Portland to Jacksonville to Redding

August 4, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Today’s Ramble.

Dreaming of Home

August 4, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Day Two, I see the sea again.

Here Safely: Boise to Portland

August 3, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Well, I made it! Left home at 7:10 and arrived around 2. The traffic here is a mess. I’ll never complain about Boise’s again! ******** Almost 7 am. Here we go, Ruby and I. I’ve got my to-go coffee, I’m all packed, and here is where it starts. I’ll add to the post tonight. See […]

What a Man, What a Man

August 2, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

I’m one day away from beginning my Rambles with Ruby. Tomorrow I leave early for Portland to see my Mama. Today will be a busy day at work tying up loose ends and packing. Oh yes, and there’s that little not-to-exceed 2,500 word essay I need to turn in before Monday night, a thousand or […]

Tim. Freaking. Cahill.

August 1, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

All of that stuff I’ve told you over the last few weeks, forget about it for a day or two. I just got news of the best sort and frankly, I can’t even think about attachment, dysfunction, or politics now, let alone write about them. Can we take a break? An email I’ve been waiting […]

Blood-sport, Betrayal: the problem with politics (ask me, I know)

July 31, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

Unfortunately, a small-time local kingmaker had another candidate he preferred. “Teri,” he told me when he called to intimidate me into bowing out, “if you make us lose this appointment, you won’t have a future in politics.”

Sorry, Buddy: pick-axe blow #1

July 30, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

When he didn’t meet me at the gate this morning, I knew before I saw him. Rudy the Rooster invariably meets me at the gate every morning, greedy for morning bread and pellets. Not today.