Social media and the online world make pretty easy targets these days. Blamed for all kinds of social ills and quite a few of the world’s problems or at least it seems. It is true that it can be overwhelming and impersonal, often displacing face-to-face interaction with our neighbor next door but I am here…
It is hard to believe it has been 8 years since we took a road trip to move my baby brother to the University of Nebraska. Along the way we stopped at as many national parks and monuments as I could link up before my family called mutiny and we ended up at Wall Drug. …
Jump to the recipe… A few weeks ago I posted on Facebook about attempting a hike to Rock Mountain near Stevens Pass and making it about a mile in before feeling lightheaded and nauseous causing me to turn around and leave the trail for another day. It was really hard to do but the smart…
This is a guest post series on Must Hike Must Eat. To learn more and submit your first time story, read You Never Forget Your First Time. Website: I’m A Writer, Yes I Am Two Sentence Bio About You: After thirty years teaching writing in San Diego, in 2014, I returned to live in my…
I bet if you ask anyone who has hiked the Pacific Crest Trail through Oregon if they made time to stop and visit the Dee Wright Observatory while crossing the summit of the McKenzie Highway through the Willamette National Forest, you will most like get a blank stare. The what? I imagine if you ask…
I’m sure no one out there would associate the words “middle school” and “good fit” but hear me out. I have been sharing with my email subscribers about my job search since returning from my vacation to the United Kingdom with my son at the end of summer (already a month and a half ago!). …