It is December (at least on the Julian Calendar). And that means holiday season moves into full-force. How do you celebrate them? Do they make you happy or excited or do you get stressed out or depressed? For me, it feels that in the last 25-30 years commercialism of major holiday’s has intensified extraordinarily Read More…
Year: 2017
Spotlight: All The Presidents Men
The state of the world and headlines about it can leave most of us with our heads spinning; seeking respite from (paid) Talking Heads spinning the answer to any question back towards their desired Talking Points on today’s media platforms. Whoa! Step back, take a moment, a few hours, a day, a weekend out of Read More…
Late Afternoon on the Oregon Trail
I decided to take in the late afternoon sun with a drive on the Oregon Trail (U.S. 20) and catch some of the last colors of fall. Above is Lava Lake which sits just west of the Craters of the Moon National Monument. For the traveller on the trail in the 1800’s Lava Lake was Read More…