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 I was [...] Read more »
Bikram Yoga: two months in
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 out of some [...] Read more »
Some thoughts about Homelessness
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 of them would be [...] Read more »
Happy Home
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 true? I don’t [...] Read more »
Apartment Hunting in Ashland
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. An expansive dining and [...] Read more »
How to take a timed test
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 much jump out. Her worry [...] Read more »
Winter clutches desperately to maintain dominance over Spring
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 people were sunbathing [...] Read more »
Matt Welty
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 everyone that he [...] Read more »
Bikram builds muscle
This is the third week of my renewed yoga practice at Bikram yoga of Ashland. The results are astounding. When I began on March 20th I could barely get through the entire practice let alone go into and hold some of the postures. Slowly as I fight against sore muscles and a mind that wants [...] Read more »
Tango… A metaphor for Life
There is an active Tango community in Ashland, and I became aware of it through my friend Jesse at Bikram Yoga. About a week ago he was asking one of the ladies if she was planning to attend the Tango workshop coming up. Tango? Workshop? I couldn’t help overhearing, and I just had to ask. [...] Read more »