May 3, 2013I Don’t Need no Stink’in Advanced PreparationThe inspiration for this essay came from the mini adventure I went on last weekend. Always a fun experience getting away for a day or two, […]
April 5, 2013Glutton for Environmental PunishmentThis is an essay that was published in the local newspaper yesterday. This is the one time of the year I really don’t like living here […]
March 22, 2013Getting Thyself The Hell out of DodgeI wrote this essay a week ago when it got cloudy one day while I was jumping from mud puddle to mud puddle and wishing I […]
July 20, 2012The New Toy Connection (Silverton Style)The inspiration for this essay came from a visit with friends and their three year old showing me his new toys. This got me thinking about […]
April 6, 2012Make Mine Vertical LandscapesThis essay is about another deep obsession of mine. People sometimes ask me why I ended up moving back to the area where I grew up. […]
March 23, 2012Innovative Ways to Drive from Point A to Point BThe short story I posted last week got me to start thinking about all the auto breakdown misadventures I’ve experienced over the years. Sure enough this […]
March 16, 2012Overheated Necessity and the Atypical Mothers of Invention (Short Story)NOW FOR SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT!! A number of people have mentioned to me that the essays I post to the blog are tailor-made for it since […]
March 2, 2012Sympathy for The Linguistically ChallengedParts of this essay bring back some great memories of my days in the U.S. Peace Corps-Kenya back in the early 80’s. Here’s hoping you have […]