Finding ourselves in the middle of Washington County on a Friday afternoon, we had our pick of several football games that evening, but...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

According to Hideko Tamura Snider, August 6, 1945 was “the happiest morning”. It was sunny and beautiful. The previous day Snider and...

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...

The following are some curious conversations you may have overheard if you had attended Ednold's most recent party. Scene: Ednold’s...

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...

This weekend, right before Thanksgiving, the 6-man football classification would be crowning its champion. The team from...

Another holiday, and another Friday evening downpour. Luckily, we were headed south this time and by the time we reached Roseburg the...

The rain had started before I even left the house. Nothing exceptional, just that usual Willamette Valley light, constant, shower. I...

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...