All day the storm builds. White puffy clouds climbing higher. Sunset’s brilliant orange glow dresses the gathering storm foretelling the evening drama. Dusk comes. Far off lightning flashes lighting the night time sky. Silently the wind builds to a howling roar, and the rain falls. Then the thunder. [...]
Early in the space program NASA learned to begin assigning new projects to the astronauts before they launched on their primary mission. NASA had discovered that the enthusiasm, momentum, and sense of purpose the astronauts felt leading up to a mission disappeared upon mission accomplishment. The astronaut’s had nothing to look forward to [...]
Road trips are a lot like life. We decide to go on a journey, and we are faced with an unending string of decisions. My plan had been to stay in Ashland for the summer, and with the exception of a family reunion in Arkansas in June, and Burning Man in August all [...]
This morning marked the end of my second month of practicing Bikram Yoga in Ashland, Oregon. I’ve been going consistently three and sometimes four times each week with amazing results. Today was the first time that I didn’t have to drop down to the mat during the entire class. Although I came [...]
Last night I took a visit to Jackson Wellsprings to take the waters. The Wellsprings as they’re known locally is sort of a funky place. It’s an RV park/tent campground with cabins and teepees. The patrons of this little place just north of Ashland are an interesting bunch of people. Many [...]
Once upon a time I read that there are three things that are important. Where you lived, where you worked, and your love. The premise was that if you were very lucky then you were very happy with all three, but most of would have only two of the three. Is this [...]
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been looking for an apartment in Ashland, Oregon. There was a room in a house that I thought would be a great place to live. The people who lived there seemed to be great people. The house was great with a beautiful, functional kitchen. [...]
A close friend of mine has final exams in a couple of weeks and she’s really stressing out over the test. The material is very difficult. She’s been diligent about her studies, but is still stressing over the exam. She tells me that the practice tests have answers that pretty [...]
Even as the pear blossoms begin to bloom throughout the Rogue Valley winter hangs on bringing new snowfall in the middle of April. This is fascinating to me having never lived in snow country before. It’s interesting to watch the changes in the weather here as springtime moves in. The other day [...]
A year ago, on April 15th 2007, my friend Matt Welty passed away after a night out with his girlfriend. From all accounts the night was a good time shared with close friends without any indications of what the next day would bring.
Matt was an amazing man. He was friendly to [...]
