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I suspect it is fair to say that most of my readers have been privileged ENOUGH to have owned or played a musical instrument somewhere along the path of their lives. Sometimes privilege doesn’t even come into play. Sometimes it is the opposite. Case in point. I often prefer driving back roads. I remember one … Read more
But what about Frequency and Severity? On a glorious autumn day with colors bright and 75 degree temperatures, I forsook the temptation to bask in the sun and attend a community lecture. I wasn’t alone. While held mid-day and with outside conditions as I descripted, the theater was packed, with only a handful of vacant … Read more
MICRO POST As a recent transplant to Southern Oregon, I am amazed by this lovely area where nature walks and hikes abound. You can ruminate beside quick moving waters or contemplate under large looming pines. A myriad of botanicals grow here, but you still have to actually stop to smell those proverbial roses. It occurred … Read more
One morning in early September, a bit late for a semi-commitment, I jumped out of bed — something I do not often do. Like most of us I headed to the bathroom first. However, by the time I got there I noticed an uneasy and unusual feeling. Within 5 seconds it was worse. Incredible dizziness … Read more
Now that summer is waning and the winds have started to disperse the smoke-drenched skies of the west, I can approach the question of camping in a more relaxed manner. I may have the broadest definition of ‘camping’ than anyone you will ever meet. To me it is any way to experience nature or sit … Read more
When Tinkerbell is dying and Peter Pan asks all children to clap their hands if they believe in fairies, I can’t quite resist clapping my hands. It’s not like the cowardly lion’s fearful exclamation of ‘I do, I do, I do, I do, I do believe in spooks.’ Instead it symbolizes a hopeful joy that … Read more