Category: Random

Me talkin to myself

  • Sometime last March, a few Eugene Oregon folks decided to reconnect with their fellow citizens by walking across the country. Thousands of miles, one step at a time, they figured it would be a way to bridge the us-and-them divide. They called their effort Liberty Walks. They made a web site. They invited support via…

  • Lately I haven’t wanted to go to dance class. It’s weird. For the last five years, I’ve had this great love affair with Nia, a fusion of dance, martial arts and healing arts. I’ve written it about many times. I believe there is even some bragging in my posts about always wanting to go. The…

  • The people who owned our house before us planted more than 30 feet of grape vines, several varieties, all seedless. It reminds me of the saying that the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. These grapes probably were planted at least that far back. This year, we harvested almost 90 pounds.…