Birther De Blues
We've all heard of the "Birthers" by now, and isn't it fun? It's like when [...]
Reality-Boy
Don't ever tell him I said so, but I suspect Dave and I are a [...]
Have You Seen The Big Purple Eye?
Back in 1970 I was sitting around minding my own business when my brain blew [...]
Dusting
I'm on about a three-month schedule for cleaning the toilet bowl, but Dave cleans it [...]
A Cure For Cancer
When I was much younger, I could get really good and sick and not read [...]
I Do Care. Just Not About, You Know, That.
We seem to be getting near the end of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy [...]
The Poot
I should probably explain about Pootie. Pootie, who is currently in charge of our house, [...]
Look Out! It’s A Cycle Path!
Well, you have to go back to physics class to truly understand bike lanes. Not [...]
Cape Horn
My niece Elizabeth hauled me out to the Columbia River Gorge the other day for [...]
Blood, Simple
Since we've retired, we've looked for excuses to take walks. For instance, if I suddenly [...]
The Mortal Coil Shuffle
According to researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, patients who relied on religious [...]
A Hell Of A Potter
When I met my friend Peg Johnson thirty years ago, people were calling her Peggy [...]
We The People
I've got my Portland-Liberal cred polished up good and shiny now, after bicycling in the [...]
Stop And Smell The Putrescine
It's June, and outside in the south garden is the unmistakable reek of a whompingly [...]
Defining Bodacious
The kitchen is sparkling. The laundry is folded. The beds are made. There's a new [...]