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Advanced Tips on Cycle-Dog Relations
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No CommentsTHE FUZZY brown object on the porch of the yellow house may look innocuous, like a bath mat or a discarded wig, but as I approach, it comes alive! The... -
A Dickensian Christmas
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No CommentsBy the time this is in print, the holidays will be over, but the Dickensian nature of today’s world will not be. Charles Dickens portrayed the savage inequalities produced by... -
Goats, Beavers & Carp, Oh My!
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s hard to keep up with the world of invasive species, but I thought I’d start off 2012 with some stories I’ve been reading and listening about lately. Let’s start... -
My Life… My List
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsI’M A listmaker. I make to-do lists, which include everything, from ”return library books” to “write novel.” I make gratitude lists nearly every morning which includes the routine -”morning coffee’”... -
The Future & 2012 Predictions
Posted on January 7, 2012 | No CommentsThere are many things to look forward to in 2012! This is the year for transformation and a deeper connection to your spiritual path. We have sudden changes at the... -
Free Will Astrology – January 2012
Posted on January 6, 2012 | No CommentsARIES (March 21-April 19): In North America, a farmer who grows wheat gets only five percent of the money earned by selling a loaf of bread made from his crop.... -
Coping with the Holidays
Posted on December 8, 2011 | No CommentsWhen the holiday season arrives we are once again introduced to the glitter and glow of the retail world and familiar songs of Santa Claus is coming to town. This... -
Be Seen And Heard
Posted on December 8, 2011 | No CommentsStanding out may not be everyone’s favorite thing, but it’s essential when you’re a cyclist on roads designed for and occupied by larger, higher-speed vehicles. This truth finds its most... -
Free Will Astrology – December 2011
Posted on December 8, 2011 | No CommentsARIES (March 21-April 19): This would be an excellent time to head down to Pucón, Chile and hire a daredevil to fly you in a helicopter into the caldera of... -
Understanding THE American Disease, Diabetes
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsDIABETES IS a disease that affects close to 19 million people (2010) in the United States alone. This is an increase of approximately 4 million cases since I first wrote... -
Last Thoughts of the Year
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsAs I sit here in Overboard Games & Puzzles, waiting for customers to show up, I’m eyeballing the shoes I’m wearing, the ones I had to buy to accomodate the... -
Better Killing Through Chemistry
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsOn my way into town the other day, I spotted someone spraying the sidewalk. No, not hosing down the sidewalk – spraying it with pesticide. It appeared the person was... -
Thrown Under the Bus
Posted on December 4, 2011 | No CommentsI write this piece as a concerned citizen who has spent most of his life connected with higher education, now as board member at Clatsop College. In that capacity, I... -
A Deeper Understanding
Posted on November 5, 2011 | No CommentsThere are many things in life we are attracted to all with karmic implications. When you are drawn to different areas of spiritual learning there are some things you might... -
The Value of Options
Posted on November 5, 2011 | No CommentsI’m not talking about money. I’m talking about keeping options open, always having a Plan B. Every year about this time, I get a combination of holiday anticipation and dread.... -
Screening 101
Posted on November 5, 2011 | No CommentsOne of the accomplishments of modern medicine is our ability to screen for common diseases. Whether we are monitoring blood pressure as a screen for cardiovascular disease or getting a... -
Stuff On My Bike
Posted on November 5, 2011 | No CommentsUnless you can pull whatever you need out of a space-time pocket, you’re going to carry things on your bike. An array of options exist—not including the Star Trek transporter—for... -
Free Will Astrology – November 2011
Posted on November 5, 2011 | No CommentsARIES (March 21-April 19): Here’s Malcolm Gladwell, writing in The Tipping Point: “We need to prepare ourselves for the possibility that sometimes big changes follow from small events, and that... -
Power to the People
Posted on November 5, 2011 | No CommentsThe spontaneous uprisings characterized by the Greek General Strike, as well as the “Occupy” movement that began with Occupy Wall Street and has spread virtually everywhere indicate that a true crisis is now occurring in the neoliberal world order. -
Free Will Astology – October 2011
Posted on October 11, 2011 | No CommentsARIES (March 21-April 19): I’ve got a challenging assignment for you. In accordance with your current astrological omens, I am inviting you to cultivate a special kind of receptivity —...