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I was getting ready to watch the University of Oregon play a Saturday afternoon football game when my phone rang. I was startled to hear the voice on the other end, it was a woman’s voice from the past, but it had been a great past! Years ago I was part of a crew that…

Ok, so I ask this every year, “When do I get my lost hour back”? I mean I set my clock ahead last night and just wonder when that hour went? I’m not really worried I just like to ask stupid questions!! Have a great day!

Dust everywhere. If anyone came down the road a trail of dust that would blow across the brown, withered lawn towards the small house. It was worse now than it used to be but to the three kids sitting on the worn out couch on the front it was always like this. They weren’t around…

I parked my rental car across the street from the small park that was surrounded by a chain link fence. Inside the enclosure the trees moved softly in the breeze, and the air was full of the sweet smell of freshly cut grass and the wildflowers climbing on the buildings where food was cooked and…

Brian and Lumpy;  Michigan Rock and Rollers!! When you’re bouncing around the country in a rock and roll band or I should say ricocheting around the county you end up in places you’ve never been before and meet people who will remain part of the memory you keep forever of your vagabond traveling days. I…

I had hardly put the leftover Halloween trick or treat candy away when I heard a commercial from one of the “big box retail” stores about a “Pre Black Friday” Christmas sale beginning Nov 2’nd! Now that’s moving the Christmas shopping season up a bit! Traditionally “Black Friday” has been the first shopping day after…

Horse racing is called the Sport of Kings and for good reason, if you own a good enough racehorses you have a chance to win the legendary Triple Crown, a fitting trophy for any King. The Triple Crown consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses; The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness, and The Belmont Stakes….

What an exhilarating feeling it is to be in first place looking at the rest of the competitors and realizing you’re on top. That’s what makes this time of year the best for the plethora of football players and their teams and fans that root for them. At this moment the teams are all undefeated,…

Since I live in a small town with a population of 750 or so when I traverse to Portland Oregon which I do often it is a major culture shock! Starting on a small two lane highway leading into the valley things change rapidly into a major freeway jammed with more cars and trucks than…

And the rain continues to soak The Central Oregon Coast so we slog along getting soaked every time you go to the store, Pub, post office or other destinations! Fortunately we Oregonians have web feet and they keep us from sinking in the rain soften ground! But I’m going to do what The Commodores said…