Monthly Archives: July 2009
These Are a Few of My Favorite Friends
Leyna Bernstein. Dr. Jeff Brown. Kimberly Cole. David Davis. Dave Hicks & Daryl Simms. Melanie Robbins. Carl Steward. Arv Voss. These are all friends of mine who write compelling things, do interesting things, and run intriguing websites. Scan down the … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Writing, Books, Personal, Work-at-home dad
Simple Vacation Pleasures: A Pictorial Essay
Climbing volcanoes and hiking across obsidian landscapes and seeing grand vistas and rafting rivers and riding horses are all fine activities, of course. But everyone knows that the best vacation pleasures are the simplest ones, such as those depicted in … Continue reading
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Living with Chippy, and Other Natural Pleasures
Where we are staying is a place called Sunriver Resort, which can best be described as “a family resort.” But really, it’s a resort for chipmunks. There are more chipmunks in this place than people, I think. The day we … Continue reading
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Be Still Your Hearts: Beautiful Vistas and Buff Guys!
Ray Atkeson was the Ansel Adams of Oregon, photographing its places of beauty to inspire people to preserve and protect them. Named the “photographer laureate” of the state, the only person to be so honored, he confessed late in life … Continue reading
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Postcard from Oregon: Ouch, Those Darn Mosquitoes!
Today I’m thinking, “Oh this is ridiculous, Nelson. You’re going to be blogging while on vacation? It’s like showing home movies of your vacation; nobody is going to want to see that. But then I got three comments on yesterday’s … Continue reading
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Real-Time Reports from On the Road: Day One
Yesterday we traveled from our home in the Bay Area to Sun River in central Oregon, and here is my real-time (okay, so I’m a day late) report on our doings: Highlights: In Dorris, California (pop. 886, on Highway 97), … Continue reading
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My Michael Jackson Memory: Dave Falkowski and the Hayward High Trapping Defense
When the Jackson Five first released “I’ll Be There,” a tender pop ballad with the teenaged Michael Jackson singing lead in that distinctive falsetto of his, I was playing basketball for Hayward High School. Our team mascot was the Farmers … Continue reading
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