Don't know where we're going, but we're making great time.
For those that have read my novel, Thunderbird and Whale, I present a variety of what I call innovative (others may say wacky) solutions to bridging some of the gaps between consequences and life saving and sustaining needs after a Cascadia subduction zone event. In other words, if you don’t drown, what do you need…
One seafood I really enjoy are razor clams, and they are always best when you harvest your own. It requires heading to the beach about 2 hours before low water. Oregon has a more liberal season than Washington state so it was off to Oregon this morning. I left at 4:15 am and was back…
When I selected this location (Grayland, WA) the idea was to be centrally located for some client work and be in an area different from Portland or Seattle (cheaper too, although a rental car has been a must so that’s a wash). One of the enjoyable things about being out west with my blue-eyed girl…
Denver has some nice big parks. City park is where my goose friends live and cormorant island lurks. It also borders the zoo so you can get an occasional glimpse of non-native beasts. As we’re walking I’m always imagining escape and evade options in the event the sirens go off at the zoo indicating a…
I think when we put Denver on the list we had visions of Rocky Mountain highs, cavorting with elk and fishing cold mountain streams (upriver of Coors). The getting high part is easy as the wacky tabaccy is everywhere. Elk we saw in Oregon and Tammy got as close as you ever want to get…
Ah, the mystery of how to handle mail when you don’t have a physical address! Tammy and I have talked about becoming on-the-road sleuths, but this mail mystery has been more “trial and error” to find the key that unlocks the door. In an earlier post, we’ve talked about the challenges of not having a…
Part of our strategy for checking places includes occasional diversions when I have clients to work with. New Orleans is coming up in May, but the past couple weeks we’ve been wandering my old stomping ground in Oregon. Stops have included Portland (twice), Bend and the coast. It’s been classic Oregon weather of cold, wet,…
Tammy and I seem to ask ourselves on a regular basis…”so what have we learned?” This usually is the result of us getting ourselves in some type of situation that we want to commit to memory so we don’t repeat it. Suffice it to say, it doesn’t always work. Our latest adventures started as we…
Both Tammy and I enjoy reading so we always have a supply of books on our phones. Our adventure to find Albuquerque’s Hidden Park in our Airbnb neighborhood revealed more than a hidden park. It also had a double sided free book stand, and one friendly pup bonus. We each scored a book or two…
As our time starts to wind down here in Peru I’ve been thinking what I’ve learned that I didn’t know before we landed way back when. Here are some I’ve come up with. Fitting In – This seems to be the phrase that let’s you be cool…¿Qué tal? or at least as cool as two…