Monday, December 03, 2007

Enlightenment Intensives


My wife, Karen, and I have found Enlightenment Intensives to fit well with our spiritual lives... And, so, in 2005 we entered training from Lawrence Noyes as well as served with various masters and immersed ourselves in the whole enlightenment intensive community and various trainings. The enlightenment intensive, started in 1968, is roughly a blend of Zen practice (the sesshin) and modern psychology--particularly the dyad communication format. For information on enlightenment intensives in general and our schedule in particular see our site LivingAwareness.Org. Enjoy!

Celebrating the Workplace

A bright spot in my life is my business, Cascade Pest Control, where I've devoted much of my life. Cascade was started in 1979 by my wife-at-the-time, Diana, and myself and we've grown to nearly 20 employees. What's fun and a bit amazing is that we were inspired to work with various environmental groups and governmental bodies that oversee enivornmental affairs and in the process we were the first company to win a host of environmental awards. This was a first for the pest control industry. From there we went on to win a couple Better Business Awards and other recognitions.
While the subject of pests may seem "icky" to many, the impact of pests on our health and welfare is huge so providing pest control--and doing it in a manor that is safe for people and the environment--is a more important issue than is widely known. Plus the study of pests--entomology--is fascinating.
Cascade has developed into serving the greater Seattle area, including all of King county, the Seattle-Eastside and south Snohomish county. Cascade Pest Control specializes in residential pest control--particularly rodent pests, carpenter ants and others. We also specialize in the repair, cleanup, decontamination, and insulation repair as the result of rat infestations.

Lastly, I want to mention the employees of Cascade who work hard to help create the company that we can be proud of: Cascade Pest Control