Month: January 2011

I caught part of a show on Oregon Public Broadcasting tonight that documented documenters, focusing on the early photographers of the Columbia Gorge. Fascinating on multiple levels. A triumphant story on the one hand, the massive transformation of environment in fifty short years as humans …

I can get grumpy in a hurry. Not proud of that.

Our lives are so intertwined. Today reminded me how much we affect each other. A packed church for a memorial service offered dozens of examples for how a life well-lived makes a positive difference. Tonight an unexpected conversation reminded me of a hard truth. Sometimes …

You have things you regret from your younger days, don’t you? At least the one I want to write about is a very minor regret… Twenty years ago today, the 102nd annual Tournament of the Roses Parade wound its way one block from our one-bedroom, …