Thought For The Day
“Nothing happens, and nothing happens, and then everything happens.” –Fay Weldon
Coming Soon – Day Trips From Portland, Oregon
Publishing May 17 is my travel guidebook, Day Trips From Portland, from Globe Pequot Press. Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip with Day Trips from Portland, OR. This guide is packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and vacationers to do, see, and discover within a two-hour drive of the Portland metro area.…
A Bird's Eye View of Malheur Wildlife Refuge
A Bird’s Eye View is in the Travel Oregon online magazine.
How Much Do I Love Bend Fire Pipes and Drums? More Than Green Ice Cream, Green Trees and Green Beer
greatly assure your Bagpipes and Brotherhood on St. Patrick’s Day is on the Travel Oregon Blog
I Won the Oregon Quarterly Essay Contest
I won the Oregon Quarterly Northwest Perspectives essay contest. I had to write that twice because I still can’t quite believe it. Yesterday I received a very unusual phone call, especially in these days of ubiquitous electronic conversation. “This is my favorite phone call of the year,” said the magazine’s editor. “You won the essay…
Things I Learned This Week
Listening to Lady Gaga with the kids is super fun until you drop the little one off at preschool one day and she belts out to her teacher: “Let’s have some fun, this beat is sick. I want to take a ride on your disco stick.” If you are feeling beaten down by grown-up life,…
Mawwaige
“All marriages are happy. It’s the living together afterward that causes all the trouble.” –Raymond Hull “One study found that simply having a husband creates an extra seven hours of housework a week.” –Newsweek, “I Don’t: The Case Against Marriage.” June 21, 2010. Overheard at a 50th wedding anniversary party. A guest: “How did you…
Raise Your Hand if You're a Deviant
Remember when you thought your parents had done the dirty deed twice—once to make you and once to make your sister? And then at some point the illusion shatters. Too bad it’s usually far before the whole concept can be, ahem, appreciated.
What Happens When You Go To Sleep With A Fistful Of Silly Putty
In case anyone was wondering.
Central Oregon Magazine
Check out my article Shooting Stars: Central Oregonians on the Rise in Central Oregon Magazine. I love writing profiles and had a blast writing this one about some truly inspirational people.