worse every year.

I've lived in Oly for 10 years and like it here. Go figure, I moved here from Aberdeen. My only complaint is the same as Todd, an hour to good fishing.

come on todd, what about the skookumchuck? the van would fit right in there...well, as long as you bring the lawn chairs and case of schmidt ice!

Don't forget the plunking bell and Eminem cd.

Sorry...I forgot about the Skook...I promise to remember how much it sucks next time

Fish on...

Todd