Houston, we got problems. The smoke is so thick here in Northern California that our detectors are screaming in the middle of the night. Anybody want to see us from space? Click here.
Chris and I went to the coast this weekend—the Brookings, Oregon coast. We saw charred evidence of new fire damage right [...]
This morning Chris and I woke up bright and early to the birdsong of a meadowlark, only to learn that 14,179 feet of Mount Shasta had completely disappeared in smoke. I found a fire-map of California and saw that our community is flanked on the South and West by fearsome wildfires—all the result [...]
The 4th of July falls on a Friday this year, which means I’m in luck. Chris buys me a TGIF bouquet of flowers every week at Jamie’s shop in downtown Mount Shasta. For special holidays like the Fourth of July, she makes a trip to the San Francisco Flower Mart to get the wondrous exotic [...]
Yesterday, Chris and I were walking down a dry, overflow rock bed right next to the Shasta River. We were looking for a few good rocks to fill our pathway, but instead we found a long shedded snakeskin! Eureka!
Right away, he got really excited, but the sight of that long thing entwined around the rocks [...]
On the Fourth of July in 1776 our Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, thereby giving notice to George III that they were willing to put their necks on the line—literally and figuratively. I imagine that the King was dying to get his hands around those uppity necks, but I’m sure George III practically [...]
While searching the world of the net I found animal trainer/interspecies communicator, Alan Turner. He even offers this free article—Teach Your Dog to Ring a Bell. Check it out, ya’ll. Kayce Cover was his mentor.
Sadly enough, my last dog moved on to the Happy Hunting Ground about a year ago, but my Gray [...]
I have a friend, Neil Cohen, who believes in conspiracy theories. Unlike most conspiracy buffs, Neil doesn’t let the real or imagined horror slow him down, though. For example, he sends free Buddhist materials to prisoners and masterminds projects that send light into the world. Not just pretend light—real honest to goodness light. Thanks to [...]
Goji berries have many health benefits, plus they’re sweet! Keep a small stash of these superfruits at your desk. I got this old fashioned tickin’ timer that I set. (I’m windin’ it up right now.) When the buzzer goes off, it’s time to drink some water, stand up, stretch, rip an annoying label off my [...]
The other day Chris and I were wishing that a fox would come visit us. We were wishing together. Not one of those hard wishes that squeezes your eyes shut; more the quiet kind that travels deep down and makes your insides soft. We knew how lucky, we would be to see a [...]