When I was a preteen, I remember watching in fascination as my oldest younger brother hurled watermelon. No, he wasn’t throwing it—he was throwing it UP. A virtual hot pink fountain of fruit juice. I was reminded of this recently when I went out on my deck to fling...
The Coast Weekend, which is the “go-to” supplement of both the Chinook Observer and The Daily Astorian, comes out on the peninsula on Wednesdays, and in the greater north coast Oregon area on Thursdays. It’s a delightful, and quite handy, compilation of local arts and...
I’ve been to Medieval Times at the Excalibur Casino in Las Vegas on several occasions. The first time was back when I was teaching seventh graders about the middle ages, and I felt it was only fitting that I should be able to dramatically explain to my students all...
Yeah, I know, I’m usually the one adamantly insisting on celebrating one holiday at a time, but my 48 stories and the scripts from three holiday one-act plays are meant to be shared and enjoyed during the time prior to the big day. Staring at the book cover, in all...
I have a love/hate relationship with autumn. On one hand, I truly love the crisp bite in the air, the start of the new television season, Sunday afternoon football, the amazing fall colors, the fun of homecoming and Halloween trick-or-treating, followed immediately by...
