VIEW FROM THE PORCH - C'mon, put me in your column - He’s a nice guy. I see him at the YMCA all the time. He’s told me his name several times. I’m supposed to know it, but I have...
VIEW FROM THE PORCH - There's a time and purpose for all things ... - Annie asked me to deliver a cookbook and a cupcake tin to a friend in town."Sure," I said. (Marriage is a partnership. I like...
VIEW FROM THE PORCH - Family editors offer harshest critique - I read your book," brother Mike said."About time," I said. "You messed up some stuff.""Like what?"
VIEW FROM THE PORCH - Writer finds himself amused - I woke with a start. The bedside clock glowed 4:07 a.m.. There was somebody in the room. I could feel it. I leapt from my bed...
VIEW FROM THE PORCH - Yup, it's the new glasses - It's been 36 days since I started my diet. You may not have noticed, but I've lost some weight. Yesterday I put on a pair of ...
Take a seat with the regulars - I have a habit. According to me it's a good habit, not a bad one. I do a lot of my writing in Walla Walla's numerous coffee s...
Taking measure of weight loss - It's that time of year again -- time to take stock, list my few remaining shortcomings, and resolve to do better.
To each spouse their own space - It's been seven years since Annie and I moved to Walla Walla to become farmers. We soon found out I wasn't much of a farmer.
Go-between delivers first love's lessons - Valentine's Day is just around the corner. It always reminds me of Amy Barnhart -- my first love.
VIEW FROM THE PORCH - Parking crunch inspires rant - ‘Sorry I’m late.” John looked like he was going to blow a gasket. He harrumphed around my office, shaking his fist in the air...
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