I signed up for another art class in March. Would you sign up and pay money to be around encouraging artists in a room dedicated to making art? I would. To drop out of regular life to be expressive, curious, and open-minded in the ever depressing news narrative is a bold choice. It is another… Continue reading Essence Trading Post
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Divide less, add more
Call me dull or obsolete, I’m voting for Biden. I picked up several other Biden endorsements today. It was easy. Let’s skip to the pictures if you want a quick idea of Biden backers. We have two old guys in the running. There are many issues to compare. I’m looking at these: Which one would… Continue reading Divide less, add more
What is your legacy?
I was walking down the sidewalk when I considered my own death. Right now there is a lot in the news about illness and dying and who knows if I am totally immune to either. At some point, we are not immune, we have an illness or a death. Surprise! Like this cheery start? My first… Continue reading What is your legacy?
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
What makes this a sacred moment?
This won’t be a linear story. When it was over, I walked away and saw a rainbow between two clouds. I went to the Oregon Pain Summit 2020 this past weekend in Lebanon, which is surrounded by pastures of sheep. A bunch of healthcare professionals got together and talked about how to take care of… Continue reading What makes this a sacred moment?
What are we turning into?
Under the right conditions, we change, transform, become something else. I didn’t read Ovid’s metamorphoses, but I think the take away is that everything is turning into something else. I take this literally, like maybe things are and do change right in front of us and inside of us. Change is happening around me right… Continue reading What are we turning into?
Keep your pilot light on
Winter solstice 2019 I got out of bed and out the door by 6:30, in darkness. I walked by woods but not in them as I couldn’t see through the brush, trees, and pouring rain. I heard the water rushing by in Amazon creek. It’s the most active thing, besides the rain. My steps quickened… Continue reading Keep your pilot light on
Vote For Us 2020
I haven’t talked about my presidential campaign for quite a while. There have been a lot of distractions. I want to be perfectly up-front, I support open carry. Oregon already is open carry, but I will push for all states to fall in line. By open carry, of course I mean the open carry of… Continue reading Vote For Us 2020
Small dog park
Today’s blog is a guest blog by a dog! It’s about a little dog park in Eugene! The pictures will speak for themselves! Go to this place! Get your person to take you there! Go Sunday afternoon! It’s very busy then! Meet dogs! So many dogs! Corgis and dachshunds, poodles and moptops, shaggy and smooth,… Continue reading Small dog park