With a high expected today around 100 and tomorrow expected to be well above that, everyone finally got the summer they were hoping for. I like summer, I will keep it. This last winter was incredible though. Remember the snow day video? Did that cool you off at all? Nah me neither.
Remember when you were growing up and you dreamed of being a bank teller, or stocking the shelf at the grocery store, filling out insurance claims? Of course you don’t, those were not aspirations that youthful zeal set before us. It’s not that those jobs are not important in the cog-wheel that is American culture [...]
For those of you who may be landing here for the first time, or if you are new to my column or blog, I thought I would point you to a few of my favorites from the past. That way you don’t have to wade through all the other stuff. Enjoy – I’m not McLovin’ [...]
The 2nd annual Walla Walla Valley Chamber Music Festival is going on now in Walla Walla. For more details you can check out the Chamber Music site. Here is a piece from an open rehearsal at the Willow Art gallery downtown.
In mid-April, I was talking with Sheila Hagar about my theory that people who partake of the blog buffet want choices and new selections as much as possible. People don’t go to Granny’s Buffet for quality, they go for quantity. I think blog readers are looking for the same thing. They want interesting content, but [...]
So here’s a thought for you. Today I was vacuuming out my car at one of the local do-it-yourself car wash places and I had an epiphany… At a car wash, you literally can buy yourself more time. It’s always nice when a metaphorical idea comes to life in reality. That was just thrown in [...]
Recently my 7-year old daughter has begun to start her sentences with the phrase, “No offense but…” For her it might go something like this, “No offense but Jaden’s feet stink.” Jaden is her little brother and because of his strong aversion to socks most of the time his feet do stink, but that’s not [...]
Below is the full interview with Jerry LeGrand. His living room was smashed when two semi-trucks collided and then crashed through his living room. This video was removed. But you can watch the edited version online at the links below. More links for this story: Exclusive Cell Phone Video Exclusive Photos Full Video Story
OK. So nobody was badly injured in this accident, thank God. If so I would not be posting this. I was sent out to cover this accident and am producing the full story now. I did whip out the cell phone video camera to give you a preview. Interviews with police and the owner of [...]
So, my blog is going to be transitioning into a column in the paper starting on Friday. The current name of my blog is It’s Probably Not This Simple But… but, our City Editor informed me that name would be too long to be in the paper. So… Because of the desire to keep things [...]
