This is between Toledo and Newport. It is quiet here. Oysters lived here, native to this place, many decades ago. They become hugely popular, even shipped to San Francisco. They don’t live here anymore, they were all eaten. The Yaquina tribe also doesn’t live here anymore. 80% died from smallpox. The remaining survivors faced other… Continue reading Newport
Month: February 2020
What are you responding to?
My friend loaned me a washboard to play with. The Zing King, Lingerie washboard: “do not rub hard, the board will do the work,” is printed on the front. This is the best thing that’s happened to me in months. I guess I’ve always wanted to play a washboard. We are making songs about voting.… Continue reading What are you responding to?
Generosity
This is a pitch for helping others. Generosity means being kind. Generous also means plentiful or large. It takes expansion to be generous. Magnanimous, a synonym, means “great soul.” I like the feeling of generosity, when extended to me and when I extend it. One form of generosity is being supportive. It would make a… Continue reading Generosity
Hippie haven
City parks often come from land nobody wants. Tugman park, in south Eugene, used to be a dump and a major flood zone. The park was born in 1958 with actual structures going up in 1965. It was a sweet little community park but in the late 60’s some worried about the people who gathered… Continue reading Hippie haven