I’ve been thinking about slumps. Former baseball players do that occasionally. There are different kinds of slumps. Some are like what I had last week in our first night of softball, a doubleheader where I got up 10 times, and absolutely crushed the ball on …
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We had a good trip up to my parents’ house for Thanksgiving last week. I’m grateful for the family I have, and for the fact that I always have known and still know that I am loved. Thanks, mom and dad! At Newberg Friends, the …
Read MoreTwentieth reunion reflections…part 2
Do you remember where you were on June 5, 1986? (If you do, put it in the comments!) That day more than 20 years ago was our high school baccalaureate service at New Hope Community Church. Asked to speak, I wrestled with how to talk …
Read MoreTwentieth reunion reflections…part 1
I forget that this little ol’ blog is out in public on the internet. I had several people from my high school class say, “Hey, I found your blog!” John even said he reads my blog, as in, more than once. I wonder if they …
Read More1985 CHS Speech team
So my memory was triggered, and here’s the picture of us speechies, 20 years ago, at PSU. We finished 2nd in the state, losing to Lincoln by only 1 point, says my yearbook. Top row, left to right, is: Keith Anderson ’85, Susan Beck ’87, …
Read MorePortland’s Central Library
This is where Lisa Verch Fletcher & I did research for our pathetic career as debate partners. When she realized “reference” meant we couldn’t check it out, she threatened to throw it out this window and grab it from the bushes below! Now she’s an …
Read More20 years ago…
…I was right here, with 10 friends or so, celebrating our speaking prowess. TWENTY YEARS!!
Read MoreThat profile picture…
Nobody’s even asked yet, but I know you’re all thinking it: What in the world is going on in that picture in the “about me” section of the right column? And why did I choose it? I LOVE that picture. I only asked for one …
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