I've tried to explain "the other side of Oregon" to friends from outside the state who don't know about the economic hardships many Oregonians endure. The Beaver State's high unemployment rate, coupled with inflation, is a misery inducer for those caught in its...
The Chicago-Colorado Connection
I decided to purchase The Chicago Transit Authority from Amazon the other day and the 1969 release from this hugely popular band is definitely worth the every penny. You might even call the double album a masterpiece of jazz fusion and rock. Released in April 1969,...
A Library Of Books, Nary A Shelf In Sight
"The universe is made of stories, not atoms." -Muriel Rukeyser Wired co-founder Kevin Kelly is the author or What Technology Wants, and several other books. To my knowledge he doesn't call himself a futurist, but he is one, and one of the best. Writing on his blog, he...
We Need Magic In Our Lives, And The Magicians Who Provide It
On Friday, Darby and I took a trip to Eugene to celebrate Ken Kesey Day. We looked at old photos and other artifacts including Kesey's prison journal (he served six months for a marijuana bust). We attended a reading where University of Oregon scholars read passages...
In Search of the Last Best Places
America is all tapped out. It’s all been discovered, mined and otherwise done. Am I right? Of course not. There are still many special places tucked away, especially in hard to reach corners of the West. Although few places feel as tucked as Wallowa County, Oregon....