Today is National Lighthouse Day. I love lighthouses. I grew up a block away from the harbor in Grand Marais, Minnesota and often times went to sleep with the sound of the foghorn. Back in those days, it was an actual fog horn - a deep, bellowing sound that could be heard for miles. For …
Day 217 – Classic Cars
This weekend was the Flashback Cruz classic car show at Drake Park here in Bend. I'm really not into cars, but I can appreciate all the work that people go through to restore some of these old relics. And by the appearance of most of the cars at the show, everyone took great pride in …
Day 214 – Full Sturgeon Moon
I almost missed the full moon tonight. The two moon charts I refer to said the moon would rise at 8:28 or 8:30. So as I'm driving up Pilot Butte at 8:20, I see the moon has already risen and is above the horizon. I drove as quickly as I could on the narrow, busy …
Day 209 – Heartbroken
If there's one thing people should know about me it is that I have a very soft heart when it comes to animals. I was devastated when my little Bichon Frise 'Nicky' died several years ago at the ripe old age of 17. We adopted a cat from the Humane Society and later found out …
Day 204 – Cascade Cycling Classic – Downtown Criterium
Every year Bend hosts the Cascade Cycling Classic - a six-day cycling race throughout the area It is the longest consecutively run elite stage race in the country - this year was the 33rd year. Because most of the stages are run during the week while I'm at work, I'm not able to see …
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