Thinking back on my mother is kind of like…my family is history is like a wood-pile I once sorted and stacked up. It’s fallen down over the last dozen years. …
What Do They Know?
For years, my most unforgettable moments were ones where I made errors — blunders, screw-ups, super embarrassing moments. Actions that provoked major shame attacks, either then or later. Sort of …
Aha’s and Oh-oh’s
There are moments and there are Moments: someone called them “Aha Moments.” These, for me, are usually sudden and not necessarily rational. They happen like somebody—Somebody or Something—smacking me upside …
Love: Getting It Right the First, Second or Even Third Time
Out in front, I want to say, I love dogs. We don’t have one, but our neighbor has a Vizla named Hunter. Hunter is a wuss. He’s scared of cats, …
A Snowy Day in Oregon: I Send You This
Thanksgiving is over: thank you, God, Jesus, Great Spirit, all of you, for getting it over with. I have reached burn out. The year is winding down. I’m wound down …
Happy Medicine
Somehow they slipped us Happy Medicine. It’s like Beth and I—along with everyone else on board—have taken happy pills. People are friendly and eager to talk with each other. Good …
Taking a Trip
So, we took a trip up the “Inside Passage” to Skagway, Alaska, and back. We spent the better part of a week on the ferry, four days in the little …
Wiwanyang Wacipi—The Sacred Sun Dance
Over the last 15 or 16 years, I’ve been around Indian ceremonies more than any other kind. I’m not sure why; I never made a conscious choice to follow the …
Nature’s Balance
In September, Beth and I are riding an Alaska ferry to Skagway. We’ll spend a little time in Juneau and four days in Ketchikan. We’re booked. We’re going to take …