Froggy Went A Gigging And He Did Go, Oh No

Unmistakable signs of spring are popping up and out in our central Oregon coastal village. My favorite, besides the geese returning, would be the bazillion frogs that live at the lake a few blocks from our house. They are emerging from their hibernation, and croaking fills the evenings with a raucous, yet undisturbing, chorus of […]

She Just Called To Say…

“Operator; number please.” Seriously, we need a National Register of Historic Phrases. And this gentle three word command would be one of the most valued, treasured of all collected, honored, and preserved phrases. From September 1, 1878 onward to today, that courteous, anonymous, in control voice, known simply as Operator, has provided services that included […]

Curiosity: What Happened If; And Yes They Noticed

For years, I have pondered why some of us are curious and some of us are not. Being one who has been curious about everything for as long as I can remember, it is puzzling to me why others do not share this same passion for information, details, ins and outs of the world and […]

I Am A 12th Man

All right sports fans, February 2, 2014 is Super Bowl XLVIII. For those of you who do not know, or Roman numerals are not your once a year second language, and you may be too embarrassed to ask, that would be 48. And that is a lot of football games since 1967, when the Green […]

Where The Country Mouse Lived

When one is new, or relatively new to an area, the most dreaded of all questions inevitably is asked, “And where are you from ?” Oh boy. You just had to ask, didn’t you? The answer is, “pretty much everywhere”, and it never gets any easier to explain how a family could move an average of […]