Made it to Humboldt

I feel like I belong here. It is truly a gift from her that she has created this sanctuary for me.

Triggers of trauma

“This is my family. I found it, all on my own. Is little, and broken, but still good. Yeah, still good.”

Discipline IS good for kids

Talking is not enough.

Friends of Trees

Despite having seen the worst case scenario, I remain convinced that it’s better to have trees on city streets.

A stack of war books

This morning I couldn’t avoid the reality any longer: I concluded that I must do some research.

Madison v. Franklin

All I want is for her to care whether she’s there or not, so she’ll be motivated to put some effort into it.

Voices of Egypt

We, over here in the United States, care much less about the type of government that reigns in the end, if it was placed there by the popular voice of the people.

The smallest park in the world is in Portland

They are, respectively: Mill Ends Park (a circle, 24 inches in diameter) and Forest Park (5, 171 acres).

Cherokee storyteller Robert Lewis

The Mt. Hood Cherokees invited Robert Lewis to Portland to tell us some Cherokee stories.

Clear and Cisco together make happy surf girls

Clear gave me exactly what I expected: decent, consistent speed.