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They’re here! And they’re early! What I lovingly refer to as “The Annual Infiltration of October Spiders” have arrived en masse. I don’t know where the heck they hang out the rest of the year, but sure as shootin’ they show up every fall to decorate the peripheral of...

Ego-driven vs Principle-driven

I’ve been taking a good hard look at what makes me tick. The Astor Street Opry Company (ASOC) in Astoria, Oregon, is sponsoring a playwriting competition. To enter, one must submit three copies of each manuscript, along with a check for $15, per play, by October 1....

Sandridge Publications

I didn’t spend the last 20 years just wishing and waiting and twiddling my thumbs until the time and opportunity presented itself to finish my book. I did research. And all my research led me to Gorham Printing, in Centralia, Washington. On my first visit to their...

Inquiring minds want to know

As you’ll recall (or you can scan back to 9/19 and re-read the entry), I was looking for what good would come out of the change in my plans for that day. Instead of dwelling in disappointment, I embraced the idea that the Universe had something better for me to do...

Autumnal Equinox

The autumnal equinox occurs tomorrow, September 22, 2009, at 2:18 P.M. PDT. The Sun will appear to cross the celestial equator, from north to south, marking the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Day and night will be approximately equal, which is where...