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Don't eat the White Stuff!72

Don't eat the White Stuff!

As an experienced dieter, i.e. someone who had repeatedly lost the same weight over and over again, I was unprepared for the difficulty of losing weight when I hit middle age. I made the mistake of thinking...

0 comments    health diet exercise
Want to Learn Irish Fiddle?73

Want to Learn Irish Fiddle?

Do you want to learn Irish fiddle? When you answer yes to this question, you are asserting three basic assumptions, the first of which is: You're never to old to begin playing an instrument. If you don't...

0 comments    music irish instrument
A Kildeer Experience76

A Kildeer Experience

Four kildeer eggs in an indentation atop a small mound of discarded cured cement. Kildeer nest in the early spring on open ground. Kildeer performs the broken wing dance to distract predators from the nest....

0 comments    nature eggs oregon coast
The Well-Trained Pet Owner64

The Well-Trained Pet Owner

Let me admit it right now. I am a well-trained pet owner. When the guinea pig sqeals, I give her a treat. When the dog howls and yips like something is killing him, I let him in. When the cat knocks the food bin over, I pet her, fill her dish...

1 comment    pets dogs training
The Invasion of the European Starling85

The Invasion of the European Starling

You're driving west on Oregon's Highway 26. Overhead an endless stream of birds is headed north silhouetted against the pinkish glow of day’s end. Just when the last few flit across and settle into a tree,...

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