by admin | Nov 16, 2011 | Randomalities
Well, I did it. After several false starts, my pirate memoirs have finally been released. What started out to be Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 25 Years Before the Mast is now 30 Years Before the Mast, given that a lot of tumult had occurred in the intervening five years...
by admin | Nov 15, 2011 | Politics
I have to admit, I’ve never watched any installment of The Godfather. I had an employee once, Darcy, who was obsessed with organized crime and sometimes I think these are the only movies she ever watched. I did, however, really enjoy Godfather’s Pizza. It...
by admin | Nov 14, 2011 | Defies Description
Some years ago, we had a foreign exchange student from Belgium stay with us. Caroline came to visit us for a month after my daughter, then 14, stayed with her family in Belgium for part of the summer. It was quite the culture shock for Caroline. She had never been to...
by admin | Nov 11, 2011 | Life Lessons
One of my favorite books I’ve ever read is “The Songlines.” In it, author Bruce Chatwin chronicles his visit to the interior of Australia, tagging along with some blokes who were planning to build a transcontinental railroad. Since the tracks would...
by admin | Nov 11, 2011 | Working Daze
With Christmas fast approaching and CommuniCreations turning 18 years old this year, I couldn’t help but think about my fairly brief career in Corporate. I worked just eight years in Corporate, five at Associated Grocers, two at Pacific First Bank and one at Egghead...
by admin | Nov 9, 2011 | Defies Description
Before I ever flew on an airplane, I naively thought that there were actually lines marking the borders of the states. Imagine my surprise on my first flight when I couldn’t tell by looking down at the ground that I had left Washington and entered Idaho. I guess...
by admin | Nov 8, 2011 | Growing Up
Ah, fall is in the air. The leaves are turning, rustling in the winds of autumn. The cold has returned once again, nippy nights that tell you that it’s time to pull the sweaters out and find your mittens. Well, not here in Florida. But still for a Northwest guy,...
by admin | Nov 7, 2011 | Defies Description
Like most kids growing up in the 60s, I had some really cool toys. This included more than a number of Nylint and Tonka toys for outdoor play. Some were handed down from my brothers, others were exclusively mine. It was a distinct advantage being the youngest of four...
by admin | Nov 4, 2011 | Randomalities
Many, many years ago at Green River Community College, I first wrote about Peer-Chair Pressure (PCP). If you think PCP is only in my imagination, Google it once. You’ll find articles about it on the Internet and the groundbreaking research of Dr. Hiram S....
by admin | Nov 3, 2011 | Defies Description
My friend Bobby called the other day with a very pleasant surprise. It seems that while cleaning out his old house in La Pine, Oregon, he had happened upon a very rare treasure. To the uninitiated, it might sound commonplace: Coconut rum. Today, everyone and his...
