Show of hands. Who’s had a crappy week? Seems like almost everyone I’ve encountered this week has had to deal with some incredible level of defeating, life-sucking crap, kind of like Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad… Continue Reading
It’s a beautiful day. Of course it’s grey and raining where I am as I write this from a week long vacation along the Southern Oregon coast, and I have no idea what the weather is like back home in… Continue Reading
There’s no way that today’s column could be about anything else other than David Bowie, his passing, and his musical influence in my life. I can even tell you exactly where I was and exactly what I was doing the… Continue Reading
Hey 2016, nice to meetcha. I know, you’re new around here, and people are going to have a hard time remembering your name for a few weeks, but by February we’ll have it down. And by this time next year,… Continue Reading
‘Tis the season of Joy, readers. And by that, I mean for this last season, my staff at the Redding studios of Jefferson Public Radio has doubled to a grand total of two (if you include me). Because of that,… Continue Reading
My desk is a freaking mess. It’s covered with cds I haven’t opened,entertainment and trade magazines I haven’t read, scripts and underwriting contracts I need to file, checks I need to deposit, coffee mugs I need to wash, and underneath… Continue Reading
As I write this, I’m fixin’ to sit down and eat my first Thanksgiving dinner. And when I say that, I don’t mean it’s my first Thankgiving dinner ever, like back in 1621, which is when the first documented Thanksgiving… Continue Reading
Redding has Rodeo Week, New Orleans has Mardi Gras, and Rio has Carnival. But Ashland has Halloween. Boy, does it ever have Halloween. It’s got kind of a rocky history, its ups and downs, but I haven’t yet found a… Continue Reading
Until last Thursday, I didn’t know what it felt like to experience my own heartache while reading a news story over the air. I’ve shared bad news of tragedy and loss, death and horror, but nothing that touched me so… Continue Reading
I’m about to lose the best roommate I ever had. All of her important belongings are packed and waiting by the front door, ready to be moved out of the house and into the dorms at Southern Oregon University, and… Continue Reading
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