Today is National Lighthouse Day. Â I love lighthouses. Â 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. Â Back in those days, it was an actual fog horn - a deep, bellowing sound that could be heard for miles. Â For …
Day 217 – Classic Cars
This weekend was the Flashback Cruz classic car show at Drake Park here in Bend. Â I'm really not into cars, but I can appreciate all the work that people go through to restore some of these old relics. Â 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. Â The two moon charts I refer to said the moon would rise at 8:28 or 8:30. Â So as I'm driving up Pilot Butte at 8:20, I see the moon has already risen and is above the horizon. Â 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. Â 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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