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Ednold
Oct 24, 20236 min read
Vernonia 10/20/23
Finding ourselves in the middle of Washington County on a Friday afternoon, we had our pick of several football games that evening, but...
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Ednold
Oct 17, 20238 min read
North Douglas 10/13/23
Our string of dry, sunny games finally came to an end this week as we got on the interstate and headed south. The grey clouds hung low...
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Ednold
Oct 10, 20237 min read
Ridgeview 10/6/23
So far this season we had been very fortunate in having perfect weather for each of our football games. It’s rained enough this season...
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Ednold
Oct 1, 20237 min read
Gaston 9/30/23
We chose a Saturday afternoon game this week to change things up a bit, and for week 5 of the season we drove up Highway 47 through...
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Ednold
Sep 23, 20237 min read
Coquille 9/22/23
Something I've noticed over the years is that, for some reason, it always seems like the first day of autumn is the best day of the year....
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Ednold
Sep 17, 20236 min read
Colton 9/15/23
We were driving through rural Clackamas county this Friday night, and a few miles north of Molalla we took a right turn onto highway 211...
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Ednold
Sep 9, 20238 min read
Franklin 9/8/23
That lady in the GPS has a nice voice, but I don't always trust what she's telling me, and when she had me driving down Barbur Blvd. to...
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Ednold
Sep 2, 20239 min read
Pleasant Hill 9/1/23
It was the first day of September, and we were headed to our first game of the new football season. Fortunately, the rain over the...
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Ednold
Aug 18, 202321 min read
A Ghost Story 8/18/23
You may not be able to tell from my present circumstances, but I won the lottery once a long time ago. Really. Well, not THE lottery,...
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Ednold
Jul 31, 20236 min read
I'm a Believer 8/1/23
Recently, I was driving around the countryside not too far from home. It was Memorial Day, and we’d picked up my dad to make the short...
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Ednold
Jul 10, 202314 min read
Beyond Smut Eye 7/10/23
It was early on a bright, muggy, morning as we headed north on highway 231 bound for Montgomery, Alabama. It was a straight shot into...
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Ednold
Jul 2, 20235 min read
No Hill for a Climber 7/2/23
Groucho Marx and I never had much in common, as far as I can tell, except that, as he did, I have an aversion to joining any club that...
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Ednold
Mar 30, 20234 min read
If Trees Could Talk 3/30/23
According to Hideko Tamura Snider, August 6, 1945 was “the happiest morning”. It was sunny and beautiful. The previous day Snider and...
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Ednold
Feb 5, 20238 min read
6 Degrees of Creepy
It was the first week of September and I was sitting with my brother in the back seat of our Mustang, with our parents up front. Dad was...
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Ednold
Jan 1, 202329 min read
Dunce Party 1/1/23
The following are some curious conversations you may have overheard if you had attended Ednold's most recent party. Scene: Ednold’s...
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Ednold
Dec 2, 202214 min read
Wrap-Up 2022 12/2/22
The time has come for closing books, and long last looks must end. I never envisioned using any of Lulu’s lyrics in this blog, but that...
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Ednold
Nov 19, 202210 min read
McCulloch Stadium 11/18/22
This weekend, right before Thanksgiving, the 6-man football classification would be crowning its champion. The team from...
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Ednold
Nov 13, 20227 min read
South Umpqua 11/11/2022
Another holiday, and another Friday evening downpour. Luckily, we were headed south this time and by the time we reached Roseburg the...
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Ednold
Nov 5, 20227 min read
Rex Putnam 11/4/22
The rain had started before I even left the house. Nothing exceptional, just that usual Willamette Valley light, constant, shower. I...
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Ednold
Oct 30, 20229 min read
Sweet Home 10/28/22
Sometimes I have very good reasons for choosing where to go on a Friday night, but sometimes the choice is based on nothing more than a...
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