I'm interested in media literacy and brand authenticity and corporate accountability; therefore, I enjoy seeing media critics take a running stab at Advertising and PR's heart. We need quality criticism (from outside the field) to keep us honest, challenge our...
Craft Brewers And Winemakers Share The Disc Golf Spirit
Yamhill County in the Willamette Valley is the very heart of Oregon’s most famous wine region. Yamhill County, and the town of Newberg in particular, is also home to some great disc golf courses. In downtown Newberg, you can play the nine-hole course located in...
Ten Rhythm Busters on the Disc Golf Course
Disc golf is a game where you find your rhythm and maintain it over 9-to-18 holes, or suffer the consequences. Of course, rhythm is a mental construct, but one that plays out physically. So, if anything disrupts your mental outlook on the course, it’s a potential...
Seeing Things Through A Seattle Scope
Since moving to Oregon in August 2008, I have had the extreme good fortune to spend my birthday celebrations with friends and family, mostly in pursuit of wine and food. This year, Darby and I motored to Seattle early on the 4th. After a morning business meeting and a...
Young Americans Challenging High Technology
YACHT lights me up. Their grooves are infectious and the meaning in their work is at times profound. I know this is high praise for any artist, but it's not everyday that a New New Wave band with deep philosophical underpinnings kicks ass like YACHT kicks ass. "The...