September 17, 2017 Oregon is Burning So, Oregon is on fire. I mean, not all of it but enough so you notice. Were it not for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico’s attempt to wash the southern tier states off the map, the Columbia River Gorge fire would probably get more press coverage. I… Continue reading Oregon is Burning. Resurrected Post.
Category: Personal
All the Latest. Resurrected Post.
August 6, 2017 All the Latest “So, what is new with you, Ken?” I’m glad you asked, fictitious interlocutor. A couple of items have firmed up since last time I wrote, so I’m more comfortable mentioning them. I’m never truly comfortable mentioning anything that smacks of self-promotion, but this is the gig. No point whining… Continue reading All the Latest. Resurrected Post.
Ye Fair July. Resurrected Post.
July 23, 2017 Ye Fair July Owning a house demands more weekend hours than owning a condo. This is a cold rule of the universe. Still, one can find time to attend a Renaissance Faire. I drove MBW and the HA south to Silverton, Oregon for the second year in a row. I’d offered the… Continue reading Ye Fair July. Resurrected Post.
Checking In. Resurrected Post.
July 9, 2017 Checking In. A brief one today. There’s a joke somewhere in the word ‘brief’ but I don’t feel like mining that one from the joke pits. I’ve been busy doing yardwork out back, digging, placing pavers, shoveling bark chips. Getting gnarly blisters. Good fun. Today, fingers crossed, is game day. First one… Continue reading Checking In. Resurrected Post.
Happy Independence Day. Resurrected Post.
July 2, 2017 Happy Independence Day Happy upcoming Independence Day, fellow Americans. I don’t vent my political spleen with these posts (for which probably half of you are grateful and the other half condemn me as a coward.) I’m not going to alter that custom now. Instead I want to highlight a few (I hope)… Continue reading Happy Independence Day. Resurrected Post.
Memorial Day 2017. Resurrected Post.
May 28, 2017 Memorial Day 2017 I don’t come from a military family. My paternal grandfather was a medic in WWII. I’m not sure about my maternal grandfather. I have uncles by marriage on either side of the family who were medics in the Vietnam war, one stationed in Korea, the other in Vietnam. My… Continue reading Memorial Day 2017. Resurrected Post.
May the Fifth. Resurrected Post.
May 7, 2017 May the Fifth Let’s clear this up right away: Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day. That falls on September 16. Instead, the fifth of May is a celebration of the Battle of Puebla and is not a national holiday. It commemorates the 1862 battle in which the Mexican army defeated… Continue reading May the Fifth. Resurrected Post.
Life is Early Spring. Resurrected Post.
April 16, 2017 Life is Early Spring Life is never unalloyed happiness. At least not in my experience. If it can be I wouldn’t mind taking it for a lengthy test drive, see how I like it. But the way I see it you never get particularly extended periods of happiness without something or other… Continue reading Life is Early Spring. Resurrected Post.
Technical Difficulties. Resurrected Post.
April 2, 2017 Technical Difficulties Ahh, automobiles. I don’t give mine much thought so long as they are operating properly. Keep them fueled, take them in for a regular oil change, and other than that simply expect comfortable transport from point A to point B. Used to be easier to maintain these things yourself. I… Continue reading Technical Difficulties. Resurrected Post.