I can’t even count on all my fingers and toes how many times the following has happened: I’m out somewhere. I could be pretty much anywhere, doing pretty much anything when it happens. Checking out size 8 1/2 shoes at… Continue Reading
Sometimes all it takes is a smile. Perhaps you’ve seen mine, bigger than life (literally), on the side of the Cascade Theatre. Seriously, my mouth is about four feet wide and my smile is all teeth and gums. I’m right… Continue Reading
Which do you want first, the good news or the bad news? You may have heard the bad news already. Redding’s dirty laundry was aired around the globe this week when USA Today ran a piece about the results of… Continue Reading
I just discovered that my daughter dislikes St. Patrick’s Day almost as much as I did as a kid, and for the same reason. The dreaded pinch. It was the fear that I’d forget to wear green on the designated… Continue Reading
It could’ve been so easy. So easy that I almost did it. I was that close. That close. Then I thought of you, and decided not to shirk my responsibility to you. Yes, you. It’s all because of you, dear… Continue Reading
When you were a kid, did ever make that awful discovery that your parents, um, actually…um… had a romantic life? That they weren’t just Mom and Dad, but that they were also living, breathing, sexual creatures, who participated in the… Continue Reading
I’m an island girl. And I think I have the right to call myself that, because for a huge chunk of my adult life, I’ve lived on islands. The day after I graduated from college, I flew off to Greece and lived for several months on the island of Crete. At the end of the Continue Reading
I’m sure you’ve got some Go To songs in your back pocket, am I right? Songs that no matter where you are, no matter what you’re doing, put you in a good mood. Get your feet moving. Whether you’re in… Continue Reading
I think I’m old enough now that I can finally admit that I’m too old for this crap. And by that, I mean I’m too old for partying til I puke, staying up all night long, mixing my liquor, and… Continue Reading
It was just another normal night in Alaska. Yes, just as I promised last year, it’s another true tale of winter survival against incredible odds, from back in the day. It’s the story of The Miraculous Rescue of Whiskey Ted.… Continue Reading
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