Perhaps more than any recent year, this is a day to give thanks for those you love and those who love you. And between football games; parades; too much turkey and dressing; and  (hopefully) brief political arguments – say a…

Oliver turned 15 today – the oldest of any dog we’ve had. He’s slowed a bit and his hearing (particularly low frequencies) has diminished – but he still charges out the door with his brother Henry; still likes his walks;…

The 2024 election is over, more or less – with a number of seats in the House of Representatives still to be decided. But it’s clear Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States – only being…

Spawn Fly Fish is a small retail fly shop in Ilwaco, Washington (Ilwaco is in far southwest Washington near Cape Disappointment and the Columbia River). Josh, the founder of Spawn Fly Fish, talks about the challenges of wholesale pricing and…

Perhaps the most famous bear in the Rockies was killed Tuesday night (October 22, 2024).  Grizzly 399, a female, was beloved and admired by many over the many years of her life. She was 28 years old – a long…

The first of the autumn storms came through last week – temporarily dusting the Cascades and Olympics with a bit of snow. The changing weather pattern has also brought temperatures down in the lowlands – with the first frost expected…

  Only those who went through Navy Nuclear Power School, Naval Nuclear Prototype Training, and then prepared for, and went through annual Operational Reactor Safeguards Exams (ORSE), can understand.  

The first of the autumn storms is forecast to arrive in the Northwest this week.  These storms typically bring in wind and rain in the lowlands, and snow in the mountains; and in most years, they mark the start of…

I’ve been giving a good deal of thought about 2024 being the 50th anniversary of my college graduation, which also marked the start of my life’s big adventures. But as I learned over a number of years, an excess of…

“All my means are sane, my motive and my object mad.” Captain Ahab’s words, spoken for him by Ishmael, the narrator of Herman Melville’s 1851 novel, explain his quest for Moby-Dick, the white whale. Soon after leaving Nantucket Island, Ahab…