The air on the back porch was in the 30° range +/- a few degrees, the sky clear. A portion of the moon was visible in the eastern sky between the branch’s of the big, old, cedar tree that towers over the porch, in a way that lent to something I can only describe as […]
To Ponder
Faster and Faster; part 1, ‘A Tangled Web’
It wasn’t that long ago that phones hung on walls, television had three channels, and news was something that plopped onto your porch every morning. As technology begins to infuse every aspect of our life, it might be a good idea to ‘look under the hood’ of this newfangled mystical code. This article will reference […]
Notre Dame and Frank Loesser – Music to enjoy…
A number of years ago, friends and I traveled to Indiana to see the Washington Huskies play football against the Irish of Notre Dame in Indiana. We went to a restaurant where the “Irish” sang our fight song better than we did. You could feel the history of Notre Dame weighing down on us. The […]
Faster and Faster; intro
“Artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way in recent years, with numerous advancements being made in the field. These advancements have led to the development of more intelligent and capable AI systems that are able to perform a wider range of tasks and operate in a more human-like manner. One of the most significant […]
Doctor Weirdo Five Minute Mystery Episode 24 – Plant a Radish
It was mid-morning when I heard a knock on our front door. I don’t know why people would knock on the door when there is a doorbell ringer on the door as well as an intercom just to the right of the door. I don’t mind being interrupted, but I like to have the door […]
January Red Letter Days
By Dr. Patt Schwab with Dorothy Wilhelm. With record breaking temperatures and quite a lot of flooding, it’s hard to think about stepping outdoors. Brrrr. But, if you feel you must, there are some intriguing things going on in January. Like the Saturday, January 21, 2023 (10:00 AM – 1:00 PM) at Chambers Creek Regional Park. […]
Across the Fence: New Year, New Beginnings
The count-down has started towards midnight this last day of the year. I admit, I’ll not even stay up – haven’t done so in years. What for?! To watch a ball drop 3,000 miles away in a city that’s not even our capital? Or for the fireworks around the Space Needle? Both basically events on […]
Letter: Where Dreams Come True
When the tasks for the day are done and I return home, wearily tossing my coat over a chair, I look across the room to where she awaits my reading of another chapter in the novels of Harold Bell Wright. “Set amid the grandeur and the beauty of these vast deserts, lonely skies and wild […]
2022; the Year in Release
Submitted by Chas. Ames. Not much early in the year (compared to the last). Then at the end of February, Russian president-for-life Putin coincidentally orders military exercises at the border of Ukraine, which, coincidentally becomes an invasion, sorry, “special military operation.” Now let’s see, who signed The Budapest Memorandum… Putin attacked hospitals and orphanages and […]