The urge to pursue fitness can come from unexpected sources.   In October 1998 I visited a friend in Glendale, CA. We’d been friends for decades, though we quite different from each other. At that time he was a well-established sitcom camera man, working on both...

It’s that kind of week: replenishing book inventory at a local store, annual exam, massage, hair appointment. In short, a personal and professional tune-up.     This health and happiness spree started last week with a work trip to Baker City, Oregon. Work...

Every summer needs a quest, right? Some details on our current endeavor, Symbol Quest. The fun begins at Mountain View Cemetery!

Heat. It’s a fact of life in summertime Walla Walla. But not this early. And not this much.   The heat is white-hot. People from more humid Western Washington are quick to point out that over here we experience “dry heat,” to which any good Walla Wallan will...

Wow! Summer is here, and for possibly the first time in my life it seems like a positive happening. Did my previous dread of summer come from loss of the school year routine? The looming specter of family vacation? A calendar-driven dislike for warm weather, as I was...

I can hardly believe it! After 15 months of relative isolation and few opportunities, today I am doing a LIVE book event!! The book signing in celebration of Beyond Big-G City (released December, 2020) is happening today, June 18, 11 A-2 P at Book & Game on 1st...