An Experience at The Grotto
After an already successful morning, with a day-long TriMet pass in pocket, I went to Facebook and asked those I have already met in Portland what adventures I should consider … Continue reading
The 5th Wave Pulls Me In
Rick Yancey’s The 5th Wave pushes us into a world much akin to that of TV’s Falling Skies. I compare only so that you can have an embarking point for … Continue reading
The Testing takes its Place in Dystopian Literature
Gone are the days where I would hide under my covers late at night with this months Burger King toy that had a light and the latest attention grabbing book … Continue reading
Father’s Day Musings
Holiday’s that focus on celebrating specific individuals – like Mother’s Day or Father’s Day – have always been a bit foreign to me. I have never met my birth father, … Continue reading
35 Minutes
Busses stop. Passengers trickle off, then a few more step climb onboard. Then the behemothic vehicles listlessly lumbers along down the street, like large blood cells moving through veins as … Continue reading
The Cities
I’m in love with being in love with cities. Great buildings reach to scrape the sky. The limits of humanities creativity burst, block by block stretching outward, pulling inward the … Continue reading
Two Weeks on the West Coast
Tomorrow will be two weeks since I have left Oklahoma, and I know many are wondering what I have been up to since then. I am still staying with my … Continue reading
Thoughts From a Drive Around Mount Olympus
I love that feeling when a cloud drapes over the top of a mountain, hugging its peak. It is as though a looming mountain is not enough to grab my … Continue reading