{"id":585,"date":"2017-07-28T07:58:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T14:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/?p=585"},"modified":"2023-06-26T13:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T20:36:12","slug":"gone-fishin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/2017\/07\/28\/gone-fishin\/","title":{"rendered":"Gone fishin&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-603 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2017\/07\/GoneFishin-1-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2017\/07\/GoneFishin-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2017\/07\/GoneFishin-1.jpg 515w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>To be clear, I am not a fisherman.\u00a0 My grandfather was a legend out of Horsehead Bay in the late 60\u2019s and early 70\u2019s.\u00a0 Many folks would see his boat heading out and see it as a sign that fish were running.\u00a0 I chose this week\u2019s blog title because of the image it conveys to me \u2013 time out on the water, away from the cares and pressures of work.<\/p>\n<p>While I won\u2019t be fishing while I&#8217;m on vacation, I will be joining friends on their boat and cruising the San Juan Islands.\u00a0 If you have never been there in the summer, I would encourage you to add it to your bucket list.\u00a0 The San Juan Islands are a very special place of natural beauty, great for boating, biking and hiking, with an occasional sighting of a pod of Orcas.<\/p>\n<p>For me, I like early morning coffee on the water, walking the docks in a marina, or watching \u201ccolors\u201d in Roche Harbor.\u00a0 The former Navy sailor in me loves the chance to crew on a boat \u2013 charts, tides and navigation keep my mind engaged!<\/p>\n<p>Before I left town, though, I wanted to briefly underscore the importance of taking vacation and getting a break from your work at the County.<\/p>\n<p>When I take time off, I get the chance to recharge my batteries and I invariably come back to the office refreshed and renewed. Believe it or not, after some time away I am eager and excited to jump back in and get back to work.<\/p>\n<p>The health benefits of time away from work are many and well-documented. Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/jill-l-ferguson\/health-benefits-of-taking-a-vacation_b_9384466.html\">this link<\/a> to learn more about how vacation time strengthens your heart and improves your overall wellness.<\/p>\n<p>See you later,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-292 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/files\/2017\/03\/Bruce-blue-signature-300x157-300x157.png\" alt=\"Bruce Dammeier\" width=\"141\" height=\"73\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bruce<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\np {margin-bottom:1.5em}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To be clear, I am not a fisherman.\u00a0 My grandfather was a legend out of Horsehead Bay in the late 60\u2019s and early 70\u2019s.\u00a0 Many folks would see his boat heading out and see it as a sign that fish were running.\u00a0 I chose this week\u2019s blog title because of the image it conveys to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38509],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - 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