Today is the 35th anniversary of the Great American Smokeout, now held annually on the third Thursday of November. On this day, smokers are encouraged to quit, even if just for 24 hours, in the hopes that many of them will decide to make it a permanent lifestyle...
On November 12, 1970, the Oregon Highway Division attempted to destroy a rotting eight-ton sperm whale near Florence, Oregon with half a ton of dynamite. The explosion caused large pieces of blubber to land some distance away from the beach and left much of the whale...
Happy Birthday to my friend Shane! Today concludes “The Nine Days of Pie,” which is the way Shane’s birthday is celebrated throughout the greater Astoria area. Do not confuse this awesome event with “The Life of Pi,” the movie coming to...
I’m a very talented mind reader. I know what pretty much everyone in America is thinking today: “Thank God it’s Over.” Tomorrow the yard signs come down, and the primetime commercials return to promoting a variety of fast food treats and the coming holiday spending...
I came home with over 1200 pictures from my recent trip to England and Scotland. A few of them are rather good. But I also came home with nearly a dozen “souvenir books” in which the pictures (and descriptions!) are all very good! From Stonehenge to the London Eye,...
