Another Oregon Willamette Valley hay fever season has passed. And I have finally emerged from my HEPA air-filtered bunker in a low crouch and squinted up into the sunlight. Over the past three months, as I sat in air-conditioned darkness, I had several thoughts I’d like to share. Here are the facts. Ninety-nine percent of […]
Yesterday, I accidentally ate a hamburger the size of a Greyhound Bus. Only it didn’t go down so smooth. This was all Ken Kesey’s fault. Yeah, I know he’s dead, but that doesn’t make it right. I live in Eugene, Oregon, where author and Grateful Dead groupie Ken Kesey is revered. He’s like a white […]
Note: My Jocularious.com column this week takes on a serious subject. The terror of hostage taking. Grab a box of tissues and read further at your emotional risk. Hostage ordeals take a terrible toll on everyone involved. The fear, the uncertainty, the mounting anxiety. Each passing day a nightmare. Don’t think for a moment that […]