I got a $50 credit at Amazon.com from my bank as a credit card reward. It affords me the chance to buy a couple cheap MP3 albums. I bought “Declare A New State!” by the Submarines. It’s a bit more of a pop sensibility than what I have recently been listening to… that is in […]
Last week I was in Moscow to take care of some business and visit friends. While it was very enjoyable to see friends and visit old haunts, it no longer felt like home. I think I finally understood that part of my life is (finally) over. It was a pleasant (and necessary) trip.
Fall has come to my parents farm here in southern Oregon. Yesterday the irrigation water in the canals that bracket the property was shut off. When walking outside the wind has a touch of sharpness, and the leaves are slowly fading to shades of yellow and brown. When I walk under the numerous oak trees […]