About Last Night – Portland Folk Festival 2024

Portland Folk Festival 2024 A fun thing happened last night - and it couldn't have without a lot of different things coming together at once. It all started with an email yesterday afternoon. I was preparing for an evening of pre-storm pj's … [Continue reading]

Why I Ran

To the SE Examiner (March 5, 2023) I wanted to share why and how I'm running for the upcoming Multnomah County Council District 3 Special Election Race coming up soon! I first learned about the vacant seat on the Multnomah County Council through an … [Continue reading]

Chopra

Silent Awakenings - Deepak Chopra Retreat 2023 - Austin, TX Good morning, Yogis! Well, here is a tale I'll tell about my recent trip to Austin, Texas to attend Deepak Chopra's final Silent Awakenings retreat. I think it was actually the last retreat … [Continue reading]

Oregon Country Fair 2023 in Review

OCF 2023 It was the best of Fairs it was the worst of Fairs. Every Fair is unique and this one certainly was that, too. Everyone has a different time at this Fair, too. It takes everything you arrive with, magnifies, twists, and takes it all into a … [Continue reading]

SSHR 2023

Summer Solstice Healing Retreat, Breitenbush, 2023 For the past 29 years, I've attended the lovely gathering at Breitenbush called the Summer Solstice Healing Retreat (SSHR). It's a gathering of hundreds of people from babies to elders and everyone … [Continue reading]

AI

Create an outline for a soap opera series that teaches people about climate change ChatGPT Sez: Title: "Shifting Tides" Outline: I. Introduction A. Introduce the setting: A picturesque coastal town called … [Continue reading]