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Horse Butte
Many of my favorite memories involve a place called “Horse Butte’: a 1200′ hill just east of the Santiam river that flows through Lebanon, Oregon, where I grew up. You won’t find Horse Butte on any...
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My Mother’s Story
My mother was born March 23, 1910 in Jackson Michigan, the second daughter of Frank and Marie Erich. My grandfather was a German immigrant and my grandmother was a Michigan native. Frank worked as...
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A Reminder of my Father
One of my most prized possessions is a little black leather folder with HONORABLE DISCHARGE written on the front of it in gold print. It folds into thirds and contains the document you see below. With...
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Were You a Pinball Wizard? (A sign of a Misspent Youth) Zen and the ART of...
Along with the ability to play pool, being skilled at pinball when I was a youth was viewed by some people with a certain level of suspicion. In the 50′s and 60′s it was associated with some of the...
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Rooftop Shenanigans
Take a look at the two photos below and you’ll notice some yellow, blue and pink blobs on both photos. They correspond (at least the blue and yellow ones) to the same places on the house in both...
View ArticleA Sense of Direction
From my point of view the map below leads to the center of the universe: 365 Williams Street in the town of Lebanon, Oregon. This is the address of the first house I lived in when my parents took me...
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Blinded by the Light——Windows, Feng Shui, and Classroom Design over the years
Last night I attended a community meeting in a local grade school (Benjamin Franklin, In Kensington, a San Diego neighborhood) and was struck how much had changed while some things remained the same....
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Consider the humble shopping cart————–
The other day, I was walking by a Target Store, when I noticed a sign warning me that the rather high-tech shopping carts had locking mechanisms (see photo below) that would prevent movement “beyond...
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60 is Not old, if You’re a Tree
December 3, 2011 I turn 60 years old in a couple of weeks. That’s not really a big deal, I’ve got some company. The tree in the photo here (365 Williams St. in Lebanon, Oregon) is also going to turn...
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Storms on the Sea of of Tranquility—A Book Review.
Every once in a while, one reads a book that leads you to re-evaluate something you never thought all that much about. Earlier this year, I read Patti Hawn’s Good Girls Don’t; which is the...
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The Measure of a Man
My step dad was a lot of things, but a good business man was not one of them. He was a partner in a forest seed business, Century Forest Seed, in Lebanon, Oregon, my home town. He hadn’t bothered to...
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A Beauty for Bravo Company
I write a little column called “Looking Back” for my hometown Chamber of Commerce in Lebanon, Oregon. I’m always looking for an angle to write a few words and show a photo or two about the history of...
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