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Ghosts of Christmas Past December was its usual pain in the rear, but aside from that annoyance my sacred inner curmudgeon managed to fully enjoy one very fine concert, a day baking cookies, two [...]

The State of the State We live in scary times. It’s probably relative. The problem is, we know so much more than we did before good old cyberspace rolled in and took over our lives. For [...]

The State of the State Yesterday was spent on the sorting line of RR Winery. Pinot Noir grapes came in from our original vineyard on Ribbon Ridge–beautiful, plump clusters, sweeter than [...]

The State of the State Damn, it’s hot. I’m not complaining. I love summer, particularly those long luscious days when sunset doesn’t come until after 9 p.m. Summer is about [...]

The seed of an idea was sown as Rebecca and I were driving to Spokane last Friday. We were just north of Kennewick when we passed a tow truck. It was white with pink trim and a banner painted [...]

Sex and violence. The books we read, the movies we watch, the prime-time television programs we see are riddled with it. Just sitting through the previews–not to mention the advertorials [...]