December 31, 2017 Happy New Year from Vancouver, B.C. Happy New Year’s Eve to you all from sunny Vancouver, British Columbia. Yes, sunny. I just peeked out through the curtains of the hotel room and that is indeed blue sky. The drive up from Portland was in constant, pounding rain. It did not bode well… Continue reading Happy New Year from Vancouver, B.C. Resurrected Post.
Category: Travel
Savage Journal Entry 6. Plus, Austin
SAVAGE JOURNAL ENTRY 6. As I mentioned yesterday, dear diary, I am now burdened with a pair of traveling companions: an old man and a young woman. As a rule you do not find either one traipsing through the wild lands. You might encounter one or the… Continue reading Savage Journal Entry 6. Plus, Austin
Eugene, Oregon. Resurrected Post.
October 1, 2017 Eugene, Oregon It never rains at Autzen Stadium. At least, it didn’t last night. The drive down I-5 to Eugene, Oregon suffered from the typical bottlenecks that develop when both the University of Oregon and Oregon State University host home football games on the same day. Occasional squalls and heavy, lowering cloud… Continue reading Eugene, Oregon. 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.
Lake Tahoe. Resurrected Post.
June 11, 2017 Lake Tahoe On the road again. I’m writing from our hotel room in South Lake Tahoe. We drove down Thursday afternoon, stopping in Redding, California where we deposited the HA with her delighted grandmother. (They are currently enjoying a symbiosis wherein the HA gets absolutely spoiled and my mother gets unfettered access… Continue reading Lake Tahoe. 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.
Oregon Coastal Standard. Resurrected Post.
April 23, 2017 Oregon Coastal Standard Mention a day at the beach and most people imagine blue skies, bright sun, white sands, and warm ocean waves. I live in Oregon. A typical day at the Oregon coast involves none of the above. I took MBW and the HA to Cannon Beach on Saturday where we… Continue reading Oregon Coastal Standard. Resurrected Post.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Resurrected Post.
March 19, 2017 Playa del Carmen, Mexico Once again I write from one of the dreary hardship stations where I toil in the phrase fields, reaping sentences and paragraphs for your entertainment. This particular gray, danksome locale is Playa del Carmen, Mexico. That’s right, I’m suffering the horrors of the Mexican Riviera on your behalf.… Continue reading Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Resurrected Post.