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As I was perusing books at Powell's bookstore in Portland Sunday, a couple asked me if I had read Landfall by Ellen Urbani.  No, I had...

Portland had me back in 1966 through about 1970 as we reminisced about Peace Corps training and our time in Thailand together, plus what we&...

A man with scraps of white paper and flower sculptures was sitting at the table J picked for our breakfast at Powell's bookstore.  We ...

This is just a quick filler post.  My Peace Corps group is together for the second time since our official tour of duty ended in 1969 (thoug...

As we pushed the stroller to the park yesterday we passed lots of little shops, but one particularly caught my eye.  It had stunning pu...

There are lots of flowers and greens growing surrounded by cement.  Childhood memories always bring a smile when I see a blooming agapa...

Image Screenshot from Video In 2010 Post Most people don't change their habits unless they have to. Alaska politicians (and the pe...

Early morning water colors. Just across the arm to the mudflats of Matsu.  A little after 6 am. Knik Arm.  We took off about 6:...

Fish was a big topic this week as we had house guests up here to do video of a Homer based village fish processing organization.  ...

. . . a concentration of political donors that is unprecedented in the modern era." In case you missed that sentence in a New York T...