Tag: Kool-aid

A Summer Camp with all the Safety Features of a Syrian Mine Field

By Jack Edwards My kids occasionally ask me questions which cause me to reference my free-range childhood in the rural town of Alsea, Oregon.  This question for example, “Dad, when you were a kid, did you go to summer camp?” Me: “Yeah, it was called ‘Shovel the Manure Out of the Barn Camp.’” My summers […]

How to Avoid a Halloween Candy-mare

When I bought my house, the realtor told me to stock up on candy.  She said the next street over really went all out on Halloween.  “Stock up on candy” turned out to be code for, “Cash out your 401K and hire a former Army Supply Sergeant to coordinate candy distribution logistics.”    My new neighborhood […]