DOG MOOD
A dog mood is tough to figure out?
Hungry? Go outside? Wants to play?
Why the first step in figuring it out?
A STILL LIFE WATER COLOR
Of a now-late afternoonAs the sun shines through the curtain laceAnd shadows wash the room
WHY WRITING IS BETTER THAN THE REST
Why writing? That’s the question.
Why not paining, sculpting, singing, playing an instrument, and any other creative outlet?
Writing is simple, like running.
One takes a pen and paper, a phone, a tablet, lap top, or anything else that contains and conveys words, and lays them down.
For running it’s a pair of shoes.
If that makes me simple, so be it.
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ON THE GROUND
Ty likes the way Mandy’s earrings lay, against her skin so brown. They’ll fly to Hawaii next week, after their wedding vows. He’s got a peaceful, easy, feeling, he knows she won’t let him down. Because they’re already standing on the ground. Mandy found out a long time ago, what love can do […]
BOOMER PARENTS, BOOMER MATES: THE DUECE
Do good boomer parents make better boomer mates? You read the stats about marriage and divorce and wonder what it takes to make it work? If you’re a short-time married, pay attention. What if you’re a long-time married? Same deal, pay attention. Not so much as pay attention to a blog post, or some […]
MILLENNIALS NEED BOOMER ‘LEAVING LESSON’
Leaving Lesson for the younger generation? Stick around. Once upon a time solving problems was simple. If something didn’t go your way, you left. The first class for Leaving Lessons explains how it works. You’ll learn the best time to bail is not a year on a calendar, but an age. 20 – […]
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Boomer Balloons Up
Without The Usual Weight Swing Do you have an event in your city you used to go to? You probably stopped going when your kids got old enough to go on their own. Now what? That is the baby boomer question, “What do we do now?”
SILVERTON SEVEN BRIDES BREWERY FESTIVAL
It wasn’t billed as a festival for a Thursday night, but it was this time. A festival of survivability after a heart-thumping force march on the hottest day of the year. Add one of the smokiest days from Canadian fires and it felt like a heavenly Seven Brides Brewery cloud. How wonderful was this? Everyone […]
THE EXPLOSIVE BEAUTY OF THE NW
One Rule: Everything Changes. No, this isn’t the only region with snow on the mountains and this isn’t the only mountain. The Cascade Range pops up like continental acne, fueled by ocean crust diving under the heavier land plates, melting, and voila, volcanos. Capturing the power of geological force is one thing, capturing elemental force […]
