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Fat Robin Farm 21 Jul 2013 | 03:14 am
This blog entry was written by my grandson, Owen, who visited Katie and me while we were staying in Sequim, Wa. at the home of our friend, Sally. I’m here at the Fat Robin Farm with my grandparents. I...
The 21st Annual Greenwood Car Show 10 Jul 2013 | 09:10 pm
Advertised as “a mile and a half of classic rides,” the Greenwood Car Show is the largest one day classic car show in the state of Washington. Hundreds of cars are lined up on both sides of Greenwood ...
Getting Back Into Balance 4 Jul 2013 | 08:38 pm
We spent the first two weeks of our three month long escape from the Arizona heat, in Seattle. Summer had not quite begun in the northwest. We stayed at my sister Karen’s house, and she referred ...
Fleeing the Southwest Heat for the Beautiful (damp, cold) Northwest 21 Jun 2013 | 09:26 pm
Our decision to escape southern Arizona for the summer was a no-brainer. The temperature hit triple digits on June 1st and there’s no looking back until sometime in September. Waiting for the cooling ...
The Skater Dude 18 May 2013 | 03:39 am
Drawn by Ben's close friend I was wandering around in the mall the other day. I had no interest in shopping, but the temperature here in Arizona was already in the 90s and it was only 10:30 in the mo...
The Hi Wo Company Grocery Store 14 May 2013 | 02:05 am
Last Friday I finished writing a novel. I know it’s not truly finished until I see it in print, but for now I’ve stopped rewriting it and it’s in the hands of my friend, Petie. He’s contacting people ...
Feeling Good About Being a Democrat 10 Sep 2012 | 11:08 pm
After watching the recent Democratic convention, I’m feeling good about being a Democrat. Seeing the diversity of the delegates makes me proud that we are a party of inclusion and not exclusion. The m...
Content With a Latte and Occasional Oldie 15 Aug 2012 | 10:15 pm
I can remember hiking with my dad. He was probably close to the age I am right now. We would be steadily working our way up the side of some mountain in Oregon and periodically I would realize I no lo...
Rolling Stone’s Top 500 Albums 30 May 2012 | 06:08 am
Recently Rolling Stone magazine put out its special issue “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. This issue is an excellent source of information for choosing good popular music from the ‘50s until to...
The Music of the 1950s 8 May 2012 | 06:19 am
My friend, Erran, recently bought his first MP3 player. He knows I’ve liked popular music my whole life, so he asked me to give him some recommendations for songs and albums starting around 1950. He w...
